A while back there were some questions about the new Civil 3D. Just got this in:
AU: CIVIL ENGINEERING GOES 3D
In September, Autodesk made a preview version of its new Civil 3D
product available to customers for use on nonproduction projects.
Unlike Autodesk's next-generation 3D architectural and mechanical
design products, Civil 3D is built on AutoCAD. Like the other
products, you use intelligent objects to construct a 3D model. Chris
Bradshaw, vice president of the Infrastructure Solutions Divsion,
says Autodesk hasn't encountered any problems with the size of the
datasets involved. Interoperability is a key concern, so Civil 3D
imports Land Desktop project data and saves in DWG and DXF formats.
You can also import and export LandXML files. Though Civil
3D is intended to eventually replace Land Desktop and Civil Design,
Bradshaw says the products will live side-by-side for a while. A
shipping version is due out in the second half of 2004.
WHOOPDEDO!! Start saving your money now. So what will I use if I don't do 3D? Beffed up LT?