Release Notes for Autodesk InfraWorks 2021
Fixed Issues
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.2 Hotfix 11 (January 2024 release)
| Publishing |
| Fixed an issue when synchronizing and publishing InfraWorks files. |
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk InfraWorks. Learn More. |
| Watershed Analysis |
| Watershed analysis now runs locally and does not require the the Watershed analysis service. |
Autodesk Infrastructure Parts Editor 2021.0.5 Hotfix (December 2023 release)
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk Infrastructure Parts Editor. Learn more. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.2 Hotfix 10 (June 2023 release)
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk InfraWorks. Learn More. |
Autodesk Infrastructure Parts Editor 2021.0.4 Hotfix (June 2023 release)
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk Infrastructure Parts Editor. Learn more. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.2 Hotfix 9 (April 2023 release)
This hotfix is only applicable to those 2021 installations that have been updated to 2021.2.153 (Hotfix 6) or later.
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk InfraWorks. Learn More. |
| General |
| Added the ability to upload large raster files. |
Autodesk Infrastructure Parts Editor 2021.0.3 Hotfix (November 2022 release)
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk Infrastructure Parts Editor. Learn more. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.2 Hotfix 8 (September 2022 release)
This hotfix is a complete InfraWorks installation that requires earlier versions of InfraWorks 2020 to be uninstalled.
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk InfraWorks. Learn more here and here. |
Autodesk Infrastructure Parts Editor 2021.0.2 Hotfix (August 2022 release)
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk Infrastructure Parts Editor. Learn more. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.2 Hotfix 7 (June 2022 release)
This hotfix is a complete InfraWorks installation that requires earlier versions of InfraWorks 2021 to be uninstalled.
| Cloud Services |
| Implemented job limitations for optimization. |
| The legacy interface for cloud credits was deprecated. |
| Implemented token translation. |
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Minimal Git for Windows. Learn More |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.2 Hotfix 6 (March 2022 release)
This hotfix is a complete InfraWorks installation that requires earlier versions of InfraWorks 2021 to be uninstalled.
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Minimal Git for Windows. Learn More |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.2 Hotfix 5 (January 2022 release)
This hotfix requires InfraWorks 2021.2 to be installed in order to apply the update. Be sure your installation has all of its previous updates before installing this hotfix. Refer to manage.autodesk.com to view what previous updates are available.
2021.2 Hotfix 5 contains an essential security update. It is highly recommended for customers using InfraWorks 2021.2 in a version below 21.2.137.0.
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Traffic Simulation. Learn More. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.2 Hotfix 4 (January 2022 release)
This hotfix requires InfraWorks 2021.2 to be installed in order to apply the update. Be sure your installation has all of its previous updates before installing this hotfix. Refer to manage.autodesk.com to view what previous updates are available.
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk InfraWorks. Learn More. |
| Collaboration |
There are changes in 2021 that impact the way InfraWorks communicates with cloud services. This hotfix adds stability changes to ensure that InfraWorks 2021.2 continues to work with the following:- Import and Update of Bing Raster Datasources
- Bridge Analysis
- Watershed Analysis
- Optimization
- Shared Views
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| General |
| Updated the Commons IO Java package to 2.11.0. As a minimum requirement, InfraWorks now needs Java 8 installed. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.2 Hotfix 3 (October 2021 release)
This hotfix requires InfraWorks 2021.2.2 Hotfix to be installed in order to apply the update. Be sure your installation has all of its previous updates before installing this hotfix. Refer to manage.autodesk.com to view what previous updates are available.
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk InfraWorks. |
| Added a confirmation dialog that warns when importing data with configurations based on custom javascript. |
| Bridges |
| Added integration support for the Inventor Server 2021.3 Service Pack. |
Autodesk Infrastructure Parts Editor 2021.0.1 Hotfix (October 2021 release)
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk Infrastructure Parts Editor. Learn more. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.2 Hotfix 2 (June 2021 release)
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk InfraWorks. Learn More. |
| General |
| Fixed an issue in which InfraWorks hangs when dragging a gizmo in LL84 models. |
| Fixed an issue in which fields in a stack could not be edited. |
| Fixed an issue in which OK and Cancel buttons did not display labels correctly. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.2 Hotfix 1 (January 2021 release)
| General |
| Fixed when selecting a Bridge and keeping it selected led to the memory increasing until InfraWorks ran out of memory or the user unselected the bridge. |
| Avoided a crash when the configure dialog box was opened for an Imported Civil drawing and InfraWorks model was synced from BIM 360. |
| Added more checks for consistency on importing corridors to avoid failures. |
| Fixed a failure to render bridge girders on corridors comprised of multiple assemblies. |
| Fixed failures to generate Parametric 3D due to some Python scripts issues. |
| Fixed foundation elevations that were incorrect after Shift-F5 in certain cases. |
| Updated InfraWorks to use the latest SQLite version: 3.32.3. |
| Fixed some terrain issues that would prevent the user from exporting a tunnel to IMX. |
| Plugins |
| Avoided errors and skip cutting terrain when a tunnel had no meshes. |
| Fixed excessive curve smoothing in Revit for variable width tunnels. |
| Avoided cutting failures when generating decks or girders. |
| Ensured UI strings are localized. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.2 (December 2020 release)
| ArcGIS Data Integration |
| Fixed an issue where a layer could not be published after update service name. |
| Fixed an issue where an ArcGIS layer could not be imported successfully with the clip-to-model option selected. |
| Fixed an issue where a layer published to ArcGIS Enterprise portal could not be opened directly. |
| Bridges and Tunnels |
| Fixed an issue with toggle behavior in parametric decorations that caused attribute toggles to be stuck on. |
| Fixed an issue where after adding cross frames to a bridge, the selection of bridge objects disappeared. |
| Fixed an issue where running refined bridge analysis a second time while having an analysis PDF report open did not give feedback to the user. |
| Fixed an issue so the road gizmo is now active when a new bridge is drawn. |
| Civil 3D DWG Import |
| Fixed an issue where road profiles which contained parabola with almost identical in and out grade were unable to be imported. |
| Fixed an issue of parabolas in road profiles getting removed when there were free parabolas that had almost identical in and out grade. |
| Component Roads |
| Fixed an issue that could occur if a road was selected when all data sources were deleted in the Data Sources panel. |
| Fixed an issue where road options at IMX tab and DWG tab of the Configure Road dialog box were not translated. |
| Improved the performance of adding roads in models containing tunnels. |
| Fixed an issue with the component decoration split tool that occurred when multiple clicks happened while the model was refreshing. |
| Fixed an issue in which only part of the lane marking was seletable if the road assembly was added in componnet roads. |
| Fixed an issue of incorrect geometry of alignment when importing anchored floating curves in IMX. |
| Fixed an issue when importing roads from Civil 3D from either DWG or IMX that caused some vertical curves to be discarded so that they showed as just PVIs in the Profile View. |
| Coordinate Systems |
| Fixed an issue with the "Which coordinate system should I choose?" link in the New Model dialog that caused the link to always go to the English page regardless of the Language setting. |
| Create, Edit, Delete Core Feature |
| Fixed an issue where the Content picker was shown when starting a Draw Tool from the toolbar, such as drawing a conceptual road or water area. |
| Fixed an issue that occurred when rapidly editing features. |
| Cross Sections |
| Fixed an issue that caused Right of Ways not to be displayed in the Cross Section View in circular curves and other tangent sections. |
| Fixed an issue with Cross Section View buttons that would cause difficulty switching between views. |
| Drainage Design |
| Fixed an issue in which the IDF icon was not shown in Size Drainage Network dialog. |
| General |
| The Open Model dialog changes to the correct size and the text in the dialog and also should adjust according to the Hi DPI scaling settings. |
| Home |
| Fixed an untranslated string on the new Home page. |
| Fixed the date and time format on the Recent tab of the new Home so that it responds to the Region settings of the operating system. |
| Model Builder |
| Fixed an issue when accessing Model Builder in mainland China. |
| Fixed an issue when importing a SHP file in Model Builder. If the polygon is not imported at the expected location, re-export the file from Civil 3D and use the MAPEXPORT option to perform coordinate conversion to LL84. |
| Selection |
| Fixed an issue where the component highlighting and selection could highlight or select the incorrect component. |
| Site Design |
| Fixed an issue that caused the triad gizmo and bounding box to not be enabled in 2021.1. |
| Stack |
| Fixed an issue in which the right edge of the Stack was cropped and information was illegible. |
| Stylization |
| Fixed a thumbnail image in the DrawStylePicker. |
| Watershed & Streams |
| Fixed an issue in which the selected station range was not shown in watershed anlaysis. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.1 Hotfix 1 (October 2020 release)
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk InfraWorks (2021.1 - August 2020 release). Learn more |
| Bridges |
| Fixed an issue where the dimensions of certain bridge objects were not being updated from the spreadsheet. |
| Coordinate Systems |
| Fixed an issue with custom coordinate systems. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.1 (August 2020 release)
| BIM 360 Collaboration |
| Fixed an issue where .JSON files associated with InfraWorks projects were not being properly copied to BIM 360 Document Management projects. |
| Added a tooltip to explain why outdated collaboration models could not be synchronized with the current version of InfraWorks. |
| Civil Structures |
| Fixed an issue where the bridge right click menu > Send to Spreadsheet command was incorrect when the application language was set to English - United Kingdom. |
| Fixed a crash that happened when using Thai/Japanese characters in the analysis project name. |
| Fixed an issue where some structure features were enabled when edit mode was turned off. |
| Fixed an issue where the deck haunch would not update if the girder spacing was changed. |
| Fixed an issue where the first abutment on a bridge would not render on narrow roads. |
| Fixed an issue where the integral pier toggle could not be changed |
| Fixed an issue where there was a gap between the top of pier and bearings when the pier cap was sloped. |
| Added the ability to increase the girder group gap to account for diaphragms. |
| Data Exchange |
| Fixed an issue where mapping rules and stack material overrides would not apply in InfraWorks to Autodesk Civil 3D corridors that were created via data shortcuts. |
| Fixed an issue where Autodesk Civil 3D alignments with existing ground profiles that were used to build a corridor could not be exported to InfraWorks at the appropriate geographic location. |
| Fixed an issue where corridor surfaces displayed triangles when grading Civil 3D corridor component roads in InfraWorks. |
| Fixed an issue where retaining wall subassemblies from Civil 3D were not displayed properly in InfraWorks. |
| Fixed an issue where the minimum solvable curve length had caused small sections of roads from Civil 3D to occasionally be discarded. |
| Fixed an issue where units of measurement for design speed couldn't be sent from Civil 3D to InfraWorks. |
| Desktop Graphics |
| Fixed an issue where Sun and Sky and Date/Time settings were inaccurate in relation to a model's timezone. |
| Fixed an issue where the mini-toolbar display values update in all cases of geometry modifications. |
| Drainage Design |
| Fixed an issue where InfraWorks would crash after user-defined inlets were added to component roads. |
| Fixed an issue where the boundary of Flood Simulation areas were not selectable after being drawn. |
| General |
| Various minor fixes and enhancements for the InfraWorks Home and startup experience. |
| Fixed an issue that caused application instability when using the User Coordinate System (UCS) picker. |
| Addressed issues that occur when exporting very large geographic areas to 3D model format. |
| Adjusted the fly-out menu for style catalogs and Stack fly-outs, to correct offset and sizing issues that were occurring. |
| Fixed an issue where tiles were missing in some models after WFS import. |
| Improved the behavior of checkbox options for the right-click context menu when a civil structure or component road is selected. The default state is now unchecked. |
| Fixed missing colors in exported FBX files. |
| Point Clouds |
| Fixed an issue where the point cloud export dialog was mis-aligned. |
| Road Design |
| Fixed an that prevented creating a Right of Way that included a non-tangent curve, using the Parallel Drawing option. |
| Fixed an issue with perpendicular and co-linear snaps when creating Parcels, Right of Ways, and Easements. Depending on the model's coordinate system, the snap angles were sometimes incorrect. |
| Fixed an issue that prevented compound offset spirals from being stored in exported IMX files and sent from Civil 3D to InfraWorks. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.0 Hotfix 2 (October 2020 release)
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk InfraWorks (2021.0 - April 2020 release). Learn more |
| Coordinate Systems |
| Fixed an issue with custom coordinate systems. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.0 Hotfix 1 (June 2020 release)
| Security |
| This hotfix contains security updates for Autodesk InfraWorks (2021.0 - April 2020 release). Learn more. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.0 (April 2020 release)
| General |
| Fixed an issue in the New Model dialog that was preventing coordinate system selection in the Settings tab when using InfraWorks with high display resolution. |
| Fixed an issue that caused items to appear in grayscale instead of color when pinning a toolbar action to the Quick Access menu bar. |
| We've added a warning message to notify you if your system is using outdated graphics card drivers. |
| Fixed an issue where the Model Properties dialog was cutting off the display of buttons on the bottom of the dialog. |
| ArcGIS |
| We resolved a data offset issue that occurred for models with unsupported coordinate systems when publishing data to an ArcGIS Portal. |
| Civil Structures |
| Fixed an issue where orbital navigation in your model was not available when the Publish Civil Structures dialog was open. |
| Fixes an issue where the pier diaphragm width attribute was not being properly translated into other languages for non-English (US) usage of InfraWorks. |
| Fixed an issue where part catalog names and tooltips were inaccurate after importing a part catalog into InfraWorks. |
| Drainage Design |
| Fixed an issue where the edit state for Pipeline features was not updating correctly. |
| Point Clouds |
| Fixed an issue where extracting linear features from point cloud data with the Cross Section View panel open would cause InfraWorks to unexpectedly close. |
| Fixed an issue where InfraWorks would unexpectedly close when importing improperly-formatted CSV data with the Point Cloud Image Lookup tool. |
| Road Design |
| Fixed an issue where coverage materials for corridor component roads were not supported for imported IMX data from Autodesk Civil 3D. |
| Fixed an issue that caused unexpected behavior when importing road models with horizontal and vertical alignments of different lengths from Autodesk Civil 3D. |
| Fixed an issue where Right of Ways could be created with invalid self-intersecting geometry when using the Parallel Drawing. |
| Fixed an issue where the right-click context menu for selected component roads was too narrow to display all text. |
Known Issues
This section lists known issues for the current release of Autodesk InfraWorks and Add-Ins for Autodesk InfraWorks.
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.1 (August 2020 release)
| Collaboration |
| Copied IWM files can not be edited nor opened in InfraWorks, and can only be viewed using the Autodesk Viewer. |
Autodesk InfraWorks 2021.0 (April 2020 release)
| General |
| High DPI Scaling: Only scale factors of 100%, 200%, 300%, etc. are supported. Any scale factor in between will be rounded (e.g. 150% will be rounded to 200%). |
| The 3D portion of the InfraWorks user interface does not yet use high resolution DPI scaling. Instead, standard resolution is up-scaled to fit regardless of the monitor setting, which brings aliasing artifacts and cause can some pixelation |
| The Line Girder Analysis dialog behaves inconsistently and can cause InfraWorks to close unexpectedly when moved across multiple monitors. |
| Civil Structures |
| The Refined Analysis tool in the Analyze > Structures tab of the InfraWorks toolbar is not currently supported. The icon will appear greyed-out and will be inoperable. While we cannot guarantee a release date, we hope to enable this tool in future releases. |
| Collaborate |
| InfraWorks does not currently support workflows with BIM 360 Document Management accounts that are configured within EU data centers. To use InfraWorks with BIM 360 Document Management, ensure that you select US servers when configuring your account. Contact Autodesk Product Support if you need to move your BIM 360 Document Management account from EU servers to US servers. |
| Road Design |
| Roads imported from Civil 3D and configured to use the "Corridor Component Road" road option are read-only roads in InfraWorks. You cannot use the Place Decorations command to add decorations to these roads. As a workaround, use generic objects. |
| When mapping Civil 3D corridors to InfraWorks component roads, if the string of a subassembly column is contained in the class name of the subassembly of Civil 3D, a rule will be applied to the related corridor component road in InfraWorks, with the first rule applied having highest priority. |
| Importing Autodesk Civil 3D DWG road models into InfraWorks will cause unexpected results or the corridor may even fail to import if grading is configured in Autodesk Civil 3D to use construction shapes and links. Instead, construction shapes and links must be set to Ignore before importing DWG road models into InfraWorks. |
| Some horizontal and vertical baselines from Civil 3D are unsupported in InfraWorks. For example, offset baselines within one corridor region are not supported. The complete list of unsupported baselines can be found below this table: |
Unsupported baselines from Civil 3D:
- Baselines of Civil 3D corridors that contain offset compound spirals in their horizontal geometry.
- Baselines of Civil 3D corridors whose profiles contain unsupported vertical curves such as Fixed Vertical Curves, Free Vertical Curves (Circular), Free Vertical Curves (Circular). c. best fit entities
- For Civil 3D corridors with offset baselines, only the main baseline can be imported into InfraWorks.
- If the Civil 3D Corridor uses the same horizontal alignment and different vertical alignment, only one baseline will be exported to InfraWorks.
- Civil 3D corridors that use dynamic surface profiles will get different result in InfraWorks because a layout profile will be generated in InfraWorks.
- If the Civil 3D corridor's profile contains segment length less then 1e-3, it will fail to import in Infraworks.
- If the Civil 3D corridor's profile is created from file, it will fail to import in InfraWorks. To resolve this, create a corridor using the existing ground profile or landxml out/in to create a new profile.
