What lands design does

Lands Design is an Asuni brand that provides professional BIM landscape design software for landscape architects, architecture and civil engineering firms, and landscape-architecture students and educators. Its principal products install as plugins inside Rhino 7/8 and AutoCAD or Civil 3D 2021–2026; RhinoLands is a standalone offering that bundles Rhino with Lands Design for users who do not already own Rhino.\n\nThe software adds domain-specific terrain creation from contours, point clouds, meshes, satellite maps, DEMs and GIS files; grading, cut-and-fill and volume calculations; a filterable library of 8,000+ plant species; simultaneous 2D/3D modeling; parametric hardscape; and documentation that updates with design changes. Rhino workflows also support Grasshopper, seasonal visualization, mass planting, topiary and vertical-garden design.\n\nCommercialization is based on direct digital distribution: Lands Design lists a $795 one-time commercial perpetual license, a $95 perpetual educational license and a 60-day full-featured trial. The same commercial license covers both host platforms and supports team sharing, while enterprise buyers can use direct contact channels; no subscription revenue stream or brand-level financial results are disclosed.

Name

lands design

Legal name

Asuni

Website

https://landsdesign.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lands Design, an Asuni brand, provides BIM landscape design plugins for Rhino and AutoCAD/Civil 3D, serving landscape architects, design firms, and students with terrain, planting, hardscape, and documentation tools in familiar CAD workflows.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Design Software

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Landscape design software
• CAD BIM plugin
• Plant database tools
• Terrain modeling software
• Hardscape design tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Perpetual Software License: Lands Design sells one-time perpetual licenses for its plugin. The commercial license ($795) provides full commercial use rights and works on both AutoCAD and Rhino platforms with team sharing capability. The same license covers both platforms, eliminating platform-specific pricing.
2. Educational License: Discounted perpetual licenses for students and educators ($95). The educational license remains valid after graduation, providing long-term use and potential conversion to commercial users.
3. Evaluation/Trial: Free 60-day trial period that allows users to evaluate the full functionality of Lands Design before purchasing a commercial license.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lands Design is a BIM landscape design plugin for Rhino 7/8 and AutoCAD/Civil 3D 2021-2026 that adds professional landscape-specific tools directly into existing CAD/BIM workflows. It provides a plant database of 8,000+ species, terrain modeling with cut/fill earthwork calculations, parametric hardscape elements (walls, ramps, stairs, urban furniture), simultaneous 2D/3D drafting with live 3D generation, automatic project documentation, seasonal visualization, and topiary/vertical garden tools. The software is sold as a perpetual license ($795 commercial, $95 educational) with a 60-day free trial and is also offered bundled as RhinoLands for users without an existing Rhino license.

Product overview

Lands Design is a professional BIM landscape design software offered as a plugin for both Rhino (Rhino 7/8) and AutoCAD/Civil 3D (2021–2026). The product portfolio consists of two plugin variants — Lands Design for Rhino and Lands Design for AutoCAD — which share the same core landscape design capabilities including terrain modeling, a plant database of 8,000+ species, parametric hardscape tools, and 2D/3D synchronized drafting. RhinoLands is a standalone variant that bundles Rhino with Lands Design for users who do not already own Rhino. The same Lands Design license works on both platforms and can be shared across teams. The software is available as a perpetual license with commercial ($795), educational ($95), and evaluation (60-day trial) pricing tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lands Design for Rhino: Plugin for Rhino 7 and 8 providing professional landscape design tools within the Rhino environment.
• Lands Design for AutoCAD
• RhinoLands

Quantifiable outcome

• Documentation that updates automatically with every design change, eliminating manual list creation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rhino / McNeelcoreTechnology or IntegrationLands Design operates as a plugin for Rhinoceros 3D (developed by McNeel). The software is deeply integrated into the Rhino environment, leveraging the Rhino SDK and platform. Lands Design is also compatible with Grasshopper (included with Rhino), enabling parametric design workflows.
• Autodesk (AutoCAD / Civil 3D)coreTechnology or IntegrationLands Design installs as a plugin inside AutoCAD and Civil 3D (developed by Autodesk), providing landscape design tools within the AutoCAD ecosystem. Compatible with AutoCAD and Civil 3D versions 2021 through 2026.
• RhinoLandscoreTechnology or IntegrationRhinoLands is the flagship bundled standalone product from Asuni that combines Rhino with Lands Design pre-installed. It serves as the primary entry point for users who do not already own Rhino, and is co-marketed alongside the Lands Design plugin product.
• American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate membership in ASLA provides visibility and credibility within the landscape architecture profession in the United States. ASLA is the leading professional organization for landscape architects.
• Spanish Landscape Architects AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate membership in the Spanish Landscape Architects Association (Asociación Española de Paisajistas) provides regional professional community visibility and credibility within the Spanish-speaking landscape architecture market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Land F/X: Land F/X is a landscape design plugin purpose-built for AutoCAD and Civil 3D, targeting the same landscape architect persona and addressing similar pain points (plant databases, irrigation, hardscape). It is the closest direct competitor to Lands Design in the AutoCAD ecosystem.
• DynaSCAPE: DynaSCAPE is a specialist landscape design software suite (DynaSCAPE Design, Detail, Plant Information) used by professional landscape architects for2D/3D design and plant documentation — directly comparable in customer base and core use cases.
• Vectorworks Landmark: Vectorworks Landmark is Nemetschek's landscape architecture-focused CAD/BIM application, offering terrain modeling, plant tools, and GIS integration — competing for the same landscape architect buyer with a standalone (vs. plugin) delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk: Autodesk develops AutoCAD and Civil 3D — the host platforms that Lands Design plugs into — and sells broad AEC software suites that can absorb specialized landscape functionality, making it both a critical distribution partner and a structural competitive threat.
• McNeel (Rhino): McNeel develops Rhinoceros 3D, the other host platform Lands Design plugs into. Its Grasshopper visual programming tool and broader3D modeling ecosystem create both partnership leverage and the risk of native landscape features being added to the Rhino platform itself.
• Trimble SketchUp: SketchUp is a widely-used 3D modeling tool with landscape and architecture extensions; it overlaps with Lands Design's customer base of design professionals seeking accessible 3D site and landscape visualization.
• Lumion: Lumion is a real-time 3D visualization platform widely used by landscape architects and AEC firms to render designs imported from CAD/BIM tools — competing for the visualization and presentation portion of the landscape architect workflow.

Emerging players

• Planner 5D: Planner 5D is an accessible landscape and interior design tool used by SMBs and consumers; it overlaps at the lower end of the landscape design market where Lands Design's RhinoLands standalone product also competes.
• i-Tree (USDA Forest Service): i-Tree is a public-sector urban forestry and tree benefits analysis toolset used by landscape architects and planners; it intersects Lands Design's vegetation and planting workflows with specialized environmental and ecosystem-service analytics.

Others

• VisualARQ: VisualARQ is a sister brand under the same Asuni parent, providing BIM tools for Rhino; it is thematically and structurally adjacent, sharing engineering and ecosystem with Lands Design as part of the Asuni product family.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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