Civil 3D release comparison 2022 through 2024

Last updated: 2024-01-29

DWG file format and proxy graphics

DWG file format

The AutoCAD DWG file format (AC1032 - DWG AutoCAD 2018/2019/2020/2021/2022/2023/2024) has been used from the initial Civil 3D 2018 release through the most current Civil 3D 2022 release. Drawings saved by a Civil 3D 2024 release are mostly backward compatible with other AC1032 - DWG drawings and can be directly opened by any 2018-2024 AutoCAD-based software release. However, specific Civil 3D objects are not always backward compatible when opened in a prior release. Objects that are incompatible may cease to function, disappear, be converted to something else, or be displayed as proxy graphics.

Prior version interoperability and DWG format

• Autodesk Civil 3D 2024 uses the AutoCAD 2018 drawing format.

• Drawings saved in Autodesk Civil 3D 2024 can be opened in Autodesk Civil 3D versions 2018 through 2023.

New functionality areas

ArcGIS workflows

• Civil 3D 2024 - ArcGIS

Corridor workflows

• Civil 3D 2024 - Corridor Workflows

• Civil 3D 2023 - Corridor Workflows

Gravity networks

• Civil 3D 2024 - Gravity Networks

Labeling

• Civil 3D 2023 - Labeling

Performance

• Civil 3D 2023 - Performance

Project Explorer

• Civil 3D 2024 - Project Explorer

Profile Views

• Civil 3D 2023 - Profile Views

Subassembly workflows

• Civil 3D 2024 - Subassemblies

Surface workflows

• Civil 3D 2024 - Surface Workflows