AutoCAD Civil 3D

"Experience building information modeling for civil engineering design and documentation."

New and improved features of AutoCAD® Civil 3D® civil engineering software enable civil engineers, drafters, designers, and technicians working on transportation, land development, and water resources engineering projects to work more efficiently. AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 includes enhanced alignment layout and tools that enable easier sharing of drafting and design standards across organizations. Corridor enhancements streamline corridor editing, and data import improvements help to simplify the creation of intelligent objects.

Corridor Enhancements
Corridor enhancements include tools that streamline corridor editing by providing for interaction in plan, profile, and section view simultaneously. In addition, flexibility to create cross sections off multiple baselines, such as those found on divided highways, and the ability to create sections off skewed or angled sample lines offer extended modeling capabilities.

Dynamic Quantity Takeoff & Earthwork Calculations
Directly import customizable pay item information into AutoCAD Civil 3D civil engineering software to assign pay item values to drawing objects. Automatically calculate quantities and generate reports to export into Autodesk® Quantity Takeoff cost-estimating software or into formats used by AASHTO Trns*port® products.
Use the mass haul and earthwork features to plan the movement, amount, and placement of materials during construction. As designs change, Civil 3D generates mass haul diagrams to help with earthwork analysis.

Geospatial Analysis
Better evaluate geospatial information to help inform planning studies. Use the advanced geospatial functionality within AutoCAD Civil 3D civil engineering software to perform spatial queries, create thematic maps, and conduct buffer, tracing, and overlay analysis.

Coordinate Systems
Work with more than 4,000 real-world coordinate systems to more accurately geo-reference your AutoCAD Civil 3D civil engineering software design data.