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Adding "ID" to plant database - Inefficient


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Isn't the purpose of the plant database to quickly apply plant data to a plant symbol? This is supposed to save the time of having to manually enter plant data into a plant symbol, right?

Our team tags plants by "quantity & plant ID." This helps our contractors in the field. For example they know that 52-ba means 52 blue avena grass. The VW plant database is a great tool which saves time by quickly applying plant data, such as botanical name, common name, height and mature spread, to a symbol. However, the plant database does not have a category for "plant ID." Every time we assign a plant symbol with data from the VW plant database we still have to assign the symbol with a "plant ID" manually.

Having to manually input this data every time you build a plant symbol is defeating the purpose of the plant database. The database should be flexible so we can add pertinent plant data. Is it possible to add an ID category?

Thank you

Edited by L.A. Santa Fe
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We have tried to add a category in the database using "modify table view," and add a new category, but the closest category VW displays is "unique ID." There seems to be no way to ass plant ID as a category and make it import to a plants symbol, as you can do with name, size, etc.

We tried to have this question answered in a previous thread and while there were quite a few views (98), only one response was given which proved fruitless.

http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=181655#Post181655

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Alright sorry for the delay. This method is not the preferred but will suffice till VW fixes the issue.

In VW Plant database, in the "Comment 3" area type in your coding or id of your categorized plant.

Then in the Plant Settings dialog box under the "Tag" listing there are the "top, Middle, Bottom" tag rows. for the top row (assuming you only want to list your unique id) follow the drop down menu to custom and enter "comment 3" and voila!!

Maybe if we all make enough noise about this they will fix the VW Plant Database so it works correctly.

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