Landscape & Site Design

2 tools reviewed under Design the Building, sorted by composite score.

Solid
3.8/5

Standalone landscape architecture and site BIM platform from Nemetschek -- terrain and grading, planting design with a plant database, irrigation and water-budget analysis, hardscape detailing, and construction documentation with integrated cost estimating; a distinct product from Vectorworks Architect.

Solid standalone landscape BIM -- $153/mo ($1,530/yr annual) with Marionette visual scripting and a full Python API, plus native Speckle, Twinmotion Direct Link, and Lumion LiveSync integrations and open DWG/IFC export; distinct from Vectorworks Architect, so don't assume overlap if the firm already runs that seat.

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Solid
3.0/5

AutoCAD/Civil 3D plugin suite for landscape architecture and irrigation design -- automates plant/irrigation symbol placement, Hazen-Williams pipe sizing, and schedule/quantity generation via Detail F/X, Planting F/X, and Irrigation F/X modules, with its own F/X CAD engine for firms without an AutoCAD license.

Purpose-built landscape and irrigation documentation for AutoCAD/Civil 3D -- Land F/X's own Oct-2025 CEO pricing letter states per-module rates (Detail F/X $295, Planting F/X $695, Irrigation F/X $995, F/X CAD $775/yr), but every independent listing (Capterra, G2) still shows quote-only/contact-vendor with no public number, so the pricing-wall cap applies until a third-party source corroborates; it also has no public API, so automation is limited to whatever the host CAD platform's .NET/AutoLISP surface and Xdata exposure allow.

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Comparison Table

Tool Composite ValueAgentEasePortabilityInterop Pricing Agent-drivable Firm Fit Flags
Vectorworks Landmark 3.8 43345 Sub API solo, small-team, growing
none
Land F/X 3.0 22344 Sub API solo, small-team
Hidden price