Orchard tool?

roy.denton · January 2020

I am wanting a tool that can draw an orchard with the trees in a line. I made a bitmap with the trees in a line but it just doesn’t come out looking right. I will post some pictures once I get back to my computer.

I was wondering if there is an existing tool for an orchard.

Lorelei · January 2020

This may be helpful - Remy's Command of the Week: Symbols Along

jslayton · January 2020

Orchards might be more easily done with the "Symbols In Area" command with the limitation that the rows will follow the cardinal direction. Somebody ought to do something to let that grid get rotated...

Loopysue · January 2020

Somebody?

roy.denton · January 2020

This is the bitmap I made.

roy.denton · January 2020

These are examples: Straight lines poly, smooth poly, fractal poly. Top to bottom all around 300-400 feet by 200-300 feet

roy.denton · January 2020

Even as a drawing tool they orient along a cardinal point, so the Symbols in Area may be a better option. I'll have to check it out and then practice my macro skills.

roy.denton · January 2020

I found Fill with Symbols works better than Symbols in Area. That, or I was not doing the Symbols in Area correctly since it only filled the left and top edges of the area.

JimP · January 2020

Have you checked 'tile to fill' ? If it isn't, the bitmap fill tends to just fill one corner.

roy.denton · January 2020

I am a bit confused since the Symbols in Area dialog I see has no option for Tile to Fill.

Loopysue · January 2020

You hit OK at that point and then pick the area you want to fill.

Before you do this bit, though, you need to have drawn the area you want to fill as a polygon.

roy.denton · January 2020

Thanks Sue. I was confused by Jim’s statement to select “tile to fill.” It’s not on the form.

Loopysue · January 2020

That makes a change! It's usually me who confuses everybody

jslayton · January 2020

Posted By: roy.dentonThanks Sue. I was confused by Jim’s statement to select “tile to fill.” It’s not on the form.

I would guess that Jim was discussing setting up a bitmap fill via the Fill Style Properties dialog.

JimP · January 2020

Oh, you are using a different part of CC3+, I was refering to the bitmap fills.

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