AutoCAD Civil software is part of a comprehensive
civil engineering solution that also includes
AutoCAD
®
Civil 3D
®
software.
Software Options to Match How You Work
AutoCAD Civil 2010
AutoCAD
®
Civil 3D
®
2010
Target user and
application
Civil engineering technicians, drafters
and surveyors for developing civil
engineering design information and
delivering documentation
Same as AutoCAD Civil
+
Civil engineers and designers
responsible for design, analysis, and
simulation
Industries
Land development
•
Transportation
•
Environmental
•
Same as AutoCAD Civil
Drafting and
Documentation
Plan production and drafting
•
Drafting styles and standards
•
Reporting
•
Same as AutoCAD Civil
+
Map books functionality
Design
Surface creation and design using
•
grading and feature lines
Parcels
•
Corridor modeling and
•
intersection design
Pipe layout
•
Same as AutoCAD Civil
+
Quantity takeoff
Surveying and
Coordinate Systems
Full support of surveying workflow
for civil engineering projects from
field to finish
Import and process raw survey data
•
from most data collector formats
Survey database
•
Traverse and least-squares adjustment
•
Automatic creation of survey figures
•
COGO
•
Coordinate system setting and
•
transformations
Export for machine control
•
Same as AutoCAD Civil
+
Drawing cleanup tools
Data Management
and Team
Coordination
Xrefs (including annotation of
•
civil model)
Data shortcuts
•
Advanced data management with
•
Autodesk
®
Vault software (included)
Same as AutoCAD Civil
+
Drawing query tools
Data Exchange and
Interoperability
DGN, LandXML, Google Earth™,
and SDF
Same as AutoCAD Civil
+
Image insertion and manipulation and
geospatial data import and export
Stormwater Analysis
and Simulation
No
Stormwater analysis and simulation with
Hydraflow Storm Sewers Extension,
Hydraflow Hydrographs Extension, and
Hydraflow Express Extension
Geospatial Analysis
and Mapping for
Civil Engineering
No
Topology analysis tools including buffer,
overlay, and dissolve
AutoCAD Civil software provides design and
documentation tools for civil engineering
technicians, drafters, and surveyors. AutoCAD
Civil 3D software includes all the capabilities
of AutoCAD Civil plus analysis and simulation
capabilities for civil engineers.
AutoCAD Civil and AutoCAD Civil 3D are
fully compatible so project data can be
used interchangeably between applications,
providing a flexible software solution for
your engineering office.
The following table can help you decide
which product is best for you.