I was disappointed to realize that the ArcGIS button in Infraworks was only able to link to the ArcGIS database instead of letting me open and link-in an existing ArcGIS project from my server. If these Autodesk software are supposed to be super compatible, this seems like an obvious connection to be made that would help save time instead of having to re-compile data from scratch in Infraworks when a perfectly organized ArcGIS project exists.      For context: I have a ArcGIS project that has hundreds of shape files compiled and grouped nicely that I downloaded originally from Open Toronto. There seems to be no way to connect these two files, only to reimport every single shape file which is extremely time consuming and redundant.  Show More

I havent yet found a good way to filter out null structures other than removing them in civil 3d. But we actually use them in the design so this is an extra step with an extra file. It would be great if at import for example we could get rid of null structures. Show More

Infraworks currently allows exports of IMX files and 3D models, however there are some issues surrounding these.   3D Model formats do not contain any data on the feature they came from - just polygons and textures IMX export is very slow for large alignments, and currently merges the existing terrain and the proposed terrain together The only way to interact with this surface usefully is via Civil 3D Given Autodesk's ongoing relationship with ESRI, it would be excellent to be able to export both the proposed surface geometry and the the 'footprint' of component road (including grading areas) for downstream geospatial analysis, using ESRI's software.   At the very least, some more control and format support around export of grading, surfaces and 3D objects would be much appreciated, and this could open up some very powerful workflows. Show More

I import nearmap imagery into Infraworks. It would be great if we had the option for the nearmap imagery not to get chopped into tiles when exporting an FBX file.  Show More

Infraworks currently grades terrain using two models, fixed width and fixed slope. A useful addition to these functions would be two additional modifiers "Maximum slope" and "Retaining wall".   Maximum slope would function really nicely with "fixed width", which doesn't appear to have a maximum slope which it will grade to - resulting in unfeasibly steep cuts / fills.   Retaining wall as a built-in grading option would allow for automatic assignment of retaining walls where the slope becomes vertical (beyond the grading width limit).   A maximum width for "fixed width" grading, along with with a 'maximum slope' ceiling, and an automatic retaining wall function, (combined with the existing materials calc and quantities export) would make Infraworks a very powerful and scalable design tool.   Finally, it would be excellent to be able to export the footprint of component roads (including graded areas) to ESRI GDB, or to ArcGIS Online. Show More

As both FormIt and Infraworks are marketed on the strength of their conceptual design functionality, I would like to see better interoperability between the file formats allowing each to import/export or link natively while conserving the relative coordinate systems.   Formit is well suited to the urban planning and architectural requirements of studying gross building areas as well as volumetric and material intentions.   This conceptual design plateform would then transition to Revit, 3dsMax and Civil3d to do the heavy lifting of the design development phases.     Show More

Would be really great to be able to export the alignement ( Designed road) to XML with a single buttom. Having to transfer the file into C3d Eachtime and playing with name is time consuming. I sometime draw 2-3 fast sketches road options that I have to send to different designer for advanced design and all they usually want is a simple XML of the alignement. Show More

I've been slowly converting the massive Plant 3D catalog over to Civil 3D.  And I plan on double posting this in the Civil 3D area as well since it belongs on both.   Plant 3D makes straight Wyes, "LATERALS."  Now maybe someone has covered this.  Maybe they haven't, but can't we include a way to convert these to "WYES"?  Right now I would have to hop on Inventor to build a template for a straight WYE and then manually plug in everything that is already done in Plant 3D.  Maybe I'm just being lazy 🙂   Also can we include "Adapter" to the civil 3D system?   Thanks 😉 Show More

Infraworks read a car/people's starting and ending position (eg. objectID, object_type, x, y, z) regularly from an excel/csv file,  Then, the car can be animated to drive from the starting point to the end point along a road.  In this way, Infraworks can show the real world's situation if the data is feed from some detectors (eg. CCTV system) to monitor the road situation.  Multiple cars or people should also be displayed and animated. Show More

We need a Lot Grade component similar to the LotGrade subassembly in Civil 3D. However, we need one more additional internal grade break in the new component that the subassembly currently doesn't have,  to create the building pad.    The new component should clean itself up through intersections to address the issue discussed in this thread:   https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/infraworks-forum/intersection-from-civil-3d-blob/td-p/7928061   Show More

Our company uses infraworks a great deal for a variety a projects.  One thing we have noticed that causes some tedious work is when we have designed roads and land areas, then export those to imx which are imported into Civil 3D, three surfaces are brought in. The existing ground doesn't change, then there's existing transportation which the roads come on and proposed ground which the land areas come on.  It would be beneficial if the roads and land areas came in on one surface instead. Our main issue with this method is the fact that the surface ties in to existing grade but then continues to follow existing for several feet which doesn't look clean for a plan set.  On our big projects we have spent hours manually trimming these lines so they hit existing grade and stop.  I can attach pictures if more clarification is needed.  Do you have any thoughts or work around on this? Show More

Allow a Geomap Capture image be brought in from Civil 3D when choosing a Civil 3D drawing for a data source.     Show More

  I want them to add tools AutoCAD Map , for example display tables geospatial data files to know the file containing the SDF or SHP Show More

The styles palette should also accept Inventor files directly in addition to 3DS, OBJ, DXF etc. (Internally it can convert to some other format as necessary). We know most of this capability exists but with a small gap. This would help greatly in our consulting engagements to automate a few workflows. Show More