Ty Daniel

Founder • Senior Civil Design Consultant

29 years in AutoCAD & Civil 3D

Ty Daniel, founder of Escapement Tools
Escapement Tools logo, developer of practical productivity tools for Autodesk Civil 3D.

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Built for Civil 3D Professionals

Escapement Tools develops focused utilities for Autodesk Civil 3D that eliminate repetitive drafting tasks without changing the way professionals already work.

Every tool is designed to solve a specific real-world problem, tested on production projects, and refined through decades of practical Civil 3D experience.

Our goal is simple:

Return valuable design time to the people who design tomorrow's infrastructure.

Practical Experience Matters

Escapement Tools was founded after nearly 30 years of working in Civil 3D on grading, municipal infrastructure, industrial facilities, pipelines, and land development projects.

After thousands of hours in production drawings, one thing became obvious:

The biggest opportunities aren't found in complex automation.

They're found in eliminating the repetitive tasks that quietly consume hours every week.

Every Escapement Tools utility begins as a real production problem, is refined through practical project work, and is released only after proving itself on actual engineering drawings.