What is the best civil add-on for AutoCAD?

[Lndsn]

Hello all,

I am trying to decide what is the best CAD add-on program for my purposes. I am a landscape architect and up to this point I have been just using plain old AutoCAD to do all of my grading plans, road profiles, detention pond design, etc, etc. I have very limited knowledge of the capabilities of add on programs like CivalCAD, LandCAD, and Easy Surf.

What programs should I be looking into for what I'm doing?
What are the advantages an disadvantages of the programs you use?

Thanks for the input!!!

 

[bltseattle]

LAs I've worked with in the past have used Eaglepoint or LandCAD for the types of tasks you describe. Civils in our office use Eaglepoint. I don't know the relative pros/cons but I would look at Eaglepoint as you shop around.

 

[civilperson]

LDD is tops for subdivision design.