Legal Description Parsing, Geometry & Drawing — Automated
Description Reader is a legal description reader for AutoCAD that does that work for you. You just got handed a legal description — maybe it’s clean, maybe it’s a mess of run-on sentences, abbreviated bearings, and arc data buried mid-paragraph. Either way, it needs to become geometry. Simply pick a metes-and-bounds legal description, and Description Reader parses the calls, resolves bearings and distances, computes curves, and then draws the parcel directly in AutoCAD model space.
Powerful Features
Intelligent Text Parsing
First, Description Reader breaks raw legal description text into fragments, then identifies clause boundaries, and classifies each call — lines, curves, and non-traverse elements — using advanced pattern matching. As a result, it handles abbreviated and verbose formats, cardinal directions, and the variations you encounter across jurisdictions.
Complete Curve Resolution
Description Reader offers full support for curves that use radius, arc length, delta angle, chord bearing, chord distance, and tangent relationships. Because curves often arrive with partial data, Description Reader resolves the missing parameters the same way you would — using the geometric relationships between what’s given.
Real-Time Error Detection
As the parcel is built, Description Reader validates each call and flags problems: unresolved references, incomplete curve data, bearing/distance conflicts, and closure errors. Specifically, issues appear in the error panel with severity levels and detailed descriptions — so you catch problems early, not just a pass/fail at the end.
User Override System
Sometimes the legal description has a typo, or you simply know something the parser doesn’t. As a result, the override system permits correction of any parsed value — bearings, distances, curve parameters — while keeping the original source text intact. Description Reader then holds your corrections and recomputes the geometry on the fly.
Built for Surveyors
We built Description Reader for surveyors and land professionals who work with metes-and-bounds descriptions daily. Whether you need a legal description reader for AutoCAD to retrace a boundary from a forty-year-old deed, to check a new description against a plat, or simply to visualize what a legal description actually describes, Description Reader puts the parcel on screen and shows you exactly what the text says — and where it falls short.
Why Description Reader?
- Eliminates manual data entry — so you never key in bearings and distances call by call again
- Catches errors early — because it flags problems as they appear, not after you’ve drawn the whole parcel
- Handles real-world descriptions — including messy formatting, missing seconds, abbreviated curve data, and run-on clauses
- Works inside AutoCAD — therefore no data export, no external applications, and no round-tripping files
- Preserves your judgment — override anything the parser gets wrong while keeping the original text intact
License & Maintenance
Buy Description Reader Annual Subscription at lemon Squeezy – $119
Start by requesting a free 15-day trial through Lemon Squeezy, our merchant of record — no credit card required. When the trial expires, return to Lemon Squeezy to purchase your annual subscription and receive your full license code. To activate either code, paste it into the licensing dialog found on the About page inside the program. No in-app accounts, no recurring prompts, and no hidden steps.
Installation Instructions
This link will download the .zip file containing the Autodesk .bundle folder. Decompress the .zip file, and place the internal .bundle folder inside your %AppData%\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins folder. When AutoCAD starts, the application will load automatically.