EC Pro
The Premier Elevation Calculator and Labeling Tool
EC Pro is the Grading tool you've been waiting for!
An AutoCAD LISP routine to calculate elevations and create labels from a known point and a slope. This is an ideal program to quickly generate design and labels for many types of construction documents.
The appearance of the labels is highly configurable and the calculation tools make it easy to get the information you have and put it in to your files in a fast and efficient way. Options for calculating elevation changes around curves saves time. The program is flexible enough even to extract the actual slope of a 3D line and use it in your calculations!
Label styles are stored and easily retrieved for use at a later time. You can export and import your settings so you can distribute them to your design team making your plans more consistent.
Simplify elevation calculations
EC Pro was designed by a civil engineer to work the way that we typically work on any given day. The ultimate goal of EC Pro is to eliminate the need to measure distances, enter numbers into a calculator, then copy or create a label, and type in the elevation you just calculated. Each one of those steps has the potential for mistakes.
A simple calculation that we do hundreds of times per day is simplified down to it's basics: select a starting point, enter the elevation, move to a new point, enter the slope. The locations are labeled and the slope is noted on the plans.
EC Pro can also correctly calculate the slope or elevation along a curve. You can also target a specific elevation given a slope, as well as "test" calculate an elevation or slope before committing the label to the drawing.
Fully customizable labels
The labels are endlessly flexible. Need to show both a top of curb elevation and a flowline elevation for a curb label? That's easy! Now do you need one that just shows finished surface? Easily switch with a couple taps on the keyboard or fully customize it in the dialog box.
All properties of the label are customizable (including layers) to mimic your current plans. You can select from a wide range of label types including basic line and text, multileader, and even multileader bubble notes with text.
Standardize your styles
Import and export styles from one machine to another to standardize your plan's appearance. EC Pro will even automatically import supporting styles like layers, dimension, multileader, and textstyles for you, including custom blocks!
Smart features
EC Pro has several smart features built in to save you time and eliminate errors:
Instead of typing an elevation, you can select the text of a label to extract the elevation. Or even pick a point, line, polyline, 3D polyline, etc. and extrapolate the elevation. If the text object you select has multiple numbers, EC Pro will prompt you with a list so you can select the correct number.
Labels will automatically flip from left to right according to the "quadrant" you place the label. Need a label to stay left when you place it in the upper-right quadrant? Simply tap the TAB button to lock it to the Left. Tap TAB a few times more to cycle to Right, Up, and Down. Tap TAB one more time to go back to Auto.
You can also control the Slope label. Tapping one of the options on the command line will flip, rotate, invert, delete, and redraw the label. You can even bump it out on the fly eliminating the need to go back and move it later if it's conflicting with other lines in your drawing.
See a more complete list of the Smart Features of EC Pro. Or better yet, download and request a 6-week Trial License today!
Update notifications
EC Pro includes an automatic update notification and download feature. It's completely automatic and will replace your version and reload on the fly. No need to mess with download files, installers, and file permissions. You set the frequency of notifications. You initiate the update. EC Pro takes care of the rest.
You can also choose to download the latest Beta version, which is tested but still may contain some bugs or unfinished features. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
Help and Support
EC Pro contains help included right in the program. Just click the [i] icons in the dialog for a brief explanation of each feature. Or visit this site for an in-depth tutorial on each and every option by clicking the Help button in any dialog.
We love hearing from you! Whether you are reporting a bug or suggesting an improvement, we could not make EC Pro the best tool out there without your help! We are currently working on a feature to send bug reports and feature requests directly from EC Pro. But until then, please use our support email and we'll promptly address your concerns.
Licensing and Download
We hate when companies hide their licensing fees in endless webpages or requiring an email address or a sales call. We put our costs right up front!
Annual licenses start when your activation code is issued.
Individual licenses are tied to the computer installed and limited to one installation only. This license does not include a "work" and a "home" installation.
Corporate (or Site) licenses are tied to a corporate domain. All computers using the license must be joined to the domain at all times. Remote or home users will need to purchase an Individual license or use the Free Lifetime license.
If your license expires, you will revert to the Free Lifetime license! None of your styles will be lost, you just won't be able to use them until you upgrade your license again.
Request a free 6-Week Trial license to explore all the full feature benefits!
You first install the application and then during the Getting Started Wizard, you have the option to select your License option including the 6-Week Trial License!
Our license options
Limited Lifetime!
Use EC Pro in limited mode FOREVER without access to saving styles, restoring styles, and multileader labels... But it's free! Request a 6-Week Trial license to explore all the full feature benefits!
Price: Free for life!
6-Week Trial License
Trial licenses have all the program features of an Annual license. You get a full six weeks to evaluate the software. Plenty of time to get into the features and use them in a variety of different ways.
Price: Free (for 6 weeks)
Individual Lifetime License
Purchase an Individual Lifetime license and enjoy unlimited saving of styles and the use of multileader labels. If you purchase a new computer, we will issue you a new license (limited number of times). Full tech support for bugs, feature requests, and Rapid Released updates.
Price: $175 one time
Individual Annual License
Annual licenses have all the program features as a lifetime license, but without the support and reissue features.
Price: $25 per year
Corporate Lifetime License
Corporations can purchase a license that is tied to the network domain (not the same as an internet domain or website). Enjoy simplified license activation as well as a worry-free reissue if your computer crashes (no need!). Full tech support for bugs, feature requests, and Rapid Released updates.
Price: $3,500 one time for up to 10 users¹
¹ Contact us for support involving more than 10 users.Corporate Annual License
Own a corporate network but don't want to front the money for a Lifetime license? The Annual license has all the program features of a Lifetime license without the Active Support and Rapid Released updates.
Price: $500 per year for up to 10 users¹
¹ Contact us for support involving for more than 10 users.
