Drawing Vegetation

Draw a polygon and set the material properties to vegetation.

  1. Enable the drawing of vegetation in the X/Y window using one of the following workflows:
    • On the Objects menu, click Enter vegetation.
    • On the Objects toolbar, click the Enter vegetation icon.
  2. Enable the drawing of polygonal objects in the X/Y window using one of the following workflows:
    • On the Objects menu, click Enter Basic Objects > Enter Polygonal Object.
    • On the Objects toolbar, click the Add Polygonal Objects icon.
    • Press F7 to use the keyboard shortcut.
  3. Click twice to specify the start point of the vegetation.
  4. Draw the vegetation by clicking at the corners of the trees.
  5. Right-click at the start point to close the polygon.


    Figure 1. Drawn vegetation is indicated in green.
  6. Exit the draw mode using one of the following workflows:
    • On the Objects menu, click Select Objects > Select Single Object (Mouse).
    • On the Objects toolbar, click the Select Object icon.
    • Press F10 to use the keyboard shortcut.
  7. Select the vegetation by clicking on the outline of the vegetation.
  8. Right-click on the selected vegetation and from the right-click context menu, click Properties.
    The Object Properties dialog is displayed.
  9. Under Material Properties, verify that the material is set to Default Vegetation.
  10. Click OK to close the Object Properties dialog.