Multiple symbols can be placed on an entity, such as an arc, polyline, etc. Examples of this approach can be seen in the image below. Placing large numbers on entities can be automated using the gCADPlus copyalongline command. This option is available on the gCADPlus drop-down menu and is versatile enough to be used in several ways. It takes any block symbol and stamps multiple instances along the entity at any nominated spacing distance.
In the example above, the designer of this food garden set up a circular array of lines emanating from a water feature and used the copyalongline command to place multiple instances of symbols representing vegetables. Ten different vegetable symbols were used, and these will later be tagged to entries in the associated plant database file.
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Here, we show how to set the background fill colour for a design for a kitchen garden. Then, use the copy along a line option from the gCADPlus drop-down menu to quickly populate the garden area with the formal planting of different vegetables.
This movie shows how to use the copy along line command to add a weld to a mesh grid covering a gabion.
Using the grid and copy along line tools to make a better version of a gabion column symbol.