If you are a transportation engineer, you need to use one of that software of road design, the most of them are integrated with AutoCAD, and for the rest, in general you need to convert the output plan (scheme) to an AutoCAD format to print it.
For me I already use lot of software including Civil 3D, Covadis, Piste and Polaris. Every software has its prosperities, but for me I find Autodesk Civil 3D the most powerful and easy of use with a clear disadvantage that it need powerful computer to run it properly.
I am using AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 and I think the most powerful option in this software is that you can change your design(Alignments, curves ….) even if you are in the end stages of your road design without need to repeat any of the previous work.
Beside the interface of the software is very helpful and smart (integrated with AutoCAD) and you can find all the commands on front of you.
If you want to make a professional visualization for your road, Autodesk make it very easy with Autodesk Dynamite VSP or Autodesk Civil Visualization Extension for Autodesk 3 DS Max, this software Extension make thing very easy for a civil engineer to use 3 Ds Max for his project visualization. All you need is to export your Civil 3D work with Autodesk Dynamite VSP Exporter for AutoCAD Civil 3D than import it with Civil Visualization Extension and make your road simulation.
Download Civil Visualization Extension if you already subscribe to Autodesk products.
N. Tayeb
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