Install GardenCAD Pro

GardenCAD is available by download by clicking on the 'Add to Cart' button at the top of the Home Page of this web site. At the completion of the transaction, you will be automatically sent an email which will contain details of how to download the file.

Installation steps

The download delivers a single file (GCADSetup.exe). To install the program (or to update your version of GardenCAD to a new version), simply double click on the file, accept our licence agreement (which basically says that you will use the program on one computer and not give away copies of the programs) and GardenCAD will be installed. Note that GardenCAD will install in its own folder away from the usual Program Files folder. This is a deliberate move on our part. The figure below shows GardenCAD's folder structure.

GardenCAD's folder structure.

GardenCAD will automatically file the drawings that you complete in the Jobs folder. You can of course, store them elsewhere, but if you do nothing, the drawing files you create will be stored there.

Note the appearance of a ''Blocks" folder. Here we have collected some 90+ plant symbols for you to use. The use of these blocks is covered in the 'Using Blocks' module in the Using GardenCAD course on: http://www.landscapetutor.net.

The fonts folder contains shape files which can be used to set up various lettering styles.

Sample drawings

We have provided several sample drawings for you to experiment with. These are stored in the Jobs folder and are shown in the figures below. Simply use File>Open. If these drawings load and display correctly, then your copy of GardenCAD is ready for work! More samples are available on the downloads page of this web site.

The sample drawing file SampleCourtyard1.vec file