Essential Software Tools for Civil Engineers

Essential Software Tools for Civil Engineers
There are numerous number of software are widely used in the field of Civil Engineering. Due to
technological advancement, the amount of software serving Civil Engineering and design needs are
increasing tremendously.
AutoCAD by AutoDesk, is leading the innovation of software which is disrupting the way we design and
analyze. It is producing numberless software for Architecture, Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing
and Design. AUTOCAD 3D version is also available for 3D Modeling.
STAAD.Pro is the structural engineering professional’s choice for steel, concrete, timber, aluminum, and
cold-formed steel design of virtually any structure including culverts, petrochemical plants, tunnels,
bridges, piles, and much more through its flexible modeling environment, advanced features, and fluent
data collaboration.
Primavera p6 is a construction Planning and Scheduling software, which is opted by almost all the
planning and scheduling professionals, MS Project which is similar software by Microsoft does similar
work.
Revit is an intelligent 3D model based software by AutoDesk used for Building Information Modeling,
that gives architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals the insight and tools to more
efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure, can be termed as one of the
21st century’s greatest innovation helping big infrastructure projects
ETABS/SAP2000 are the software available for design and analysis of structures. It is also used in many
structural firms. Both of them 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.
Plaxis is a computer programme that performs finite element analyses within the realm of geotechnical
engineering, including deformation, stability and water flow. The input procedures enable the enhanced
output facilities provide a detailed presentation of computational results

With SCIA Engineer, you get the powerful structural engineering software to model, analyze and
optimize a 3D model of any structure, material or load condition, quickly and accurately, using a familiar,
logical and intuitive CAD-like user interface.
Midas Gen, Safe, ABAQUS, Tekla are some other software used for Structural Design and Engineering.