InfoWorks WS Pro
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How Arcadis uses scripting and cloud simulations to model endless water distribution possibilities
Arcadis, a global design and engineering consultancy, saw an opportunity to put Autodesk’s InfoWorks WS Pro through its paces to provide insights into one of California’s most complex water systems. One of the largest water utilities in northern California, one with an extensive and complex water network built over decades of suburban expansion, faced a…
Customer stories
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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 Talks
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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
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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
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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
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10X speed improvements with new Water Quality Solver in InfoWorks WS Pro 2025.3
InfoWorks WS Pro 2025.3 is here, bringing with it a new water quality solver option for improved speed and accuracy and improvements to baseline objects. Our teams were able to compare the new water quality solver with a test model and were able to get equivalent results in the new solver with a much larger…
Product news
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Suez Optimatics and Autodesk: Making the most of your hydraulic model data
Optimatics, a Suez company that grew out of a successful Australian consultancy, wants to get their infrastructure planning software into the hands of as many water managers around the world as possible. We know how they feel. We want engineers to look to InfoWorks ICM and InfoWorks WS Pro whenever they need the power of…
Product news
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Hydraulic simulations ‘any way you want it’: Your cloud and local hydraulic model simulation options
Do you remember Pizza Hut’s famous “Any way you want it” deal, where you could get a large pizza with whatever toppings you want – all for $10? It was one of the pizza chain’s most successful. But… what does that have to do with Autodesk hydraulic modeling software? Well, about this time last year…
Commentary
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Free Autodesk water software for students and educators
Build practical water modeling skills with free educational access to InfoWorks ICM, InfoDrainage, InfoWorks WS Pro, and InfoWater Pro. If you’re studying to become a water professional—or teaching the people who will become one—we want you to have the opportunity to work with the tools used to solve real water infrastructure challenges. That’s why Autodesk…
Product news
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How small consultancies like Climate Adaptive Systems use Autodesk Water Infrastructure software
At Autodesk, we get to interact with a diverse set of people throughout the water industry. From the world’s largest consulting firms all the way down to small businesses run by solo practitioners. While massive infrastructure projects often get the glamorous headlines, it’s important to remember that a large subset of the engineering field is…
Customer stories