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Lands Design
What Lands Design is
Lands Design is landscape design software for creating gardens, green spaces, and landscapes in Rhino or AutoCAD. Drawing elements in 2D, such as contours, plants, paths, and walls, also builds a live 3D model. Terrain tools create surfaces from contours, meshes, and point clouds, or import terrain from satellite maps, DEM, and GIS files. A filterable library contains more than 8,000 plant species with botanical descriptions and 2D and 3D representations. Plants can be arranged individually, in rows, or in mass groups, with species mix, density, and distribution configurable. The software also includes parametric walls, fences, ramps, and stairs, plus urban furniture. Project lists for plants, furniture, terrain, walls, paths, fences, irrigation, and zoning update as projects change and can be exported to Excel. The Rhino version integrates with Grasshopper and lists compatibility with V-Ray, Enscape, Lumion, and Twinmotion. Lands Design is a Windows plugin that requires a corresponding Rhino or AutoCAD license. A 60-day trial costs 0.00 EUR; the educational license is 95.00 EUR once and the commercial license is 795.00 EUR once.
Who it suits
The software is aimed at landscape architects and also names urban planners, civil engineers, environmental consultants, designers, and draftsmen among its users. It may suit people who already work with Rhino or AutoCAD.
What it does well
- Live 3D model builds from 2D elements
- Plant library has more than 8,000 species
- Project lists update and export to Excel
- 60-day trial costs 0.00 EUR
What to know first
- Requires a corresponding Rhino or AutoCAD license
- Windows only
- One license runs on one machine at a time
Limits
The Evaluation plan is free for 60 days. Lands Design requires a corresponding Rhino or AutoCAD license; one Lands Design license may be installed on multiple machines but can run on only one at a time.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation | 60-day trial · RhinoLands, Rhino plugin, and AutoCAD plugin options | Free |
| RhinoLands yearly | annually · Standalone · Rhino 8 included · Cloud Zoo required | $1,250 a year |
| RhinoLands monthly | monthly · Standalone · Rhino 8 included · Cloud Zoo required | $130 a month |
| Lands Design commercial | one-time · Perpetual · Rhino and AutoCAD plugin | $795, paid once |
| Commercial license | Pay once, use forever · Full commercial use · Perpetual license | €795, paid once |
| Lands Design LAB | one-time · Perpetual · schools and universities · up to 30 simultaneous Rhino users | $795, paid once |
| Lands Design educational | one-time · Perpetual · students and teachers · proof of educational status required | $95, paid once |
| Educational license | Pay once, use forever · For students and educators · Perpetual license | €95, paid once |
As lands-design.com lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the Lands Design website.
- Choose the Rhino or AutoCAD version that matches your existing license.
- Check that your Windows version and Rhino or AutoCAD version are compatible.
- Start with the 60-day trial, or choose an educational or commercial perpetual license.
- Install the plugin for the selected Rhino or AutoCAD environment.
Verdict
Lands Design brings terrain, planting, hardscape, and project documentation tools into Rhino or AutoCAD workflows. The plugin requires a matching host license, and a single license can run on only one machine at a time.
Questions
Is there a free plan?
There is no free plan. The Evaluation plan costs nothing and lasts 60 days.
How much does a paid license cost?
The educational license costs 95.00 EUR once for students and educators. The commercial license costs 795.00 EUR once for full commercial use.
Which platforms does Lands Design support?
It supports Windows. The download page specifies Rhino 7 or 8 on Windows 10 or 11, and AutoCAD 2021 or later on Windows 8.1, 10 or 11.
Does Lands Design work with Rhino and AutoCAD?
It is a plugin for Rhino or AutoCAD and requires the corresponding license. Compatibility listed includes AutoCAD or Civil 3D 2021–2026 and Rhino 7 or 8.
Does the Rhino version integrate with other tools?
The Rhino version integrates with Grasshopper. V-Ray, Enscape, Lumion and Twinmotion are also listed as compatible renderers for Lands Design for Rhino.
Who makes Lands Design?
The company is based in Barcelona, Spain, and was founded in 2002.
Facts from Lands Design's own pages
- 2D and 3D
- Elements drawn in 2D, including contour lines, plants, paths and walls, build a live 3D model at the same time. · landsdesign.com, 30 Sept 2026
- 2D and 3D design
- The software produces technical 2D drawings, 3D models, realistic images and virtual tours. · help.landsdesign.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Animation
- The product includes tools for animated videos and virtual tours. · help.landsdesign.com, 15 Oct 2026
- API listing
- SourceForge's product listing states that Lands Design has an API. · sourceforge.net, 15 Oct 2026
- AutoCAD integration
- The AutoCAD version runs with AutoCAD or Civil 3D versions 2021 through 2026 on the product page. · landsdesign.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud licensing
- Rhino-based licenses can float through Cloud Zoo or a Zoo network server; subscription licenses use Cloud Zoo. · rhinolands.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company founded
- LinkedIn lists the ASUNI group as founded in 1993. · es.linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- LinkedIn lists Barcelona as ASUNI's headquarters. · es.linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal identity
- The product site identifies RhinoLands and Lands Design as Asuni brands, with copyright attributed to Asuni Soft. · landsdesign.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company ownership
- LinkedIn describes ASUNI as privately held. · es.linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists ASUNI as having 11–50 employees. · es.linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The product page lists AutoCAD or Civil 3D 2021–2026 and Rhino 7 or 8; Lands Design is a plugin and requires the corresponding Rhino or AutoCAD license. · landsdesign.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Documentation
- Project lists for plants, furniture, terrain, walls, paths, fences, irrigation and zoning update with project changes and can be exported to Excel. · landsdesign.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Documentation depth
- The online help documents commands, toolbars, editing panels and feature workflows, and identifies itself as updated for version 5.5. · help.landsdesign.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2002 · lands-design.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Grasshopper integration
- Grasshopper components automate modeling tasks using Lands elements. · help.landsdesign.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Hardscape
- The software provides parametric walls, fences, ramps and stairs, plus a library of urban furniture. · landsdesign.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Barcelona, Spain · lands-design.com, 28 Sept 2026
- IFC support
- The version 6.2 notes add IFC 4 support. · rhinolands.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Integration
- The Rhino version integrates with Grasshopper; its FAQ also lists renderers including V-Ray, Enscape, Lumion and Twinmotion as compatible with Lands Design for Rhino. · rhinolands.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes RhinoLands and Lands Design as tools for landscape architects and also names urban planners, civil engineers, environmental consultants, designers and draftsmen among their users. · rhinolands.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Latest release note
- The changelog lists Lands Design 6.5 in April 2026 with AutoCAD 2027 support and bug fixes. · rhinolands.com, 15 Oct 2026
- License limit
- A single Lands Design license can be installed on multiple machines but can run on only one machine at a time. · rhinolands.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Limit: host-license dependency
- The Rhino and AutoCAD plugin editions require a separate valid Rhino or AutoCAD license. · landsdesign.com, 15 Oct 2026
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