• How does InfoDrainage compare to HydroCAD, TR-20 & TR-55?

    In the world of stormwater management and drainage design, selecting the right software tool is crucial for effective planning, analysis, and implementation. Among the myriad of options available in the water industry, we often get asked how Autodesk InfoDrainage compares to potential alternatives like HydroCAD, TR-20, and TR-55. Each of these tools offers unique features…


  • The AI/ML revolution in sewer pipeline condition assessment and management has already begun

    Sewer pipeline assessment can be a dirty job. To make it easier, Autodesk’s Tim Medearis and VAPAR’s Michelle Aguilar teamed up at Autodesk University to show customers How AI/ML in Info360 Asset Can Assist in Sewer Pipeline Condition Assessment and Management. If you’re at all interested in AI, this presentation about how AI and ML…


  • New batch of Water Drops: Using LIDs/SUDs, soakwell/drywell design, culvert analysis

    It’s been a dry fall in Colorado where I live (and indeed across the US). It’s also been a bit dry on the Water Drop workflow video front in the last month as many of us were meeting customers and industry regulars at Autodesk University. But you can consider this mini-drought over because we now…


  • Water Drop workflows: sewer network storage, ATO, VSPs, and automatic catchment generation

    Generally, Water Drop videos are recorded and produced by our North American technical team, but this edition is happy to welcome some expertise from ‘the land down under’! Welcome Tran Nguyen as she tackles how to utilize the Area Takeoff Method in InfoWorks ICM and Matt Piggot who demonstrates a hydrologic workflow between InfoWorks ICM…


  • Water Drop workflows: CAD -> InfoWorks WS Pro, pond design, RTC in InfoWorks ICM, CCTV laterals

    Can you believe it? We’ve been publishing Water Drop workflow videos for a full year. What started as a trickle is now an April downpour. We’ve now created over 40 videos in our Water Drop Workflows playlist, and we’re open to suggestions if you have a workflow you want to learn about. Let us know…


  • 4 New Water Drop videos: DWF allocation, 2D flooding display, grade lines, and Autodesk Docs

    A new year to learn new workflows! We’re kicking off 2024 with four additional Water Drop workflow videos. Check out our YouTube playlist to catch up on all our short-form workflow tutorials, and please do let us know in the survey at the bottom of the page if you have any suggestions for future videos.…


  • How water industry consultants can increase their value to utilities by embracing the cloud

    “There is nothing permanent except change.” Though Heraclitus uttered these words in the 6th century BC, it’s easy to forget that change is necessary for growth. We fall into our comfortable, day-to-day routines and temporarily forget this truth. This can be particularly evident in the workplace where everyone is busy. Change can conflict with a…


  • InfoWorks ICM Standard vs. Ultimate: which one do you need?

    Autodesk’s InfoWork ICM is a complete catchment modeling software which can be applied to hydraulic modeling challenges as diverse as: Water professionals who are completely new to InfoWorks ICM (welcome!) sometimes ask us which version they need to get started. We’ve put together this simple guide to explain the differences. What is included with Standard and Ultimate…


  • A fresh batch of Water Drop workflow videos

    As summer winds down and students get back to hitting the books, you can step up your hydraulic modeling skills with four new Water Drop workflows. I’ve also been told these are great to listen to while enjoying a late summer afternoon thunderstorm. Another Civil 3D and InfoWorks ICM integration Ryan Brown takes a look…


  • SWAN report: What’s driving innovation at water utilities – and what’s inhibiting it? 

    There’s a rising tide of challenges approaching public water utilities. Faced with growing demand, crumbling infrastructure, climate change and a tight labor pool, public utility owners are looking toward smart water technology to help them manage a most precious resource: water.     SWAN’s 2023 report, How Utilities Organize for Digital Innovation, offers great insights into…