Autodesk Civil 3D: Comprehensive detailed design and documentation software for civil infrastructure
What is Autodesk Civil 3D?
Autodesk Civil 3D® design software empowers civil engineers to meet complex infrastructure challenges in a 3D model-based environment.
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Accelerate design and documentation
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Advance design automation
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Improve collaboration and coordination
Civil 3D overview (video: 2:18 min.)
Use end-to-end workflows to design more efficiently (video: 1:40 min.)
Securely store and share your project files (video: 59 sec.)
Collaborate in real time (video: 3:26 min.)
Why use Civil 3D?
Design more efficiently
Improve design quality with a dynamic 3D model–based design environment and design-driven documentation environment.
Streamline collaboration
Reduce errors and rework by exchanging data across multidisciplinary teams while maintaining standards and accuracy.
Leverage interoperability tools
Share data and models freely between products using the common IFC format(s).
What you can do with Autodesk Civil 3D
Improve design quality with Autodesk Construction Cloud (video: 1 min.)
Streamline your design and documentation workflows
Deliver design and construction documentation for road and highway, site design, rail, and bridge projects. Reduce overall design time with faster modeling for surfaces, corridors, terrain, and more.
Collaborate in real time with GIS and BIM (video: 2:26 min.)
Advance workflows with GIS and cloud collaboration
Incorporate GIS data into your design with sustainability and customer satisfaction in mind. View and share data securely in the cloud to improve collaboration with all project stakeholders.
Boost collaboration with effortless data exchange (video: 3:03 min.)
Improve project coordination
Seamlessly exchange data across multidisciplinary teams while maintaining standards and accuracy to reduce rework and improve customer satisfaction.
“[With Autodesk] we’re able to collaborate seamlessly using the AEC package on our BIM platform.”
— Ismaeel Babur, Senior Civil Engineer, Virgin Hyperloop One
“The benefits are about transparency and better collaboration.”
— Jan-Peter Ter Maaten, VolkerWessels
“Civil 3D allowed for quick generation of plans for signature and submittal to the agencies.”
— Charles D’Errico, IT Systems Analyst, Thomas & Hutton
Do more with Civil 3D extensions
A separate install or subscription to another Autodesk product may be required.
Grading Optimization for Civil 3D
Use Grading Optimization to automate time-consuming grading tasks, explore alternatives to find optimal solutions, and return to Civil 3D to complete the detailed design. (video: 1:59 min.)
Geotechnical Modeler
Effectively visualize and analyze geotechnical data, then easily utilize that data directly in your Civil 3D design model.
PPK Survey for Civil 3D
Import base and rover survey data and convert it to coordinate geometry points in a Civil 3D drawing.
Connector for ArcGIS
Bring geospatial information systems (GIS) data from ArcGIS into Civil 3D drawings, save back edited content, and publish and export Civil 3D data for use in ArcGIS.
Collaboration for Civil 3D
Collaborate on Civil 3D projects anytime, anywhere. Keep teams on the same page and clearly visualize the impact of design changes.
Civil 3D Resources
WEBINAR
Better design collaboration for Civil 3D
Streamline project submission with great design coordination and team collaboration.
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See what’s new in Civil 3D
See the latest updates for efficiently designing and digitally modeling infrastructure projects.
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What’s next for Civil 3D
Take a look at the product development pipeline for Civil 3D.
Save when you buy Civil 3D as part of a collection
Connect tools for context modeling and concepting with detailed design, analysis, and optimization for better decision making. Better coordinate horizontal and vertical design projects. Support multi-discipline processes with a cloud-based common data environment.
*Compared with purchasing each product separately.
The AEC Collection includes:
Benefits of Civil 3D as part of the AEC Collection
Road and Highway Design
Deliver comprehensive road and highway designs more efficiently with the AEC Collection. (Watch video: 2:41 min.)
Bridge Design
Connect Civil 3D road geometry to parametric bridge modeling tools in InfraWorks and custom Revit structures. (Watch video: 3:20 min.)
Webinars to help you expand your skill set
Bring new multidiscipline workflows and capabilities to your projects with industry-specific insights and precision-driven workflows. See the latest from the AEC Collection.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Civil 3D is used to plan, design, and deliver land development, water, and transportation projects.
Civil engineers, civil designers, and other civil infrastructure professionals rely on Civil 3D for better, more innovative project outcomes.
Yes. Students and educators can get free one-year educational access to Autodesk products and services, renewable for as long as you remain eligible. Learn more (US Site).
Civil 3D runs on Microsoft® Windows®. See Civil 3D system requirements for details.
Your Civil 3D subscription gives you access to install and use the 3 previous versions. Available downloads are listed in your Autodesk Account after subscribing. See also previous releases available for subscribers.
The price of an annual Civil 3D subscription is
With a subscription to Civil 3D software, you can install it on up to 3 computers or other devices. However, only the named user can sign in and use that software on a single computer at any given time. Please refer to the Software License Agreement (US Site) for more information.
Autodesk provides download and install instructions for individuals and administrators. Your available downloads appear in Autodesk Account. Find your product, select a version, platform, language, and download method. For more information, visit Autodesk Knowledge Network.
Launch your trial software and click Subscribe Now on the trial screen or buy Civil 3D here. When buying your subscription, enter the same email address and password combination you used to sign in to your trial. Learn more about converting a trial to a paid subscription.
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