Plants · Tool Guide

At a glance

Browse plant families and select a species from its thumbnail.
Adjust the plant’s size and the form settings available for that species.
Set the plan symbol, colours and available transparency options.

Trees, palms and smaller plants shown together in an Archicad 3D view — **Plants in 3D**A selection of plant forms shown together in Archicad.

Plant selection and variationChoose the species before adjusting its form.

The catalogue groups plants into families such as Trees, Palms, Conifers, Shrubs, Grasses, Foliage, Exotic and Fruit. Select the family and choose a plant from the thumbnails.

Use the available variation controls to change the form of the selected species. A variation changes its arrangement without selecting a different species. Model-style choices, where available in the installed Library, control its overall visual treatment.

Plants species catalogue with the Trees family selected — **Browse the catalogue**Selected catalogue pages from Archicad.

Plants species catalogue with the Conifers family selected — **Browse the catalogue**Selected catalogue pages from Archicad.

Four plant model styles shown side by side in Archicad — **Plant styles**Contrasting model styles shown side by side.

Form and drawing appearanceAdjust the model separately from the plan symbol.

Size and branching controls define the plant’s overall form. Settings for stems, leaves and flowers depend on the species and model style, so not every plant has the same options.

Choose the Floor Plan symbol and adjust its graphic settings independently of the 3D form. Colour and transparency controls let you adjust the relevant parts of the representation.

Plants Plan tab showing top-view symbols and graphic controls — **Plan symbol**Choose a top-view symbol and adjust its lines, fills and pens.

Plants Colour tab showing canopy colours and leaf or flower transparency — **Colour and transparency**Canopy colours and leaf or flower transparency for the selected plant.