InfraWorks Update Focuses on Bridges and Software Workflow
Emily Pollock posted on September 21, 2018 |
The new InfraWorks update includes improvements that make it easier to model a complex bridge. (Image courtesy of Autodesk.)
Autodesk has delivered its latest update to InfraWorks, focusing on improvements to bridge design, connectivity with other software, and a more convenient home menu.
Autodesk’s most recent InfraWorks update focused on integration with Esri’s ArcGIS, as the result of an alliance between the two companies that began in November 2017. The companies hope to unite the power of building information modeling and geographic information systems by building complex structures on a sturdy data foundation. In this update, the connector between the two platforms is out of preview mode. Users can preview their selections and build up several selections from multiple layers before importing ArcGIS data into InfraWorks, where the data can be added to existing or new projects. There’s also a live and refreshable connection from InfraWorks to ArcGIS, meaning that users can use field applications without losing their connections.
The new updates also feature a better workflow between InfraWorks and BIM 360, Autodesk’s suite of cloud-based applications. Users can now store, manage and share data sources for an InfraWorks model on the Desktop Connector, which syncs them with Autodesk BIM 360 or Drive. Content like shape files can be stored…