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Desktop 2026 + Web
Lift Planner Pro
Model the site. Connect the rigging. Plan the lift.
Bring CAD, crane anatomy, plant and steelwork, lifting equipment, load movement and technical reports into one workspace. Explore the current web tools or check the available desktop release for local work.
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Watch Lift Planner Pro
See the full workflow in under five minutes
Follow site setup, crane configuration and rigging through to the technical lift plan. Then explore Team Chat, the practical training workspace and pricing options.
4 min 56 sec · British English narration · LPP Master programme preview
Read the video transcript
1. Full workflow demo
Welcome to Lift Planner Pro. In this walkthrough, we will follow the planning workflow, from the site and crane setup to the lift plan, team collaboration and practical training. The aim is to give your team a clear, reviewable picture of the proposed operation.
2. Site context
Start with your project and its site references. Import the available map context, then position buildings, roads and plant equipment around the working area. Check scale, coordinates and heights against the project evidence. Map context helps you organise the model, but the actual site conditions still need verification.
3. Crane configuration
Next, select the crane by manufacturer and model. Review the documented ballast, boom, fly jib, offset and hoist rope options. Match the setup to the exact manufacturer information for the proposed duty. The catalogue keeps the configuration and its reference material close to the model.
4. Load and rigging
Build the load and rigging arrangement. Position each lifting point, enter the centre of gravity, and configure the individual sling legs and their connections. Review the load evidence and accessory ratings. A clear three dimensional arrangement supports discussion, while the engineering checks remain a separate part of the planning process.
5. Manufacturer equipment
Open the equipment catalogue to explore shackles, chain blocks and lifting beams. Review the dimensions and source documents, then use the connection points to develop the arrangement. Keep the selected equipment consistent with the load schedule and the supporting technical information.
6. Movement preview
Use the crane controls to preview the planned positions, including boom movement, slew and hook travel. Work through the pick, movement and set stages with your team. Treat this as a visual sequence for review. Rated capacity and any utilisation display depend on the correct manufacturer duty evidence.
7. Technical lift plan
Bring the work into a technical lift plan. Review the plan and elevation views alongside the crane configuration, load and rigging schedules. Add the method steps, hazards, controls and revision details. Reconcile the document with the current model before sharing it for the required review and approval.
8. Team Chat
Now move into Team Chat. Choose the appropriate channel, such as Project discussion, and keep the conversation tied to the project and drawing revision. Use a private channel for confidential work. Clear messages help the team understand the question, the proposed change and who needs to respond.
9. Shared resources and meetings
Use the attachment control to share supporting files, and the shared resources panel to find channel material. Search the channel when you need an earlier discussion. The meeting control provides a route into a live review. Confirm the participants and the material you intend to share before starting the meeting.
10. LMS and LPP Master
The learning workflow starts with checking course access and entry requirements. The current L P P Master page is a programme preview, and enrolment is not open yet. Software access and course enrolment are separate. An instructor must verify the required prerequisite evidence before admission.
11. Course programme
The programme covers project evidence, precision C A D, manufacturer drawings and crane anatomy. It continues through rigging, movement review, technical reports and heavy road movement planning. Course materials support the lessons, with quizzes and practical project evidence forming part of the intended assessment workflow.
12. Practical workspace
You can see the practical workflow in the available planning workspace. Begin with the exercise brief, review the fictional site layout, and record the source evidence and calculations. Then develop the method and explain how you would respond to changed conditions. The exercise assumptions are clearly identified on screen.
13. Evidence and instructor review
The review stage highlights evidence that still needs attention. Export the exercise record and submit it through the relevant course assignment when available. Submission is not automatic. An instructor must assess the technical adequacy of the work. L P P course completion does not replace an accredited operator qualification or approval of a real lift.
14. Plans and pricing
For plans and pricing, visit the link on screen. Desktop twenty twenty-six is two hundred and ninety-nine pounds once. Cloud is fifty pounds per month. Full Workflow is two hundred and forty-nine pounds once, plus fifty pounds per month: two hundred and ninety-nine pounds initially. For occasional jobs, plan packs start at nine pounds. Check the website for current availability, licence terms and any applicable tax.
15. Lift Planner Pro
That is the Lift Planner Pro workflow: a documented model, a plan for review, a place for team discussion and a practical learning path. Visit lift planner pro dot co dot uk and open the pricing section to compare the current options. Share your feedback and recommend L P P to colleagues who plan and review lifting work.
Explore the toolset
From the site and load to the final lift plan.
Model the working environment, prepare the crane, connect the rigging and communicate the operation in one project.
Build the crane around its components
Choose from 86 mobile anatomy presets, grouped by manufacturer and model. Configure documented ballast, jib combinations, offsets and ropes, or prepare your own mobile/crawler components with pivots and source references.
Configure the machine and its movement
Set slew, luff, telescope and hoist movement. Define cylinder attachments, drums, sheaves and rope paths. Keep manufacturer configuration and duty evidence with the model you are preparing.
Edit the complete rigging arrangement
Position lift points and centre of gravity in 3D or by coordinates. Configure individual sling legs, materials, lengths, WLLs and lower shackles. Connected fittings follow their load as it moves.
Connect real lifting equipment
Browse manufacturer chain blocks, lever hoists, clamps, shackles, eyebolts and lifting beams. Review published dimensions and source documents, choose connection points and plan chain-block or cross-haul arrangements.
Model the load and its surroundings
Configure vessels, tanks, skids, pumps, exchangers and other plant. Build multi-level process steelwork, stairs, handrails and pipework, with equipment layouts, steel schedules and drawing sheets.
Rehearse lifts and load transfers
Record crane travel, slew, boom and hook poses on a timeline. Coordinate tandem arrangements and review supported transfers from structure-mounted rigging to a crane, keeping the sequence visible in 3D.
Bring reference data into the scene
Use editable manufacturer PDF blocks, calibrated drawing references and supported CAD imports. Import map linework and source heights, edit buildings and roads, and place plant equipment. Estimated heights and visual assumptions remain labelled.
Prepare the drawings and lift plan
Combine plan and elevation views, crane configuration, load and tackle schedules, source PDFs, method steps and risks. Produce a technical PDF with revision details, approval tables and a team briefing register.
This overview describes the current web toolset. Desktop features and assets depend on the installed release; check Downloads for availability. Models, calculated results and movement previews support professional review. The responsible lifting team verifies the data, equipment application and lift plan.
Crane libraries and site references
Start with the crane. Bring the site into view.
Choose a model-specific preset or drawing block, import the surrounding map and keep the source information with your plan.
86
Mobile crane presets
Grove 40 · Liebherr 21 · SANY 8 · Tadano 15 · Zoomlion 2. Ordered by manufacturer and model, with recorded ballast choices, lattice-jib combinations, offsets and hoist-rope specifications.
Manufacturer colour references, visible lettering and optional Sarens / Mammoet fleet schemes.
Browse models and setup guide3
Editable PDF crane-block models
LTM 1030-2.1, LTM 1070-4.2 and LTM 1100-5.3. Place support plans and transport elevations, choose published support settings, and retain the source drawing.
Export dynamic .lppblock files or the current pose as DXF. Hook and ballast reference entries are separate from the editable drawing library.
Learn PDF blocks and exports2D / 3D
Map imports and plant context
Search UK site presets or enter coordinates. Import neighbouring map areas, model source-reported heights, edit roads and buildings, and replace mapped items with plant equipment.
Source heights, storey estimates and illustrative assumptions remain distinguishable. Map data is approximate site context.
Follow the map-import guideCurrent web features. Desktop availability depends on the installed release. Crane geometry and drawing blocks do not supply certified lifting capacities; use the exact manufacturer duty information. Map imports do not replace a site survey.
Inside the live web editor
Plan every connection, from support to load.
Work with the load, its lifting points and the equipment around it. Keep geometry, manufacturer references and calculation status visible as the arrangement develops.
Edit points and individual legs
Choose a 2-, 3- or 4-leg sling configuration. Move lift points and CoG, seat a point on the load surface, and choose each leg’s attachment, material, supplied length, diameter, WLL and shackle orientation.
Model lugs or use a hitch
Add 2, 3 or 4 dimensioned planning lugs to equipment, edit their bores and plates, and seat compatible catalogue shackles. Where lugs are unavailable, use basket, choker or double-wrap hitches with separate wrap stations. Attachment resistance and hitch capacity require review.
Keep the evidence with the arrangement
Record whole-load CoG evidence, use fitted eyebolt connection points and review supported level-lift setups. Moving the CoG invalidates the previous evidence so it can be reviewed again.
Follow the load through the operation
Connected fittings follow load movement and rotation. Plan supported beam-clamp, chain-block, cross-haul and structure-to-crane transfer arrangements alongside the crane scene.
Know what the calculation covers
Individual-leg editing describes geometry and supplied lengths; unequal-leg force distribution is not solved. Forces and utilisation stay marked NOT SOLVED, including in drawings. Documented level-lift calculations are a separate supported mode. Transfers currently use shared rigging settings; individual-leg transfer geometry is not supported.
Inside the software
See the tools in use
Real application screenshots: crane modelling, editable rigging, manufacturer equipment, plant design and technical drawings. Select an image to enlarge it.
Demonstration models and planning examples. The latest rigging and plant captures show the live web version; desktop appearance and features vary by release.
The modelling workspace
A prepared LTM anatomy model in the 3D workspace, with the modelling ribbon and crane controls.
Crane anatomy and movement
Assign moving parts and shared pivots, then preview boom, telescope, slew and hoist movement.
Technical lift plan drawings
Capture plan and elevation views and include them with crane data, schedules and approval tables in the PDF report.
Editable lift points and CoG
Live web editor: select a lifting point and move it in 3D or enter local coordinates. CoG evidence and calculation status stay visible in the arrangement.
Manufacturer lifting equipment
Choose a published equipment configuration, inspect its 3D connection points and review its dimensions, catalogue rating and source documents. Shackle example shown.
Parametric plant and equipment
Configure a shell-and-tube exchanger in the object library. Enter dimensions and design options, with mass and verification status recorded separately from illustrative geometry.
Astra AI assistance
Get help with planning questions and document drafting. Review every engineering output and check the current allowance and usage pricing.
Explore Astra →Training and practical learning
Work through courses, lessons and knowledge checks. LPP Master adds practical project work and instructor-reviewed evidence.
View training courses →Professional support
Find LPP professionals for CAD, simulation and lift-plan documentation, or contact product support about your workflow.
Find an LPP professional →Choose your workspace
Desktop, Cloud or Full Workflow
Occasional lifting jobs
Pay for the plans you need
Each job includes its complete 2D lift plan, a linked 3D rigging scene, revisions and PDF export. No monthly renewal.
Single Plan
£9 once
1 job · £9 per job
Small Pack
£24 once
3 jobs · £8 per job
Contractor Pack
£35 once
5 jobs · £7 per job
Start each job within 12 months of purchase. Edit and export for 90 days after assignment. AI, GPU usage, extra file storage, Desktop and paid training are separate.
View plan packs and My lift plansPurchase availability is shown after sign-in. Cloud remains £50/month for ongoing workspace access.
Payment is required before access. No free trial. Creating an account or downloading an installer does not activate the software.
Lift Planner Pro Desktop 2026
Own the 2026 desktop version.
£299once
Lifetime use of this version. No recurring desktop fee.
- Local 2D and 3D modelling
- Crane Builder, rigging and lift planning
- Local projects and offline work after activation
- Future major versions and cloud sold separately
Lift Planner Pro Cloud
Cloud tools and subscriber resources.
£50/ month
Renews monthly until cancelled through billing.
- 2D and 3D CAD, cranes and rigging
- Lift planning, reports and team collaboration
- Training and subscriber technical resources
- Monthly access while your subscription is active
Lift Planner Pro Full Workflow
Desktop ownership and cloud access together.
£249once
+ £50 / month
£299 due today, then £50/month. Cancel cloud through billing.
- Everything in Desktop 2026 and Cloud
- Save £50 on Desktop 2026
- Keep Desktop 2026 when cloud is cancelled
- Future major desktop versions sold separately
Available desktop releasesDownload the LPP product brochureAstra AI: availability, allowance and usage pricingSubscription and licence information
Prices in GBP. Stripe Checkout presents eligible payment methods, including cards and Google Pay where available. Review the final total and any applicable tax before paying. Existing subscriptions retain their agreed rate. Paid access is granted only after payment verification.
A practical guide to every stage.
Follow the technical documentation for modelling, crane construction, rigging, simulation and lift plan reports.
Read the technical documentation →Product and licence support: support@liftplannerpro.co.uk
Planning with Lift Planner Pro
What can I include in a lift plan?
Prepare 2D site drawings, position 3D cranes and loads, arrange rigging and document the proposed lift sequence. Keep manufacturer references with the project. The responsible lifting team must verify the configuration, capacities, site conditions and final plan.
Explore the lift-planning workflowHow do desktop and cloud licences differ?
Desktop 2026 is £299 once for the purchased version. Cloud is £50 per month. Full Workflow combines £249 upfront for desktop with £50 per month for cloud. There is no free trial. Check current platform availability before purchasing.
Desktop releases and activationCan I work from manufacturer crane information?
Use reference drawings, supported CAD imports and crane-component tools to prepare a model. A display mesh or reconstructed component is not certified manufacturer CAD. Retain the source, check dimensions and use the applicable load chart.
Read the technical guideDoes route planning replace a heavy-transport survey?
No. Use the route workspace to organise the proposed movement and reference information. Verify clearances, bridge restrictions, access, permissions and current conditions with the relevant authorities and a route survey before moving a load.
Explore the planning workflow