Prepare Your Files

Follow these standards to prepare your site plan for rendering. Properly formatted files allow us to preserve your design and produce a clean, accurate graphic.

Required Files

A diagram illustrating a file package with three PDF document icons labeled 'Project_Lines.pdf,' 'Project_Fills.pdf,' and 'Project_Aerial.pdf,' each with a description beneath.

Submit two separate PDF files:

Project_Lines.pdf

The technical linework that should remain visible in the finished rendering.

Project_Fills.pdf

Solid-color areas identifying the materials and landscape treatments to be rendered.

Project_Aerial.pdf — Optional

An aligned aerial image may be included when existing site context is desired.

All submitted PDFs must use the same page size, scale, orientation, and alignment.

How the Files Work Together

The Lines PDF provides the plan geometry. The Fills PDF identifies the materials. Together, they become the finished rendering.

Illustration showing the process of landscape design: lines for initial plan, fill colors for detailed rendering, resulting in a finished landscape rendering with added trees and pathways.

Downloadable Resources

  • AutoCAD Template

    A clean rendering-preparation drawing with suggested Lines and Fills layers, colors, and a coordinated master layout.

  • File Preparation Guide

    Complete instructions for preparing, coordinating, exporting, and checking the required PDF files.

  • Example Submission Package

    Review properly prepared Lines and Fills PDFs together with the finished rendering they produce.

Before You Submit

Take a moment to confirm that your project files are ready:

  • Lines and Fills PDFs align exactly

  • All PDFs use the same page size, scale, and orientation

  • CAD layer information is included in the Lines and Fills PDFs

  • Layers have clear, descriptive names

  • Technical notes, dimensions, labels, and title blocks have been removed

  • Materials are shown with distinct solid colors in the Fills PDF

  • Specific trees and shrubs are shown in the Lines PDF

  • The optional Aerial PDF aligns with the other files

  • Files follow the requested naming format

A quick review before submitting will help us begin your rendering without delay.

Ready to Submit?

Upload your prepared project files and provide the required project information.