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Best Civil 3D Add-On software for Surveyors. DotSoft or SincPac?
Hi Guys.
I am thinking about getting an add-on toolset to use with Civil 3D for my work, especially with point management, transformations, and report generation (transformation detail reports, point comparison Observed vs Datum with delta N/E and horizontal diff, point listings ect). So far I’ve filtered the candidates down to 2 possible programs. SincPac and DotSoft’s Civil3D Tools. I am looking for some feedback from people who have actually used either or better yet both, as to which is the better buy. I want something that doesn’t have a big learning curve and just speed up my workflow in general. Also if there is another software that you know of that is comparable, I’m open to suggestions.
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It’s been many moons ago but SincPac was pretty slick to use. I don’t know anything about DotSoft.
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This didn’t generate much response. I’ve never used either, but I know there are people on this board who have used one or the other. I think these two programs each offer different routines (not really an overlap), so in the end I think it would be a matter of trying both out to see which might be more useful to you. They both offer free trials, so I would take advantage of that to give them each a test drive.Â
I would be interested in knowing if the OP has decided on one or the other, and their thoughts and experience with one or both.Â
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We use sincpac and can’t imagine not having it. It has a ton of features, we’re still finding them after years of use. We do a lot of staking and it has many quality of life features for staking…among many other things. It’s cheap and can pay for itself in 1 day of use.  I don’t know anything about Dotsoft. Nothing saying you can’t use both,Â
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SincPac by a mile!
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