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Update 1.755: The Sky’s the Limit
New More Brilliant Sunsets and Enhance Sky
VizTerra’s dramatic 3D presentations become even more brilliant with a new sky rendering system. This seamless upgrade will give VizTerra an even more realistic and stunning sky for 3D presentations. Sunsets will be even more dramatic and realistic. As with all 3D graphics updates, the performance you experience in presentation mode will depend completely on your computer’s video hardware.
Material Color Strip
Get your paintbrush ready and use a whole new palette of colors in your design. The new Color Strip feature allows you to adjust the color of materials in the Material Library. This will allow you to set the perfect stucco color for your house and the perfect color shade for your decking making it even easier to match the colors of your project.
New Categories in the Library
The library now has two new categories to make it even easier to find the items you need while designing. These new categories are located in the library under the Item Tab. The new categories are:
- Outdoor Kitchens: This category contains all the outdoor kitchen equipment, components, pieces, and complete units found in the library. When designing outdoor kitchens, everything you need can be found here.
- Recreation: This category contains items for playground and recreational area design. Items such as play sets and splash park equipment can be found in this category as well as sports equipment such as volleyballs and golf clubs. This category makes it easy to find everything you need to design recreational areas.
We have also relocated some other items in the library to make them easier to find. Remember that using search is the fastest way to find anything in the library.
New Help System
The VizTerra Assistant has been completely updated. The new help system includes a new easy to use interface to allow you to find the information you need even faster. The help system is also available online so that the information can be kept up to date between updates. Visit the online help system here.
New Items and Accessories for the VizTerra Library
You will find several new items in this update. New palapas have been added and the existing palapas have been reorganized. You can now easily find palapas in four different styles. This update also includes four new styles of dynamic rock.
Over 100 New Plants and Trees
The latest update includes 100 additional plants and trees for VizTerra. This latest set of plants includes many aquatic species perfect for creating ponds.
New Vendors
Structure Studios welcomes a new VizTerra Vendor
- bobé
Student Version
Structure Studios is pleased to announce that a Student Version of VizTerra will soon be released. Anyone interested in the student version of the software should contact us for more information.
What Coming Next?
We are currently working on these exciting new features:
- Video capture and upload system
- Plant Zone System
- New Paver Materials
- New Animated Items
- New Furniture Items
Beta Testers Wanted!
Structure Studios is looking for Beta Testers to help test future releases! Structure Studios releases new versions of Pool Studio and VizTerra several times each year, and we want your help to test new features before they become available to all of our Members. Click Here for full details.
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Update 1.737: Now Things are Really Moving!
Advanced New Features for the Library
The library has been improved so that it is faster and easier to find the items you need for your project.
- New Look: The appearance of the library has changed slightly. The old top tab bar has been replaced with a row of new icons with additional features including Favorites and Search.
- New Items and Landscaping Tabs: The items and landscaping have been broken into two different sections in the new library. Items, including equipment, furniture, lights, etc, can now be found under the Item Tab identified by the table and light icon. Landscaping can be found under the Landscaping Tab identified by the tree icon. Landscaping has been further divided into new categories to make it even easier to use our 830 plant and tree species in designs.
- Favorites Tab: Your list of favorite items in the library can be found under the Favorites Tab identified by the star icon. You can add any item from the library to this list by selecting the item and clicking on the Star Button located beneath the library list. This makes it easy to find and insert the items you use most often into your designs.
- Currently Used Tab: The list of items currently being used in your project is located under the Currently Used tab which is identified by the checkmark icon. This list shows everything that is currently inserted from the library into the project and makes it easy to insert additional copies of the same item into the project.
- New Items Added Tab: The list is created by us every update and shows all the new items that have been added in the latest update. This list is found under the New Items Added tab identified by the exclamation point icon.
- Search Tab: This tab allows you to search for items in the library by name. This is the fastest way to find the item you need and insert it into your project.
New Animated Items
New animated items have been added to the library. Now fish will swim in your pond while the breeze blows through a nearby tree. Animated objects move in both the 3D view and the Presentation. Animations can be turned on and off by using the Play/Pause button located under Parameters.
Animated Items Include:
- New Animated Animals: The Characters category now has animated Koi Fish, Ducks, and Butterflies in the Animated Birds, Fish, and Insects groups as well as under the New Items Tab. The ducks and fish will swim in the water while the butterflies will fly around your landscaping.
- New Animated Ceiling Fans: New animated spinning ceiling fans can be found in the Lights category in the Animated Ceiling Fans group as well as under the New Items Tab.
- Current Plants and Trees: Most of the plants and trees in the library will now animate as well. The landscape will sway as if a gentle breeze is moving them.
Over 100 New Plants and Trees
The latest update adds over 100 new plants and trees to VizTerra.
New Dynamic Rock
This update includes a brand new way to use rockwork in your projects. Dynamic Rock works very similar to the variation system currently used by Plants and Trees. Once you have inserted a piece of dynamic rock, you can use the New Variation button located under parameters to create a new variation of the rock. With this update we have one new dynamic rock with more to come in future updates. The dynamic rock is located in the RockWork category under the Dynamic Rockwork group as well as under the New Items Tab.
New Vehicles
You can really take your designs for a test drive with a fleet of new vehicles in a full range of colors. Park the red sports car at the beach house, cruise the resort in the golf cart, or take the motorhome to the national park. These new vehicles add realism and scale to every design. The new vehicles can be found in the Vehicles category as well as under the New Items Tab.
New Playset Pieces
New playset pieces have been added to the library. The playset pieces allow you to build modern playsets with a large selection of interactive play items and structures. The playset pieces are located in the Structure category under Playsets and My Groups as well as under the New Items Tab.
New Furniture
New furniture pieces in dark wicker are now in the library. These new furniture items can be found in the Furniture Category in the Chairs and Tables groups as well as under the New Items Tab.
New Graphics Options
These new graphic features allow high end computers to create even more dramatic presentations. These new features are turned off by default and can be manually turned on in the Configuration menu.
- Anti-Aliasing: Smoothes out the edges of shapes to create a softer and clearer picture in 3D.
- High Foliage Shadows: Shadows cast onto plants and trees are crisper and more defined
- Very High Shadow Quality: Two additional levels of shadow quality allow shadows to stay crisp instead of becoming blocky even when you zoom out.
Keep an eye for these exciting new features coming in the near future:
- New color wheel for the materials stage
- New help system
- Plant Zone System
- Video capture system
- New sky system
- More dynamic rock
- New furniture and other library items
Structure Studios is looking for Beta Testers to help test future releases! Structure Studios releases new versions of Pool Studio and VizTerra several times each year, and we want your help to test new features before they become available to all of our Members. Click Here for full details.
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Update 1.726: Set Your Own Theme Music!
New Ambient Sounds Enhance VizTerra’s Realistic 3D Presentations
With this update, 3D presentations can be further enhanced with ambient sounds. This new feature will place your presentation in its proper setting with realistic city, suburb, coast, and forest sounds playing in the background. Your presentation has never been more realistic.
New House Templates and House Décor Items
Choose from a new selection of House Templates and new House Décor items including French Style doors, windows with binds, curtains, and plantation shutters, and bay windows. The new house décor items also include new window pieces so you can build your own windows and glass block pieces for kitchen and bathroom decorations.
New Glass Railings and Glass Blocks
Experience a whole new level of transparency with new glass railing and glass block items in the library. The glass railing is located in the Structures Category while the glass block is located in the House Décor Category. These new items allow a wide range of glass elements to be created in projects.
New Sports Equipment Group
The new Sports Equipment group is located in the library in the Accessories category. New items including basketball, football, tennis, and golf equipment join existing sports equipment to compliment any recreation focused project.
New Park Accessories
New items for public parks and landscaped areas include trash cans, bicycle racks, and drinking fountains. These features enhance public work projects created with VizTerra.
Over 50 New Plants and Trees
The latest update includes new landscaping options with new maple trees, cacti, and ornamental grasses.
New Additions to Vendors
New items are now available in the program from SR Smith, including splash pads and security systems
What's Coming Next?
We have lots of new features planned, including:
- A news system to organize plants and trees by hardiness zone
- More Plants and Trees
- A new animation system for Library items
- An update to the Library including new search and favorites features
- An update to the Help System
- A color wheel system for the Materials Stage
Structure Studios is looking for Beta Testers to help test future releases! Structure Studios releases new versions of Pool Studio and VizTerra several times each year, and we want your help to test new features before they become available to all of our Members. Click Here for full details.
Update 1.720: I’ll Have Mine with a dash of AutoCAD®, Please
Import from AutoCAD to VizTerra
Yes, the feature many of you have been excitedly waiting for is now here! Believe us when we tell you, it was worth the wait. Information from AutoCAD files in the DWG format, the native file format for Autodesk’s AutoCAD®, can now be imported directly into VizTerra. This means that templates, landscape symbols, and whole projects saved in AutoCAD files can now be converted into fully interactive VizTerra 3D quickly and easily. See all the new features in update 1.720 yourself in our big budget video and get trained on the new AutoCAD feature in the new Online Video available now.
(AutoCAD® is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc.)
Draw Incomplete Shapes, We Dare You!
The latest update adds enhanced new features to the drawing system, allowing you for the first time to work with incomplete shapes. How does it all work? You can now draw separate segments and through the power of technology, weld them together into a complete shape. This allows you to use a whole new set of drawing techniques in your projects. Draw half of hardscape, mirror it and then weld the two pieces together. For more information please see the update video.
New Library Items with over 120 New Plants and Trees
This update includes new items for the library including 120 new plants and trees, many from desert regions. You will find some new canister and court lights, new throw pillows for furniture, palapa covers, shutters, swimming goggles, and gardening hoses.
What's Coming Next?
We have lots of new features planned, including:
- New house décor items with enhanced windows and doors
- More Plants and Trees
- New materials and material options
- A new animation system for Library items
- An update to the Library including new search and favorites features
- An update to the Help System
The contest is happening now and the entries are pouring in. Have you entered yet? This is your chance to have your best design featured in the 2010 Structure Studios calendar and win a Canon Powershot A480 digital camera and Canon Pixma MX330 Printer. Email your .SAV files to contest@structurestudios.com. Your design could be the 2010 Structure Studios VIP Design of the Year.
On Wednesday, November 4th at 6:00pm Pacific (9:00pm Eastern, 8:00pm Central) Structure Studios will be moving to new offices. Part of the move includes physically relocating some of our servers, which means our our websites, order forms, phones and product registration will not be available.
Starting at 6:00pm, Members will not be able to register Pool Studio or VizTerra, transfer license, or create new CD Keys. Our plan is to have everything back up and running in just a few short hours so by Thursday morning, November 5th, everything is 100% back up and running before our phone lines open.
We will keep everyone notified both here, on Twitter and Facebook, and via email as well about this event and any possible changes. Structure Studios will now be located in the Cashman CAT Complex, on the third floor, at:
3300 St. Rose Parkway
Suite 310
Henderson, NV 89052
Update 1.700: You’re going to Love the Plot of this Story!
Latest update makes it easy to print your design on your plot plan
Plot Plans in Construction
With the latest update, any background image that you insert in Design will automatically appear in Construction. This makes it simple to create construction plans complete with plot plans or surveys to meet the requirements for construction permits.
New Plants and Trees
Over 30 new plants and trees were added to the library with this update. Many are rare plant species from Asia.
Have Some Fun with New Recreation Items
Two new volley ball nets and a basketball are available with this update. The basketball hoop will never be lonely again.
New Aerators, Now with Water!
We added a selection of aerators in different shapes and colors. This will allow you to incorporate this new water feature as a design element in your projects. We also included some premade templates of the aerators with water features ready to be inserted into your design.
New Wrought Iron Stairs and Platforms
This update adds a common house design element to the program, a wrought iron spiral staircase. Along with the new wrought iron platform, you can now enhance your house designs. We have also included some premade templates using the new items under My Groups in the Structures category of the Library.
What's Coming Next?
AutoCAD!
We are very excited to announce that our next update will include a feature to import .dwg files from AutoCAD directly into VizTerra.
More Library Items
In future updates we will be adding even more library items including new characters, new landscaping, and more.
Watch the Video
On Wednesday, September 30th at 6:00pm Pacific (9:00pm Eastern, 8:00pm Central) Structure Studios will be moving to new offices. Part of the move includes physically relocating some of our servers, which means our our websites, order forms, phones and product registration will not be available.
Starting at 6:00pm, Members will not be able to register Pool Studio or VizTerra, transfer license, or create new CD Keys. Our plan is to have everything back up and running in just a few short hours so by Thursday morning, October 1st, everything is 100% back up and running before our phone lines open.
We will keep everyone notified both here, on Twitter and Facebook, and via email as well about this event and any possible changes. Structure Studios will now be located in the Cashman CAT Complex, on the third floor, at:
3300 St. Rose Parkway
Suite 310
Henderson, NV 89052
Come Up to the VIP Suite: Update 1.693
Watch the Action
For those who prefer the movie over the book, watch all the features of the update here.
The All New VIP Suite
The latest update allows you to combine the power of VizTerra, the state of the art in professional 3D landscaping design software with Pool Studio, the industry leader in professional 3D swimming pool design software. In VizTerra, you will find a new feature in the File menu called “Edit in Pool Studio.” This feature allows you to move your project seamlessly from VizTerra to Pool Studio in order to take full advantage of Pool Studio’s powerful swimming pool design tools. In order to use this new feature, you will need to upgrade to a VIP Suite Membership. Please click here for more details.
Greatly Improved Load Time
The most notable improvement with this version is the speed at which files open and load. Opening new and existing designs should take much less time than before, and areas like the Library should load faster as well. With it flying by so fast now, you might start missing seeing the loading screen.
New Features for Planter Beds
You can now use the planter bed stage to create even more design features. Planter beds can now be drawn inside of planter beds making it even easier to mark property boundaries for measurement and define the different areas of the site.
New Features for the Legend in Construction
The plant and tree legend in the Construction Stage now has new features allowing you to customize the legend to meet the needs of your plan. You can now edit each the text of each item on the listed on the legend to change the quantity and name. This allows you to change the legend to match actual build needs.
New Plant and Trees
VizTerra expands its massive landscaping library with new plants and trees, representing the top requests from our Members. Like the hundreds of plant and tree species already available in VizTerra, theses new additions are fully rendered in realistic 3D complete with 77,000 natural variations.
Enhanced Automatic Roofing
The Automatic Roofing tool available in the House Stage of VizTerra has been enhanced to be even more responsive. The automatic roofing system will now cover even the most complex houses all in a single click.
New Vendors
Structure Structures is pleased to announce new VizTerra Vendor Partners and new products from our existing Vendor Partners.
New Vendors
- Grand Effects
- CustomCASCADE (Oreq Water Features)
Update 1.682
Its spring cleaning time here at Structure Studios (that desert sand gets everywhere!) and we have a laundry list of improvements and a few new features that we dusted off and made all shiny and clean for you!Different Coping for Different Shapes
First on the list is the new stage specific coping feature. Stage 12: Coping and Tile is gone. Now you can simply select your shape with the Move tool in 2d, and under Stage Options, check the box for Add Coping. You can then adjust the coping width and even change the lip style. Every shape you draw in Decks, Pools and Spas can each have a different value set for all of these options.
Construction Update
Improvements to the Construction stage include the ability to reorder your pages under Stage Options, have different paper sizes for each, the ability to TAB through text fields, line and arrow styles for callout text boxes, and incomplete shapes drawn in Stage 3: Walls and Fences will now appear properly in Construction.
Common Names for Plants and Trees
Plants and Trees can now be found under their common names in the Library. For example, the Pseudotsuga Menziesii is now called a Douglas Fir, but it still looks as cool as it’s name sounds. You may switch between the Common and Botanical names under Configuration located in the View Menu. In Construction, the legend block will display landscaping with both the common and botanical names.
Material Choices
New Material choices include 10 new Roof materials, 5 new siding choices and 18 new Stone Paver choices.
Outline Tool
An issue with the Outline tool that some Members were seeing should now be resolved. If you continue to experience this problem, please contact us directly at 800.778.8996 or email support@structurestudios.com with Outline Bug in the subject line so we can work with you directly to resolve this issue.
1.682 Update Additional Features
- Metric units will now appear with three decimal places
- Selected items show their Library category and sub-category under Object Properties
- All selected Text fields will have new font options applied when several are selected
Welcome to VizTerra!
We know you can’t wait to experience every advantage VizTerra brings to your designs and your sales. Only VizTerra allows you to draw your projects in 2D and instantly present them in fully interactive 3D. No other design software leaves your customers with the same impression.More than just software, VizTerra is fully backed by Free Training, Free Support, and Free Software Updates. This newsletter will keep you up to date on the latest VizTerra advancements and what’s coming next.
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Welcome to the Future of Landscape Design!
The Power of VizTerra:
- Design fully interactive 3D landscapes complete with:
- Plants, trees, and full landscaping
- Detailed terrain with realistic elevation and natural coloring
- Decks, patios, raised areas, and more
- Furniture, yard accessories, outdoor structures, and more
- Water features, fountains, ponds, and more
- Houses, covered patios, walls, and other structures
- Products from the top manufacturers and vendors
- Insert one of the over 2,500 items from our extensive library system or create and save your own custom templates
- Apply materials and patterns to surfaces, structures and objects
- Import plot plans and scanned images to start your design
- Fully control your presentation, even setting time of day to display the perfect scene to your customer.
- Export full color screenshots of your presentation as sale materials
- Export information from your design to other programs including AutoCAD and Excel
- Create multi-page construction plans and layouts customized to the specifications of your company and region
- Regular software updates automatically downloaded into the program
- Perfect for laptops, you can make presentations even without an internet connection.
- Share information and learn techniques from experienced users through our active online community of Members.
