• ICYMI: The hydraulic modeling on-demand sessions from AU 2024

    Autodesk University 2024 in San Diego was a blast. Did you miss it? We’ve compiled all of the best videos about hydraulic modeling from the event, which you can watch on-demand, at your leisure. Each video also has a slide presentation and sometimes a handout, which you are welcome to take with you. If you’re…

    Events

  • How 2D mesh histograms lead to better model stability in InfoWorks ICM 2025.4

    InfoWorks ICM 2025.4 is here, delivering reporting and scripting enhancements, a new free viewer, and – significantly – 2D mesh element histograms for improved model stability, speed and results accuracy. As you know, hydraulic modeling involves some complex math on the back end. Given this, modeling software usually splits the properties of any given surface…

    Product news

  • Isolation vs collaboration: why we should expect parallel workflow capabilities in water engineering software

    Were you in the workforce or studying in 2010 when Uber, the Apple iPad, Microsoft Azure and 4G mobile data networks were released? If so, you will probably recall (perhaps with a sigh of nostalgia about simpler times, tinged with frustration) the sometimes-painful experience of being a team member contributing to a Word document, Excel…

    Commentary

  • InfoWorks WS Pro 2025.4 makes already-fast cloud simulations even faster

    The latest release of InfoWorks WS Pro can be summed up by quoting faux-NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby: “I wanna go fast!” The Autodesk InfoWorks WS Pro product and development team have been shaking and baking over the last few months by making our already fast cloud simulations even faster in InfoWorks WS Pro2025.4. While we’ve…

    Product news

  • New report: Spotlight on data and digitalization in the water industry

    “Every drop of water carries data throughout its journey,” says Autodesk Senior Strategy Manager Carolina Venegas Martínez in the opening of our latest report, Spotlight on Data and Digitalization in the Water Industry. That’s a really great way to look at it. But is the water industry effectively capturing and using that data? What do…

    AI and Machine Learning

  • ICYMI: All the AU 2024 on-demand sessions for drainage designers

    Did you miss Autodesk University in person this year? Well, we hope to see you in 2025! In the meantime, we’ve curated a list of the best drainage design sessions available on-demand for water professionals through AU online. AU 2024 brought together a dynamic community of industry professionals, innovators, and thought leaders under the central…

    Events

  • Autodesk launches free viewers for InfoWorks ICM and InfoWorks WS Pro. Here’s what they do.

    Autodesk has launched free viewers for InfoWorks ICM and InfoWorks WS Pro, making hydraulic models and model results more accessible to wider team members. These new viewers provide a new way to visualize models and enable further collaboration between teams, for non-modelers and modelers alike who may need to view InfoWorks models to understand the…

    Product news

  • Introducing the InfoWorks WS Pro training course – plus a load of other resources

    Learning hydraulic modeling software is not always the easiest task. If you used a tool in college or have been exposed to hydraulic modeling tools at work, you are ahead of the game. But getting there historically has meant reading a lot of manuals, exploring forums, and asking other people who use the same software.…

    Water distribution

  • Can you use InfoDrainage? What to do when an official drainage design manual doesn’t specify.

    InfoDrainage, our comprehensive site-scale drainage design and analysis software, was just approved for use in the City of Raleigh, North Carolina’s Stormwater Design Manual. Huzzah! This manual joins a growing list of approving authorities recognizing the capabilities of InfoDrainage and explicitly approving it for use on projects in their region. This begs the question: Can…

    Hydraulic modeling

  • How GHD created a CCTV + GIS solution for Aqua Pennsylvania with Autodesk and Esri tools

    Aqua Pennsylvania provides water and wastewater services to 32 counties across Pennsylvania and operates more than 50 wastewater systems. They face the same challenges many water utility owners across the globe also face: finding ways to efficiently maximize the management of aging infrastructure. In 2023, Aqua’s Director of Engineering and Planning Michael Convery, along with…

    Customer stories