Civil Engineering Software List

There are many advances in the field of Civil Engineering since many years. Computer applications and software has a significant role in this advancement. This made Civil Engineering smoother and more accurate. This article provides you the list of Civil Engineering software with their download links used presently in the AEC industry.

AutoCAD

One of the most popular civil engineering software by Autodesk. This is used for 2D and 3D design, drafting, modeling, architectural drawing etc

3D Nature’s World Construction Set

Photorealistic 3D terrain visualization for cartography, architecture, civil engineering, golf, forestry and land planning.

Etabs

The integrated software package for the structural analysis and design of buildings, ETABS offers unmatched 3D object based modeling and visualization tools, blazingly fast linear and nonlinear analytical power, sophisticated and comprehensive design capabilities for a wide-range of materials, and insightful graphic displays, reports, and schematic drawings that allow users to quickly and easily decipher and understand analysis and design results.

Revit

BIM software is specifically built for Building Information Modelling (BIM), including features for architectural design, MEP and structural engineering and construction.

STAAD.Pro

Design any type of structure and share your synchronized model data with confidence among your entire design team, using STAAD.Pro

SAP 2000

The most popular structural analysis and design software used by civil engineers all over the world.

Primavera

The engineering and construction industry rely on Oracle’s Primavera products for enterprise project portfolio management (EPPM).

Mathcad

PTC Mathcad is an Engineering Math software that allows you to perform, analyse and share your most vital calculations.

3D Structural Modeling Software – 3D+

An AutoCAD based parametric modeling, analysis, design and drawing system for Structural Engineers. It includes program description with downloadable videos. It also offers online ordering and technical support.

Archon Engineering

Makers of Civil and Mechanical engineering software, specializing in finite element analysis tools.

Autodesk Civil

Builds on Autodesk Land Desktop with tools that automate Civil Engineering tasks and enhance collaboration on projects from transportation Engineering to hydraulics, site development to hydrology.

AutoTURN

CAD-based software for simulating vehicle manoeuvres for transportation design, by Transoft Solutions.

AutoTURN Aircraft

CAD-based software simulation tool used to evaluate aircraft and vehicle movements at airports, by Transoft Solutions.

CAiCE Software Corporation

Makers of Civil software automation tools for survey, civil design, construction and drainage engineers.

Carlson Software

Makers of several AutoCAD- and IntelliCAD-compatible surveying, Civil Engineering, hydrology/sewer, mining, and GIS applications, including Carlson Survey, Carlson Civil, Carlson Hydrology, Carlson Mining, and Carlson GIS.

CDS

A suite of Civil design and survey software for Cogo, contouring, subdivision and roadway design, from Foresight Software.

Construsoft

Offers the programs : Xsteel, a 3D modeling system for steel structures; Powerframe, for analysing structures in steel, concrete and timber and Powerplate, to analyse plates with using the finite element method (FEM).

DTWARE Engineering Software

Software for column and continuous beam analysis.

ELPLA

To analyse and design slab foundations and to determine contact pressures, settlements, moments and shear forces of slab foundations by the method of finite elements.

Ezicad

Integrated package for cogo and contour routines and road design.

Geocomp Systems

Makers of software for survey, civil design, volume estimation and setout projects, including Geocomp, GeoCalc and Geonav.

GEOPAK

Suite of Civil Engineering software for surveying and roadway design.

IcoMap

Converts paper land records into vector-based parcel maps, from UCLID Software.

MWH Software

Creators of water distribution software.

ParkCAD

CAD-based software for generating conceptual parking lot designs, doing what-if scenarios, by Transoft Solutions.

PGSuper

Can be used to design and check precast-prestressed girder bridges in accordance with the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specification.

Topocad

CAD program for surveying, design, engineering and mapping, from Chaos Systems.

VisionCivil

VisionCivil, The Civil Engineering Software for AutoCAD or MicroStation environments. DTM, COGO, TIN, String and Connectivity Manager, etc.

Wallingford Software

Makers of software for the water industry, including data management and network modeling software to support planning and operations in water distribution, sewerage provision and river management and coastal engineering.

X32 Group, Inc

Highway safety analysis software for traffic accident studies, which includes data processing and filtering, accident summary, collision diagram, calculating accident rates and estimating safety benefits.

Nisa Design Studio

Used for designing slab, column, beam, footings (individual, combined, pile, raft), steel sections, retaining walls.

Fastrak

Fastrak is the definitive software for the design, documentation and BIM interoperability of structural steel buildings. Fastrak uniquely synchronizes your design models with BIM platforms such as Autodesk Revit Structure.

Tedds

Tedds is advanced software to automate your daily civil and structural calculations. Developed in-house by CSC, Tedds includes a diverse range of calculations to a range of international design codes. Using Tedds will help save you time and make your daily structural calculations more efficient.

Structural BIM

Structural BIM is the ability to share the structural engineer’s code-based design data intelligently within the BIM (Building Information Modelling) project environment. CSC’s code-based steel and concrete building design software, Fastrak and Orion synchronises with leading BIM platforms, such as AutodeskR RevitR Structure and Tekla Structures.

Kubla Software

Developers of software for civil engineers, including software for coastal engineering and earthworks estimation.

Earthworks

Earthworks is a civil engineering related cutting and filling quantity calculator. It also generates reports in various formats of CSV and PDF. It takes the basic parameters to form the longitudinal section of the road along with the proportions ratio of cuttings and fillings.

MeteorSpec

MeteorSpec is AutoCAD® plugin for calculating total lengths and areas of different objects. These can be various pipes, cables and overhead lines, coverings, pavements, fences, curbs, communication lines etc. The main feature of this plugin is that you can assign data to polylines, that you want to calculate. This allows you to not just get a total length or area value, but see it in the form of detailed report.

TSLOPE

3D and 2D slope stability analysis using the same model. Used for all types of slope stability problems including open pit mines, landfills, and any slope with complex geological structure and variable surface topography.

Edificius

BIM software for 3D architectural design.

PriMus

Construction Estimating and Bills of Quantities software.

TerMus-BRIDGE

The software for calculating thermal bridge with a FEM solver.

Solarius-PV

The Solar PV calculator for grid-connected systems.

Site3D

Site3D is a fully featured software product for the engineering design of road systems and housing developments. Quickly and accurately design whole sites including roads, junctions, roundabouts, footways, surface interfacing, contours, volumes, drainage, housing and more.