What is Autodesk Civil 3D?

Autodesk Civil 3D design software empowers civil engineers to meet complex infrastructure challenges in a 3D model-based environment.

  • Accelerate design and documentation

  • Advance design automation

  • Improve collaboration and coordination

What is Autodesk Civil 3D?

Autodesk Civil 3D design software empowers civil engineers to meet complex infrastructure challenges in a 3D model-based environment.

  • Accelerate design and documentation

  • Advance design automation

  • Improve collaboration and coordination

INTEGRATED WORKFLOWS

Analyze, iterate, and refine designs

Deliver design and construction documentation and reduce overall design time for road and highway, site design, rail, and bridge projects.

CONTEXTUAL DATA

Gain efficiencies with seamless GIS Integration

Incorporate geolocation data into your design assets for accurate analysis, planning, and visualizations.

COLLABORATION & DATA MANAGEMENT

Improve project collaboration

Author, share, and update design projects in a central data environment. Make real-time updates at any phase of the project lifecycle.

AUTODESK ASSISTANT (TECH PREVIEW)

Access AI-powered support in Civil 3D

Access helpful AI-generated support, ask questions about Civil 3D features, and troubleshoot design challenges without leaving the workspace.

INTEGRATED WORKFLOWS

Analyze, iterate, and refine designs

Deliver design and construction documentation and reduce overall design time for road and highway, site design, rail, and bridge projects.

CONTEXTUAL DATA

Gain efficiencies with seamless GIS Integration

Incorporate geolocation data into your design assets for accurate analysis, planning, and visualizations.

COLLABORATION & DATA MANAGEMENT

Improve project collaboration

Author, share, and update design projects in a central data environment. Make real-time updates at any phase of the project lifecycle.

AUTODESK ASSISTANT (TECH PREVIEW)

Access AI-powered support in Civil 3D

Access helpful AI-generated support, ask questions about Civil 3D features, and troubleshoot design challenges without leaving the workspace.

Features to support your operations

Site and survey workflows

Download, create, analyze, and adjust survey data, as well as transfer field-captured data to the office.

Terrain modeling

Create digital models of topography for land-use studies, transportation system planning, and water flow simulations.

Corridor modeling

Create dynamic and data-rich corridor models for highways, roads, and rail tracks.

Design automation

Use visual programming to generate scripts that automate repetitive and complex tasks, including electrification and signaling.

Drainage design and analysis

Manage stormwater and sanitary sewer design. Define pipeline paths, optimized 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.

NEW

Forma Data Management Essentials

Included with standalone Civil 3D subscriptions, Autodesk Forma Data Management Essentials centralizes cloud-based project data.

ENHANCED

Autodesk Assistant

Access AI-generated support and solutions in Civil 3D and troubleshoot your design challenges without leaving the workspace.

ENHANCED

Autodesk AI

Whether you're planning, concepting, or analyzing, Autodesk AI supports your process at every stage of the AECO lifecycle.

Civil infrastructure workflows

Civil 3D for rail design

Accelerate 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 enough material was available on-site."

— Raj Tawani, Practice Director, Ardurra Group
Kinder Land Bridge and tunnels under construction. / Image courtesy of Memorial Park Conservancy

"[With Autodesk] we're able to collaborate seamlessly using the AEC package on our BIM platform."

— Ismaeel Babur, Senior Civil Engineer, Virgin Hyperloop One

"The benefits are about transparency and better collaboration."

— Jan-Peter Ter Maaten, VolkerWessels

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Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection

Design better, smarter, faster with the AEC Collection

Save over annual licenses

Explore a powerful set of tools with extended capabilities built for engineering complex products, equipment, and systems.

Products included

+ 11 more

Civil 3D resources & community

  • Landscape with bullet train, tunnels, and wind turbines

    Webinar

    The value of the AEC collection for civil engineers

    Deep dive into the powerful capabilities for infrastructure design workflows.

  • Rendering of a futuristic city with bridge, air traffic control tower, bullet train, freeways, and construction site

    Blog

    Civil 3D highlights and updates

    See the latest updates for efficiently designing and digitally modeling infrastructure projects.

  • Bullet train in motion on elevated tracks

    Roadmap

    What’s next for Civil 3D

    Explore the product development pipeline for Civil 3D and provide your feedback.

  • Construction professionals reviewing project data on a tablet at a job site using Autodesk software

    AUTODESK UNIVERSITY

    Learn advanced civil workflows from your peers

    Discover new approaches for better infrastructure with these resources from Autodesk University.

  • People collaborating in a workshop discussion using Autodesk software

    COMMUNITY FORUM

    Connect with the Autodesk Community

    Ask questions, share your knowledge, or submit product ideas.

  • Modern urban building design with integrated infrastructure and landscape planning using Autodesk tools

    AUTODESK LEARNING

    Get started on your own Autodesk learning path

    On-demand e-learning resources to sharpen your skills, enhance your career, and demonstrate knowledge.

  • High-speed rail infrastructure design through mountainous landscape using Autodesk engineering software

    AUTODESK CERTIFICATION

    Show off your skills

    Validate design and make skills to get hired, advance your career, and accelerate your business.

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, modeling rail and highway corridors, analyzing 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, analyze, and document complex civil infrastructure projects.

Your Autodesk Civil 3D subscription gives you access to install and use the 3 previous versions. Available downloads are listed in your Autodesk Account after subscribing. See also previous releases available for subscribers.