- ALLPLAN: ALLPLAN offers software for buildings and infrastructure, including civil engineering, road and infrastructure design, bridge design, site planning, and construction planning.
- Bentley Systems: Bentley offers infrastructure engineering software for design, analysis, construction planning and project delivery.
- Bricsys: BricsCAD is DWG based CAD software for 2D drafting and 3D modeling, with product levels for building information modeling and mechanical design.
- Dassault Systèmes: Dassault Systèmes provides a collaborative platform centered on virtual twin experiences and virtual worlds.
- Eagle Point Software: Eagle Point Software offers learning and development products for architecture, engineering, construction, product design, and manufacturing teams.
- Graphisoft: Graphisoft offers BIM products and subscriptions for architectural design, local teams, multidisciplinary cloud collaboration, and system designers.
- MicroSurvey: MicroSurvey develops software for land surveying and related work.
- progeCAD USA: progeCAD USA offers CAD software for Windows with native DWG support and familiar commands.
- Softree: Softree develops civil engineering software for rural infrastructure, including road design, corridor planning, terrain tools, and earthwork optimization.
- Trimble: Trimble provides software and hardware that connect office and field teams.
- Vectorworks: Vectorworks provides 3D design software for sketching, drawing, modeling, and documenting projects.
How to choose
Start with the work your firm does most. A small transportation team, a municipal design group, and a multidisciplinary civil firm may need different drafting, modeling, and document review tools. List the projects and file types you handle, then ask vendors to show how their software supports those actual tasks. Ask who will administer licenses and templates. A system that needs a full-time specialist may not fit a lean office.
Check contract terms before a pilot. Confirm how licenses are counted, what happens when staff join or leave, and whether you can export project files and models in usable formats if you end the agreement. Review renewal dates, support coverage, data storage, and any limits on using files created in the software. Get these terms in writing.
Test connections to your current tools, including survey data, GIS, structural analysis, project management, and file storage. A vendor demo should use a representative project from your firm, not a polished sample. Note where staff must re-enter information or convert files by hand. Those steps take time and can introduce errors.
Plan for training. Ask what instruction is included, how long common tasks take to learn, and what help is available after launch. Have staff with different experience levels try the same workflow. A short pilot can reveal whether training fits around project deadlines.
Request references from firms with similar project types, staff size, and public agency work. Ask how the software performs on active projects and what support is like when deadlines are close. If your projects require state or local approvals, confirm which submission formats and review requirements the software supports. Check the agency's current guidance yourself, since acceptance rules can change.
- How do your license terms handle seasonal staffing, new hires, and staff departures?
- Can you demonstrate our typical project using our existing file formats and connected tools?
- What training and ongoing support are included, and how much staff time should we plan?
- Can we speak with firms similar to ours about implementation and day-to-day use?
- Which state or local submission requirements do you support, and how can we verify current acceptance?
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