Electric & Gas
electric utility, electric distribution design

Electric & Gas

Electric and Gas Infrastructure Planning and Utility Design Software


Autodesk’s comprehensive portfolio of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for infrastructure and utility design solutions helps you gain valuable insight to improve the way you plan, design, build, and manage energy infrastructure. This includes electric and gas transmission lines and distribution networks, power generation facilities, and substation design projects.

Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite
Autodesk® Infrastructure Design Suite Premium offers model-based design, analysis, and visualization capabilities for a comprehensive BIM solution.
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Infrastructure Design Suite 2012: BIM for energy infrastructure

The Premium edition includes:

  • AutoCAD® software—foundational design and documentation software.
  • AutoCAD® Map 3D software—model-based GIS mapping software with specific tools and industry data models for planning electric and gas distribution networks. Manage and share GIS models with customer care, ERP, outage, and work and asset management systems.
  • AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software—the BIM solution for civil engineering design and documentation.
  • Autodesk® Navisworks® software—project review software for review and coordination of project information, as well as 4D simulation to support construction and preconstruction planning for energy infrastructure projects.
  • Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design software—visualization tools for creating near-photorealistic renderings and animations to help communicate project impact to stakeholders.

Complementary Software for Electric and Gas Utility Design

AutoCAD® Utility Design software—a model-based utility design software for electric distribution networks.

Autodesk® Infrastructure Map Server software—web-based mapping software for delivering electric and gas network maps and related information such as location, status of planned work and operating conditions.

Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler software—3D conceptual design software that helps communicate energy infrastructure design proposals in the context of the natural and built environment.

Autodesk® Inventor® software—the model-based solution for documentation and substation design. Document and design equipment such as transformers and breakers and gas equipment.

AutoCAD® Electrical software—the AutoCAD for electrical controls designers.

Autodesk® Vault Collaboration AEC software—data management software to help secure project data across extended teams.

Customer Stories

Read how Autodesk customers are using Autodesk electric and gas utility design software for planning, design, analysis, visualization, and management.

gas distribution, electrical distribution, utility design

Colorado Springs Utilities
Colorado Springs Utilities accelerates its gas and electric utility design processes with help from Autodesk.

utility design, substation design, digital prototyping

Nashville Electric
Nashville Electric Service goes beyond 3D and accelerates its substation design process by as much as 50%.