Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011

AutoCAD Civil 3D software, the building information modeling (BIM) solution for civil engineering, helps project teams deliver higher-quality transportation, land development, and environmental projects faster.

Explore design ideas and analyze what-if scenarios to help optimize performance before projects are built. Extend Civil 3D model data to perform geospatial and stormwater analysis, generate quantity takeoffs, and support automated machine guidance during construction. Civil 3D provides the BIM advantage and tools you need to deliver more innovative design solutions.

Features:

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.

Integrated Analysis for Stormwater Management
Analyze pre- and post-development hydrologic conditions using integrated hydraulic and hydrology tools. Use hydrographs to study AutoCAD Civil 3D software pipe network models, culverts, and channels for more sustainable stormwater design decisions. Generate reports for review agencies.

Intelligent Pipes Layout
Use rules-based tools to lay out sanitary- and storm-drainage systems. Change pipes and structures using graphical or numerical input, and conduct interference checks. Plot and complete final drafting of the pipe network in plan, profile, and section views. Share pipe network information such as invert elevations, size, slope, and type with external analysis applications or use the Hydraflow extensions within AutoCAD Civil 3D civil engineering software.

Surfaces, Grading & Dynamic Relationships
Terrain-shaping tools support large-surface 3D models while maintaining dynamic relationships to source data including contours, breaklines, corridor models, and grading objects. Use surfaces as references to create profiles, sections, and corridors; changes to the source data result in automatic updates, helping you save time and reduce errors.

Use powerful daylighting and grade-projection tools to generate surface models for several types of grading projections. Develop surfaces with easy-to-use graphical and tabular grading manipulation tools. Help solve design problems using grading capabilities that remain dynamically linked to corridor models and alignments or profiles.

Synchronized Design Changes
Coordinate civil engineering project teams by working from the same consistent, up-to-date project model from survey through construction documentation. Use external references, data shortcuts, and Autodesk® Vault data management software to share model elements such as surfaces, alignments, and pipes, and to work off the same design object for multiple design tasks. Synchronize design changes across the model and automatically update related drawings.

Buffer & Overlay Analysis
More quickly generate buffers or conduct trace analysis using the advanced geospatial analysis tools within AutoCAD Civil 3D civil engineering software.

CAD Editing of Geospatial Data
Edit data accessed through the FDO Data Access Technology with standard AutoCAD® software commands such as Pedit, Trim, Break, Join, Offset, Extend, Rotate, Move, and Cut/Copy/Paste. Edit polygon objects with new split and merge functions and use the new Expression Builder tool to populate attributes with data calculations and intrinsic object properties.

Publishing Tools
Distribute your geospatial data, maps, and designs in a variety of ways to better meet your organization’s needs. Create and design maps using integrated GIS tools, then publish them to the Internet using Autodesk MapGuide® Enterprise software. Distribute maps as individual geo-referenced DWF™ files, multisheet DWF map books, or paper plots.

Live Data Connection
Directly access spatial data stored in files, relational databases, and web-based services. Use the open-source FDO Data Access Technology within AutoCAD Civil 3D software to access geographic information system (GIS) data formats and databases, including ESRI® SHP and ArcSDE®, Oracle®, Microsoft® SQL Server™, and MySQL®. Use publicly available data sources for raster imagery, including web map service (WMS) and web feature service (WFS).

Mapping & Stylization
Use the cartography tools within AutoCAD Civil 3D civil engineering software to create stylized maps that highlight specific features or information, such as wetland boundaries, zoning, soil types, and pipe sizes. Blend data using transparency. Save and reuse mapping styles to help streamline map production.

Importing Raw Survey Data
Convert and process proprietary raw survey data into an Autodesk fieldbook (.FBK) using the Survey Link Extension included within AutoCAD Civil 3D software. The use of fieldbooks helps make the field-to-finish process easier. The Survey Link Extension supports most raw survey data formats.

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.

GPS Machine Control Support
Generate 3D models for GPS machine control by exporting design models using the LandXML extension.

Survey Figures
AutoCAD Civil 3D software offers a unique toolset for creating baseplans. Use survey figures to help define critical transitions in site design, surveying, and roadway widening. Import, create, or edit figures on the fly; as figures are imported, add elevation information for use during grading plan design. Topographic and planimetric features added to the design process provide greater accuracy and flexibility, and enable surveyors and engineers to work efficiently together.

3D Visualization & Communication
Create simpler and more effective visualizations by publishing model information to Google Earth™ mapping service or by creating 3D DWF files to help communicate design intent to nontechnical audiences. Develop robust reproductions of corridor models using render materials that correspond to specific corridor elements in the model, such as asphalt, concrete, or gravel. Create photorealistic animations and simulations leveraging AutoCAD Civil 3D models in Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software.

Annotation Tools
Use tools in AutoCAD Civil 3D software to derive annotation directly from design objects and automatically update annotation when the design changes. Civil 3D responds to changes in drawing scale and view orientation, and updates labels instantly when the plot scale rotates or changes within different viewports.

CAD Drafting Styles & Standards Library
Use the extensive library of country-specific CAD drafting styles in AutoCAD Civil 3D civil engineering software to manage drawing display. Control colors, linetypes, contour increments, and labeling by style, and use the framework to customize styles and standards for your organization.

Plans Production Wizard Tool
Lay out plan and profile sheets with the AutoCAD Civil 3D Plans Production Wizard tool. Fully integrated with the AutoCAD® software Sheet Set Manager, the Plans Production Wizard automates the layout of sheets and matchlines along alignments and generates plan and profile sheets based on the layout. The finished product is a series of drawing sheets ready for final annotation and plotting.

Production Drafting
Generate production plans, including fully annotated section sheets, profiles, and grading designs. The styles-based drafting environment helps automate typical drafting while maintaining drafting standards. Use xrefs and data shortcuts to generate drafting across multiple drawings, resulting in a workflow where production sheets use a single instance of the model. Synchronize production sheets to reflect changes to the model.

System requirements:

For 32-Bit AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011

• Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium (32-bit); Windows Vista® Enterprise (SP1 or SP2, 32-bit); or Windows® XP Professional (SP3, 32-bit).
• Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or AMD Athlon, 3.0 GHz or faster; or Intel or AMD dual core processor, 2.0 GHz or faster.
• 4 GB RAM minimum recommended.
• 7 GB disk space with 2 GB free after installation.
• 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter (true color) 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card. 1,600 x 1,200 or greater recommended. Multiple monitors are supported.
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later.
• DVD drive.

For 64-Bit AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011

• Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium (64-bit); Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, Ultimate (SP1 or SP2, 64-bit); or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2, 64-bit).
• AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron, Intel® Xeon with Intel® EM64T support, Intel® Pentium® 4 with Intel EM64T support.
• 4 GB RAM minimum(8 GB recommended).
• 7 GB disk space with 2 GB free after installation.
• 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter (true color) 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card. 1,600 x 1,200 or greater recommended. Multiple monitors are supported.
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later.
• DVD drive.

Notes:

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 is recommended.
• Microsoft® Windows Vista® offers better memory management over Microsoft® Windows® XP.
• 64-bit operating systems are recommended over 32-bit operating systems because of the larger amount of available memory for applications.