Star fan palm with six diamond-leaflet fronds
Free CAD block from the Palm trees library (51 blocks), drawn 1:1.
About this block
Star fan palm with six diamond-leaflet fronds, drawn in plan view. It measures 11' 11" wide and 13' 8" deep (3.63 m × 4.17 m), and it is drawn 1:1, full size, so it drops into any drawing set up in meters or in inches without rescaling.
It also comes as a 3D model built from these drawings.
From the Palm trees library: 51 blocks drawn to one standard, each one available on its own.
In practice
Where it goes
Hotel garden plans, poolside layouts and the landscape plan of a subtropical apartment building take a six-frond star palm with diamond leaflets, which reads as a fan palm, not a feather palm. Drop it along a pool fence or at the ends of a pergola on the layout, where the 11 ft 11 in by 13 ft 8 in (364 by 417 cm) oval footprint suits a narrow border bed.
Clearances to leave
The oval 11 ft 11 in (364 cm) by 13 ft 8 in (417 cm) canopy fits a border 13 ft 1 in (400 cm) wide if the trunk sits 39 in (100 cm) from the fence. Space them 13 ft (4 m) apart along the fence, keep 13 ft (4 m) from the building, and leave the 47 × 47 in (120 × 120 cm) pit unpaved.
Pairs with
Repeat it along a pool fence with the Tropical broadleaf palm with gray-shaded pinwheel leaves as the single big specimen, and let the Dense tree canopy of overlapping star-shaped leaves anchor the far corner. White gravel between trunks sets the palms off.
Common questions
What are the dimensions of this block?
It measures 11' 11" | 3.63 m wide by 13' 8" | 4.17 m deep. The drawing is 1:1, full size, so it inserts at the right size in metric and in imperial drawings.
Is there a 3D model of this block?
Yes. A 3D model built from this block's drawings, 11' 11" wide, 13' 8" deep and 19' 3" high, is free to download in STEP, DXF 3D, OBJ, GLB, 3MF and STL. It is a closed part, so it also prints at 1:50 or 1:100 for a scale model.
File formats, AutoCAD versions and units are explained on the formats page; every file is free for personal and commercial work under the license.
Details
Collections
Drawing at scalePlan view
Seen from above beside a standing person, both at the same scale.
3D model
Built at real size from the plan drawing, from its plan, which gives no height: the drawn fronds, straight and flat, in two or three tiers (neighboring fronds in different tiers, so the top view is the drawing), on a slim trunk 1.5 times as tall as the crown is wide (between 13 and 40 ft). Drag to orbit, underneath too; scroll or pinch to zoom.
Dimensions and sizes
Width 11' 11" | 3.63 m, depth 13' 8" | 4.17 m, footprint 163.1 ft².
Explore at scale
How big is it?
Footprint 163.1 ft², about 8.4× the floor area of a twin bed.
On your sheet
At 1/4" = 1'-0" the drawing prints 2.98 in × 3.42 in on Letter.
In the room
Plan at real sizeCheck passes
Garden terrace layout
Built around the star fan palm with six diamond-leaflet fronds, the block you are viewing.
Checks
- Canopy edge to the house wall7' 3"Minimum 3' 3", recommended 6' 7"
Design notes
- Keep tree canopies at least 6' 7" from the house; large species need half their mature spread.
- A terrace for a table of four needs about 9' 10" × 9' 10" to move round it.
- Plan symbols at their real canopy size show clients how much shade a tree will give.
The kit, 7 blocks