Hydraulic modeling

  • Autodesk Assistant can now make changes to your hydraulic model on command in InfoWater Pro

    Thanks to model context protocol, or MCP, the Autodesk Assistant can now make changes and updates to your hydraulic model through your interactions with it. There’s a moment during big technology shifts where new things stop feeling like features and start feeling like teammates. That’s the goal – and what we’re trying to build –…

    AI and Machine Learning

  • Reducing water loss in India’s cities: a digital path to water security

    Addressing India’s water challenges requires a better understanding of how water moves through urban networks, which is where tools like hydraulic modeling and water distribution system analysis play a critical role. These tools can help municipalities understand and reduce non-revenue water. A system under pressure The World Bank estimates that India’s urban population will reach…

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  • Automating hydraulic modeling with Ruby, AI, and InfoWorks Exchange: a practical workflow

    With the combination of AI tools + Autodesk Exchange APIs + cloud databases + free viewers, Ruby scripting is no longer just for experts. It’s now one of the fastest ways to automate hydraulic modeling workflows and connect them directly to tools dashboarding tools, like ArcGIS Online or PowerBI. For years, Autodesk hydraulic modeling tools…

    AI and Machine Learning

  • Hydrology vs hydraulics: What’s the difference?

    Hydrology studies how water enters a system (rainfall and runoff), while hydraulics focuses on how water moves through that system (flow, velocity, flooding). The difference is very important when modeling. Hydrology and hydraulics are often used interchangeably — but they solve very different parts of the same problem: In short: In other words, hydrology defines…

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  • InfoWorks ICM Ultimate 2027 brings network design and analysis together for AECO

    InfoWorks ICM – our hydraulic modeling software for stormwater, sewer, and flood network analysis and design– gets a big update for 2027. Network Design is the headline for this release, but the bigger story is the holistic workflow it unlocks in Autodesk’s AECO ecosystem. It’s that time of year when we release our biggest updates. What’s…

    Product news

  • How our open-source GitHub repository grew from a simple idea into a global engineering community

    Engineers working in hydraulic modeling are increasingly turning to GitHub, scripting, and AI tools to automate workflows and extend their models – including our customers. GitHub has become the world’s largest platform for sharing open-source code. Engineers, researchers, and developers use it to publish everything from small scripts to full software projects. Many widely used…

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  • What is EPANET? A practical guide for water engineers

    If you’ve spent any time working in water distribution modeling, you’ve probably come across EPANET. EPANET is a software tool used to simulate the hydraulic and water quality behavior of pressurized water distribution systems. Engineers use it to model how water moves through networks of pipes, nodes, pumps, and valves, and to understand how those…

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  • How engineers model surges in real systems using water hammer software

    Water systems don’t always behave gradually. Sometimes, they change in an instant. A pump shuts down, a valve closes, the flow suddenly stops – and a pressure wave travels through the system. Pipes vibrate, pressures spike, and water utility workers shudder inside because they know their infrastructure has been put at risk. They may ask…

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  • Integrated catchment modeling explained: How rivers, sewers and surface water interact

    Integrated catchment modeling is the simulation of how water moves across an entire catchment by combining rivers, drainage networks, and surface flow within a single model. It allows engineers to understand how different parts of a water system interact during events such as flooding by performing complex hydraulic modeling. This approach combines 1D and 2D…

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  • Hydraulic modeling explained: a guide to 1D, 2D and integrated catchment modeling

    Hydraulic modelling is the simulation of how water flows through systems such as pipes, rivers, and surface floodplains. Engineers use it to predict water levels, flow rates, and flood risk, helping design and manage water infrastructure under different conditions. Hydraulic modeling often combines 1D and 2D approaches to represent both network flows and surface behavior…

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