Landscape Express
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 Landscape Express | |
| Developer(s) | Trial Systems Ltd |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2012 |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Platform | Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 |
| Available in | English |
| Type | CAD |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.trial-systems.co.uk |
Landscape Express is a
CAD software ‘drop-down’ menu
structures on-screen as the menu system is laid out in front of the user. The method of drawing in this way is aimed at being intuitive allowing the user to create and amend drawings as quickly as possible.
3D
The 3D commands for the system are modular and so the system can be used with or without them available. A
3D model is automatically created from the 2D plans including all walls, openings, and roof. Other information can be added to the model such as sky, landscaping, people and cars for detail. The model can be exported to POV-Ray and rendered off inside the raytracer software
giving more resolution and detail.
Platforms and license types
Supported platforms
Landscape Express is
Windows operating system
.
Landscape Express can be run on a
Mac OS X operating system, through the use of VMware Fusion or Parallels Desktop- virtual machine software. Landscape Express can also be installed on a Bootcamp partition
.
License types
Landscape Express requires a
USB dongle to be present on the system it is running on. This is the license for the software and without a dongle
present on the system, the program will not open or save drawings.
Data interchange
Landscape Express drawing file's use a .EXP
image file formats
.
Version history
- 2013 - Landscape Express
See also
- CAD
- Comparison of CAD Software
References
- ^ "Contact Us". Trial Systems. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
- ^ "a beginner's guide to CAD". Lake District Architect. Retrieved 2013-11-15.