Rapid Design Visualization (RDV) is an application developed specifically for use with Autodesk Civil 3D. RDV enables any Civil 3D user to create a fully interactive visualization environment directly from their Civil 3D project. Using RDV for Civil 3D designers can easily create drive through simulations, flyovers and interactive simulations for proposed roads, subdivisions, underground infrastructure, interchanges and many other complex land development projects.

RDV's interactive simulations are cost effective during every phase of the project from preliminary design validation for internal use through to presentations for public review and even on the construction site.. RDV for Civil 3D is web enabled so that users can easily publish their simulations to the internet or intranet enabling them to communicate their design intent to anyone, anywhere and at anytime. RDV for Civil 3D was developed in coordination with Autodesk's Civil 3D development team.

Civil 3D Tools

• One click generation of simulator directly from Civil 3D
• Automated generation of 3D building from GIS data
• Automated placement of 3D objects on Civil 3D Surfaces
• Trees and vegetation based on Civil 3D Surfaces
• Generation of 3D road environment details: lane striping, guard rails, lighting ...
• Alignment based cameras and animation
• Sight distance simulation and evaluation

 Materials

• Draped Aerial Photography / Orthophoto
• Layer based material assignment
• Intuitive material editor

Cameras

• Automated generation of cameras from drawing views
• Camera animation based on drawing elements
• Interactive camera manipulation in viewer

Web Publishing / Viewing

• Unlimited free web based viewing of RDV scene
• Automated creation of web page for RDV scene
• Customizable XML based skin
• Interactive navigation
• Pan / Zoom / Rotate
• Automatic layer control from drawing files
• Interactive 3D measurement
• Printing of RDV view at user definable resolutions