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Jeremiah Farmer replied 5 years, 6 months ago

This article really highlights Vectorworks. I don’t mean as a software product, I mean as a company. As an obviously ethically-challenged company.
Most would consider Land8 a great source of information, with the understanding that such resources are to provide information, sure with possibly some bias, but some vague notion of journalistic integrity.
Vectorworks, meanwhile, sees the sponsorship of Land8 as an opening to print whatever fawning articles they want. It is notable that the other sponsors don’t put forward articles so ludicrously titled as “Why Landscape Architects Choose Permaloc”. They realize that would be laughable, as this article is.
I would direct you to the rather comprehensive study done by the ASLA:
Design Software Survey Results
According to that study, Landscape Architects choose Land F/X 3:1 over Vectorworks.
And there are other notable choices that would be valuable to any Landscape Architect to know about. Lands Design for Rhino and AutoCAD is laudable, as is LandWorksCAD and Keysoft’s solutions.
So thank you, Vectorworks, for showing your true self with this article. As Landscape Architects make purchase decisions about software, they want to know what sort of company they are dealing with. Is it a company that will do anything, no matter how ethically murky, just to make a buck?
- Izabela replied 5 years, 3 months ago
  
  *** Interesting comment, from Jeremiah Farmer regarding VW.***
  I would like to add my observation regarding VW and I hope Land8 can pass this message to the responsible person in VW company. Here is my comment based on 1,5 month experience of my work with VW LANDMARK, as landscape architect based in Luxembourg, Europe:
  I bought the English (US) version of the program to be able to work with English software. I started my first project and I noticed that the basic plant like Pachysandra has 3D visualization with palms leaves (!) – FIRST DISAPPOINTMENT. I started searching the plant in the library provided by Vector Service Select (VSS) – special paid service that purchased for 2021, and I found only roof plants, no other plants (!) – SECOND DISAPPOINTMENT. As my work was progressing I discovered 7 mistakes in the 3D visualization of the basic plants , e.g. Taxus baccata Fastigiata (!) – THIRD DISAPPOINTMENT. And this is only beginning of my work with LANDMARK…..
  Does anybody from VW is working on the plant database to make it complete?
  Could anybody let me know when the LANDMARK was introduced into market (as far as I know WV is since 30 years)?
  Why this American product that offers good base for landscape architects has such basic errors?
  I am looking forward to the answers. Thank you.
  - Eric Gilbey replied 5 years, 3 months ago
    
    Hi @youstenstudio.
    
    Thank you for posting your questions about the provided plant libraries.
    
    One of the first things most new users do when they begin to settle into the software for the first time is to establish their own personal library of plant objects, and it sounds like you are in the process of doing this right now. Often, the libraries are set up with non-species-specific and species-specific hybrid (2D/3D) plant objects. When plant data providers share species-specific image props, it makes it far easier to form libraries of preconfigured objects with known species 3D representations. Most of our users have shared that they prefer to assign their own image props or 3D models to the plant objects since they can and do customize these in the software.
    
    With that being said, our developers are always seeking to expand on the content libraries which come already provided in the software, or available for download. Because of the regional differences in plant performance and availability, we rely heavily on our global distributors to learn from our users like yourself to know which plants are most routinely specified, and more importantly, commonly available. It is my understanding you are now in touch with the landscape team leader within our distributor’s Poland office, as this is where your license was purchased. He will continue to work with you directly in supporting your on-boarding needs, and you are always welcome to contact me here should you have other questions or input for further software development ideas.
    
    Thank you, again.
    
    Eric Gilbey, PLA
    Product Marketing Manager – Landscape
    Vectorworks, Inc.

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