The Library is organized into seven tabs: Design, House Decor, Plants & Trees, Items, Currently Used, Favorites, and History.
You can view the Library in two ways: List View or the Thumbnails Panel.
List View
The List View is organized into Category bars that you can expand or collapse as needed. The number shown on the right indicates how many options are available in that Category.
Click a Category name to expand or collapse it and display its Subcategories. Click the box next to a Category name to add a check mark and show preview images for every plant, tree, or item in that Category in the Thumbnails Panel.
To clear a selection, click the check mark next to the Category or Subcategory name. To clear all selections at once, click the Deselect button.
Insert plants, trees, or items by double‑clicking their name or thumbnail, or by using the Insert or Multi buttons at the bottom of the Thumbnails Panel.
Thumbnail View
The Panel displays preview images for every plant, tree, or item that has a check mark next to its name in the List View.
Plants and items are grouped by Category, with Subcategories listed beneath each Category.
Resize the panel by hovering your cursor over its edge until it becomes a double arrow, then click and drag to adjust the width.
You can also change the thumbnail size by choosing the Small, Medium, or Large icons at the bottom of the Thumbnails Panel.
Matching: With a plant or item selected in the list, click this button to select every instance of that plant or item in the project, making it easy to quickly swap all of them for a different choice.
Replace: This button replaces the plant/tree or item you currently have selected in your viewport with the plant/tree or item selected in the library.
This command works well when combined with Matching found under Object Modification in the Panel. Combining both commands allows you to quickly exchange all the maple trees in your design for cedar trees.
Insert: This button will insert the currently selected plant/tree or item into the project one time.
Multi: This button allows you to insert as many copies of the item as you wish. Each time you left click, the currently selected item will be inserted.
To stop inserting copies of the item, right click or switch to the Move tool to reset your cursor. Multi is perfect for adding multiple plants and items to the design.
Inserted items remember the stage in which they were originally created. For example, a Wood Deck template inserted in the House Stage will remain a wood deck, not convert into a house shape.
Templates insert into the project as a group. To ungroup a template, click the Ungroup button under Object Modification in the Panel.
New Items: These are Library items added in the latest update. A green exclamation mark highlights the new content so you can easily find and start using it in your designs.
Tabs
The Library is organized into seven tabs: Design, House Decor, Plants & Trees, Items, Currently Used, Favorites, and History. The Search Bar at the top searches across all tabs.
Search Bar: Search for items by name. This is the fastest way to locate an item and insert it into your design.
Design: Contains templates such as houses and custom shapes.
House Decor: Contains items to complete the house, such as garage doors, vents, and door knobs.
Plants & Trees: Contains plants and trees for landscaping. For more information, see Plants & Items.
Items: Contains accessories, equipment, furniture, and other objects for your project, including many products from vendors and manufacturers. For more information, see Plants & Items.
Currently Used: Shows all Library items currently inserted in the design. This makes it easy to review what you have used and insert additional copies.
Favorites: Lists all items you have marked with the Favorite star in the upper‑right corner of the preview picture, along with your Auto‑Favorites. The software automatically adds an item to Auto‑Favorites once it has been inserted 25 times. Auto‑Favorites display a blue star in the preview picture, making it easy to find and reuse the items you rely on most.
History: Displays the last 100 Library items you have added to projects. This helps you quickly locate recently used items across your designs.
Save Custom Template to Library
You can save your own custom templates to the Library for use in future projects. A single template can include objects created in different stages—for example, you can save a water feature together with the surrounding landscaping as one template.
For maximum efficiency, save every custom template you create to the Library so you can quickly reuse it in other designs.
Save to Library: Click the Save to Library button to open the Create Template box, which displays a preview image of your template. Use the drop‑down lists to choose the Category and Subcategory where you want to store the template, then enter a Name. To add a new Category or Subcategory, simply type the new name into the field. Click OK when you are finished.
After a template is saved, click its thumbnail in the Library to delete or edit it.
Trash Can: Click the Trash Can (Delete) icon to permanently remove the template from the Library for all projects. This action cannot be undone.
Gear: Click the Gear (Edit) icon to open the Edit Template box. Here you can update the Category, Subcategory, and Name. This allows you to move saved templates between Categories and to create new Categories by entering new names.