Civil 3D
Autodesk Civil 3D: infrastructure design software for civil engineers
Integrated design, optimisation and analysis tools for complex civil infrastructure and engineering projects
What is Autodesk Civil 3D?
Civil 3D provides civil engineers with precision design tools built to meet complex infrastructure challenges in a 3D model-based environment.
Accelerate design and documentation to meet project requirements
Enable advanced automation and analysis tools
Connect project teams to improve collaboration and coordination
What is Autodesk Civil 3D?
Civil 3D provides civil engineers with precision design tools built to meet complex infrastructure challenges in a 3D model-based environment.
Accelerate design and documentation to meet project requirements
Enable advanced automation and analysis tools
Connect project teams to improve collaboration and coordination
Integrated workflows
Analyse, iterate and refine designs
Contextual data
Gain efficiencies with seamless GIS Integration
Collaboration and data management
Improve project collaboration
Autodesk Assistant (Tech Preview)
Access AI-powered support in Civil 3D
Integrated workflows
Analyse, iterate and refine designs
Contextual data
Gain efficiencies with seamless GIS Integration
Collaboration and data management
Improve project collaboration
Autodesk Assistant (Tech Preview)
Access AI-powered support in Civil 3D
Features to support your operations
Site and survey workflows
Download, create, analyse and adjust survey data, as well as transferring field-captured data to the office.
Terrain modelling
Create digital models of topography for land-use studies, transportation system planning and water-flow simulations.
Corridor modelling
Create dynamic and data-rich corridor models for motorways, roads and railway tracks.
Design automation
Use visual programming to generate scripts that automate repetitive and complex tasks, including electrification and signalling.
Drainage design and analysis
Manage storm water and sanitary sewer design. Define pipeline paths, optimised with hydraulics/hydrology analysis.
Materials and quantities
Use materials and sectional or profile information to create reports for volumes, comparing design and existing surfaces and quantity takeoff.
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Forma Data Management Essentials
Included with standalone Civil 3D subscriptions, Autodesk Forma Data Management Essentials centralises cloud-based project data.
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Autodesk Assistant
Access AI-generated support and solutions in Civil 3D and troubleshoot your design challenges without leaving the workspace.
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Autodesk AI
Whether you're planning, concepting or analysing, Autodesk AI supports your process during every stage of the AECO lifecycle.
Civil infrastructure workflows
Civil 3D for rail design
Accelerate the planning, design and delivery of transit stations and rail networks.
Accelerate the planning, design and delivery of transit stations and rail networks.
The precision of Civil 3D allowed the team to create an accurate representation of the underground soil, ensuring that enough material was available on-site.
[With Autodesk] we are able to collaborate seamlessly using the AEC package on our BIM platform.
The benefits are about transparency and better collaboration.
Design better, smarter, faster with the AEC Collection
Design better, smarter, faster with the AEC Collection
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Explore a powerful set of tools with extended capabilities built for engineering complex products, equipment, and systems.
Explore a powerful set of tools with extended capabilities built for engineering complex products, equipment, and systems.
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Design better, smarter, faster with the AEC Collection
Design better, smarter, faster with the AEC Collection
Save over annual licences
Explore a powerful set of tools with extended capabilities built for engineering complex products, equipment, and systems.
Explore a powerful set of tools with extended capabilities built for engineering complex products, equipment, and systems.
Products included
+ 11 more
Civil 3D resources and community
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What’s new in Civil 3D 2027
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Blog
Civil 3D highlights and updates
See the latest updates for efficiently designing and digitally modelling infrastructure projects.
PRODUCT ROADMAP
What’s next in Civil 3D?
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Questions? We have answers.
Autodesk Civil 3D is civil engineering computer-aided design (CAD) software used to plan, design and deliver land development, water and transportation infrastructure projects. It includes features to automate tasks and increase productivity, such as comparing drawings, grading surfaces, modelling rail and motorway corridors, analysing drainage systems and producing documentation in a model-based environment.
Civil engineers, civil designers and infrastructure professionals, including those working in transportation, land development and water projects, use Autodesk Civil 3D to efficiently design, analyse and document complex civil infrastructure projects.
Your Autodesk Civil 3D subscription gives you access to install and use the three previous versions. Available downloads are listed in your Autodesk Account after subscribing. See also previous releases available for subscribers.
Autodesk provides download and installation instructions for individuals and administrators. Your available downloads appear in Autodesk Account. Find your product, and select a version, platform, language and download method. For more information, visit the Autodesk Support.
With a subscription to Autodesk Civil 3D software, you can install it on up to three computers. However, only the named user can sign in and use that software on a single computer at any given time. Please refer to the Software Licence Agreement for more information.
Launch your trial software and click Subscribe Now on the trial screen or Buy Autodesk Civil 3D here. When buying your subscription, enter the same email address and password combination that you use to sign in to your trial. Learn more about converting a trial to a paid subscription.
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Yes. Students and educators can get free one-year educational access to Autodesk products and services, renewable for as long as you remain eligible. Find out more.
Autodesk Civil 3D runs on Microsoft® Windows®. See Civil 3D system requirements for details.
Autodesk Civil 3D provides tools for civil engineering design, analysis and documentation. It supports workflows, such as terrain and surface modelling, corridor design for roads and rail, pipe networks for drainage and construction documentation. Civil 3D also supports BIM and GIS workflows, enabling teams to ground projects in real-world data and design in a dynamic, 3D model-based design environment.
Autodesk Civil 3D includes AI-powered features that help to automate tasks and provide in-product guidance. Autodesk Assistant offers conversational support with summarised responses, step-by-step guides and links to relevant documentation. Other capabilities, such as machine learning-based analysis, can help to improve consistency when working with complex survey data. These features are designed to assist users in the design process and are subsequently reviewed to verify results.
Yes. Autodesk Civil 3D integrates with BIM and GIS workflows to connect designs with real-world context. When using Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS, you can maintain a live connection between Esri ArcGIS® and Autodesk design applications like Civil 3D and InfraWorks.
Through cloud-based tools like Forma Design Collaboration(formerly BIM Collaborate Pro) and Forma Data Management(formerly Autodesk Docs), teams can share coordinated design data across disciplines. Together, these capabilities support informed planning, design and analysis across infrastructure projects.
Forma Data Management Essentials is a cloud-based project workspace that enables AECO teams to manage, organise and share project files in a centralised cloud workspace. It provides core cloud-based data management and collaboration capabilities, such as document storage, drawing and model viewing, markups and issue tracking, while connecting AutoCAD, Revit and Civil 3D workflows to enable access to consistent, accessible project information across teams and phases.
Forma Data Management Essentials is designed for draughters, designers, architects, engineers, contractors and others who work in supported versions of AutoCAD, Revit or Civil 3D and need a simple, cloud-connected way to manage and collaborate on project data.
Forma Data Management Essentials includes core cloud-based document management and collaboration capabilities, such as centralised storage, browser-based drawing and model viewing, markups, issue tracking and controlled sharing.
Forma Data Management includes everything in Forma Data Management Essentials plus advanced capabilities such as document approvals, metadata-driven workflows, automation, Insights and API access.
Forma Data Management Essentials is designed as a simple starting point for AECO teams. Forma Data Management supports more advanced project controls and workflows.
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