Land F/X

per-module annual subscription, billed annually only (no monthly option) Design the Building

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.

3.4 /5 composite score
C1 4/5 reflects published per-module annual pricing from USD 295 to USD 995 plus the USD 775/year F/X CAD option, while C5 4/5 reflects AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, Rhino, and SketchUp integrations. C2 2/5 reflects no public API beyond the host CAD scripting surfaces.
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Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 4/5 per-module annual subscription, billed annually only (no monthly option), from $295 Source →
Agent Friendliness 2/5 API: unknown -- no public Land F/X API; plant/irrigation data stored as AutoCAD Xdata, readable via the host AutoCAD .NET/ObjectARX/ActiveX APIs
Ease of adoption 3/5 --
Portability & lock-in 4/5 2 file formats
Interoperability 4/5 5 integrations

Pricing

Modelper-module annual subscription, billed annually only (no monthly option)
Entry price$295
Free tierno
Trialyes
Billing unitper-seat
TiersDetail F/X ($295), Planting F/X ($695), Irrigation F/X ($995), F/X CAD ($775)
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How we verified this: we checked Land F/X against its live site and an independent source — capterra.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-07.

Evidence

File formats

FormatDirectionSupport
DWG unknown unknown
CSV unknown unknown

Integrations

AutoCAD AutoCAD Civil 3D Revit Rhino SketchUp

Sources

Pricing

Also covers

Land F/X also appears in these sub-categories:

MEP Design
The MEP placement is the irrigation module's Hazen-Williams pipe sizing, valve calculations, and symbol placement inside AutoCAD or Civil 3D; C2 2/5 reflects host-CAD scripting only, and C4 4/5 reflects DWG and CSV support.
Specifications
The specifications placement is tied to Planting F/X and Detail F/X schedule, quantity, and detail-sheet generation from the plant database; C1 4/5 reflects published module pricing, and C4 4/5 reflects DWG and CSV output.

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