Welcome Menu

When Realtime Landscaping Plus is opened, you will be greeted with a Welcome Menu as shown in the picture below.

Start a New Design
Start a new landscape design from scratch.

Open a Saved Design
Open a design you have previously created.

Open a Sample Design
Open a sample landscape design. This is a good way to see what the software is capable of and to get ideas for your own designs.

Start a New Design using the Wizard
Start the Landscape Wizard. The wizard walks you step-by-step through the process of creating a basic landscape design. For details, see Landscape Wizard.

View Online Tutorials at IdeaSpectrum.com
View tutorials on our website. Tutorials are a great way to learn the basics of the software, and are a good supplement to this guide.

Design over a Photo using Realtime Landscaping Photo
Close Realtime Landscaping Plus and open Realtime Landscaping Photo. Using Photo, you can design your landscape directly over a photo of your house and property.

Show these options at startup
Uncheck this option if you do not want the welcome menu to appear each time you start the software. To access the welcome menu directly, click File and Welcome Menu.

Exit Button (top right)
Exit the menu and start a new landscape design. This is the same as clicking Start a New Design.