Video guides
Overview of pond outlines, depth layers, volume estimates and the 3D Studio.
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Pond Tools. Plan your pond before you dig. Start with your space. Draw a pond, trace a photo, or plan over satellite imagery. Give it depth. Set shelves and a deeper floor, then see the estimated water volume change. Open the same pond in Studio. Inspect the outline and shelves in three dimensions. Plan the space around it, with planting, paths, furniture, and equipment. Use your pond volume in water care calculations. Confirm the actual filled volume before treatment. Explore your design before the digging begins. Start planning at Pond Tools dot com.
Follow a workflow
| Video | Guide |
|---|---|
| Shape your first pond | Start a project, edit its outline and open Studio |
| Explore an editable photo trace | Adjust a traced outline and its depths |
| Plan over satellite imagery | Select a site and draw a proposed pond |
| Same outline. Different depth. | Review how depth changes the volume estimate |
| From Planned Pond to Perfect Water | Use pond volume with water-care calculators |
| Plan a swimming pool | Choose a pool shape, set dimensions and compare Studio finishes |
The aerial garden example is AI-generated, with illustrative scale and depths. Use site measurements for your own project. Studio shows the pond geometry; surrounding scenery is arranged separately from a background photo.
Plan before you dig
A short vertical introduction to planning a pond and viewing its design.
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Pond Tools. Plan before you dig. Trace your outline. See it in three D. Start planning at Pond Tools dot com.
From photo to pond plan
A short vertical example of an illustrative photo, its pond trace and Studio view.
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Pond Tools. Plan your pond before you dig. Start with a photo and a known scale. Trace the pond and adjust its outline. Set the depths, then inspect the same pond geometry in 3D. Plan your pond at PondTools.com.
For the recorded outline and depth edits, open the photo-trace guide.
Six inches changes the estimate
A short vertical comparison of depth settings and their displayed volume estimates.
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Pond Tools. Plan your pond before you dig. Same outline. Start with a thirty six inch floor. Change the floor from thirty-six to forty-two inches. Now, two thousand four hundred seventy six gallons. One hundred seventy one extra gallons.
Follow the depth and volume guide to check the inputs behind an estimate.