![Mike H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mike H.") MH Mike H. GIS Specialist Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/28/2016 More Options - - [Respond as Civil 3D](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/autocad-civil-3d-review-200059/official_response/new) "Huge capability and an industry leader, but needs time to be learnt!" 4/5 What do you like best about Civil 3D? The wide-ranging ability to digitally create anything in 3d form, but not losing the capacity for intricate detailing. Bringing in survey data is very easy and allows you to quickly model real surfaces. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Civil 3D? The scrollbar on almost every sub-menu is tiny and very hard to use as it does not respond to arrow keys! The program is not always intuitive (typing the name of an instruction can be a guessing game) and often there are too many ways of doing the same task with different names! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Civil 3D: Invest in certified training. This is not MS Office and will not be learnt overnight with the aid of the internet. That said, there are very good resources online on the Autodesk website for tutorials and help, but these work best as a complement to existing knowledge and training, not as an introduction. If you do not need to work in 3D, then Civils 3D may be more than you need, and it is likely that both in terms of pricing and ease of operability, it would be more beneficial to select a simpler AutoCAD package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Civil 3D solving and how is that benefiting you? We needed Civils 3D for two main problems. Firstly to visualise renewable energy projects in 3D in photomontages - a task well served by other programs for conventional wind and solar technologies, but not for more complex installations such as green gas or battery storage. Secondly, we needed to arrange infrastructure at the micro-scale (less than 1m) amongst civil engineering features such as drainage, holding ponds, earthworks and road layouts. All these civil aspects needed modelling in 3D and were subject to constant changes that affected the infrastructure pieces. Civils 3D allowed us to deal with both these problems as well as realise additional benefits such as earthworks volume calculations, surface rendering, Highways gradient and turning radius checks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Rating Updated (12/30/2021) Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite See what 290 reviewers think of Civil 3D 4.4 out of 5 ยท Verified reviews from real users [ Read all reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/civil-3d/reviews)