What’s New in Infrastructure Tools

What’s the latest and greatest Autodesk 2020 Applications

Kevin Spear, PE

Today’s Agenda

Review the “dot” updates to the 2019 applications

Detail new functionality within the 2020 applications

Discuss how each might be utilized by a general or specific audience

Identify tools that use, interact, or otherwise store data in the cloud

What’s in the “dot” releases?

2019 “dot” releases

• AutoCAD

• 2019.1 Release

• DWG Compare

• Shared Views

• Performance

• Civil 3D

• 2019.1 Release

• Rail Alignment Tools

• Rehab Corridor Reports

• Connection Points on Pipe Network Structures

• Data Reference for Sample Line Groups

• Publish Surfaces to BIM360 Docs

• Property Set data in Shared Views

• 2019.2 Release

• Structure types for ‘Analyze Gravity Network’

• Project crossings to profile views

• UNC path support for projects

• Rail Platforms

• Transparent Commands in Ribbon

• Infraworks

• 2019.1 Release

• Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS (preview)

• ESRI ArcGIS Online offer

• 2019.2 Release

• Roadside grading improvements

• Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS (graduated)

• Cloud models stored in BIM360 Docs

• Bridge Design improvements

• 2019.3 Release

• Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS (improved)

• Country Kits

• Updated Profile View interface

• Manage multiple terrain layers; i.e.-rock, water

table, etc.

What’s new in the 2020 releases

AutoCAD 2020

• AutoCAD anywhere

• Blocks Palette

• Quick measure

• Enhanced DWG Compare

• Purge redesigned

• New Dark Theme

• Performance Improvements

The new AutoCAD web app

Edit, create, and view CAD drawings in a simplified web interface from

any computer with the AutoCAD web app.

The AutoCAD mobile app

View, edit, and create CAD drawings anytime, anywhere with the

AutoCAD mobile app.

Save to AutoCAD web & mobile

Work in the field and on the go

Open from AutoCAD web & mobile

View and edit your DWG files stored in the cloud in AutoCAD on any device with

leading cloud storage providers like Microsoft OneDrive, Box, and Dropbox.

Cloud storage connectivity

AutoCAD Web & Cloud Storage Demo

Insert blocks efficiently from a most recently used list or from

specified drawings with visual galleries.

Blocks palette

Blocks palette

Quick Measure

Quickly display all nearby measurements in a drawing simply by hovering

your mouse over and between objects.

Quick Measure

Compare two versions of a drawing without leaving your current window.

Import desired changes into the current drawing in real time.

Enhanced DWG Compare

Enhanced DWG Compare

Purge redesign

Remove multiple unneeded objects at once with easy selection and object

preview. Find the non-purgeable items in a drawing.

Purge redesign

Experience improvements in speed with faster save time and 50% faster

install time for solid state hard drives.

Performance improvements

User interface elements have been updated including sharper

icons, contrast improvements, and a modern blue dark theme.

New dark theme

Map 3D 2020

Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS

Civil 3D 2020

• Dynamo for Civil 3D

• Storm & Sanitary Analysis Enhancements

• Analyze Gravity Network Enhancements

• User Interface Updates

• Other Improvements

• Rail Chord-Based Alignment Report

• Rail Alignment Interoperability with InfraWorks

• Rail Platform Edge Chinese Design Standards

• Survey Database Format and Migration Utility

• Export C3D Drawing Rework

• Reference Templates Added to Bottom of List

Dynamo for Civil 3D

What is it?

• Dynamo for Civil 3D is visual programming tool that adds the power of Dynamo scripting and 3D modelling

to control and interact with AutoCAD and Civil 3D drawings directly inside the CAD environment.

Who is it for?

• Engineers and designers who process repetitive or time consuming design workflows. Dynamo for Civil 3D

gives users the ability to visually script behavior, define custom pieces of logic, and script using various

textual programming languages. With its simple interface, this feature can be easily accessible to both

non-programmers and programmers alike.

Why is it important?

• Dynamo for Civil 3D reinforces Autodesk’s commitment to improving design efficiencies with the

introduction of design automation capabilities. This tool is for engineers and designers, not just

programmers. Dynamo for Civil 3D provides enhanced efficiency for design workflows where repetitive

and time consuming tasks are a challenge.

Customer Quote

“Dynamo (for Civil 3D) allows me to be more flexible and quick in solution

adoption. With Dynamo for Civil 3D it will be easier to create design variations

and test something new. This is simply next level scripting for geometry and data

as a whole. I am very happy with the visual engine of Dynamo. The possibility of

manipulating AutoCAD and civil geometry at the same time is one of the big

advantages compared to AutoCAD lisp ( I already manipulate both with the

API, but this is quicker).”

Wouter Bulens

TUC RAIL

Storm & Sanitary Analysis Enhancements

What is it?

• Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis (SSA) has been updated with the following features:

• Tailwater conditions can be set separately per storm while running multiple storm events

• The Peak Rate Factor for a Dimensionless Hydrograph can be set per subbasin

• Updated and new storage chambers from ADS and Cultec are available

Who is it for?

• Civil engineers who are performing Hydrologic & Hydraulic analysis and creating drainage reports.

Why is it important?

• Storm and Sanitary Analysis offers greater control and more options to users. Conditions and Factors

can be more easily customized to match design criteria and standards. Customers can now change the

tailwater for each storm when running multiple storm event calculations. When performing

Dimensionless Hydrograph calculations, customers can now also set peak rate factors based on the

ground cover in each individual subbasin as required by the approving authority.

Analyze Gravity Network Enhancements

What is it?

• The updated Analyze Gravity Network command can be used to analyze a pipe network and apply the

results to the pipe network. The wizard for the Analyze Network command has been replaced with a

modeless dialog box and now enables customers to interact with the drawing with support for three

analysis types: Pipe Sizing, EGL/HGL Performance, Inlet Analysis.

Who is it for?

• Government agencies who need to analyze supercritical flow in storm sewer networks based on the

latest FHWA HEC-22 edition.

Why it’s important?

• In Civil 3D 2020, the existing Analyze Gravity Network command found on the Design panel of the

Analyze tab now launches the improved user interface. Users now can use Network Details to address

any errors or warnings displayed beneath the button. Analyze will perform the calculations and display

the results. More detailed data can be exported to CSV using the Report button.

User Interface Updates

What is it?

• The ribbon background color has been updated to use the dark blue theme that is being introduced in most

Autodesk products. Ribbon icons have been updated to scale with high-resolution monitors and better

communicate the purpose of each command.

Who is it for?

• AEC engineering and design professionals.

Why it’s important?

• Along with better support for high-resolution displays, this update provides better visual user interface

cohesion across the Autodesk products.

Infraworks “2020”

• Update to Connector for ArcGIS – Save Back

• Extend Schema Transfer

• Spreadsheet Based Edits of Structures

• Component Road Cut/Fill Material

• Conversion of Traffic Simulation to Desktop

Save Back to ArcGIS

What is it?

• With appropriate permissions, users of InfraWorks that load a dataset from ArcGIS will be able to commit

local changes back to the Esri feature service. This includes support for ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS

Enterprise.

Who is it for?

• AEC professionals who need to not only consume the information from their Esri ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS

Enterprise datasets, but be able to make changes to the GIS data in InfraWorks then save the changes back

to the existing layers in ArcGIS.

Why is it important?

• This is the first truly roundtrip data scenario as a result of our partnership with Esri! With the more

seamless flow of data between design and GIS, project information can be more easily kept up-to-date. It

also enables AEC design professionals to work more effectively with their GIS counterparts.

Extend Schema Transfer Between Features

What is it?

• Extended schema allows users to add additional types of features to their models

as well as additional properties onto existing features.

Who is it for?

• BIM managers will benefit most from the ability to manipulate/manage the

metadata in their project design models.

Why is it important?

• BIM requirements around the globe are increasing the need for aggregated

models with deeper metadata. This capability simplifies the process of creating

and managing these models.

Spreadsheet Based Edits of Structures

What is it?

• Being able to edit BRIDGE structure properties in an excel spreadsheet and

updating the InfraWorks model.

Who is it for?

• Structures design customers working on larger, more complex transportation

projects can now make batch edits to their design, instead of using a process

wherein multiple edits in the InfraWorks window are performed. This enables

that work to happen more quickly when changes in the design occur.

Why is it important?

• Structures in InfraWorks can now be revised faster than ever based on structural

analysis and design data that was processed in spreadsheet formats.

Component Road Grading Cut/Fill Material

What is it?

• The ability to control the color of cut and fill areas in a road design. Commonly

red for cut, green for fill.

Who is it for?

• Road designers working on preliminary design projects are now able to

visibly show changes to terrain by a road.

Why is it important?

• Customers now have the ability to control the display of the component road

design layout, a feature that has been often requested by customers.

Customer Quotes"We at C&S Companies have many projects where

the legacy data weighs in both on the GIS side or

the Design side leading to a need for a more data

robust exchange between Design and GIS tools. The

Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS is a dream,

allowing for the ability to create smart InfraWorks

objects from ArcGIS features and then saving them

back. This preserves the “ I “ in BIM and GIS and

delivers on the promise of much more connected

and simplified BIM workflows.”

Chuck Pietra

Civil Infrastructure CAD Manager

C&S Companies

“We are excited about the potential opportunities

that VHB will be able to leverage for our clients

with the improved end to end data connectivity

the Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS in InfraWorks

delivers. This improved integration of BIM and GIS

data will not only help us early in our projects, it

will also allow us to maintain more robust project

information throughout the asset’s lifecycle

enabling us to deliver higher value to our clients.”

Ryan B. Noyes

Director of Innovative

Project Delivery

VHB

Quick Review – Questions

Review the “dot” updates to the 2019 applications

Detail new functionality within the 2020 applications

Discuss how each might be utilized by a general or specific audience

Identify tools that use, interact, or otherwise store data in the cloud

Kevin Spear, PE

Application Consultant, AEC

Direct Dial: 215-302-3075

Email: kevin.spear@synergis.com