
Paths – Fittings can be added and updated automatically when grip edited or moved. This is great for subdivision development and will make your network much easier to manage. Your pressure network can still remain as one entire network, but you can have separate “runs” within the network. I wish they would do this for gravity networks now. Pipe Runs – This is a fantastic change to how pressure networks are created and modified. For those that do a lot of subdivision work, or complex pressure systems, you will really like these changes! One of the bigger changes in Civil 3D 2021 is the introduction of path-based pressure networks, and multiple enhancements to the overall Pressure Network workflows. The only exceptions to Civil 3D objects would be the newer Civil 3D object/features will not go backwards, but this shouldn’t be a problem. Meaning you should have no problem going back and forth between 2018, 20.
The AutoCAD format for 2021 is also the 2018 format they previously introduced. Typically, the first question asked is about prior version interoperability. Anymore, we can’t just look at what’s new in our hero product, but all other complimentary products as well, so I will briefly mention a few of those. That was somewhat sarcastic, but I do see some much needed improvements to Autodesk Civil 3D 2021 and all other 2021 products.
YES!! Another release of Civil 3D, just as you probably finished installing the latest 2020 “fix”. Back June 17th, 2020 What’s New in Civil 3D 2021