• InfoDrainage 2024.3: Cloud Analysis, Clash Detection, HEC22 Advanced Inlet Analysis

    The latest update of InfoDrainage is here, with advanced clash detection for stormwater controls, cloud simulation analysis tools, and advanced HEC22 Inlet analysis capability. InfoDrainage 2024.3 builds off the most advanced, user-friendly solution in drainage system design to make it even better.   In this post, we’ll walk through what these improvements mean for you, and…

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  • Join Autodesk at WEFTEC 2023: What to expect every day

    WEFTEC 2023 is upon us, and many of our water industry experts are headed to Chicago ready to speak about customer needs across the entire water industry. We’ll also have product demonstrations available for anyone who’s interested in adding an Autodesk water industry product to their toolbelt or making the switch to Autodesk’s water solutions…

    Events

  • The easiest way to migrate XPSWMM files into InfoWorks ICM: XP Importer

    Twenty years on from the first release of XPSWMM, the water industry has demanded simulation solutions that can efficiently handle large data sets and help modelers understand advanced flow conditions across multiple catchments, and simultaneously model different climate scenarios and mitigation options. It’s this demand for powerful modern modeling tools that drove our team to…

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  • InfoWorks ICM 2024.3: XP Importer, UI simplification, and Grid Layouts 

    InfoWorks ICM’s most recent version update provides new XP Importer functionality for users migrating from XPSWMM and XPStorm models into InfoWorks ICM, UI simplifications, and additional improvements to grid and shareable property layouts.   Our development and QA team have been heavily focused on improving usability and workflows for InfoWorks ICM users throughout our product update process,…

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  • Recap: Autodesk’s presence at the 2023 Water Infrastructure Conference in Philadelphia

    This year’s Water Infrastructure Conference started with major flight delays and cancellations as host city Philadelphia and neighboring areas experienced severe thunderstorms, fueled by high heat and gusty winds. I myself experienced a 24-hour flight delay. On the bright side, the rest of the week dried out, with sunshine and low humidity, which made for…

    Events

  • 4 features that set InfoWater Pro apart as a GIS-based water distribution modeling platform 

    As engineers, we understand the need for simple modeling interfaces that work as efficiently and autonomously as possible. Our ability to access and leverage GIS data and platforms is a critical component of the model creation process as well as our results analysis. So, as we make our way through the plan, design, build, operate,…

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  • Combining BIM and hydraulic modeling expertise to (re)build a better dam in small-town Brazil

    When the Diego Cuê Dam ruptured in the town of Caarapó deep in the southern tip of Brazil, it wasn’t only flooding that the authorities had to manage. The dammed lake, located in the Ayrton Senna Park, is an important recreation space for residents and is perhaps Caarapó’s only tourist attraction. The flooding of the…

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  • [Webinar] Creating a city-wide 1D + 2D flood model

    Can you create a combined 1D/2D model of an entire city to determine its risk for flooding? Not too long ago, the answer was no. But it’s becoming increasingly possible using GIS platforms, tools like InfoWorks ICM, and by taking advantage of the vast amount of public data that’s increasingly being shared. This openness with…

    Storm, sewer, flood

  • InfoDrainage Standard vs Ultimate: What’s the difference?

    Autodesk’s InfoDrainage is a drainage design and analysis solution that designers, developers, landscape architects, engineers, consultants and approval authorities rely on to: Water professionals who are completely new to InfoDrainage sometimes ask us which version they need to get started. For many years, we offered two versions of InfoDrainage, but as of August 7, 2024,…

    Drainage design

  • Calculating sinuosity of a river’s path with Pi: Is it really possible?

    We investigate whether Pi (π) can actually be used to help compute details related to a river’s path. Is there something special about Pi that can make modeling rivers, bridges, culverts, spillways, levees, floodplain and floodway delineations, stream diversions, channel improvements, and split flows easier? The constant Pi has been associated with everything from crop…

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