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Civil 3D enhancements over the years

Autodesk Civil 3D was first released in 2005. In the past years, Autodesk developers have added a wide range of enhancements. Today Civil 3D design software is a powerful solution for civil engineers and includes purpose-built tools for critical civil engineering disciplines such as road and highway design, site design, and rail design.

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Civil 3D over the past 7 years

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Releases

15

Updates

268

Enhancements

Civil 3D enhancement timeline

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2024 | 2024.1 featured enhancements for Civil 3D

  • New subassembly deployment and management​

  • Corridor transitions: corridor design workflows​

  • Connector for ArcGIS: Import objects from ArcGIS as AutoCAD point/polyline/polygon​

  • Pressure network: layout and editing enhancements​

  • Project Explorer: now available in Civil 3D installer​

  • API enhancements: rail turnout support​

  • Performance enhancements​

  • Twinmotion for Revit: Infrastructure Workflows​

  • IFC 4.3 extension for Civil 3D​

  • Autodesk Assistant​

  • Dynamo for Civil 3D enhancements​

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Civil 3D product roadmap

See what’s new and what’s in the pipeline with Civil Infrastructure Solutions Public Roadmap. Vote for the roadmap items you find most important.

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Customer ideas help us define what's next in Civil 3D

The Autodesk Civil 3D development team are passionate about their roles and delivering on continuous improvement with every release. Please take a couple of minutes to watch the video as two members of the product team share how they value customer feedback.

Have an idea for making Civil 3D better? Visit Civil 3D Ideas to find, post, and vote on enhancements you want to see in Civil 3D.

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Meet some of the Civil 3D Product Team

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Ramesh Sridharan

Sr. Manager, Software Development Autodesk

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Tim Yarris

Product Manager, Autodesk

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