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Drafix Software Announces Newest Release of its Industry Leading PRO Landscape™ Design Software.
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David Sloan
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Drafix Software, Inc.
(816) 842-4955 or (800) 231-8574
david.sloan@drafix.com
KANSAS CITY, MO – January 3, 2011 – Drafix Software, Inc., the leading provider of professional landscape design software, has announced a new release of its PRO Landscape design software.
The new PRO Landscape Version 17 includes new features and enhancements that allow landscape designers, contractors, architects and garden centers to quickly create designs and to help them communicate their designs to potential clients, thus winning more bids. “The new Version 17 strengthens the premise that PRO Landscape is the industry standard when it comes to landscape design software,” says Pete Lord, President of Drafix Software. “This is just another step in the evolution of the easiest-to-learn and easiest-to-use landscape design software on the market today.”
PRO Landscape – The Most Complete
PRO Landscape is a landscape design software package that offers the most complete set of design tools that any landscape designer, contractor, architect, or garden center would need. PRO Landscape gives the user the power to easily and effectively design and bid a project; and most importantly communicate those design ideas to the customer in terms they can understand. No other landscape design software product offers this complete set of tools:
Realistic Photo Imaging: A design, sales, and communication tool that provides customers with a photo realistic presentation of the proposed project. PRO Landscape allows the designer to create visual designs a customer can easily understand.
Easy-to-Use CAD: PRO Landscape creates a professional 2D site plan that accurately represents the installation of plantings, sprinkler systems, hardscapes, and more.
True 3D: PRO Landscape also comes with a set of features that simply won’t be found elsewhere; TRUE 3D! This allows the user to create true 3D renderings from any design project. Easily convert a photo image to 3D and show them the proposed landscape project from any angle. The user can also instantly transform any 2D CAD drawing to 3D with just a click.
Customer Proposals: Only PRO Landscape generates an accurate bid for the client directly from either a photo imaging or CAD design. This eliminates errors and duplicated efforts. You can produce not only the quote itself, but a complete, professional looking proposal that includes a cover sheet, quotation, materials list, plant detail information and much more.
Night & Holiday Lighting: PRO Landscape also includes night and holiday lighting design capabilities. The lighting features allow the designer to place landscape or holiday lights and automatically illuminate the design.
New Version 17
The new release of PRO Landscape Version 17 contains a number of new features that will enhance the already powerful array of design tools available. Some of those new features include:
Expanded Library
PRO Landscape Version 17 continues to offer the largest and highest quality image library, now with over 9000 items. The expanded Version 17 library includes images of plant material for all climate zones, hardscapes, outdoor living items, and more.
New Cloning Tools
“In the past few years we’ve seen an increase in the number of design projects our customers are doing that require the removal of existing landscaping,” says Lord. “To better help our customers with these renovation projects we’ve added new tools to help users remove existing landscapes from their photo imaging projects.”
EZScape Tools
Creating CAD drawings just got easier with the introduction of the new EZScape toolbar. This new toolbar puts all the commonly used tools in a single location making it even easier to get started, while increasing the users’ productivity.
New Import/Export Options
PRO Landscape Version 17 contains the latest release of RealDWG from Autodesk. This allows PRO Landscape users to import and export to and from the latest AutoCAD formats with ease, even AutoCAD 2011. The inclusion of RealDWG gives PRO Landscape 100% compatibility with AutoCAD files.
Proposal Setup Wizard
Creating quotes in PRO Landscape is even easier in Version 17 with the addition of a new Proposal Setup Wizard. The Wizard guides the user through the initial setup process allowing them to easily add company information, company logo, tax rates, and more. The new Wizard makes setup nearly effortless and allows the user to be creating proposals in just a matter of minutes.
Product and Pricing Information
PRO Landscape Version 17 is available immediately and is compatible with Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Version 17 sells for $1,395.00. Current PRO Landscape users can upgrade to the newest version starting at $295.00 depending upon their current Version. For more information, or to place an order, customers may call 1-800-231-8574, email prolandscape@drafix.com, or visit http://www.prolandscape.com.
PRO Landscape Version 17 is currently shipping in English, with Spanish, Italian and German versions shipping in the first quarter of 2011.
About Drafix Software, Inc.
Drafix Software, Inc. is beginning its 18th year in business and continues to be the worldwide leader in providing professional imaging and design solutions for landscape contractors, designers, architects, and garden centers. Products are sold direct to customers throughout North America. International customers can purchase through a global network of distributors. The software is also used as a standard teaching aid in high school, technical, and college-level courses.
Drafix, the Drafix logo, PRO Landscape and associated trade dress, product package design are trademarks or registered trademarks of Drafix Software, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc. All other brand names, product names or trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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