Autodesk Water Infrastructure

With the addition of the water portfolio in the last several years, now every aspect of civil planning, design, modeling, building, and operations can be done within the same cohesive and integrated Autodesk ecosystem. While this is fantastic, it might also lead you to ask, “What’s the ideal workflow for a given design process?” We saw an outstanding workflow at Autodesk University that utilizes InfraWorks, Civil 3D, and InfoDrainage. It's a powerful combination that can make drainage designer stronger partners in the site design process. We outline it for you on the One Water Blog: https://lnkd.in/gv9xweky

Sewer pipeline assessment can be a dirty job. To make it easier, Autodesk’s Tim Medearis and VAPAR's Michelle Aguilar teamed up at Autodesk University to show customers how AI/ML in Info360 Asset can assist in sewer pipeline condition assessment and management. If you’re interested in AI, Tim's post on the One Water Blog about how AI and ML can make CCTV sewer inspections easier is probably one of the best and most straightforward use cases for AI in water. When AI watches the video for you, you can turn an enormous task into a short review. Read his post or watch the whole presentation: https://autode.sk/41geWzW

Earn a CPD certificate of attendance and listen to smart drainage designers talk about the tools they use on 2 April (1pm GMT) in our upcoming webinar. Autodesk is excited to partner with Ridge and Partners LLP, a leading UK built environment consultancy, to showcase how their civil engineering teams leverage InfoDrainage to streamline projects of all sizes — from small housing developments to large-scale infrastructure designs involving multiple developers. Bring your questions! https://lnkd.in/gBD_qhQY

Porous pavement is the latest SuDS drainage design feature in our new One Water Blog series wherein we examine the pros and cons of every stormwater control feature inside InfoDrainage. This series of illustrations came out great, and we encourage drainage designers to use these images to help explain to clients and the community what you want to build - and why it matters. Give it a read: https://autode.sk/4iPhScD Fill up on more of the One Water Blog by subscribing to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/4hB2NdE

HGL vs. EGL in drainage design – Why they matter! While reading a brilliant drainage manual from the State of Michigan (MDOT - Road Storm Drainage Systems), I came across some excellent examples of Hydraulic Grade Line (HGL) and Energy Grade Line (EGL)—two crucial elements in drainage design that every engineer should understand. . . So, let's talk about HGL and EGL in InfoDrainage and how to apply them effectively! . . ?? What are HGL & EGL? ? ?????? (Hydraulic Grade Line): Represents the pressure and gravitational potential energy of water as it moves through a drainage system. It helps visualise changes in energy due to pipe friction and elevation shifts and determines the water level rise in pipes and manholes. ? ?????? (Energy Grade Line): Represents the total energy available in the system, including velocity head. Think of it as HGL plus the additional energy from water movement. Why does this matter? ?? When designing your pipe network against No Flood criteria in InfoDrainage, you need to ensure that your EGL (red line) stays below the cover level. If the EGL rises above it, you risk manhole flooding—meaning it’s time to adjust your design! Want to learn how to fix EGL & HGL issues in InfoDrainage? In PERVAN's upcoming premium article, I’ll show you step-by-step how to fix EGL and HGL lines and ensure your drainage network is properly sized. Become a member today by joining our InfoDrainage community ?? https://lnkd.in/d2eSv9ZE #infodrainage #autodesk #pervan #designcleaner #ai #suds #drainage

VHB was looking for an integrated drainage solution for their land development projects, so they partnered with Autodesk to try out new modeling software: InfoDrainage. They broke their experience down for us in their excellent presentation at Autodesk University, which we've expanded upon on the One Water Blog. We hop through three case studies to show you how VHB used InfoDrainage to solve some thorny water modeling problems: ??? Taking tailwater and tides into account for a waterside stadium ?? A local university with 'pipe spaghetti' goes green using BMPs ??? Roadway drainage design gets easier when you can quickly model alternatives VHB asks the question: “Is InfoDrainage worth it?” Hear what they had to say on the One Water Blog: https://autode.sk/4ghyqbJ -- Fill up on more by subscribing to our newsletter at onewaterblog.com

A huge ?? to the water catchment modelers who sat with us for in-depth interviews for our latest user research project. We handed out gift certificates as a small way of saying thanks for their very valuable feedback. How did it turn out? We used those learnings to build a prototype for better onboarding and education. ???

In a new Autodesk video, Arcadis Senior Water Engineer Benjamin Chenevey talks about how Arcadis uses InfoWater Pro to test hydrants for fireflow capability, exchange information with workers in the field, and apply all of the knowledge from their hydraulic models to inform 20-year capital improvement planning.

We're rolling out a new series of sustainable drainage illustrations on the One Water Blog. Why? One reason is because there aren't a lot of great images of these features out there in the wild, but there really needs to be. We all need to be thinking more sustainably, and drainage designers can help lead the charge by choosing sustainable options in their projects. Need to show your clients what these sustainability options are, exactly? Show them these illustrations. Of course, we make software in the form of InfoDrainage that is very good at implementing these features, letting you link all of your SuDS/LIDs/BMPs/WSUDs together and see exactly what will happen over time. Read all about it in the second blog post in our series, which is all about Swales and Dry Swales: https://autode.sk/3XgbAdK #sustainabledrainage #sustainability #pourlessconcrete #biodiversity