Best Civil Engineering Software for Windows

Civil engineering work runs on quantities: cubic yards moved, linear feet placed, crew hours spent. InEight tracks the work at that level. InEight Estimate builds resource-based estimates from crews, equipment, and materials, with unit costs grounded in benchmarking against past performance. In the field, InEight Plan & Progress captures installed quantities, daily reports, and crew hours, so productivity and unit cost are visible while there is still time to act. InEight Schedule adds CPM scheduling with risk analysis for long, sequenced jobs, and InEight Control connects budgets, forecasts, and actuals as work proceeds. Civil contractors and the owners they build for use InEight on transportation infrastructure, water, and power and renewables projects, among others. For self-perform work where margin lives in production rates, InEight keeps estimated performance and actual performance in the same system, where the comparison is unavoidable.

ACTCAD provides computer-aided drafting capabilities for civil engineering and infrastructure design documentation. Civil engineers, surveyors, and drafting professionals can use CAD tools to prepare and edit site layouts, road plans, land development drawings, utility layouts, and other technical drawings, depending on their workflow and edition requirements. DWG and DXF file support helps users exchange drawings with engineering teams, contractors, consultants, and clients. ACTCAD's precise drafting tools are useful for preparing detailed plans, revising engineering drawings, and maintaining project documentation. Professionals should verify any specialized surveying, terrain modeling, grading, or civil design features required for their projects. ACTCAD offers a flexible CAD environment for general civil engineering drafting and drawing management.

Plexxis serves subcontractors who seek tight team cohesion and high performance backed and fully supported by knowledgeable in-house services. Coupling cloud construction management software, on-premise and hosted solutions, we unite operations, estimating, accounting and field apps on a single technology stack that enables live feedback between bidding, field and finance. With more than 30 years of experience, our solutions have been uniquely shaped to serve subcontractors ONLY. As a result, we have a first-hand understanding that the communications between your systems, spreadsheets, and apps MUST be transparent... and that means moving PAST integration to create a seamless and efficient environment for projects management, accounting, estimating and production. With Plexxis, there are NO “bolt-ons” and no requirement to purchase outside systems. We simply deliver a high-efficiency workflow across all specialty subcontractors’ functions - simply.

Kenesto is a cloud-based storage solution for managing engineering, design, and construction documents. Kenesto is much less expensive than enterprise PDM solutions but provides automatic file locking, versioning, vaulting, 2D/3D viewing, and web-based design review tools not found in consumer-grade cloud storage solutions such as Dropbox and Google Drive. The solution behaves like a mounted disk in the customer's office but the with a single source of truth in the cloud. File locking prevents users from overwriting each other's data. All versions of all files are stored in perpetuity. Using the familiar user interface of Windows Explorer, files and folders are arranged in the same way as one would expect for a C Drive. Kenesto includes tasks and workflows. A plugin for SolidWorks is available for no charge. All file transfers from the user’s local computer to the cloud are encrypted. All files are stored in secure AWS S3 and are encrypted.

Newforma empowers over 4M professionals and 1,500 AECO firms worldwide by revolutionizing Project Information Management. We transform vast amounts of project data into a meticulously organized, easily accessible, and fully searchable resource—all from a single, centralized platform. From pre-construction to years after completion, Newforma ensures you have the critical information you need at every stage of your projects. With over 50 integrations with the industry's most widely used applications and two decades of expertise, Newforma is your trusted partner in elevating project delivery through unparalleled information management.

Civil Site Design is an international civil engineering software program for road, site and stormwater design. Operating on the CAD system of your choice - AutoCAD, Civil 3D, BricsCAD - Civil Site Design integrates design and drafting in the one software environment. Civil Site Design introduces a world first with Artificial Intelligence implemented within the software to automatically build design models based on user input. Automation of intersection, cul-de-sac and roundabout design are key features of the software. There is an extensive tool set for road reconstruction, site works and stormwater. Designs done in BricsCAD Civil can be shared back to your Civil 3D users where corporate styles can be applied. A lower cost, no risk option.

nanoCAD’s Topoplan module extends the nanoCAD platform with tools for digital terrain modeling and documentation. It is designed to make the work of surveyors more efficient. nanoCAD platform provides you with a full set of basic and advanced design tools for creating and editing 2D/3D objects. It offers multiple drawing and editing methods for most geometric elements. nanoCAD platform is the base on which you build a more powerful CAD system to your specifications. Topoplan Module converts nanoCAD Platform to an engineering solution for creating a digital terrain model and preparing topographic plan drawings. Quick selection and switching between preset topographic scales. Comprehensive tools for working with surfaces and generating contours. Multiple data sources for creating digital terrain models. Varied ways for displaying terrain models. Support for Civil 3D objects and customizable user interface.

CityEngine is advanced 3D modeling software for creating huge, interactive and immersive urban environments in less time than traditional modeling techniques. The cities you create using CityEngine can be based on real-world GIS data or showcase a fictional city of the past, present, or future. Create a massive city all at once instead of modeling each building individually. CityEngine powers rapid adjustments to the architectural style or other features of your city so you can easily create multiple design scenarios. Make 3D models to show planned changes and alternate designs. Inform your designs with 3D representations of regulatory and land use conditions. Share multiple design alternatives with your team or stakeholders to gather feedback. CityEngine integrates smoothly with your current creation pipeline. Bring in your hero buildings or other assets to build 3D context around them. Export work back into your high-end visualization software or game engines.