Gardenly3D Design
Turn your ideas into impressive garden plans and 3D designs that help clients picture the result. Shape planting, paths, patios and structures together, with precise tools to refine every detail as the design develops.
A connected garden-design environment
Bring planting, structures and technical systems into the same drawing. Use precise references as you develop the layout, then refine the same garden in 2D and 3D.
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Develop planting, paths, patios, structures and technical systems together.
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Snap to points and edges, follow useful alignments and enter exact dimensions.
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Switch views to develop the layout, height and spatial form without rebuilding the design.
Professional garden design
Refine your ideas with precise, editable tools, review the whole garden in 2D and 3D, and keep project information close to the design.
Precise and easy to revise
Draw paths, curves and garden areas with exact dimensions. Use snapping, alignment references and guides to place details, then adjust points and curve handles as the design evolves. Spend your attention on the garden layout while the drawing tools help you maintain precision.
In practice
Made for the whole garden
Develop planting, paths, patios, structures and technical systems in the same design. Switch between 2D and 3D to review the layout, height and spatial form, then refine what needs to change. See how the elements work together instead of developing them in separate drawings.
In practice
One connected project
Keep comments and project tags with drawing objects, and add installation notes and labelled web links to relevant product objects. Bring standard and custom specifications from linked catalog products into the same context. Connect these details with goals, project management tasks and pricing to keep decisions and practical information close to the design.
In practice
Capability detail
Build the garden layout with drawing tools, planting and dedicated garden objects, then add measurements and notes to explain the plan.
Create common CAD geometry and garden areas.
Place individual plants and trees, shape hedges with the Hedge wizard, plant whole beds with the Plant Area wizard and lay lawns.
Look a plant up by name before placing it, list every plant in the design with its catalog price, and see how the planting works through the year.
Add patios, paths, walls, water features and guided garden structures.
Place imported 3D model objects in the drawing, then position and transform them in the 2D drawing or 3D model view.
Lay out supported garden lights and related lighting infrastructure.
Add supported irrigation pipes, valves, sprinklers, outlets and equipment.
Lay out supported drains, channels and drainage runs.
Add notes, callouts, scale bars and north arrows.
Add supported linear, polyline, angular, radius, diameter and ordinate dimensions.
Click inside an enclosed space to trace its surrounding boundary and create a new editable closed shape.
Develop height, shape and structure in 3D, using editable forms and direct editing tools to refine the garden as your ideas evolve.
Give supported closed 2D shapes editable 3D volume and height profiles.
Shape supported volumes by editing point heights and slopes.
Raise, lower and smooth supported surfaces with an interactive brush.
Build editable 3D forms by sweeping a profile along a path, revolving it around an axis, or lofting between supported profile sections.
Combine supported forms with stacking and terrain-following operations.
Drag a supported object onto an upward-facing surface so its base rests on top of the target geometry.
Assemble and refine posts, beams, rafters, panels and other structure components in a guided 3D workspace.
Choose surface classes, colours and material textures that help communicate the character of the garden in plans and 3D views.
Choose plain fills or material textures, adjust plant representation and tune brightness to make the working design easier to read.
Define garden surfaces and guide their appearance in 3D and photoreal views โ from meadow vegetation to glass and mirror reflections, and animated water.
Apply solid, gradient, image or material fills to supported drawing objects.
Style selected 3D face groups with supported colours, images and material textures.
Revise and repeat existing design elements rather than drawing everything again, using editing and arrangement tools suited to the task.
Move, copy, rotate, scale, mirror and flip objects, then align or distribute them with controlled spacing.
Use Union, Subtract and Intersect to combine eligible closed shapes into new editable geometry.
Refine paths with Trim, Extend, Offset, Break, Split, Join, Fillet and Chamfer tools.
Create rectangular and radial arrays, or repeat and align objects along a path.
Edit path points, curve handles and segments to refine lines, curves and drawn shapes.
Position details with snapping, guides and measurements, and use layers and tags to keep complex drawings easier to navigate.
Snap to points and edges, follow parallel or perpendicular directions, and use reference alignments to position garden elements precisely.
Read cursor positions on horizontal and vertical rulers, and click or drag out ruler guides to establish reference lines.
Lay out setbacks, diagonal alignments and repeated positions with parallel guides, guide points and exact input. Use the references to draw and place garden elements precisely.
Measure multi-segment distances with current-segment length, total length, angle and coordinate deltas.
Inspect length, perimeter, area and volume measurements for selected objects. For circles and arcs, also read the radius in the status-bar calculations popover.
Organise related objects, filter the drawing by layer, surface class or project tag, and save the visibility you need.
Show the grid, guides, measurements, labels and reference images you need, keeping the drawing focused on the current task.
Use X-ray to inspect behind surfaces, or reveal deliberately hidden faces and edges in supported 3D editing views.
Show or hide available working panels, such as the minimap, plan rotation, snap palette and walking controls, to suit the active canvas.
Explore the drawing and the 3D garden from the viewpoint that helps you assess the design. Pan, zoom, choose a viewing position or move through the garden at eye level.
Pan and zoom the canvas, rotate the 2D drawing view or align it to an object edge, and orbit or snap the 3D camera to preset views with the ViewCube.
Choose a camera position and look direction to judge the view from a patio, path or seating area.
Explore the design at eye level, adjust walking speed and eye height, switch to flying and save useful viewpoints.
Set a useful orbit centre and inspect the garden around that point, from an individual detail to the wider layout.
Stay at the chosen viewing position and turn to assess the garden around you, such as the outlook from a seating area.
Review top, side and isometric views, and switch between perspective and parallel projection to understand spatial relationships.
Save useful viewpoints with layer, surface-class and tag visibility settings, then return to the view you prepared.
Bring useful reference material into the drawing and prepare supported output for sharing or continued work in other tools.
Place supported image and document references for tracing and context.
Bring supported vector graphics into a drawing, or add external 3D model files to the account library for use in garden drawings.
Calibrate supported raster references and derive editable paths from selected contours.
Export supported images, documents and drawing graphics for sharing or continued work in other tools.
Keep object notes, tags and relevant product details alongside links to goals, project management tasks and pricing, so the information behind a design element stays easy to find.
Move in either direction between linked goals and drawing objects, and show linked goals while working in the drawing.
Move in either direction between linked tasks and drawing objects, and show linked tasks while working in the drawing.
Associate supported drawing objects with product-catalog and price-list entries so relevant product and cost information stays with the design.
Keep notes with drawing objects and assign reusable project tags, making decisions and related objects easier to find as the design develops.
Keep installation notes and labelled web links with relevant product objects, and review standard or custom specifications from linked catalog products.
Design power
Give more attention to design decisions. Use Design Rules to find issues and GardenlyScript to reduce repetitive work, with control over what is checked and when automation runs.
