This document discusses CAD solutions for civil engineering projects. It outlines how CAD is used across various areas including 2D drafting, 3D modeling, estimation and costing, structural analysis, land development, steel detailing, and project planning. Popular CAD software used in civil engineering are discussed for each area, such as AutoCAD for 2D drafting, Revit and 3ds Max for 3D modeling, Autodesk Quantity Take-off for estimation, STAAD Pro and ANSYS for structural analysis, AutoCAD Civil 3D and MX Road for land development, ProSteel for steel detailing, and Primavera, Microsoft Project, and Asta Power Project for project planning and management. The document encourages learning CAD skills

1. CAD SOLUTIONS
FOR CIVIL
ENGINEERING
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2. CAD & ITS AREAS OF USE
 CAD is the integral part of every design
 Will increase the productivity
 Used in almost all the fields of Engineering

3. 2D Drafting 3D Modeling Estimation
and Costing
Structural
Analysis
Land
Development
Project
Planning
CAD SOLUTIONS IN
CIVIL/ARCHITECTURAL
In Civil/Architectural Industry, CAD Solutions are mainly used in

4. 2D DRAFTING
▪ 2D Drafting is the first stage of a Civil project
▪ Major Software used in the Industry is

5. Features:
 A Powerful solution for Drafting
 Used in every Engineering Stream
 Maximum Accuracy
 Minimum effort for Quality outputs
 Developed by Autodesk Inc. USA
 December 1982: First Release (Version 1.0)

6. 3D MODELING
▪ 3D Modeling is mainly used for Design Presentations
▪ Can Convey the ideas very effectively
▪ Revit Architecture
▪ 3ds Max
SoftwareUsed

7. REVIT ARCHITECTURE
▪ An Autodesk Product
▪ Supports BIM (Building Information Modeling)
▪ Both 3D& 2D Outputs can be taken
▪ Used as a complete Building Design Solution

8. FEATURES
▪ Vast Component Library
▪ Creative Modeling Tools

9. ▪ Lighting Solutions

10. ▪ Schedules

11. ▪ Students Projects

12. ▪ Career Prospects
▪ Revit Architecture is the complete solution for Civil Design Industry

13. AUTODESK 3DS MAX
▪ Perfect solution for Realistic Visualizations
▪ Possible to create Dynamic Walkthroughs

14. FEATURES
▪ 3D Creative Modeling
▪ Real world Material application
▪ Natural& Artificial Lighting
▪ Realistic Rendering
▪ Dynamic Walk-throughs
▪ Importing & Exporting of Various Software

15. ▪ Students Projects

16. ▪ Career Opportunities
Interior Designers
Architectural firms / Construction Companies
One among 3 Major Construction Companies use 3ds Max for Visualization*

17. BUILDING ESTIMATION& COSTING
▪ Software used is Autodesk Quantity Take-off
▪ From plan , section and elevation itself estimation can be calculated
▪ Estimation using BIM models are also possible

18. ▪ Automatic Take-off in Minutes
▪ Accurate as much as Manual Calculation
▪ Dynamic Counting features
▪ Results in Tabled format
▪ Estimation using BIM Models& DWG files
▪ Image files are also supported
FEATURES

19. ▪ Career Prospects
▪ More and more companies are depending QTO for Estimation

20. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
▪ Application of Solid Mechanics to predict response in structure
▪ A key process of every design
SoftwareUsed
Bentley STAAD Pro V8i
Ansys Civil

21. ▪ Highly interactive and user friendly GUI.
▪ Exclusive wind load and seismic load generation.
▪ Inbuilt Structure Wizard.
▪ Moving load analysis.
▪ Supports 40+ standard international design code.
▪ Supports 10+ standard international steel section
Bentley STAAD Pro V8i

22. ▪ World-renowned Finite Element program ANSYS got customized with
CIVIL FEM
▪ Material Library
▪ Cross Section Library
▪ Bridge Design
▪ Retaining Wall
Ansys CIVIL

23. ▪ Career Opportunities
▪ Structural Engineers are the highly paid professionals in the industry

24. LAND DEVELOPMENT
▪ Land Development is the Process of altering the landscapes in many
number of ways for the purpose of Civil Construction.
▪ Land Surveying is the science of accurately determining the
Three dimensional position of points for the Development.
SoftwareUsed
MX Road

25. ▪ Point Creation using Different Sources
▪ Surface Creation using points
▪ Surface Analysis
▪ Earthwork Calculation
▪ Site Layout
▪ Real Estate Layout
AUTOCAD Civil 3D
Features Applications
▪ Surface Analysis
▪ Site Layouts
▪ Real Estate Layouts
▪ Governmental Purposes
▪ Transportation Designs
▪ Pipe Networks

26. ▪ Career Opportunities

27. ▪ String Based Modeling tool for Road Design
▪ Used in High-way schemes, Mining, Air Traffic, Golf courses etc.
▪ Seamless integration between CAD platforms
▪ Library of different standard Roads
▪ Junction and Roundabout Design solutions
▪ Generating of full 3D Models
Bentley MX Road MX Road

28. STEEL DETAILING
▪ Steel detailing is the process of preparing detailed drawings for steel
fabrications.
▪ Both 2D and 3D outputs are created for the purpose.
SoftwareUsed
ProSteel

29. ▪ Create detailed 3D Models of structures.
▪ Design, Document and Detail composite structures.
▪ Easy Lay-outing.
▪ Create complete Part lists.
▪ Works with 3rd Party platforms like AutoCAD.
Bentley ProSteel ProSteel

30. ▪ Career Prospects

31. PROJECT PLANNING& MANAGEMENT

32. ▪ PPM Concepts

33. ▪ Project Management Software
Power Project

34. ▪ Oracle Primavera
▪ Oracle Primavera is the leading Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
(EPPM) solution for project-intensive industries.
▪ It offers best-in-class capability requirements of industries like
▪ Engineering & Construction,
▪ Discrete and Process manufacturing,
▪ Public administration,
▪ Financial services and others.

35. ▪ Features
▪ Manage project in organizational level
▪ Portfolio & Program management
▪ Save time and money
▪ Increases consistency
▪ Repeatability

36. ▪ Microsoft Office Project Professional
▪ Microsoft Project Professional gives you a powerful, visually enhanced way to
effectively manage a wide range of projects and programs.
▪ It helps to simply
> Plan & manage with individuals , teams and the enterprise.

37. ▪ Features
▪ Program management
▪ Save time and money
▪ Increases consistency
▪ Repeatability

38. ▪ Asta Powerproject
▪ Developed by Elecosoft, UK.
▪ Standard Project Management Tool of UK Construction Industry.
▪ Highly Customizable Graphical Reports.
▪ Create Unlimited Resource Rates & Histograms.
Powerproject

39. IN A GLANCE…
▪ 2D Drafting
▪ AutoCAD
▪ 3D Modeling
▪ Revit Architecture
▪ 3ds Max
▪ Estimation and Costing
▪ Autodesk Quantity Take-off
▪ Structural Analysis
▪ Bentley Staad Pro
▪ Ansys Civil
▪ Land Development
▪ AutoCAD Civil 3D
▪ Bentley MX Road
▪ Steel Detailing
▪ Bentley ProSteel
▪ Project Planning
▪ Oracle Primavera
▪ Microsoft Office Project
▪ Asta Power Project

40. Frequently Asked Questions

41. CURRENT ENGINEERING SCENARIO
Engineering Studies is becoming one of the easiest option. Right ?
Getting a job in core field of Engineering is becoming very difficult
now a days due to huge competition.
Reason is not lack of opportunities.
Problem is the lack of skilled engineers.

42. RELEVANCE OF MULTIPLE SKILLS
Current trend in Industry especially in India is that Companies are moving from
the older Functional format to that of a Matrix format.
It means that companies are more focused in taking up project works.
For handling projects companies need team members with multiple
skills.

43. WHEN SHOULD I START LEARNING ?
▪ First year of your college itself
 Can assist in final year project.
 Can come out of college with additional skills.
 Can attend interviews more confidently.
 Will get a job in your core field itself.

44. THANK YOU
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