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Road design

What you can do with Civil 3D

Survey

Download, create, analyze, and adjust survey data. Streamline the transfer of field-captured data to the office. (video: 16 sec.)

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Corridor modeling

Create dynamic, flexible 3D models of road corridors. Simulate driving through the corridor and visually evaluate sight distance and influence analysis. (video: 35 sec.)

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Intersection design

Create dynamic models of 3-way (T-shaped) or 4-way intersections. Model roundabouts according to standards that blend with existing or planned roads. (video: 10 sec.)

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Drainage design

Perform storm water management tasks, including storm sewer design. Define pipeline paths, optimized with hydraulics/hydrology analysis. (video: 10 sec.)

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Road rehabilitation

Automate assembly generation for your rehab corridor design model. Optimize mill and overlay to balance costs vs. performance. (video: 57 sec.)

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Design automation

Use visual programming to generate re-usable scripts that automate repetitive and complex tasks. (video: 1:28 min.)

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Materials and quantities

Use materials information to create reports for volumes along an alignment, comparing design and existing ground surfaces, and quantity takeoff. (video: 20 sec.)

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Plan production and documentation

Create plan production sheets that automatically display station ranges of alignments and profiles that are based on predefined areas along an alignment. (video: 24 sec.)

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Workflows

Connect other Autodesk products for road network design.

Civil 3D + ReCap Pro + InfraWorks + Dynamo

Create conceptual design in-context, complete detailed design, and automate repetitive tasks. (video: 2:42 min.)

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Civil 3D + InfraWorks + Revit

Use parametric modeling tools to better coordinate multidiscipline teams on bridge projects. (video: 2:56 min.)

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See how people are using Civil 3D for road design

CHONGQING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN INSTITUTE (CQADI)

Speeding up a complex interchange project

BIM helps deliver a multi-layered solution to a major highway reconstruction project in China.

Image courtesy of Chongqing Architectural Design Institute of China