ArcSite

Avantages

It is very simple, and easy to use. Custom objects is immensly helpful. I love the ability to import a photo, calibrate, and then measure distances from there-- I can now grab a quick snap of a building fire-plan or paper construction plans, etc. and do most measurements on the spot without having to individually measure off things. And if I've forgotten to measure something, I can still get that number after I get back to the office. It's also useful on the sales end to help give customer a quick layout of what they are getting or work to be done.

Inconvénients

Mult it out over several people, and it's pricey for each subscription. The ability to do ellipsoids and not just circles would make perspective a little simpler to do. Right now, you have to do a bunch of arcs which is very cumbersome.

Avantages

Ease of use and the support ArcSite provides once you run into any issues. They are extremely supportive and willing to accommodate your specific needs.

Inconvénients

Requires connectivity to the internet to produce the proposal, but there is no way around that issue. Just some places tend to be harder to connect and upload than it should be.

Avantages

This is an excellent app designed primarily for field diagramming. With it, we are able to create building diagrams quickly for our building inspection reports. In-app draining controls are well thought out to quickly layout and then fine tune as needed, with advanced controls. It exports to pdf, dwg, png and other formats and offers cloud backups too. A perfect marriage between this app and an iPad/pencil. We have used it create hundreds of building diagrams over the last two years. The main app engineer is rolling out new features consistently.

Inconvénients

We use iPad pros Wifi+ cellular on AT&T for diagramming and bugs that have continued unresolved for months have caused us to start re-considering alternatives. For example, swiping between apps causes the drawing to window to zoom out to the point where the diagram is only a pixel on the screen. Sometimes the entire app goes to a blank white screen, then reverts to the projects list, forcing us to re-open the active drawing. Snapping to grid is a basic function, but when reviewing drawings closely, lines that were supposed to have snapped to the grid are actually only next to the grid lines and not accurately placed. We have to zoom in quite far to correct. With more complex drawings, containing over 70 elements or so, the app bogs down significantly and crashes, even though we think it should be able to easily handle more complex drawings than we use it for.

The monthly fees are significant at the small business level. As of today, $360/year and $720/year for cross-device sync capability. AutoCAD LT, which is close in capability, costs $390/year and includes both desktop and mobile apps for iOS. Although support was responsive before, our support requests have not been answered the last two times we've asked for help. The answer has been that they are unable to duplicate the issue we see. However, on our end, the bugs persist through iOS updates, app updates, and on multiple devices.

Avantages

Quick to learn. Love the duplicate project and layers.

Inconvénients

Calibration tool should only recalibrate the current project.
Would like more tutorials on controlling the size of fonts and fillable spaces.

Avantages

How easy it is to navigate and use it for what we need done

Inconvénients

There is no way to do retail sales through the app.

Avantages

Very intuitive, works great with iPad and pencil.

Inconvénients

No real pain points, just learning all the feature

Avantages

I like that I can go and use my iPad wherever I am to design.

Inconvénients

They keep changing their interface. You can’t change your email address associated with the account once signed up.

Avantages

Everything about the app makes sense. At first it can be a little confusing but if you start playing around it’s super easy to get the hang of.

Inconvénients

Once in awhile there’s some weird things like sometimes locking 2 walls together in a corner they won’t flawlessly bond even tho they’re the same thickness and on the same layer.

Avantages

This is my first time using this type of software. I’m a design specialist and my job entails me drawing full footprint for homes and concrete in order to bid jobs and the software has made it very simple and easy to complete my job while looking very professional for customers.

Inconvénients

My only con would be that there is a lot to learn and know, but that’s gonna be the same with any type of software.

Avantages

It's easy to use. especially when I have to attach my Floor Plans.

Inconvénients

Adding some of the hardware devices at times.

Avantages

Super easy to use and user friendly. Anyone can use.

Inconvénients

Nothing, everything is user friendly! Would recommend

Avantages

Everything it’s awesome and amazing. Love it.

Inconvénients

Nothing no complaints at all. Great software

Avantages

Ease of use and details allow for great educational material for clients

Inconvénients

Time it takes to complete but with repetition it gets faster

Avantages

Easy to use on my side and very easy to understand for the customer. The layering really gives me room to quickly show differences.

Inconvénients

Sometimes you have to zoom in in order to place something.

Avantages

I love the ease of drawing plans for jobs

Inconvénients

It would be nice if there were more details that were included

Avantages

Intuitive drawing software. Arcsite allows me to create custom drawings to scale for our clients. The drawings help customers gain comfort in how the product will look and perform. I can easily make adjustments/ updates to the drawings. I was able to upload our proposal forms to Arcsite and add the drawings to forms. It gets easier over time to use. I am able to create and store shapes that can be used again and again on different drawings. I can copy similar drawings and make quick adjustments. Being able to store drawings over time and reference them as needed is a huge feature for me. Also, sharing drawings could not be easier -- you can export in different formats with one click. We share drawings internally, clear detail has helped with company communication. Support was very timely, particularly in the beginning to ensure I got off to a good start. The rep got back to me quickly with answers to questions and also provided suggestions to improve efficiency on Arcsite. Updates are made that improve my ability to deliver professional and accurate drawings to the client. Extremely satisfied customer, I use Arcsite everyday.

Inconvénients

Perhaps in the beginning I might have had something to note here -- but I honestly don't have any cons. Patience and spending time on Arcsite makes the next visit a little easier.

Avantages

I love how versatile the software is on my ipad in that i can import drawings, take a photo to use as a drawing, or even draw out a building layout from scratch.
It really has I believe set us apart from competition and has wowed customers

Inconvénients

How when file sizes get larger than around 500kb, the app beings to struggle and becomes sluggish

Avantages

ArcSite is very easy to use. We had our inspectors trained on how to use it within one day. The different features and the ease of creating custom, quality, and highly detailed graphs to match our customers home have been amazing.

Inconvénients

All in all we have no real complaints. ArcSite gives us the ability to do just about everything we need to. The only improvement that we would love is to have each project automatically upload to the cloud vs having to send it there yourself, but that is being nitpicky.

Avantages

Very easy to learn and customize for different industries. Drawing up and laying out foundation repair plans is quick and easy now. We can do it onsite in real time and our managers can actually review and approve repair plans remotely while our estimators are at site locations.

Arcsite has dramatically increased our accuracy on estimating projects. Being able to review proposals while estimators are onsite has reduced our repeat visits to provide estimates. This has definitely saved money and increased efficiency for us.

Inconvénients

It would be nice to have direct access to the data in the database fields to creat custom reports. The app is getting better and this may hopefully be available in the future.

Avantages

1, Ease and speed of functionality. I instantly reduced my work time on a job site from 90 minutes to 15 minutes.
2, Ever increasing functionality. In the last 9 months the improvements, small and large, have been numerous and practical.
3, Adaptability. My usage is for an area ArcSite never anticipated. This has not created any issues, In fact it has allowed me to create a distinct, practical and fun platform.

Inconvénients

The only "complaint" I have is the inability to create a custom line type beyond the established solid and dashed lines.

Avantages

What a powerfully intuitive tool. I am not the typical user as I am a classroom theatre teacher. I have a background in scenic design and worked with AutoCad and other products in my training. I have no use for those monster programs, but this is absolutely so easy to knock out the plans and quick sketches that I use daily. I find it easier to conduct my day to day drafting needs without all the fuss of some of the programs that have all those bells and whistles. It gets to the point and is intuitive enough to start easily. A beginner can feel empowered and a person with tons of experience with other CAD experience will find that it is flexible enough for most of their day to day needs. Drawings are easily exported and it aids in communication down the line.

Inconvénients

The price is my my biggest issue. As a teacher and a single user, it is a bit prohibitive. The basics are great, but if I would like to play with some of the other features in the higher priced packages, those are definitely out of my league.

Avantages

Proactive support, they want you to make full use of the software and provide ample instruction (how-to’s and direct communication) to help you do so.

User friendly interface, short learning curve before a new user can produce useful drawings.

Inconvénients

Plot settings can take some getting used to.

Avantages

The ability to draw simple floor plans was great. It was easy to do, and for the most part, had the shapes I needed.

Inconvénients

The PRICE every month to simply draw some shapes on a grid-lined screen.

Avantages

I originally used ArcSite for on-site drawings and take-offs. Since then I transfer all my drawings using the DXF export straight into my CNC machine. Once I worked out the correct layering and a few little tips to assist with the export, it works perfectly. The ease of doing this on my iPad with my pencil is a pleasure. I can not fault this app.

Inconvénients

Happy with everything. I honestly can’t fault the app for my purpose.

Avantages

This software is:
1. Easy to Learn
2. Affordable to use
3. Looks Professional
4. Great Customer Service
5. Fast to complete
I would highly recommend to any contractor that needs to make there own simple designs that want them to look better than graph paper sketches.

Inconvénients

I wish the designs would automatically upload to the cloud and that we did not have to do that ourselves