Please note: This help system has been placed on-line to give you an idea of what PlantStudio is like. We have NOT kept it up to date, however, as PlantStudio has improved. You will find the most complete and up-to-date help for PlantStudio in the downloadable installation.

Introduction

Getting Started

Super-Speed Tour

Reading button and parameter hints

Tutorial

Viewing Plants

Navigating in the main window

Choosing viewing options in the main window

Zooming, scrolling and rotating

Editing Plants

Making a new plant with the wizard

Selecting plants

Cutting, copying, pasting, and deleting plants

Copying and pasting plants as text

Dragging plants

Moving and arranging plants

Randomizing plants

Renaming plants

Undoing and redoing

Breeding Plants

Breeding plants using the breeder

Changing breeding variation

Controlling Plant Life Cycles

Changing plant ages

Changing key life cycle parameters

Making time series

Changing Plant Parameters

Understanding the Parameters

All the parameter hints in one place

Understanding how the simulation works

Using parameter panels

Editing 3D objects

Changing the current 3D object library

Using the 3D object mover

Exporting Plant Pictures

Copying pictures

Saving pictures

Printing pictures

Exporting to DXF

Making a nozzle or tube to spray plants

Making numbered animation files

Managing Plant Files

Opening, closing and saving plant files

Using the plant mover

Registering

Why register?

How do I register?

License

Customizing

Keyboard shortcuts

Changing preferences

Changing the settings file

Editing plant files outside the program

Using an alternate settings file

Changing global parameter bounds and defaults

Changing button and parameter hints

Troubleshooting

Limitations

Botanical strengths and limitations

Numerical exceptions

Frequently asked questions

Technical support