AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012

AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) solution for civil engineering design and documentation. Civil 3D is designed for civil engineers, drafters, designers, and technicians working on transportation design, land development, and water projects. Stay coordinated and explore design options, analyze project performance, and deliver consistent, higher-quality documentation—all within a familiar AutoCAD® software environment.

New and improved features of AutoCAD® Civil 3D® civil engineering software enable civil engineers, drafters, designers, and technicians working on transportation, land development, and water resources engineering projects to work more efficiently. AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 includes enhanced alignment layout and tools that enable easier sharing of drafting and design standards across organizations. Corridor enhancements streamline corridor editing, and data import improvements help to simplify the creation of intelligent objects.

Civil 3D is designed for civil engineers, drafters, designers, and technicians working on transportation design, land development, and water projects.

AutoCAD Civil 3D software is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) solution for civil engineering design and documentation.

Stay coordinated and explore design options, analyze project performance, and deliver consistent, higher-quality documentation - all within a familiar AutoCAD software environment.

Get AutoCAD Civil 3D and take it for a spin to fully assess its capabilities!

· Dynamic 3D modeling - Perform faster design iterations with an intelligent, 3D model-based application that dynamically updates related design elements when changes are made.
· Design tools - Design and layout intersections, roundabouts, and corridors, parcels, pipes, and grading with specific tools and customizable design standards.
· Geospatial functionality - Access and use geospatial data, including LiDAR, and perform analysis to help evaluate existing conditions.
· Hydrology - Perform storm and sanitary analysis.
· Optimize material usage - Process earth volumes and perform quantity takeoff.
· Visualization - Conduct interactive 3D simulations and visualizations to better evaluate project performance and help to communicate design intent.

Corridor Enhancements:
· Corridor enhancements include tools that streamline corridor editing by providing for interaction in plan, profile, and section view simultaneously. In addition, flexibility to create cross sections off multiple baselines, such as those found on divided highways, and the ability to create sections off skewed or angled sample lines offer extended modeling capabilities.

Enhanced Alignment Layout:
· Alignment layout enhancements offer improved support for multi-element curves and added control over alignment constraints, including alignments imported from LandXML. These enhancements extend to global drafting improvements related to Point of Intersection labeling and curve mid-point labeling.

Styles Management:
· Collaborate more efficiently with new functionality that helps to simplify sharing of AutoCAD Civil 3D drafting and design standards across organizations.
Enhancements include:
· The ability to copy styles and settings from a selected drawing or template
· Improved control over styles that are copied
· The ability to purge unwanted styles from a drawing
· The ability to replace drawing object styles

Data Import Enhancements:
· Help simplify the process of creating intelligent objects in AutoCAD Civil 3D. More easily select, view, and import point data. Create intelligent 3D pipe networks using data that resides in GIS data formats.

System Requirements

For 32-Bit AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012
- Microsoft® Windows® 7 (recommended) Enterprise, Ultimate, or Professional edition, Microsoft® Windows Vista® Enterprise, Business, or Ultimate edition (SP2 or later), or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional edition (SP3 or later)
- For Windows 7 or Windows Vista: Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or AMD Athlon™ dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or faster with SSE2 technology
- For Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or faster with SSE2 technology
- 1 GB RAM minimium (4 GB recommended)
- 12 GB disk space for installation (7 GB for electronic download with at least 2 GB free after installation)
- 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter (1,600 x 1,200 with true color recommended, multiple monitors are supported)
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
- DVD drive

For 64-Bit AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012
- Windows 7 (recommended) Enterprise, Ultimate, or Professional edition, Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, or Ultimate edition (SP2 or later), or Windows XP Professional edition (SP2 or later)
- AMD Athlon™ 64 processor with SSE2 technology, AMD Opteron™ processor with SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon processor with Intel EM64T support and SSE2, or Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
- 4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB recommended)
- 12 GB disk space for installation (7 GB for electronic download with at least 2 GB free after installation)
- 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter (1,600 x 1,200 with true color recommended, multiple monitors are supported)
- Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
- DVD drive