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Roads & Highways
BIM for Infrastructure
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Deliver higher-quality projects and make better-informed decisions with model-based road design software
Workflow for road and highway design
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Overview
Use road design software to evaluate existing conditions and generate data-rich proposals. Design and document with intelligent model-based solutions. Plan construction virtually to help identify conflicts early. Manage information by standardizing the as-built data collection process with configurable industry models.
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Win project
Create a 3D model of the existing environment quickly and easily, and develop design proposals in the context of the existing environment.
Communicate quantitative feedback to show clients that your proposal considers factors beyond the minimum requirements.
Understand of the scope of the project and identify issues early that would require attention in design.
Communicate data-rich project proposals to demonstrate a complete understanding of the project.
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Planning
Analyze existing conditions to evaluate slope, aspect, or elevation of a project area, and to help identify environmentally sensitive areas.
Perform buffer or overlay analysis on aggregated data to help identify priority project locations.
Query and filter data to support decision making on future transportation needs.
Lay out early design concepts directly into an infrastructure model with simple yet powerful tools.
Create and manage multiple preliminary design alternatives more efficiently.
Evaluate alternatives faster and explore options that otherwise may not have been considered because of time constraints.
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Preliminary engineering
Develop a functional plan and estimate with enough detail to assure stakeholders that concepts in the scope of work are included in the estimate.
Adjust designs on the fly during meetings with stakeholders; create and manage multiple preliminary design alternatives more efficiently.
Create exhibits for 30% plan submittals, including approximate right-of-way plans, plan and profile sheets, and first-run cross sections.
Arrive at an effective solution quickly with minimal debate because decisions are backed by data; proceed knowing viable alternatives were evaluated.
Create the level of detail necessary to evaluate concepts in order to obtain preliminary design approvals, accelerating the overall design.
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Detailed design & documentation
Reduce manual work with customizable standards; automatically check designs against the necessary criteria.
Streamline the design of intersections, drainage systems, and more with wizard-driven, rules-based tools that add intelligence to your process.
Minimize mistakes with interrelated and dynamically linked design elements; improve project productivity with concurrent workflows.
Minimize the need for manual updating; use built-in wizards to assist in the development of sheets and sheet sets.
Evaluate alternatives with model-based design and produce documentation, keeping everything synchronized and consistent; evaluate project performance.
Design and analyze roadway drainage with integrated simulation tools, minimizing the risk of error due to data re-entry and manual transfer.
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Visualization
Automate the creation of high-impact visuals to support public participation and communication.
Create visualizations directly from the civil model, and easily integrate change into the existing visualization.
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Construction sequencing
Integrate 3D models from Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, Autodesk® Revit®, Autodesk® AutoCAD® Utility Design, and other sources, and tie tasks to different elements.
Assign start and stop dates for demolition or construction of elements to generate 4D simulations and construction sequencing.
Uncover design problems and constructability issues by simulating what-if scenarios and construction site logistics.
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Clash detection
Integrate 3D models from AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD Utility Design, and other software to perform interference checking.
Collaborate with tools that bring multiple types of data together into a single view to find problems before ground is broken.
All products for roads and highways
Vault
Project collaboration software.
AutoCAD Civil 3D
Design/documentation software for road and highway projects.
Autodesk InfraWorks
3D conceptual design software to communicate utility design proposals.
Industry trends and topics
Providing valuable insight to deliver road and highway projects
With today's economic realities and infrastructure deficits, projects are more complex and funding is more difficult. Autodesk’s comprehensive portfolio of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Infrastructure solutions helps transportation agencies, engineering consultants, and contractors gain valuable insight to improve the way they plan, design, build, and manage road and highway projects.
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Atkins & Skanska Balfour Beatty
This joint venture used Autodesk BIM for Infrastructure to improve one of Europe’s busiest highways, gaining a more accurate engineering representation of the highway and a deeper understanding of the project during construction.
American Structurepoint
This multidisciplinary consulting and design firm uses BIM on infrastructure projects to increase productivity and efficiency.
El Dorado County DOT
The El Dorado County Department of Transportation uses AutoCAD Civil 3D to fast-track redesigns on more than 1,100 roadway miles stretching from the Sacramento suburbs to Lake Tahoe.
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Parsons Brinckerhoff relies on Autodesk BIM solutions for construction planning and simulation, creating virtual design and evaluating early-stage design alternatives for a large-scale San Francisco project.
