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Designer boxes: design name, hardiness zone, spacing, notes, tags, angles and compare slider
Name, zone, repeat spacing, notes, tag, angle, address and before/after slider boxes in the customer-side designer.
On this page
These are controls of the design app that homeowners and contractors use. Most are described in the designer articles; these are the ones that were missing.
Fields
Naming
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Name your design / Name (optional) (project.name) |
Title of the new design (also edited later in the top bar as Design name). | Spring front yard. | Blank becomes My design. |
| Name this view / Name this angle / Rename (prompts) | Rename a view tab, a 3D angle, a layer, a shape (40 chars), a version (50) or a design. | Type a name. | Cancel leaves it unchanged. |
New tag name (tag) |
Creates a tag you can put on designs. Enter adds it. | Pool area. | Rename or delete tags under My tags; this changes it on every design. |
Name (selected item) (name) |
Custom label of the selected plant, 40 chars. | Default: Plant name |
Plants and zone
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
ZIP code (U.S.) (zip) |
5-digit ZIP; Look it up fetches your hardiness zone. | 06001. | Message: Type the 5-digit ZIP code. |
| I already know it… (I know my zone) | Sets your hardiness zone directly. | Zone 6. Choices: Zone 1 to Zone 13. | Plants show likely success; no plant is hidden. |
| Winter buttons | Pick your zone from winter cold. | Click one. Choices: Mild: it almost never freezes; Light freezes, rarely below 15 °F; Cold snaps near 5 °F; Cold, around −5 °F; Very cold, around −15 °F; Bitter, around −25 °F; Arctic, below −35 °F. | |
| How many / Spacing in feet | Plants a group: How many 2 to 25, spacing 0.5 to 50 ft; with In a row or Natural cluster. | 5 and 4. | Default: 3 / plant width |
Years from now (slider) (years) |
Shows plants grown by that many years. | Slide. | Default: 0 (0 to 30) |
| Height (ft) | Height at the year on the slider. | Default: Current height |
Notes and finish
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Notes about this design (notes) |
Notes for you or your landscaper, 4,000 chars, in the Versions window. | Default: Empty | |
Street address, town, state (address) |
Address for the 3D explore and aerial find; press Go or Find. | 12 Elm St, Hartford, CT. | Default: Empty |
| Slide to compare before and after | Slides the before/after picture; Looks good – keep it saves. | Slide. | Default: 50 |
| Preview on checkerboard | Shows the cut-out on a checkerboard in the asset maker. | Default: Off | |
Name (asset maker) (state.name) |
Name of your own plant or item. | Default: Empty, 60 (placeholder “e.g. Mom’s blue hydrangea”) | |
| Search the library or type a name (What is it?) | Matches your item to a plant. | Default: Empty |
Steps
- Open the control, type or slide, and the change applies to the design at once; it saves by itself.
If something goes wrong
- Lookup fails: pick your winter coldness instead.