AutoCAD Civil 3D

Data Management & Team Coordination

Streamline the design review process and help keep teams better coordinated throughout the project with the scalable data management options provided by AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software.

Data Shortcuts and References
Starting with xrefs and data shortcuts, team members can share model data - such as surfaces, alignments, and pipes - and use one design object for multiple design tasks. An example: A surveyor creates the existing ground surface. Designers can connect to that data in parallel to design the road or parcel layout. Drafters can then generate annotation from the data shortcuts or directly through an xref, to keep production drafting in sync.

Advanced Data Management
Companies looking for more advanced data management for their civil engineering workflow can take advantage of Autodesk® Vault technology, which is included with AutoCAD Civil 3D software. Autodesk Vault enhances the data shortcut functionality with advanced change management, version control, user permissions, and archive control.

Task 

Xref

+ Data Shortcuts

+ Autodesk Vault

Annotate model across drawings

Annotation and objects update when model changes

Model integrity

Multi-office/Remote project team workflow

Leverage model across drawings (data reference)


Control object display across drawings

Data management

Autodesk Design Review
Project teams can use the ability to directly publish to DWF™ format to easily distribute designs for review, even to non-CAD users. The DWF format enables project teams to electronically review, mark up, and revise 2D and 3D designs using Autodesk® Design Review software. Users can track and review changes and their status without waiting for printouts.

Publish to Autodesk Buzzsaw
The ability to publish to the Autodesk® Buzzsaw® on-demand collaborative project management solution enables team members to seamlessly upload AutoCAD Civil 3D files to a predetermined Buzzsaw project site. With the addition of default template assignments, you can assign properties to a view and set those properties back to their original state before publishing or printing.

Autodesk Navisworks

Exploit the full benefit of 3D building information models regardless of file format, size, or source for effective design project visualisation, construction simulation, and clash detection with Autodesk® Navisworks® software.