Land8 | JA Castillo, PLA, ASLA | Activity https://land8.com/members/jacastilloplaasla/activity/ Activity feed for JA Castillo, PLA, ASLA. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 91e04491a7c46fd1ff9e5357c208b691 JA Castillo, PLA, ASLA replied to the topic Tree Irrigation in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/tree-irrigation/#post-152609 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 12:34:46 +0000 One of the local review agencies in my area does not allow “grow bags” unless it is the only option available. Their issue is the human factor (not refilling the bags; not resetting them; etc) and fire ants (which in turn affect the humans!).  Generally, I think they are functional, but I do not have a fondness for them.

]]> 0 6f0c6d1fda2b147d1c3c5e943645cf30 JA Castillo, PLA, ASLA replied to the topic Working with raster/attached images in CAD in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/working-with-rasterattached-images-in-cad/#post-172947 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:51:09 +0000 I think Chris Whitted has done a great job providing some tips as well as asking some great questions. Addressing some of his questions may allow us to offer better insight.

As to the use of raster images in CAD, we only use two graphic formats, PCX and JPG.

– For reference / trace purposes, we scan items as a B&W PCX file. It is jaggy like a…[Read more]

]]> 0 95418c1d4e35645bcf4d87c4cf7ebc33 JA Castillo, PLA, ASLA replied to the topic Anyone know how to place a 2004 dwg file into InDesign CS4? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/anyone-know-how-to-place-a-2004-dwg-file-into-indesign-cs4/#post-173797 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:08:15 +0000 Glad to have helped.

InDesign is a great program and it’s quite robust. Have used it for portfolio pieces & design guidelines @ my office as well as newsletters and flyers for my State Chapter ASLA.

Good luck!

]]> 0 de8f2bfff3a5304ddf2d8c0a60bf204f JA Castillo, PLA, ASLA replied to the topic Anyone know how to place a 2004 dwg file into InDesign CS4? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/anyone-know-how-to-place-a-2004-dwg-file-into-indesign-cs4/#post-173799 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:44:17 +0000 A PDF should work fine. Does the “choppy” / “poor quality” refer to what you see on screen or what is printed? If it is how it looks on-screen, you can improve its “quality” by changing the “Display Performance”…

View > Display Performance > High Quality Display (Alt + Ctrl + H)

If the final print is not that good, it may be the quality of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 f41db4198285abaebcb6c2ac8d05f7be JA Castillo, PLA, ASLA replied to the topic RLA vs. ASLA in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/rla-vs-asla/page/2/#post-176180 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:37:24 +0000 I always sign “RLA, ASLA” to denote first and foremost, that I am licensed and secondly, that I am a member of ASLA. Prior to being licensed, I used “ASLA” after my name to promote the profession.

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