InfraWorks Ideas - Page 3

danny.lewisA9QBW · ‎07-21-2021

Ability to 'update' a family template and have all the instances of it update with whatever their current values are. If they are set to a 'size' then they would update to whatever that size is in the new family template. This would allow users to first vet the sizes table and then PUSH those values out to the members (or PULL down for a specific member) to ensure that everything is correct/consistent.

danny.lewisA9QBW · ‎07-21-2021

Ability to add Cross-Frames with options instead of default values. Current setup forces users to wait for the default cross-frames and quantities to be shown. This can take quite a long time and forces the user to wait while it loads in something that might never be uses. This is especially painful if you're installing something like a diaphragm where it is just located at a pier station with a qty of 1 per girder set.

abhijit.chakrabortyE4SG8 · ‎07-07-2021

It would be good to be able to select multiple components so that it would be easier for splitting them at a say, fixed chainage. Currently, for a two lane single carriageway with shoulders on either side, 4 different splits are required to split at one chainage. Applying SE manually would be much easier and faster.

Haider_of_Sweden · ‎03-21-2021

Often, we work with X and Y offsets in Infraworks. For example when exporting an FBX or when importing stuff from a local coordinate system. Here is an example of the default value when exporting an FBX ... which I always change to a custom value, my Favourite value My suggestion is the ability to save named Favourites. 1. Down-arrow (similar to the one for the Coordinate System) 2. Either we have favourites listed, or we have a star we can press which lets us type in a name

Ross_S1 · ‎02-17-2021

Hello Support, From what I can see, when I assign a style to a coverage area, there is no search feature to search for styles, but rather I need manually open the folder with the style I choose to use. I would like to see a search option, where the user could type in a word, part of a word, or part of a word with an asterisk before and/or after it to populate a list of styles/colors that match the search criteria. I feel this would make me more productive. Thank you for the consideration.

mzjensen · ‎10-02-2020

Currently the cross section viewer is fixed and cannot be resized. It would be much more useful and easier to use if it could be resized or even made full screen. It's great to have it in a separate window, just add the capability to resize.

mark_kauffman · ‎08-09-2020

Making modifications to the structures in InfraWorks can be a bit complex, especially in a 3D perspective view with a longer structure. The Profile Palette seems like the ideal place to make many of these changes while providing visual feedback. I would recommend the following options: Structural Elements – The Profile View currently will show and icon indicating the start and end of a structure and whether it is a bridge or tunnel but nothing else is provided. I would recommend that all the structural components be listed along with values. The user should be able to select a pier and enter a value for the station location as well as the span. In addition, the user should be able to select a girder and manipulate the cross-sectional attributes, select the abutments and make modifications, and change the start and end stations for the structure. All along, the user would also have access to the properties palette where they can make modifications to each of the selected structural elements. Modify the start and end station values for the selected roadway Dock and toggle on and off cross-section palette – While this palette is free floating, I would recommend that the user can dock this palette to either the left or right side if the Profile View palette if they choose. Show isometric view of selected structure element – This would be a secondary palette that the user can have docked or floating which shows an isometric view of the currently selected structural element in the Profile View window. The user can switch between top, left and front and reciprocal feedback is reflected in the Cross-Section Palette. For example, if the user selects an exterior girder on the 4th span in the 3D view, this element is highlighted in the cross section palette and the individual pier is displayed in the iso view in the Profile View. If the user make modifications in the 3D view, updates are reflected in the Profile View and updated immediately upon completion. If the modification is applied in the Profile View, the changes are not reflected until the change is applied id delayed regeneration is set. Ability to export a Profile Sheet view from Profile View as a JPG, PNG, PDF, DWG – This would be like a camera snapshot. Allow presets for colors, annotation, etc.

Carrillof · ‎08-06-2020

we can collaborate thematic analysis maps, 2d plan overlays between Infraworks and BIM 360

caseybek95 · ‎06-23-2020

It would be great if when bringing roads in from SHP files that you could choose where you want Station 0+00 to be when you convert them to component roads. A button within the Road Geometry to reverse stationing since the station range is already there would be a good spot for this I think. Maybe this is already an option and I'm just missing it. I'm finding myself redrawing roads in the opposite direction quite frequently. Thank you! Casey Bekkerus @Anonymous Sridharan

ThomasBHansen_ · ‎03-13-2020

I would love to be able to select multiple surfaces/objects at once (shift+click) and toggle all selected on or off. Now we have to click each object individually, and that can be quite time consuming

BrianHailey · ‎03-11-2020

I would like for Autodesk to take the ideas on there own forums, ideas that they are asking for, seriously. Currently, it seems like Autodesk is ignoring or doesn't care about the ideas on these forums as 16 of the top 20 ideas are still gathering support. Vote this idea up and perhaps Autodesk will hear us.

Partenheimer · ‎03-02-2020

Currently the Model filter on the Home Screen is limited to "All Models", "Sample Models", and BIM 360 models. I'd like to see an additional option for "Local Models". (Which are the models with a house icon).

ceethreedee.com · ‎10-27-2019

Vertical Exaggeration is particularly useful for displaying contrast on large flat locations. However, currently the only way to "vertically" exaggerate the view is to select all the surfaces and import them with an exaggerated z scale. But this means the elevations are skewed and displayed incorrectly. Not to mention the imported "elevation" from model builder is unable to be scaled. This confuses the decision making process significantly. Vertical Exaggeration display elevation values incorrectly It would be a lot easier if "vertical exaggeration" was available in the view options as per below. Potential Location for View Exaggeration

srksphillips · ‎09-18-2019

Hi, As we often create multiple Proposals to communicate a complex construction or time sequence, it seems logical to add the ability to transition between them during an animation sequence. That way could shown the changes taking place during an animation e.g. using an orbit or camera path animation preset and seeing the site change. It could for example be added to the existing Transition drop down along with Cut, Face from Black and Fade from white. Alternatively, you could add the option to define the proposal for each storyboard and then transition between them on an additional timeline. Essentially a 'Proposal Storyboard' allowing you to add your storyboards and fade or cut between them. Cheers, Steve

awkeller88 · ‎08-14-2019

As in Civil 3d it would be nice for a 3d marker to move when you are hovering over the profile to help with profile edits. ~Andy

Anonymous · ‎07-10-2019

Make it easier to change the rename the categories and feature classes in the extend schema editor. If you use ArcGIS Online feature classes for example InfraWorks creates always a name with "user" and an internal demonination and you couldn't change it.

ThomasBHansen_ · ‎07-01-2019

Hello, I think this would be an easy fix. I want i the possibility to group bookmarks. Im currently working on an enormous project with lots of bookmarks and it would really clean up the bookmarks list if I could put all bookmarks regarding the different areas in their respective groups.

clarsenCNDZF · ‎06-27-2019

Hello, First and foremost, I am a huge proponent of having more power over customizing line markings, adding crosswalks, and upgrading how custom lane textures work. As such I have placed a vote on the respective ideas that already exist. I am here hoping you can modify something that I would think is a “low hanging fruit”. With catalogs, I have figured out how to template road styles (municipality standard cross-sections) through Infraworks models making the program easier to start up and pick up. I have also figured out how to do custom lane textures for bike lanes, parking lanes, and rudimentary shoulder lines through the use of material catalogs. However I am having a problem in the workflow where exporting the materials catalog or component catalog does not bring the custom textures from the C:/Users/username/Documents/Autodesk Infraworks Models/Autodesk 360/######/Infraworks File Name.files/unver/Content/Textures/ file. When importing a component catalog, it already brings over the associated materials catalog with it with all of the required material styles. Is it possible to also copy the textures when saving the catalog instead of having to ask my users to copy and paste a file deep in the directory each time they start a new project? Thanks,

Beka_Tchigladze · ‎06-04-2019

Hello I have searched too much everywhere before I would write this idea here. So when I use infraworks and I want to import custom parametric models for bridge (abutment, deck, foundation,girders pier, ....etc) and I want to make parametric model in fusion 360, because this is only software where I can make easily 3D parametric models for infraworks, but when I want to export it in .ipt/.iam it is not recognized by infraworks, can we add some feature for this in infraworks? to read Fusion 360's files? because if I don't know modeling in inventor and I don't know actually, I cannot use fusion for my job and it is very uncomfortable for me and for many fusion and infraworks users. can we add something like "infrastructure part shape utilities for fusion 360" maybe, it will be really good job for infraworks users who works in fusion 360 like me. thank you all

LThayer · ‎05-30-2019

I would like to see all the pan controls located on WASD and all the rotation controls on the Arrow Keys. Basically a swap of UP Arrow and W and a swap of DOWN Arrow and S. It would be nice if these controls were customizable as then users can choose their preference.

Update Components from Family Sizes

Add Cross-Frames with options

Multiple component selection

Offset Favourites

search feature for selecting style/color

Resize Cross Section Viewer Window

Modification Tools for Structures in Profile View Palette

Collaborate BIM 360 And Infraworks

Reverse Stationing on a component Road

Surface layer object controll

Autodesk to take ideas on the forums seriously

Add "Local Model" filter to Home Screen

Vertical Exaggeration as a View Style Option

Animate between Proposals (transition from one to another via the Storyboard)

Profile View Station Tracker

Improvement Editing feature classes in extend schema editor

Grouping Bookmarks

Bring Custom Textures along with a Component Catalog

Let Infraworks to read Fusion 360's parametric model

Navigation Control Changes

Forums Links