Group and manage parcels, alignments, gradings, and feature lines that share a common topology in a named site collection.
Download, create, analyze, and adjust survey data while streamlining the transfer of field-capture data to and from the office.
Determine connectivity and symbology of survey points from the field match the feature name and field code defined in Civil 3D.
Visualize geotechnical data directly within the Civil 3D environment to support subsurface analysis and design workflows.
Design finished ground surfaces with tools and commands that facilitate efficient design of grading groups, styles, and criteria sets.
Automate grading evaluation for land development with optimization algorithms to establish surface smoothness that adheres to design criteria.
Allow engineers to set up and create complex and multi-base corridors faster and with greater efficiency.
Design and modify complex corridor subassemblies using a visual interface without programming.
Deploy both subassemblies and assemblies more efficiently by sharing a custom subassembly in a shared project location. Corridors consuming the subassembly can be easily updated to use the new version.
Create and edit corridor transition when you want to transition a parameter in a subassembly from one value to another. More controls have been added to allow easy movement of transitions and rearranging the order of transitions.
Create dynamic and data-rich corridor models for highways and roads. Build rail track corridor models, incorporating designs for switches, turnouts, and cant calculations.
Extract corridor feature lines with ease to use as a basis for creating grading objects or other design projects. Extracting feature lines can be done all at once, selected one-by-one, or by selecting a subset within a corridor region or a polygon.
Efficiently use assemblies and subassemblies to establish the basic building blocks of a roadway or other alignment-based design.
Model roundabouts according to defined standards. Build your roundabouts into existing corridor models, enabling your design to update automatically when you make changes to the corridor alignments.
Generate 3D models of pressure networks, such as water transmission systems. More controls have been added for layout and editing workflows including merging pressure networks, DREF sync improvements, and party symbol display.
Efficiently draw 2D and 3D models of utility systems, such as storm sewers, sanitary sewers, and more.
Perform a variety of stormwater management tasks, including storm sewer design, watershed analysis, detention pond modeling, and culvert, channel, and inlet analysis.
Create plan-only, plan and profile, profile-only, and section sheets using automated plan production tools.
Extract and report material quantities and calculate volumes from surfaces, corridors, and sectional data.
Use Dynamo, a visual programming environment, to automate repetitive design tasks and streamline workflows in Civil 3D.
Manage the staggering volume of design data in Civil 3D models in this tool. Easily review, validate, report, export and edit models. Enhancements have been made to the navigation capabilities and tools to make management and reporting of custom property data more efficient.
Ground site plans with real-world data using basemaps. Access high-res satellite and aerial imagery, OpenStreetMaps, and monochrome styles.
Bring ArcGIS datasets into Civil 3D using the Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS and publish or export design data back to ArcGIS.
Export Civil 3D design data for use in Autodesk 3ds Max to create professional-quality visualizations.
Import and export IFC 4.3 data to exchange Civil 3D infrastructure models with IFC-certified applications.
Bring context modeling and conceptual design into your design process. Make better decisions with a real-world context of existing conditions, more efficiently consider alternatives, and complete detailed design and documentation in Civil 3D.
Download, create, analyze, and adjust survey data. Streamline the transfer of field-captured data to the office.
Create dynamic, flexible 3D models of road corridors. Simulate driving through the corridor and visually evaluate sight distance and influence analysis.
Create dynamic models of 3-way (T-shaped) or 4-way intersections. Model roundabouts according to standards that blend with existing or planned roads.
Enhanced drainage design tools and workflows with analysis capabilities powered by InfoDrainage analysis cloud services.
Automate assembly generation for your rehab corridor design model. Optimize mill and overlay to balance costs vs. performance.
Use materials information to create reports for volumes along an alignment, comparing design and existing ground surfaces, and quantity takeoff.
Create plan production sheets that automatically display station ranges of alignments and profiles that are based on predefined areas along an alignment.
Download, create, analyze, and adjust survey data. Streamline the transfer of field-captured data to and from the office.
Create comprehensive digital models of ground topography for studies such as land-use feasibility, transportation system planning, and water flow simulations.
Create dynamic and data-rich corridor models for designs such as residential roads, curbs, and sidewalks, swales within a subdivision, and parking lot design.
Use swept path analysis to speed planning and evaluate safety standards compliance. Animate vehicle paths with 2D or 3D animations using multiple camera angles.
Enhanced drainage design tools and workflows with analysis capabilities powered by InfoDrainage analysis cloud services.
Integrate stormwater and wastewater analysis during planning and design of urban drainage systems, storm sewers, and sanitary sewers.
Lay out horizontal and vertical 3D design of pressure networks. Model deflected-curve pipe segments and use design and depth checks to meet project standards.
Use a visual programming application to generate scripts that automate repetitive and complex tasks. Save these scripts in a library and reuse them as needed.
Use materials and sectional or profile information to create reports for volumes along an alignment, comparing design and existing ground surfaces, and quantity takeoff.
Use rail alignments to create rail lines with common stationing based on specified tolerances that adjust with changes to parent rail alignment geometry, profile, and cant.
Design turnouts for branching alignments and crossover switches connecting parallel alignments based on a library of turnout and crossover types that you can edit, delete, or supplement.
Build 3D track corridor models, including alignments, profiles, and assemblies. Incorporate designs for switches, turnouts, platforms, and calculations for cant.
Design platform edges for light or heavy rail using single or dual platform subassemblies with a dynamically updating platform edge running along a track.
Unlock advanced design technologies in Civil 3D with extensions. Gain access to capabilities like complex machining strategies, generative design, and additive manufacturing workflows. Customize your experience to align with project timelines.

Effectively visualize and analyze geotechnical data (US Site), then easily utilize that data directly in your Civil 3D design model.


Effectively visualize and analyze geotechnical data (US Site), then easily utilize that data directly in your Civil 3D design model.

Access capabilities including real-time visualization and building performance analysis.
System requirements for Autodesk Civil 3D 2027
Operating system | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 or Windows 10 version 17763 or above. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information. |
Processor | Basic: 2.5–2.9 GHz processor (base) ARM Processors are not supported. |
Memory | Basic: 8 GB |
Display resolution | Conventional Displays: 1920 x 1080 with True Color |
Display card | Basic: 2 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant |
Disk space | 20.0 GB (suggested SSD) |
Network | |
Pointing device | MS-Mouse compliant |
.NET Framework | .NET Framework version 4.8 and .NET 8 |
Additional requirements for large datasets, point clouds, and 3D modeling
Memory | 16 GB RAM or more |
Disk space | 6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirements |
Display card | 3840 x 2160 (4K) or greater True Color video display adapter; 12 GB VRAM or greater; Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater; DirectX-capable workstation class graphics card. |
FDO Provider requirements
FDO Provider | Certified with | Notes |
|---|---|---|
FDO Provider Microsoft SQL Server | Certified with Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Standard and Enterprise Editions | Notes Industry Models also support the versions of Microsoft SQL Server listed on the left. |
FDO Provider Oracle 12c Release 2 | Certified with Oracle 12.2.0.1.0 | Notes Industry Models support the same Oracle versions as listed on the left. |
FDO Provider Oracle 19c | Certified with Oracle 19.3 | Notes Industry Models support the same Oracle versions as listed on the left. |
FDO Provider Oracle 21c | Certified with Oracle 21.3 | Notes Industry Models support the same Oracle versions as listed on the left. |
FDO Provider Raster | Certified with DEM, JPG2K, DTED, MrSID®, ECW, PNG, ESRI® Grid, TIFF, JPEG, ESRI® ASCII | Notes |
FDO Provider Autodesk SDF | Certified with 3.0 | Notes |
FDO Provider ESRI ArcGIS | Certified with ArcGIS® 10.8.1 | Notes This Provider requires ESRI licensed components (ArcGIS Engine/ArcGIS Desktop) to be installed on Map 3D installed system. |
FDO Provider MySQL | Certified with 8.0 | Notes |
FDO Provider ODBC | Certified with The FDO ODBC provider has been tested with corresponding versions of ODBC drivers that are shipped with the relevant supported operating systems version. | Notes |
FDO Provider OGC WMS | Certified with WMS 1.3.0 | Notes |
FDO Provider OGC WMTS | Certified with WMTS 1.0.0 | Notes |
FDO Provider OGC WFS | Certified with WFS 2.0.0 | Notes |
FDO Provider SQLite | Certified with SQLite 3.27.2 | Notes |
FDO Provider PostgresSQL | Certified with PostgreSQL 13.9 + PostGIS 3.0 | Notes |
ODBC Drivers | Tested Versions |
|---|---|
ODBC Drivers Microsoft® Access® Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb) | Tested Versions Microsoft Access database engine 2016 (English) 16.00.4999.1000 |
ODBC Drivers Microsoft® Excel® Driver (*.xls, *xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb) | Tested Versions Microsoft Access database engine 2016 (English) 16.00.4999.1000 |
ODBC Drivers MySQL® ODBC 8.0 Driver | Tested Versions 8.00.31.00 |
ODBC Drivers SQL Server® | Tested Versions 10.00.22000.01 |
ODBC Drivers Oracle® in OraClient21Home1 | Tested Versions 21.00.00.00 |
Note: Not all Autodesk product offerings may be virtualized. You may virtualize a product only if the applicable terms and conditions governing your access to and use of that offering expressly permit virtualization. Where virtualization is authorized, all conditions and limitations specified in the applicable terms and conditions apply. Autodesk may make available information regarding use of products in virtualized environments. Such information is offered solely for your convenience, on an “as is” basis, and may contain errors, inaccuracies, or may be incomplete. Autodesk makes no representations, warranties or other promises related to use of any product in any virtualization environment or with any virtualization technology. If you are authorized to virtualize and elect to do so, you assume all risks associated with such use, including, but not limited to incompatibility between the product and third-party virtualization technology and/or your virtualization environment. Read our Terms of Use for more information.
From payment flexibility to always-on support, expect excellence.