Civil 3D for rail design
Efficiently model and analyze rail projects
Accelerate planning, design, and delivery of transit stations and rail networks.
Civil 3D features for rail redesign
Alignments and profiles
Use rail alignments to create rail lines with common stationing based on specified tolerances that adjust with changes to parent rail alignment geometry, profile, and cant. (video: 1:46 min.)
Special trackwork design
Design turnouts for branching alignments and crossover switches connecting parallel alignments based on a library of turnout and crossover types that you can edit, delete, or supplement.
Corridor modeling
Build 3D track corridor models, including alignments, profiles, and assemblies. Incorporate designs for switches, turnouts, platforms, and calculations for cant. (video: 54 sec.)
Platform edge design
Design platform edges for light or heavy rail using single or dual platform subassemblies with a dynamically updating platform edge running along a track. (video: 1:01 min.)
Design automation
Use visual programming to generate scripts that automate repetitive and complex tasks, including electrification, signaling, and other system elements. (video: 2:42 min.)
Connect other Autodesk products for rail design
Optimize rail design throughout all project phases
Establish context and perform conceptual and detailed designs of horizontal and vertical structures. (video: 2:18 min.)
Streamline rail track design
Conduct detailed modeling and documentation of rail network assets. (video: 4:07 min.)
Automate design workflows
Use Dynamo to automate design and detailing of complex and routine tasks to accelerate project processes. (video: 2:37 min.)
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