Getting started with Plan Generation

Introduction to Plan Generation

Plan Generation replaces Legacy Landonline Plan Generation. 

In Plan Generation in New Landonline you can:

• display layers of existing spatial data to give context to the survey
• automatically define title and survey related diagram images
• define areas to create more detailed diagrams for title and survey related data
• select existing primary parcel boundaries to indicate Record of Title (RT) boundaries – also known as estate boundaries
• include underlying data such as appellations and road names
• include abuttal boundaries
• label diagrams
• add text (labels) and lines to a diagram
• edit diagrams, labels, coordinates and lines
• define diagrams within diagrams (nested diagrams).   

For aspatial plans, such as Unit Title or Cross Lease, you can include a scanned plan image as a Plan Graphic or PSB NonPrimary Graphic supporting document in Survey capture. This will be included in your generated plans. 

Learn about key differences with Legacy Landonline Plan Generation

Landonline Plan Generation defines the following diagrams as the basis for plans:

• survey diagram - the System Generated Survey diagram
• title diagram (lots and sections) - the System Generated Primary diagram
• title non-primary parcel diagram (easements, etc.) - the System Generated Non Primary diagram
• user-defined detail survey and title diagrams.  

From the system generated diagrams, Landonline forms pages in Layout Plan Sheets and generates:

• Record of Survey
• Title Plan

You can add additional pages in the layout sheets where you can add your user-defined diagrams to clearly show detailed information and add clarity to your plans. 

Define diagrams

Layout plan sheets

For aspatial plans where there are no marks or vectors captured, such as Unit Title or Cross Lease datasets, see: 
Plan Generation for aspatial datasets

Plan Generation for spatial datasets 

Before using Plan Generation ensure your survey is completely captured and all new parcels are linked. We recommend running the pre-validation report before you open Plan Generation, so you can address any issues.  

Warning message if survey capture isn’t completed 

Before you can open Plan Generation you need to:

• capture at least 1 vector or boundary line between 2 marks
• record a purpose for all marks  
• specify at least 1 mark as an existing Landonline mark
• make all marks either a To or From mark for a vector or boundary line
• define all boundary lines in your survey as part of a parcel definition
• link all parcel attributes to spatially defined definitions.

If survey capture is incomplete and you try to open Plan Generation, you’ll see a warning such as the example below of marks not connected to vectors. 

You will need to resolve any issues before you can use Plan Generation. 

Open Plan Generation

You can open Plan Generation from either:

• My Work by left-clicking on the CSD reference and selecting Open CSD in Plan Generation from the drop-down menu

  

• Survey Capture by left-clicking the Plan Generation icon on the Workflow toolbar on the left-hand side of your Survey Capture spatial view.

  

If survey capture has been completed, this takes you to the Plan Generation landing page.
 

The first time you open Plan Generation you will see a pop-up message reminding you to ensure you have the survey open in only 1 browser window. You can select Don’t show me this again to prevent the pop-up appearing each time you enter Plan Generation. Select Continue to close the pop-up. 
 

From the landing page, you can open:

• Define Diagrams
• Maintain Diagram Layers
• Label Preferences
• Layout Plan Sheets.  

Use the panel at the top left of the landing page to:

• Return to Survey Capture
• Return to My Work
• open Plan Generation help content in another browser tab.

Left-click on an option to select it.
 

Plan Generation for aspatial datasets

Once you have completed your aspatial capture in Landonline, and added a Plan Graphic or PSB NonPrimary Graphic supporting document type, you can generate plans using the Plan Generation icon found in the workflow toolbar. Note that the option to open Plan Generation from My Work is unavailable for aspatial datasets. 
 

Complete Plan Generation for aspatial plans

1. Select Plan Generation from the Workflow Toolbar on the left-hand side of your Survey Capture spatial view. 

   

2. A message appears advising that Landonline will now generate the digital plans for the survey. 
   Select Continue.

   

3. Plan generation will start processing. Once processed, a message appears at the top right of the screen: “Plan generation successfully started”.

   

4. The compilation batch request is sent to the server, and once the batch is completed a copy of the compiled Record of Survey and Title Plan are sent to the signing surveyor and primary contact via My messages. You can then view and download the attachments as needed.
   See also: My messages.