Plant Inspector
Select a plant entity and open the Plant tab in the Inspector to customise its visual appearance — foliage colour, maturity, health, trunk, crown shape, and more.
Plant InspectorThe Plant Inspector gives you precise control over how each plant looks in your design. When a plant entity is selected, the Plant tab in the Inspector reveals accordion sections covering shared appearance settings — foliage colour, density, health, and maturity — plus additional sections that appear only for the plant's specific profile type. Changes are applied in real time across the 2D plan, 3D view, and Presentation mode, and are saved with the drawing automatically.
Trunk & Bark (tree profiles)
Available for tree profiles. Trunk Visible toggle — shows or hides the trunk geometry. Trunk Height Ratio slider — proportion of the plant height occupied by visible trunk. Trunk texture options include Smooth, Ringed, and Fibrous.
Crown Shape (StandardTree, MultistemTree)
Crown Shape dropdown — Spreading, Round, Oval. Branch Density slider. Fall Color picker — the leaf colour used in autumn seasonal states.
Conifer Shape (ConiferTree, ConiferShrub, ConiferGround, ConiferGroundMat)
Cone Taper slider — how sharply the crown narrows toward the tip. Branch Droop slider — how much branches hang downward. Has Cones toggle — shows or hides decorative cone geometry. Cone Color picker — available when Has Cones is on.
Columnar Shape (ColumnarTree)
Column Width slider — controls how narrow or wide the columnar form is. Taper slider — how much the crown narrows at top and bottom. Spiral Twist slider — adds a subtle helical twist to the column geometry.
Weeping Branches (WeepingTree)
Weep Length slider — how far the cascading branches hang down. Weep Density slider — how many weeping branch strands are generated.
Flowers (Bush, SpreadingShrub, VaseShrub, MoundShrub, SmallPlant)
Show Flowers toggle. Flower Color picker. Flower Size dropdown — Small, Medium, Large. Flower Density slider. Show Berries toggle and Berry Color picker (for profiles that support fruit).
Profile-specific sections
Additional accordion sections appear for: Palm (frond type, trunk segments), Multistem (stem count, spread), OrnamentalGrass (blade length, droop, plume), Fern (frond length, arch), GroundCover (height, spread density), Succulent (rosette size, spine density), Climber (tendril count, leaf size), Espalier (branch tier count, spread width), Hedge shrub (density, flat profile). Each section shows the parameters relevant to that specific profile.
Explore remaining profile-specific sections
Additional accordions appear for specialised profiles: Palm (frond type, trunk segments), Multistem (stem count, spread), Ornamental Grass (blade length, droop, plume), Fern (frond length, arch), Ground Cover (height, spread density), Succulent (rosette size, spine density), Climber (tendril count, leaf size), Espalier (branch tier count, spread width), and Hedge Shrub (density, flat profile). Each section shows only the parameters relevant to that profile, keeping the panel uncluttered.
To apply the same customisation to several plants at once, hold Shift and click each plant before adjusting the Inspector. Every control in the Plant tab edits the entire multi-selection simultaneously, saving time when styling a repeated planting scheme.
Maturity, health, and deciduous state are most visible in the 3D view and Presentation mode. In the 2D plan, only the foliage colour and density changes are immediately obvious — switch to 3D to preview the full effect of form-related parameters.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Plant tab is not visible in the Inspector. What should I do?
The Plant tab appears only when a plant entity is selected. Press V to activate the Select tool, then click the plant on the canvas. If you have multiple objects selected and the tab is still missing, check that at least one selected entity is a plant — the tab hides when the selection contains no plant entities.
Why are the Trunk, Crown Shape, and Conifer sections not showing?
These sections are profile-specific and only appear for matching plant types. Trunk & Bark and Crown Shape display for standard tree and multi-stem tree profiles. Conifer Shape appears only for conifer profiles. The Appearance section is the only accordion shown for every profile. If you do not see a section, the placed plant has a different profile — check the profile label shown at the top of the Plant tab.
I dragged the Maturity slider but the plant looks the same on the plan. Is it working?
Maturity controls rendered size and foliage fullness, which is most visible in the 3D editor and Presentation mode. On the 2D plan the size change can appear subtle, especially for small plants. Open the 3D tab at the top of the workspace to see the full effect of the maturity change in perspective.
How do I make a plant show autumn colours and lose its leaves?
Enable the Deciduous toggle in the Appearance section. The plant will then shed its leaves when the drawing's seasonal state is set to autumn or winter. For tree profiles, use the Fall Color picker in the Crown Shape section to set the colour the foliage transitions to before dropping.
Can I copy plant customisation from one plant to another?
The fastest approach is to select the source plant, copy it (Ctrl+C / Cmd+C), and paste it (Ctrl+V / Cmd+V) to create a duplicate with identical settings. Then move the duplicate into position and update the species via the plant browser if needed. Full preset-copy between different species is not yet available as a standalone action.