AutoCAD Civil3D 2008

AutoCAD Civil 3D provides civil engineers, designers, surveyors and drafters with one comprehensive product for the design, drafting and management of a wide range of civil engineering project types, including site development, subdivision design, local road rehabilitation and highway design.

The software’s industry-proven, dynamic engineering model intelligently links design and production drafting, greatly reducing the time it takes to implement design changes and evaluate multiple ‘what-if’ scenarios.

In the past, global coordinate systems in internationally developed software, like AutoCAD, forced SA users to either manually correct hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of survey points during a single project or to settle for incorrectly located terrain maps.

The customisation of Civil 3D, undertaken by an experienced South African civil engineer, includes provision of a local coordinate system as well as a wide array of local standards.

Using an industry-proven, dynamic model, Civil 3D maintains intelligent object relationships in design and production drafting: a change made in one place instantly updates an entire project, helping users complete projects faster, smarter and more accurately.

“Civil engineering is notorious for its use of specialist analysis packages,” says Autodesk application engineer, Linda Sangweni. “The result is tedious exporting and importing of data, time-consuming translations and greater potential for error.

“With Civil 3D, civil engineering, survey and drafting professionals have the flexibility to work on any project without needing to become experts in multiple niche products. With a single solution in place, users can minimise data translation, reduce training and support costs and simplify management of licences and subscription renewals.”