Compare HEADS Pro vs. Softree Optimal

HEADS Pro stands out as the premier solution for designing highways, accommodating multi-lane and various section expressways, expanding existing highways, building cost-effective rural roads, constructing hill roads, developing tunnels, creating pavements, establishing drainage systems, and generating construction drawings and bills of quantities. It effectively processes survey data obtained from total stations, auto levels, GPS, ground elevation data sourced online (like SRTM), as well as satellite imagery and aerial photographs, enabling the creation of triangulations and ground contours. Users experience immense satisfaction as they benefit from a comprehensive technical environment enriched with cutting-edge technology. The software also features specialized modules tailored for designing at-grade traffic intersections and multi-level grade-separated interchanges, complete with CAD-based selection and integration of intersection types into highway designs, accompanied by swept path analysis to ensure compliance with speed limits on ramps, loops, and slip roads. Additionally, HEADS Pro includes a unique module dedicated to car racing track design, featuring a closed traverse and a concave parabolic cross-section for the carriageway, ensuring optimal performance and safety on the track. This versatility makes HEADS Pro not only a powerful tool for standard roadway design but also a valuable asset for specialized projects in the field of transportation engineering.

Create cost-effective roads, highways, and corridors by incorporating optimization software into your geometric design workflow, enabling you to produce the most economical designs swiftly. By utilizing Softree Optimal, a unique alignment optimization tool, designers can enhance both vertical and horizontal alignments. The program generates the most affordable vertical alignment by analyzing the ground surface, the initial horizontal alignment, and specific user-defined design parameters and constraints. Additionally, its new horizontal alignment optimization feature allows for further enhancements, ensuring that the design meets all necessary standards and constraints while consistently identifying the least expensive vertical alignment option. Implementing vertical optimization alone can lead to construction cost reductions of 10-30% or more, depending on the specifics of the project, while horizontal optimization can achieve impressive cost savings, often exceeding 50%. This dual approach not only streamlines the design process but also significantly contributes to overall project efficiency and sustainability.