Land8 | Brian Johnston, ASLA | Activity https://land8.com/members/brianjohnstonasla/activity/ Activity feed for Brian Johnston, ASLA. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:39:39 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 eea227dc6c11f19a8ce5d7195763426b Brian Johnston, ASLA replied to the topic Which software to use? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/which-software-to-use/#post-170400 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:18:14 +0000 Nice Chad, I was wondering about open source alt’s.. I had switched to Ubuntu not long ago, but my archaic Dell couldn’t even handle all the GUI bells & whistles I preferred, so I (unfortunately & reluctantly) switched back to Windows XP. Do you find that those programs play nicely with .PSD’s, .DWG’s, etc? Just wondering HOW seamless it is..…[Read more]

]]> 0 0f0a429ae5c952b08c89d262b7f66751 Brian Johnston, ASLA replied to the topic Which software to use? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/which-software-to-use/#post-170403 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:21:22 +0000 I’m now on my own, after working for small firms for years. I’m well versed in AutoCAD, but think it is WAY too cumbersome for the needs of an LA. I’m switching (& very seamlessly, I might add) to VectorWorks. It has all of the tools, but not too many of the extras we won’t ever use. It also has a great setup for material quans/pricelists, plant &…[Read more]

]]> 0 674517532fc0bd4001b40f53f54920d5 Brian Johnston, ASLA replied to the topic Are you working or not ? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/are-you-working-or-not/page/10/#post-171144 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:05:27 +0000 YES!!

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