The Design tab
Collect property photos, create and compare landscape designs, and attach a measured site plan — all from the Design tab of a job.
SimplyScapes Labs
Jobs is currently available after a workspace administrator enables Labs. The Design phase is the most established part of the Jobs preview.
The Design tab is where a project takes shape visually. It holds the photos of the property as it is, the designs you create from them, and the site plan.
Photos and designs
Photos are the starting point. Add photos of the property and they become the basis for designs.
Where a photo has a design made from it, the two are shown together on one tile with a slider you can drag to wipe between them — the existing garden on one side, the proposal on the other. It's the comparison clients actually respond to, without needing two windows open.
A photo can have more than one design against it, so you can show a client two directions and let them choose.
The site plan
A job can have one site plan, which is the measured, aerial view of the property.
You can create it straight from the job — it uses the property address already on the job to find the aerial imagery, so you don't search for the property again. Once created, the Site Plan opens with tools for drawing and measuring.
A job holds one site plan at a time. Site Plans currently start from the job's property address. Starting from an uploaded image or PDF, or from a blank background, is unavailable.
Tips
- Photograph the property before you clear anything. The "before" shot is worth more than you think when the job is finished
- Wide shots make better design backgrounds than close-ups