There's a lot of buzz about Autodesk InfraWorks 360 lately. With the mid-year release of Autodesk's flagship preliminary engineering and design software just announced, there's never been a better time to learn how InfraWorks 360 can help your agency plan, design and engineer with real data, in the real world, in real time.

Today, Autodesk announced its mid-year update to InfraWorks 360 its flagship preliminary engineering and design software. What’s new?

Well, the latest update  brings a more integrated approach between design and analysis.

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This June, Autodesk launched a new release of its flagship preliminary design software tool for AEC professionals, InfraWorks 360 (we profiled all the great new features in our earlier blog: 4 Exciting Features In The New Release Of InfraWorks 360). One of the biggest changes with this release is the ability to convert regular old intersections into roundabouts with only a few clicks.

The latest release of InfraWorks 360 (Autodesk's preliminary design software) became available for download on June 8, 2015 and includes some very nice improvements in functionality, including roadway design, drainage design, roundabout design, and more, as showcased in this blog from BIM on the Rocks.

By way of a summary, here's a sneak peek at what's new:

Roundabouts Got Easy

The new release of Autodesk InfraWorks 360 (great for engineering infrastructure, road and bridge designs in context) includes a very cool feature that boosts collaboration by allowing you to share your entire model with other teams in a web browser. This is great for demonstrating conceptual-stage plans to non-technical stakeholders and the general public.

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From New Mexico DOT to the government of Brazil public sector infrastructure designers and engineers are increasingly using model-based visualizations of municipal projects to solicit input from non-technical stakeholders and the public and better communicate design intent.

Software like Autodesk InfraWorks 360 can help with that.