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Civil 3D vs. Carlson Survey

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricCivil 3D

by Autodesk

Carlson Survey

by Carlson Software

Overall rating4.43.9
Review count38911
Ease of use7.88.9
Ease of setup7.410.0
Quality of support7.79.0
Meets requirements8.88.6
NPS57.9945836.363636
Small Business29.8%50.0%
Mid-Market43.8%30.0%
Enterprise26.4%20.0%
Total page views1,33862
Total LLM citations8,736124

Civil 3D

Autodesk® Civil 3D® is civil infrastructure design and documentation software that helps civil engineers design, analyze, and document transportation, land development, and water infrastructure projects in a 3D model-based environment. Civil 3D provides integrated tools for working with the data and design elements used throughout civil engineering projects. Engineers and designers can create and manage surfaces, alignments, profiles, corridors, grading, pipe networks, and other infrastructure design elements while maintaining relationships between objects as designs change.

Pros

  • Tools
  • Design Development
  • Versatility
  • Intuitive
  • Customization
  • Powerful Fun

Carlson Survey

Carlson Survey is a Windows software application for the Surveyor’s office to manage the complete job cycle from field data collection to drafting a final plan with several CAD options. With minimum effort and time, Carlson Survey allows users to design and produce a 2D drawing, an enhanced 3D surface model and construction layout data sets, for increasing their efficiency and profitability.

Pros