Civil Designer vs. CSI ETABS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Civil Designer
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Civil Designer is civil engineering infrastructure design software. The integrated design modules handle bulk earthworks, highways, roads, surface drainage, wastewater drainage and potable pressurized water network design and analysis, in a single application. The integrated modular design suite is used by consulting engineers, civil engineers, municipal engineers and specialists within the AEC and AECO industries. Civil Designer's Advanced Terrain Modelling module allows advanced survey…
$1,440
CSI ETABS
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
ETABS, from Computers and Structures, Inc headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, is an integrated software package for the structural analysis and design of buildings that offers a single user interface to perform modeling, analysis, design, and reporting. There is no limit to the number of model windows, model manipulation views, and data views.N/A
Pricing
Civil DesignerCSI ETABS
Editions & Modules
Basic
$0
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Civil DesignerCSI ETABS
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Civil DesignerCSI ETABS
Likelihood to Recommend
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9.0
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User Testimonials
Civil DesignerCSI ETABS
Likelihood to Recommend
CIVIL DESIGNER
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Computers and Structures, Inc
For High Rise Buildings I would prefer E-tabs only, as the other scope are projct situated in earthquake peone zone will be easy to design a and analysis the sesmic waves with recent input data. Also for steel structures, as E-tabs provide most details in RCC.
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Pros
CIVIL DESIGNER
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Computers and Structures, Inc
  • Loads distributation as it is our main concern
  • Providing rebar quantity as well as providing a full 3d model object of rebar's
  • Providing quanttity sheets and material specification in final output
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Cons
CIVIL DESIGNER
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Computers and Structures, Inc
  • First E-tabs need to work on ease of load chnaging on an particular object after analysis as it reduce time and confusion between elements
  • The rebaring model on final output should be have more editing options as it will help in understanding and easy to use
  • Need to work on stairs rebar as it is also one of more important
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CIVIL DESIGNER
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Computers and Structures, Inc
The only reason where I would hose the E-tabs is its commands which are easy to use and it also probide rebar shedule for whole project and also provide the model of rebar which gives me clear idea and helps from manual calculations.
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Return on Investment
CIVIL DESIGNER
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Computers and Structures, Inc
  • Well as we alnalysis structure its has positivite effect for continuing the project further.
  • Expected Data @ times leads to disappointment as we need more details to save time
  • Working on E-TAb s in a customize organisation helps to provide result
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