Plant Area Wizard
Fill a closed polygon boundary with a procedurally distributed mix of plant species — choose a planting style, species mix, distribution algorithm, and visual properties.
Plant Area WizardThe Plant Area wizard distributes a mix of plants inside a closed boundary, with optional exclusion zones. Keep the result as one parametric area for later wizard editing, or deliberately insert individual plants. The procedural layout is a design model rather than an ecological or growth simulation.
Prepare the boundary
Draw a compatible closed shape, then launch Plants → Plant Area from Add. The wizard adopts a compatible selection or asks you to select a prepared shape. In its full-window workspace, review Boundary and the reported area. Under Exclusion Zones, choose Add Exclusion Zone to leave part of the boundary unplanted; draw the exclusion as prompted. Exclusions can be removed from the list.
Choose Style Preset
In Style Preset, choose Forest, Meadow, Formal Bed, Ground Cover or Scattered. A style changes distribution defaults. It does not automatically make the selected species suitable for the site.
Set Species Mix
In Species Mix, use Add by type for a visual profile or Search database for a species record. Set each share, ecological layer, height range and Spread range. Height and spread are separate dimensions; species records supply spread ranges when available. Shares are normalized for the mix. Layers are Canopy, Mid-story, Understory and Ground; they control display order and default height ranges. Keep at least one entry. Ground entries can use a surface material instead of a plant representation.
Set Distribution
Controls depend on style: clustered styles offer spacing and cluster settings, while grid styles offer spacing X/Y, jitter, angle and stagger. Review Edge margin, Plant rotation, Rotation jitter and Density multiplier where offered. New random layout changes the seed without requiring a new boundary. Read the current estimate, or its unavailable message, rather than assuming a fixed plant count.
Set Visuals and insertion mode
Use Maturity, Age Gradient and per-species foliage/flower choices to set the visual result. Leave Insert as individual plants off to keep the parametric area. Turn it on only when you want separate plant objects: the result cannot be reopened as one area. Individual insertion is limited to 500 plants; reduce density/area or leave the option off when the warning appears.
Apply and inspect
Choose Apply to create or update the result, or Cancel to leave without applying the draft. Inspect the boundary, exclusions and plant distribution. A retained parametric area can be reopened through its edit route; separate inserted plants use individual plant editing instead. Individual plants retain the generated height and spread.