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# Beyond Typicals

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> A simple-yet-powerful 3D section creator for civil infrastructure projects. Build photorealistic road, rail, and bridge models in minutes using 100+ pre-made sections and 400+ assets. Enhance project communication with real-time editing, area highlighting, and high-quality image \& video renders.
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> Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 30 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Key benefits of Beyond Typicals

Easy to use: Build stunning 3D roadway sections in minutes using 100+ pre-made sections, 400+ 3D assets, and 40+ photorealistic textures. Explore 50+ example projects to see what Beyond Typicals can do.

Saves time: Real-time editing enables faster decision-making, shortened timelines, and reduced budgets.

Enhances communication: Export high-quality images and videos to effectively convey design alternatives to stakeholders.

Versatile applications:  Perfect for urban planning, construction phasing, alternatives evaluation, utility improvements, bridge design, safety and mobility improvements, and more.

Endless customization: Adjust traffic types, speeds, and volumes for a realistic representation of your project. Flip between imperial and metric units.  Change environment settings and label colors to refine project branding.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 30 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Beyond CAD
- **Founded**: 2020

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: USD 209.00
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Free trial available for 30 days.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

## Features

- 2D Drawing
- 3D Design & Modeling
- Animation
- Annotations
- Component Library
- Data Import/Export
- Drag & Drop
- For Architects
- For Manufacturers
- Version Control

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base

## Category

- [3D CAD Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/1433/3d-cad/software)

## Alternatives

1. [AutoCAD](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/112399/autocad) — 4.7/5 (3205 reviews)
2. [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2061953/solidworks-premium) — 4.6/5 (756 reviews)
3. [Alibre Design](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2054207/alibre-design) — 4.7/5 (182 reviews)
4. [SketchUp](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/125039/sketchup) — 4.5/5 (1046 reviews)
5. [Inventor](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2053952/inventor) — 4.5/5 (277 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Great Program" — 5.0/5

> **Horacio** | *8 June 2023* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: The program is overall great and what makes it stress free is that it is user friendly.
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> **Cons**: So far I have not encoutered anything that I feel needs improvement. I have been able to use the program to its full potention when needed without difficulties.
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> So far it was been good when working on proposals. User friendly and I alsways get the support we need when needed.

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### "BT Review" — 4.0/5

> **Adrian** | *22 November 2023* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: SO easy to use and intuitive. Like a video game
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> **Cons**: Certain things that should be there are missing, certain kinds of features, etc.
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> Great. I love using it for cross sections it is the best.

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### "Helya's Opinion" — 5.0/5

> **Helya** | *22 November 2023* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
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> **Pros**: Easy to use
Low effort learning curve
Engaging for users and clients 
Facilitates the communication with the public
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> **Cons**: Some functionalities are a bit tricky; for examples using a concrete slab for drive ways. 
Sometime the software crashes for some reason and sometimes it does not. I really can't tell what triggers that
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> I think I had a very positive experience with that. Especially as it was easy to learn, deploy and also facilitates communication with the public.

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### "Fantastic Time Saver" — 5.0/5

> **Caitlin** | *30 January 2024* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: The drag and drop function and ease of use makes creating visuals quick and easy. It literally saves us hours of work.
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> **Cons**: The text options aren't as diverse as I hoped.

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### "Great tool, amazing customer service\!" — 5.0/5

> **Kristin** | *9 May 2023* | Architecture & Planning | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: I can create photorealistic images in a fraction of the time compared to other tools.  Incredibly intuitive with new features being added frequently\!
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> **Cons**: I took me a little while to find the right parts of the instructional video for one or two specific questions.
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> Exceptional customer service stands out to me.  Extremely responsive and helpful for all my questions\!

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