[John Palasek]

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I need help deciding on design software!

I'm sure that this has been hashed out before, but as I have searched this site, I can't seem to find the type of comparison I'm in search of.

Basically, I'm trying to decide between, Dynascape, LSI and Pro Landscape software.

I'm currently using Designware, (Design Imaging Group), which has a very good imaging ability, but it's CAD-based 2d design program leaves much to be desired. I can get by OK, but I'm tired of "making the best of" basically primitive software.

The way I see it now is simply based on what I've managed to glean from this site and what I've read about each company's software:

Dynascape:

Nice presentation, nice features, good interactive qualities, (the ability to derive quotes from 2d, 3d, etc.. The downside is first the price and then the subscription fee which I think is a bit much in more ways than one.

LSI:

Seems like an upgrade version of Planscape and seems a bit too complex for simple tasks. I only have the trial version of it, and many symbols are not available, so it's hard to make an informed decision. Price is cheap, (maybe too cheap for a quality program?).

Pro Landscape:

Mid-range price and they now seem to offer all the necessary "bells and whistles", (scaling a site plan, paper sizes, etc.). I have yet to recieve my "Free Demo DVD" from them. I'd rather have an actual program I could play with, but I guess a marketing DVD is better than nothing. They claim free tech support, but are they really "there" for you?

So, of the three mentioned, who uses or has used them? What did you like? What did you NOT like? What would you recommend?


Thanks in advance!


-JP





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