PROSPECAD Land Development Project (Civil 3D)

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• published: 05 Mar 2014
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Excellence in Infrastructure Submission - 2013 Planning is underway for a large new residential development in the city of Santa Rita, Maranhão, on the outskirts of state capital São Luís on the northern coast of Brazil. In an effort to meet the area's housing demands, the project includes 1,488 residential parcels arranged in blocks on a 45.1 hectare site. The development's infrastructure—including distribution networks for drinking water, electricity, drainage systems, storm water and sanitary sewers, and roads—is being designed by PROSPECAD Engenharia/Geoprocessamento. PROSPECAD is using Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® and Autodesk® InfraWorks™ software to develop and analyze its infrastructure designs. Dynamic 3D modeling helped the team create and modify a series of design options, particularly for the project's stormwater management strategies, as this area of Brazil features heavy rainfall during the wet season. Model-based design approaches and dynamic links between the model and the project documentation helped PROSPECAD accelerate its design delivery and cost-effectively produce a better-performing design for its client.