Civil 3D

What do you like best?

Facilitates site grading and utility design, dynamic, so many tools available to the user, still discovering new ways to use it to make my work easier. Generates excellent work product. Facilitates detail orientation. The aesthetics of the program layout are also a bonus. The ability to use the program for various utilities applications is also beneficial as is its integration with other programs like StormCAD.

What do you dislike?

The vast number of available tools and function make it difficult to use at times, I've been using it for over a year now and I'm still discovering new functionalities. Can be confusing to differentiate certain features. Because of how powerful the tool is and how much is loaded into the program. The more data you import and create in the CAD file, the slower the application runs - this can occasionally lead to crashing.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

I would highly recommend using Civil 3D, it has reduced time spent on grading and layout and increased end work product. It also greatly reduces time spent generating profiles.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

Consistent site grading and dynamic grading have been a huge value add from using Civil 3D - this has also been a time saver. Civil 3D has also expedited the process of generating profiles which many towns, municipalities, and clients we work with require.