The AutoCAD® Edition packages now require a full working version of AutoCAD® 2007, 2008, 2009 or 2010 to operate. The product databases have been converted from a Microsoft Access format to MS-SQL.
RainCAD™ includes a database of irrigation equipment from several manufacturers.
RainCAD™ allows you to design in either English or Metric units of measurement. Distance may be measured in inches, feet, millimeters, centimeters, or meters. Pressure may be displayed in either Pounds per Square Inch (PSI) or Bars. In addition, you may select the desired flow format in either gallons per minute, liters per second, liters per minute, or cubic meters per hour.

Main Features :

- The landscape design features include a database of more than 2,500 individual plant listings. The features include both manual and automatic plant placement capabilities, plant delete and replace capabilities, a plant search feature, a plant symbol combine feature, shadowing, area and volume calculations, automatic legend generation and more.

- The AutoCAD® Edistion Combo Pack includes a small module to assist in accent lighting and drainage design. The program includes commands to assist in fixture placement, wiring, and wire sizing. Additional commands include calculations for total wattage and drainage runoff calculations.

- General design features include tools to assist in drafting and symbol placement, as well as tools for creating a symbol legend and complete bill of materials or estimate/proposal.

- Irricalc is a complete water management tool to assist in calculating irrigation watering schedules, estimated annual water use, maximum applied water allowance and the average demand for the peak season.