Best Urban Planning and Design Software - Page 3

PointCab Origins

PointCab – Fast, Intuitive Solutions for Point Cloud Processing & Collaboration PointCab develops smart, user-friendly software that turns complex 3D point cloud data into actionable results—quickly and efficiently. Our solutions are trusted by professionals in architecture, engineering, construction, surveying, and urban planning around the world. We offer two core products: PointCab Origins PointCab Origins is a high-performance desktop solution for processing point cloud data from any laser scanner. It enables users to extract floor plans, sections, elevations, and orthoimages with just a few clicks—no advanced CAD or BIM skills required. - Works with data from all major scanner brands (e.g. Faro, Leica, NavVis, Riegl) - Supports fast export to CAD and BIM tools like AutoCAD, Revit, Archicad, and more - Ideal for scan-to-CAD and scan-to-BIM workflows in architecture, construction, and surveying - Saves time by simplifying as-built documentation and spatial analysis PointCab Nebula PointCab Nebula is our cloud-based platform for viewing and sharing point cloud data online. It allows teams and stakeholders to collaborate on 3D data —no software installation needed. - Stream point clouds via browser - Add comments, link documents, and organize projects visually - Control access with user permissions - Hosting of your choice: Connect Nebula to your existing cloud, e.g. Google, AWS or more Whether you're planning urban spaces, documenting existing buildings, or coordinating construction projects, PointCab makes point cloud workflows faster, easier, and more accessible. We bridge the gap between reality capture and real-world results.

Ratio.City

Smarter Planning, Faster Decisions Ratio.City is a powerful, map-based platform that accelerates real estate and urban planning decisions. Designed for developers, planners, and municipalities, our intuitive tools simplify complex site analysis, zoning research, and feasibility studies—saving weeks of manual work. With curated, high-quality data layers and dynamic visualizations, Ratio.City helps you identify development opportunities, understand policy constraints, and collaborate more efficiently. Whether you're planning a multi-family residential project or evaluating new housing policy impacts, Ratio.City turns data into actionable insights. From concept to application, Ratio.City de-risks your decisions and empowers faster, more confident planning. Key Features: - Locate Tool – Quickly identify sites with development potential across major cities - Feasibility Analysis – Run high-level development scenarios including zoning and built form constraints - Interactive Mapping – Visualize planning layers, land use policies, and infrastructure data - 3D Massing Generator – Instantly create and compare building massing studies - Reports – Generate ready-to-share summaries for internal or municipal use - Collaboration Tools – Share interactive maps and findings with teams or external partners - Custom Layers & Uploads – Add your own data to layer over city-wide datasets 🌐 Available in Multiple Markets – Currently supporting major Canadian cities, with expansion ongoing...

Average Rating: 4.0/5.0

Total Reviews: 1

Simplex 3D

Simplex 3D is a groundbreaking 3D visualization platform that empowers real estate professionals to plan, analyze, and present projects with unmatched accuracy and context. Using patented aerial photography technology, the platform transforms massive data into a highly accurate, real-life 3D model—seamlessly integrated with powerful tools and enriched data layers. With a unified workspace for visualizing, analyzing, and optimizing urban projects, Simplex 3D reveals hidden opportunities, reduces risk, and helps teams work smarter.

SimWalk-360

SimWalk is a leading pedestrian simulation software for transport, aviation, urban planning and architecture.

Average Rating: 5.0/5.0

Total Reviews: 1

SimWalk PRO

SimWalk PRO integrates the CAD software SimDraw for easier adaptation of simulation plans. In addition, SimWalk Event Handler allows creating highly dynamic simulations with integrated run-time events.

Smart Site Plan

Snaptrude

Snaptrude is a web-based 3D modeling software (BIM) for Architects and Designers. Designers use Snaptrude to create better buildings faster with the help of data and automation. Unlike other design tools, Snaptrude allows for multiplayer collaboration enabling project teams to design together.

Urban Network Analysis Toolbox for ArcGIS

The City Form Lab has released a state-of-the-art toolbox for urban network analysis. As the first of its kind, the Centrality Tools this ArcGIS toolbox can be used to compute five types of graph analysis measures on spatial networks: Reach; Gravity; Betweenness; Closeness; and Straightness. Redundancy Redundancy Tools additionally calculate the Redundancy Index, Redundant Paths, and the Wayfinding Index.

Average Rating: 4.5/5.0

Total Reviews: 1

UrbanSim

UrbanSim Inc. helps urban development stakeholders make smarter decisions, faster. Our state-of-the-art urban simulation, 3D visualization, and shared open data empowers users to explore, gain insights into, and develop and evaluate alternative plans to improve their communities. UrbanSim’s platform incorporates the interactions between land use, transportation, the economy, and the environment to build better cities. Over 81.8 million people live in areas covered by regional plans informed by UrbanSim. We span 5 continents. There are over 4,500 academic citations for UrbanSim. Let’s make cities more accessible, affordable, and resilient together.

Vivacity

At VivaCity, our vision is to make cities smarter, safer and more sustainable. Our AI sensors and ‘Smart Junctions’ signal control gather detailed and anonymous data 24/7 on transport modes, traffic flow and travel patterns, supporting strategic decisions to help optimise the transport network and improve urban infrastructure.

VR-Design Studio

VU.CITY

VU.CITY is a game-changing collaborative platform that combines digital twins of our cities with tools and data to support its users in creating, refining, and sharing the journey of city transformation to create the best possible city for all. Our smart cities currently support built environment professionals, with future growth plans to help all industries that impact our cities by creating holistic space to test, visualize, and understand impacts in seconds to discover how we can get more from what we already have and reduce risk. Used across the world by both the public and private sector, VU.CITY provides a shared visual perspective to understand the character of a city, facilitating a city-wide constructive narrative and inclusion with change. The VU.CITY Platform covers the whole of London and the centres of 26 major UK and international cities. Through use of 3D technology, design and planning functionality and game engine technology, VU.CITY helps city changers make better design and planning decisions, faster.

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