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What do you like best about Civil 3D?

When it comes to engineering design, civil 3D does it for use. It is powerfully engineered to anticipate all my engineering design needs.

It has built-in features and tools that help streamline the whole engineering design process.

For architects and engineers, this is a must-have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Civil 3D?

Civil 3D is not the most accessible software to learn and to use. Getting to the point where you can use all features and functions to their optimum performance takes time and great practice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Civil 3D solving and how is that benefiting you?

Civil 3D is a powerful design software that helps in planning and carrying out of projects.

Its helped streamline and accelerate the whole process in ways and it integrates vey well with other design software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Civil 3D Overview

What is Civil 3D?

Autodesk® Civil 3D® software is a civil engineering design and documentation solution that supports Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows on civil infrastructure projects, including roads and highways, rail, site development, airports, and water. Civil 3D helps civil infrastructure professionals improve project delivery, reduce risk, errors, and omissions, and respond faster to project changes. Additionally, users can streamline time-consuming tasks such as corridor design, (road and rail), intersection design, parcel layout, site grading, and piping design with specific tools and customizable design standards.  Civil 3D pricing starts at $275.00 per month, per user. Civil 3D does offer a free trial. Flexible subscription options available. Talk to sales at: (818) 797-9909

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Civil 3D civil engineering design software is a civil design and documentation solution that supports Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows.


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Autodesk is a leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software. If you’ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our software. Autodesk gives you the power to make anything.


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Recent Civil 3D Reviews

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Claudio B.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Civil 3d - Great Tool"
I use Civil 3D daily and I have to say that it is an exceptional tool. The functions for designing civil works are unlimited. The grading part is e...
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carlos l.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Un excelente software para proyectar, supervisar y controlar obras civiles de caminos."
La administración de los datos permite conjugar puntos, superficies, ejes de proyecto, perfiles. De una manera metòdica y fluida. Se integra perfec...
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"Make Designing Easier"
Ease to use , it makes designing work easier and can easily make revision to your plans if you are looking for a great product to use for your surv...
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carlos l.
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What do you like best about Civil 3D?

La administración de los datos permite conjugar puntos, superficies, ejes de proyecto, perfiles. De una manera metòdica y fluida. Se integra perfectamente con los datos de obra y de campo que provienen de equipos topogràficos. Obtienes datos para replanteo en campo y comparativas de superficie de una manera ràpida. Implementarlo es fàcil ya que las rutinas de trabajo permiten que el usuario aprenda ràpido el uso. El ambiente de trabajo es Autocad asi que integrarlo con los usuarios de este popular software se da de manera transparente. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Civil 3D?

Uno de los puntos débiles es el autosalvado, si no eres cuidadoso tienes que repetir nuevamente el trabajo. El lado flaco de Civil 3d es la exportación al formato IFC, si requieres datos en este formato tendrás que editarlos con otro software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Civil 3D solving and how is that benefiting you?

Las herramientas de creación de superficies de terreno son muy potentes, puedo obtener los datos de practicamente cualquier medio, desde curvas de nivel hasta nubes de puntos. Me ayuda mucho en labores de topografia. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aneurys Nicanor A.
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What do you like best about Civil 3D?

What I like most about Civil 3D is its versatility to work with dynamic modeling and at the same time the precision of working with georeferenced points to mark them in the field, guaranteeing the accuracy of the location of the buildings to be built. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Civil 3D?

One drawback of Civil 3D in my case is its tendency to experience performance issues with large file sizes. This makes it difficult for me to work with complex projects with detailed surfaces, alignments, and point clouds; the software can slow down a bit or even cause my laptop to freeze, especially when I work from computers with low processing power. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Civil 3D solving and how is that benefiting you?

One of the problems that this software helps me solve is its ability to visualize 3D models and point clouds with their final result and at the same time detect possible problems in the early stages of design.

This helps me to carry out pre-reviews and design presentations to experienced engineers, which improves team communication and minimizes design errors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Civil 3D?

I use Civil 3D daily and I have to say that it is an exceptional tool. The functions for designing civil works are unlimited. The grading part is excellent and the optimization is very intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Civil 3D?

Non trovo nessun limite nell'utilizzo di Civil 3d. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Civil 3D solving and how is that benefiting you?

Quick response, special to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Civil 3D?

Autodesk Civil 3D has made significant strides since the problematic 2018 version

The software crashes less frequently, offering a more stable experience

It remains a powerful tool for civil engineering design projects Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Civil 3D?

Opening files takes noticeably longer, slowing down workflows

The integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) is still incomplete

A lack of true coordination between Revit and CAD often results in large, cumbersome files that can be difficult to manage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Civil 3D solving and how is that benefiting you?

Civil 3D helps us from the start by optimizing grading, balancing the site, and setting the finished floor elevation. It enables good coordination with the BIM and construction teams. Revisions to drawings are straightforward if done correctly, though there's a risk of crashes if revisions aren't handled properly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Civil 3D?

The road design and feature line modelling functions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Civil 3D?

You habe to be very carefull using the gradung tools, if you have a lot of them in your model, C3D tends to bomb out Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Civil 3D solving and how is that benefiting you?

Seeing the whole design in a 3D environment helps to see the project holistically and hiw objects interact with each other Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Civil 3D?

The great interconnection between platforms that Civil 3D provides can only be compared to how intuitive its tools are to use. With daily use, I can say that the help forum this program has is an infinite library of questions and answers. Using C3D in a multidisciplinary project is an extraordinary experience since with the shortcuts set for the entire project, it greatly helps to integrate everything and implement at the same time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Civil 3D?

The design of pressure and gravity pipelines is an activity that has been improving with the passing of versions (user of 2023). I have read that with 2024, design elements between both can be mixed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Civil 3D solving and how is that benefiting you?

So far, I have only noticed a flaw in the program when changing an entire coordinated system project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

EA
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What do you like best about Civil 3D?

Civil 3D has a graet interface to you can use it in the best way. You can have acces to install and implement the program from Autodesk website without any complication, as well you have acces to customer support from this website.

I use everyday Civil 3D for my work, I can draw plans, design pipe networks systems, create surfaces and corridors, etc. So you can do a lot of design work with almost no limitations, and because of that you have a real good integration for the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Civil 3D?

Because of the big range of uses, there are programs which can be more especialized in one area or one topic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Civil 3D solving and how is that benefiting you?

Design for industrial parks, most of it pavements, water systems, storm systems, sanitary systems, and of course the drawings in which I show the client how to built what i have designed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arturo G.
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What do you like best about Civil 3D?

It is just as simple as AutoCAD, works very easily with Autodesk software, and has excellent support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Civil 3D?

The cost of the license is high for small businesses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Civil 3D solving and how is that benefiting you?

Having user-friendly software to assist in civil engineering work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tushar L.
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What do you like best about Civil 3D?

best way to autodesk civil 3d is easily to import autocad file to google earth Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Civil 3D?

multipal file open then if you woking then suddenly fatle errrer are comes every time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Civil 3D solving and how is that benefiting you?

some times i import to autocad drawing in google earth then lat long is not that location, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Civil 3D?

Similar to CAD, I am able to onboard and train myself to using Civil 3D easily. With the many years of forums, I am able to seek support on any issues I have. It already has functions to integrate for Revit which is a plus if your Civil Engineers are not readily available/ Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Civil 3D?

No real downside. Everything is easy to navigate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Civil 3D solving and how is that benefiting you?

When Civil Engineers are not available, I can easily extract coordinates to input into Revit as Project base points. I can easily export a topo file to link into Revit Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.