We also use the Agtek Program, SitePlan 3D (the economy version Siteworks 3D), which works well for us. I think its interface is the easiest to use (but I'm a AutoCad novice). The disadvantages are 1) the price 2)Agtek products can import info from AutoCad in DWG/DXF form, but aren't that...
usaedy: iNo compaction is done under the footing on virgin soil. No need to do that. In a structural fill situation, we compact under the guidance of a geotechnical engineer. The entire foundation pad gets rolled with a minimum 5 ton vibratory roller before footings are formed.
Just as a...