Thanks, Purdue!
I appreciate the straight forward comments about Timberline. There's been others who have also advised that it's not much of a user-friendly program.
We are still on the look-out for such programs, yet it's been a very slow process. Further comments are welcome!
Bauld--
This helps out a whole lot, in confirming a few of my own suspicions. And, if I were to guess...the move we'll make is along the lines of: In-Site to Quest to Maxwell
I also liked what Quest/Maxwell offers!!!
Agtek appears topnotch too, but folks here don't see the value in...
Thanks Shwenkerbean, appreciate the input and understand the concern.
Agreed, as one who works both in the field as a surveyor and in the office as estimator, I see the need to keep your finger on the pulse. Besides, our company owner is a very 'real world' kinda guy.
Thank you again for...
Hey Shwenkerbean…
Volumes are calc’d with In-Site. It gets the job done.
We use ACAD around the office but not for volume calcs.
Agtek has stopped by for a demo a couple of months ago, but the $20k figure won’t fly. Looks like a very good program, nonetheless.
Folks here were hoping to...
"What type of business is the software for? As for what I have read Quest appears to be a more popular software in the earthwork and grading industry."
Thanks for asking, rmadrid.
The company's primary focus is on earthwork (commercial and residential). To which, there are subsidiaries in...
Our company is in the market for a 'total-package' software package, covering earthwork: take-offs (digitizing w/ACAD), estimating and accounting.
We're putting together a short list of 3-5 of the most preferred programs in the industry. Any and all recommendations you folks might have would...