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Playground Design Software Point, Click and Play With the burgeoning field of computer aided design, many Landscape Architects are using this technology to design playgrounds. But, there is no need to buy a new computer program to take advantage of this opportunity. Many of the major playground manufacturers offer their own CAD plug-in software that works with AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT. In the following four pages, LASN asked the playground manufacturers to explain the benefits and requirements of their computer software. Most manufacturers suggest that you obtain the software from your local representative. Kompan Kompan, Inc.

Has made a wide variety of design tools accessible to Landscape Architects to assist in planning play area sites. The most popular tool for Landscape Architects is the company's two dimensional plan view drawings.

Playground plan in DWG format. The file contains drawings of different rope structures, rope bridges. This CAD file was saved in AutoCAD 2007. This file contains the following DWG blocks and details: Children's playground, a sandbox, slides, swings, benches and other playground equipment. This CAD file is.

These plan views can be used in AutoCAD to incorporate scaled plans of Kompan play equipment into their design plan. Three dimensional models are also available for use with AutoCAD for several different product lines. Upon request, you can also receive, via e-mail, JPEG color-renderings of all Kompan's product lines. The new DRAweb program is gaining popularity with Landscape Architects and customers alike. By logging onto the Kompan web site (www.kompan.com) and navigating to the DRAweb page, the user can create a three dimensional design plan by specifying the size of the proposed site, then selecting 3D KOMPAN products from an embedded database.

The DRAweb allows the user to move play equipment around, experimenting with placement. Kompan offers plan views and three dimensional models for several product lines that can be used in AutoCAD. One such product line is GALAXY play equipment for 6 - 12 year olds.

This space-age designed equipment is made of a durable mixture of steel, plastic and rubber. Miracle Recreation Miracle Recreation Equipment Company, a division of PlayPower, Inc., offers an array of custom CD-ROMs which are updated and supplied throughout each year. The semi-annual World of Miracle CD for pre-qualified Landscape Architects contains every Miracle model's AutoCAD component, specifications doc, and Bill of Materials, in addition to hundreds of pre-designed standard units. Utilizing AutoCAD 14/2000 or AutoCAD LT '97/'98, designers can virtually create an infinite number of play systems using Miracle components, which range from park amenities to complete deck systems containing 405 degree slides, sight-and-sound panels, overhead climbers and more, sure to delight children of all ages and activity levels. 'Having the [World of Miracle CD] of Miracle play structures and part numbers allows us to 'create' the exact structure we need for a specific situation,' says Chuck Lang, Landscape Architect for The Acacia Group in Tucson, Arizona. 'Substituting components for our clients is a breeze with all the info that's on the CD.' Another CD-ROM which Miracle offers (through its sales reps) is the Fun Things for Kids Deck System Library CD, an interactive database with 2Ds, 3Ds & BOMs for hundreds of standard units, searchable by price, size, age range and more.

A similar CD called Fun Things for All - Water Play features the company's pool slides, waterslides and other 'wet works.' Miracle also offers play system installers, a customized CD-ROM called Miracle Mountin', which contains installation instructions and other useful info for pros and amateurs alike.

Miracle's sales team is offered a custom-created AutoCAD training CD with video/audio clips of various functions, as well as quarterly releases of Miracle's Greatest Hits, containing specs, installs, AutoCAD components, and encrypted pricing files. Regular training sessions conducted by Miracle help sales reps understand and use the powerful software at their fingertips.

To request copies of 'World of Miracle' or 'Fun Things' CDs, contact your regional Miracle sales representative. To find a rep in your area, or to learn more about Miracle's products and services, phone toll-free 800-523-4202 or visit www.miracle-recreation.com. Designers can virtually create an infinite number of play systems using the World of Miracle CD. The drop down menus in AutoCAD allow Landscape Architects to design with components that range from park amenities to complete deck systems. Playworld Systems Playworld CAD is a unique AutoCAD auxiliary menu system and Bill of Material program that has been custom designed to be an easy-to-use method in creating custom plan view layouts of Playworld Systems modular play components, as well as preliminary quotations. Playworld CAD is widely used by their world wide team of playground consultants and, with minimum product knowledge, can be used by design professionals throughout the industry to create their own custom Playworld Systems modular play unit.

It is flexible enough to let you try different options and check pricing for each option to optimize the layout versus the budget. The Playworld CAD program is a Windows based add-on to AutoCAD LT release 97, 98, and 2000 or AutoCAD release 13, release 14, or release 2000. After selecting a component from the intuitive pull-down menus, you can place it in the landscape, and orient it on the screen with a click of the mouse. Playworld Systems verifies the accuracy and content of the layout before accepting an order.

For additional information call 800-233-8404 or visit www.playworldsystems.com. This program is a Windows based add-on to AutoCAD LT release 97, 98, and 2000 or AutoCAD release 13, release 14, or release 2000. The user interface is based on intuitive pull down menus that describe the component and any specific conditions for its use. You select the desired component, place it, and orient it on the screen with a click of the mouse. A 'beginners' knowledge of AutoCAD is required to do commands that are features of AutoCAD such as erase, move, pan, and print setup.

Although this software allows you to create drawings for your specific project, Playworld Systems must verify the accuracy and content of the layout before accepting an order. This verification includes component compatibility checks, determination that all necessary components have been included, and a review of the layout for action conflicts or clearance issues -- all necessary items to assure the maximum safety and integrity of the playground equipment.

Landscape Structures Landscape Structures offers an AutoCAD plug-in program for designing playground systems. To obtain a copy of PlayCAD, contact your local Landscape Structures representitive by calling 888-4FUNLSI or log on at www.playlsi.com.

Benefits: •Allows a Landscape Architect to design their own play structure or take an existing design and modify it. •Expedites the entire design process: Landscape Architects can make changes from their own desktop, which speeds up Landscape Structures' ability to create site plans and three dimensional drawings. •Enables you to import a play structure drawing into your overall project plan. Features: •Creates an itemized bill of materials, including concrete requirements and estimated construction hours.

•Indicates safety zones for both the entire play area as well as for each component. • PlayCAD will 'warn' the user if components are included that do not work with the given height. For example, PlayCAD would alert you if you tried to place a Summit Climber at a height lower than 64' or higher than 72'.

In addition, the program will advise you that some components don't fit on certain decks. The program highlights the challenge (at the bottom of the screen) and then asks if you still want to proceed. If the user so chooses, he/she can still add the component to the drawing.

• Identifies footing hole locations and sizes • Provides a list of all material specifications Requirements to use PlayCAD • Requires a working knowledge of AutoCAD. PlayCAD is based on AutoCAD's pull-down menu system. • Best if used in conjunction with the Landscape Structures catalog, to view photos of the components that are itemized on PlayCAD Landscape Structures offers an AutoCAD plug-in program for designing playground systems that expedites the entire design process. Landscape Architects can create an itemized bill of materials, including concrete requirements and estimated construction hours.

Playgrounds T his is a project for the Military Communities of Hawaii, which is the Navy’s maintenance division on the main island. Here the installers removed the old playground/surfacing and installed a brand-new play structure in conjunction with Unity's rubberized safety surfacing. Our self-interlocking tiles with button-lock technology are installed over a compacted aggregate sub base that is approximately 5' (inches) thick.

All of which is recessed and surrounded by a concrete header/boarder to give the ENTIRE area ADA accessibility. This is the first project they have installed with the Unity brand of products and are very impressed by the overall look and performance. The optional design patterns were a neat addition in making this a very unique play experience both for the military personal and the children who will be using it. As a proud member of the USGBC, we continues to strive to provide the industry with the most environmentally friendly rubberized safety surfacing, flooring and pavers.

Our emphasis on maximizing recycled rubber content and minimizing potentially harmful substances in the manufacturing of our code-compliant products is proof of our commitment to you and our environment. We have taken leadership roles in ASTM, CPSC, UL, FM and LEED transparency by entering into partnerships with several independent testing labs to provide third party results that truly sets the standards by which all others are measured. This is why many architects, engineers and designers look to us for peace-of-mind. Unity offers you more options in playground tiles that most, letting you choose from the widest palette of TPV (EPDM) color chips and size in order to achieve your vision..just like you see here.

Our TPV color chips are stronger than traditional EPDM chips offering more durability. The natural through-the-playground colors provide exceptional color matching with the surfacing even for the most demanding of clients. Here the customer selected a playground with these colors and asked us to match the safety surfacing tiles accordingly.and we did. Splash Design was chosen using 60% Blue chips mixed and 40% Light Grey chips mixed with standard black to achieve the color blending that you see. The transitional ramps we painted an ocean blue color to have the boarders system stand out to anyone that crosses its path in order to reduce tripping.

Made from 95% recycled materials, and available in a wide variety of colors and thicknesses, Unity's playground tiles offer a durable, eco-friendly solution for all your playgrounds spaces.like this one at this inner city school. It is almost twice the size of traditional playground tiles thanks to its double size with a fake seam down the middle, and offering our exclusive 'step & repeat method of installations, our system will go down much faster during the installation process, yet provide exceptional resistance to vandalism. After the PIP system was removed only after a couple of years, the customer selected our standard pigmented green 2.5' thick 'Play-land' tiles to resemble grass..after all, it is a concrete jungle out there. Unfortunately, budget did not allow for new equipment under this scope.

Just recently, a customer called stated the following: 'we have a PIP (Pour-In-Place) system that is failing and we want to switch to your tiles. However, we are concerned with how the tiles will line up with all the irregular shapes that is found within our playground area.'

Our answer was to simply show them this image, CAD files and Detailed Drawings of the same. As you can see in this park playground in Union City, NJ., cutting to irregular shapes and patterns are effortless with the help of a skilled installer and the correct tools.such as a jig-saw. 3' EPDM/TPV top Soft-Land Series was installed using a blend of 45% Regular Blue and 45% Light Blue as specified by the architect and municipality. Can anyone tell me what distinguishes the playground on the left with the orange playground on the right?

It lacks life and excitement that would not only compliment the playground structure, the park setting, but also the community. Having worked directly with this landscape architect to choose custom blended EPDM/TPV top tiles, the breathtaking emotions of the children and the community truly expands a child’s ability to value their own capabilities and celebrate otherssomething we worked hard to do in the blending process and color coordination of this park playground.

Here is a playground area that has installed our interlocking safety surfacing, flooring and paver products after the pour-in-place system failed at another location. We have since installed our 'Soft-Land' series in Green with highlighted Red tile (see in the distance to the right) for the custodian to easily find and access the man-hole cover. Our playground tiles were counter-sunk level with the surrounding areas to give children in this inner city to roam freely without the worry of tripping. Truly making the ENTIRE play area ADA compliant. Your reputation is everything. It generates repeat business and separates us from the competition. That is why you need safety surfacing products your are proud to attach your name to.

Since 1987 we have,and continue to deliver features and benefits you need in an interlocking rubber tile system that is unmatched to this day. Which is why this municipality decided to stick with a tile system as a replacement product. Our Play-Land series was selected in the Terra Cotta RED color after a competing brand failed..even with impressive warranties and installations that are 'certified' which is originally 'what sold us on the system in the first place'. We encourage you, just like these folks, to give us a shot on your next surfacing project. Working hand-in-hand with the general contractor, Unity installed there 3”thick Soft-Land series for this Condo development in NJ.

The engineering department chose Unity as a result of their extensive testing with ASTM. CPSC, ADA, USGBC safety standards, coupled with our knowledge and experience in the industry. Green was selected by the architect, and designer, then approved by the board member as one was quoted saying: “very little greenery around this entire complex”. And one parent was quoted saying: “love the idea that kids can not only swim in the pool, but play on the playground as well.” Personally designed by Unity, we came up with this simple pattern of using Blue tiles as the field units with Tan transitional ramps. Two colors not found in the playground structure to really give this playground area some life and excitement. Handbook For Arkansas Municipal Officials Definition. Since this 5-12 year playground project was completed, we have since started on phase II using the same design for the 2-5 year old playground area. It will be hard to notice, but both play areas will maintain the “step & repeat” method of installation for this housing authority complex in NYC.

At this 6,000 sq. Playground area, like many others across the globe, Unity provides sof surfaces that children and adult can use.worry free. Here the owners decided to go with green as if children would be playing on grass. Although not seen in this image. Unity has installed there rubber tiles using the “Step & Repeat system which lines real seam up with fake seam.similar to “brick work”. This technological advancement in design provide an even more worry free balance to the playground area.

To learn more about this type of installation process go to our 'technical information page' of our website. Here at this Housing Authority project, Blue and Gray pigmented tiles were selected to compliment the theme of this playground structure. The layout/pattern was selected by the landscape architect in conduction with Unity’s design team.

The result..a 3 to 1 zigzag pattern was created. Look closely at the red tile in the right corner – Working closely with the maintenance department at this facility, Unity learned that the manhole cover needed to be accessed in case of an emergency. The solution– a red tile was installed for easy finding and access. Red transitional ramps were also selected to signify (change of color = change of elevations) to anyone that they are stepping on, or off the playground area. Here at this school for special needs, the architect in conjunction with the board of directors and principal has selected what is known as our “Splash Design' series where we have added a certain percentage of TPV/EPDM chips on the top of our standard tile/mat/block/paver system. The outcome is a 50/50 blend of black and color.in this case, bright red. We can offer up to three different color blends and percentages with respect to our rubber play tiles.

Contact us today to request a sample blend for your next project. After completing several other projects for this municipality in NJ, Unity once again stepped up to the plate by providing this park project with Blue pigmented tiles in this once bland playground area that stood the old black vulcanized rubber tiles/mats. These tiles were counter-sunk with the outside walkway/pathway areas provide unlimited ADA access points to this playground. If you would like to see how the held up after Hurricane Sandy.and under five (5) feet of salt water and debris.check out our “Projects Page” under “Old Surfacing Projects”.. You will be pleasantly pleased. What if we could put the 'play' back into playground surfacing? Well.we can, and we did with the introduction of our multi-purpose safety matting that can be used in more ways than one.

Here, our hopscotch inspired playground flooring combines play and socialization among children and adults of all ages, creating additional site amenities to any playground environment. It can be seamlessly integrated into our interlocking tiles during the manufacturing process along with letters from the alphabet designed to provide a lifetime of enjoyment. Go to our page to learn more. Please visit our video page to watch how much the children love to use it.

Thanks to the innovative science behind our recycled products, architects, engineers, designers and planners can now build beautiful surfaces that literally make our environment cleaner and safer for children to enjoy. Just look at how beautifully designed the rubber tiles are in conjunction with the playground equipment. It truly sets the standard by which all others are measured. Available is several colors, thicknesses and textures, Unity can enhance any project as seen here. Let us help you design something that will set that standard even higher. Here at this Housing Authority courtyard area stood an old playground structure with traditional safety surfacing (virgin vulcanized rubber).

Today, Unity Surfacing Systems has provided this agency with the newly advanced playground tiles (recycled rubber). As we quote: “Erick Prinz and Unity Surfacing Systems helped us turn a good play area into a great play area by providing us with a unique design that would compliment the playground structure'. The addition of the colored tiles into the play environment is a great marriage that added an extra dimension of play for the children. We are quite happy with the results'. We are VERY pleased with how this project turned out. Hopefully you will be too.

Here is another NYC Parks Department Playground project where we installed the 2 ½” thick “Play-Land” series using a unique pattern to resemble a checkerboard using Black and Terra Cotta (Red) in a 50/50 ratio. This design was selected to compliment the splash-pad area to the left of this image as well as the right where stamped asphalt will be installed after the final stages of the construction work is complete. As you can see design complexity is no match for us and our products. With the newly advanced 'Running Bond Method of Installation'.

This blend of form and function can be transforming for the end user. What is uniquely amazing about this project is the fact that it is right along the Hudson River in the Bronx. With that, this playground was design to resemble a water flow feature to compliment the same. Behind where this image was take is a small stream that ends at the beginning of this playground. The water feature is then picked up again by the use of the beach blue and sandy tan tiles strategically placed throughout the playground area that will be carried over to the wall you see in the distance (behind the playground structure). At that wall, another water feature will be painted to give it a complete “finished” look that Henry Hudson would be proud of. Hats off to the architects, engineers and designers who work so hard to make this project what it is today.

Download Free Nowgenerator Software Definition. Whether in large playground settings, private schools or daycare centers, Unity delivers high-performance products designed to withstand not only foot traffic, but heavy environmental weather conditions, while at the same time providing remarkable color customization with the use of UV stable EPDM granules uniquely blended to allows for unlimited design options while providing children the opportunity to safety challenge themselves. Here the blend is 85% Red/10%Blue/5% Yellow in about half the play tiles with the other half having a blend of: 85% Green/10%Blue/5% Yellow. This municipality has understood the need for a product that can truly help them with the 'storm water management issue'. Check out our 'Video' page of our website to see who, what, when, where, how and why this product was mentioned.

When working with the architects, engineers, designers and community board members collectively, we came up with a design for this playground area that has complimented the structure and the surrounding areas quite well. Here we used a blend of 40% black/25% Orange/15% Yellow EPDM top tile to create a breathtaking safety surfacing that is unmatched. The 'Step & Repeat' system was maintained throughout the installation process. We seeking customization like this, let us help you design a surfacing material that would compliment your theme. Here at this SCA/BOE playground project in NYC, Unity has installed there 3” thick Soft-Land series to meet the demanding drop height requirements of this playground structure as well as the internal SCA/BOE demands for safety. Working with the designer and school principal we have come up with a solution that would compliment the playground structure and surrounding buildings. With that, we used our “Splash™” design using 50% of Beige EPDM.

This project is the first of its kindand expect to see more like it thanks to this image being posted by the Associated Press. Based upon their experience on the last project they were on just a year prior, the general contractor (GC) of this playground project quickly realized that the pour-in-place (PIP) system was not going to hold up in the active, common areas of the most demanding playgrounds. With that, the GC convinced the municipality to have the sub-contractor install durable rubber tiles that are manufactured with heat and pressure. This sub-contract selected Unity 'Soft-Land' series in the swing areas and at the bases of slides areas became more of a need then a want. Working closely with the GC and sub-contractor, Unity has provided an exact color match to compliment the surfacing area.

Since this project completed, we have installed our tile system throughout the entire playground area in other parks projects for this municipality. Including the one that had the PIP system previously installed.

Here at this Housing Authority project, property managers were looking for playground materials that would be cut to fit snug around all the posts, columns supports and even the curbing that surrounds this recreational area. Such versatility is unmatched with us due to our 'step & repeat' system with bolts down capabilities that locks our products tightly together for many years of hassle-free enjoyment preventing product-to-product separation, curling and pealing typically found in a standard tile/mat/block system. Green was selected in this area to give it the idea that you would be on grass in the 'concrete jungle' of NYC. Unity was given free reign to come up with a layout/design/pattern that would WOW this swing area of this park in NJ. We decided to utilize a combination of diamond shapes within the “step & repeat” method of installation.

We feel we have accomplished this goal by giving you what you see here. This is just one of five playground areas located within this park totaling 27,000 sq. Let us help you surface America.one playground at a time. PS: if you notice..the entire system is counter-sunk. Recycled rubber is more then just an old car tire. It is renewable and responsible resource that can be recycled and reused into fine products such as ours.

It is environmentally friendly, delivering more in terms of beauty, versatility and performance as seen in this photograph. It meets or exceeds ASTM, CPSC, ADA and USGBC-LEED safety standards. New technologies in product design have enabled longer life spans and continue to expand the possibilities for our products to be used on your next project as we can help achieve that goal.

Having only installed 9,900 sq. Of our safety surfacing material on this 76,000 sq. Project so far, Unity has been recommended to several other surrounding communities in need of a better safety surfacing that will outlast the hundreds of children that come to play on there playground each and every day.

This playground area is designed to show a line formation while at the same time maintaining the “Step & Repeat” method of installationlining real seams up with fake seams. This truly shows that regardless of design..we can help. PS: Again.entire playground area counter-sunk for complete ADA access. Unity’s recycled products, mixed with blended amounts of EPDM/TPV materials, allow us to generate our “premium series”.

It isn’t just taking tiles/mats/blocks/pavers to new lengths, its creating unlimited design possibilities with any of our custom color combinations and design patterning that we can help you with on your project. Additionally, beyond our newly designed self-interlocking system coupled with the “Button-Lock™” technology to allow for a “running-bond” method of installation, Unity can generate sophisticated layouts, designs and or patterns as seen here in this NYC Park.

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