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@WFTDesign: I was reffering to Allplan in general : https://www.allplan.com/en/. 

You should know there is a dirty trick with Allplan. It is modular. One module for Achitecture, one module for Engineering, one module for Topo, one module for MEP, one module for 3d/associative views, etc. You get the ideea.

Thats great, isn't? You buy and load into RAM memory just the module you need (arch, eng, mep, topo, etc) ! Not exactly. Some modules depends on others, hence the need to buy several modules depending on what you're planning to do with Allplan. But, rest assured, no Allplan dealer/vendor is gonna tell you that before you buy at least one module.

E.G. You may want to use Allplan for Engineering. Allplan doesn't do steel structures shop drawings. It only does concrete and rebar detailing. Quite good at it, actually. BUT... Engineering module requires the Architecture module and the 3D/associative views module preinstalled. Similar scenarios goes for the MEP modules, topo modules, energy module, etc.

Why do i call it a dirty trick? Because each module is not very expensive ( varying from 500 to 1000 € aprox.), but you have to buy several. Of course you get a discount when buying several modules, but that's kind of complicated to account in. It's a financial haze. You end up spending more money and more time to fix the configuration you need.

I don't blame the modular ideea, i find it good, i just wish Revit to be modular (little side ideea: Google Chrome is so fast because it is modular). It's the financial part i don't like in Allplan. Smells like a Ponzi scheme to me.