MudShark

MudShark by BrightBox is an earthworks estimating software designed for builders, estimators, contractors, engineers, and surveyors.

Designed for bulk earthworks calculations, MudShark automatically captures contours from a plan with a single click and uses flexible takeoff tools to trace structures and contours. With just a bit of input, MudShark will calculate cut and fill and is powerful enough to import drone data and display sites easily.

MudShark Features

• Unlimited projects
• Precise cut & fill calculations
• Accurate strip and respread
• Boring logs and soil strata details
• Fully interactive 3D visualizations and walkthrough
• In place 3D cross sections
• Project material re-use
• Demolished structure and built structure results
• Integration with estimating solutions like Cubit and CostX
• Export to Microsoft Excel
• Multiple working areas
• Materials database
• Existing and proposed site surface definition
• Easy site balancing adjustments
• Surface, basement and sub-grade areas
• Import and takeoff from PDF, CAD, & DWG files
• Multi-plan stitching and alignment
• Length, area, and count measurement
• Pipe and trench network takeoff
• Pipe clash detection
• Automatic materials adjustment for under-structure pipe networks
• Trench cut accounting for structures and respread
• Trench fill materials accounting for structures and respread
• Trench volumes and materials

Pricing

There are two pricing options for MudShark. The fixed single-user license is $225 plus sales tax, paid monthly on an annual plan.

The MudShark + Trench fixed single-user license, the more popular option, is $250 per month plus sales tax on an annual plan. There is a 14-day free trial available.

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