Outlook. Excel. Word. Bluebeam/Adobe. (I much prefer Bluebeam, but this depends on what PDF reader your company uses).
ArcGIS has been essential for me as well.
I didn't need to learn one bit of CAD for what I do (water treatment plant design).
I might be the minority, but I love blue beam so much I purchased my own license for home use. Then I brought it to my new company since they use acrobat and it makes me feel like I’m working with my left hand compared to bluebeam.
Eh, it's one of those things that should go unsaid, but I said it to hammer home the point that anything you learn in civil engineering is on the job beyond that.
Industry dependent but I’ve found Civil3D, Revit, Bluebeam, and excel super useful.
When I worked in construction for a GC; P6, Heavyjob, and Heavybid. Along with the ones above.
Honestly though, being able to effectively use excel has helped me more than anything.
Along with being able to simply convey your thoughts through a written/drawn form (composing an email or sketching a PDF).
AutoCAD or any CAD related software, but the industry is shifting from CAD to BIM, using more 3D modeling with softwares like Archicad, Revit, Tekla, Allplan.
Excel will never run out from the office. It's a must.
For the structural calculations, I'm using SCIA Engineer, it's like the Swiss knife of the structural softwares, in combination with GEO5 for the foundations.
L.E: If any of you know any new groundbreaking software, please do tell, I'm listening.
The only software that is essential for every civil engineer to know is general office productivity software. Once you get beyond that, every sub-discipline of civil is going to have a different list.
It depends where you will be working. Civil 3D, Microstation, AutoCAD are different. All the specialities have their own software to do the tedious calculating.
Definitely CAD software, DXF & DWG formats are pretty much universal. I think IFC models will be the next mainstream file. Just looking at what the firms who are creating construction robotics are focusing on you'll see 3D models exported as IFC are leading the way.
In an interview I was asked if I knew how to use AutoCAD, Revit, and any finite element software. They emphasized finite element mode, it was for a temporary works design engineer job.
Bluebeam
what is it known for?
.pdf annotation/ markup
Excellent for takeoffs and estimating as well
Thank you so much for recommending that i will hopefully try and learn it
Yes, if you don't have access you can get trained from a MOOC somewhere online. It's become my favorite pdf editor
AutoCAD and excel
I had no clue excel itself is that important :0 noted tho
Resume Builder
Depends on your sub industry within civil But I would say ArcGIS, and/or any CAD related programs are a common ask
HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, Bluebeam, civil 3d, excel
First two are useless for most civil engineers
Outlook. Excel. Word. Bluebeam/Adobe. (I much prefer Bluebeam, but this depends on what PDF reader your company uses). ArcGIS has been essential for me as well. I didn't need to learn one bit of CAD for what I do (water treatment plant design).
I might be the minority, but I love blue beam so much I purchased my own license for home use. Then I brought it to my new company since they use acrobat and it makes me feel like I’m working with my left hand compared to bluebeam.
Bluebeam is the future. It's easily the best and most useful non-calculation program I use.
Do people not just instinctively know email (outlook) spreadsheets (excel) and word processing? Asking seriousli
Eh, it's one of those things that should go unsaid, but I said it to hammer home the point that anything you learn in civil engineering is on the job beyond that.
Openroads
“Micro station” makes me shudder - why are YouTube tutorials so bad for it
I kinda know the software but the videos are no help sometimes.
Outlook and Phone
Industry dependent but I’ve found Civil3D, Revit, Bluebeam, and excel super useful. When I worked in construction for a GC; P6, Heavyjob, and Heavybid. Along with the ones above. Honestly though, being able to effectively use excel has helped me more than anything. Along with being able to simply convey your thoughts through a written/drawn form (composing an email or sketching a PDF).
AutoCAD or any CAD related software, but the industry is shifting from CAD to BIM, using more 3D modeling with softwares like Archicad, Revit, Tekla, Allplan. Excel will never run out from the office. It's a must. For the structural calculations, I'm using SCIA Engineer, it's like the Swiss knife of the structural softwares, in combination with GEO5 for the foundations. L.E: If any of you know any new groundbreaking software, please do tell, I'm listening.
Here are all the programs I am expected to know and work regularly: MicroStation, civil3d, swmm, KY pipe, excel and Bluebeam.
Docusign
The only software that is essential for every civil engineer to know is general office productivity software. Once you get beyond that, every sub-discipline of civil is going to have a different list.
Microstation is valuable to have in the arsenal
Mathcad
Autocad/Civil3D, Excel, and Bluebeam
It depends where you will be working. Civil 3D, Microstation, AutoCAD are different. All the specialities have their own software to do the tedious calculating.
In structural, excel and Revit are a must.
Either Autocad or Microstation but preferably both and Excel. Anything else largely depends on your specific field.
Definitely CAD software, DXF & DWG formats are pretty much universal. I think IFC models will be the next mainstream file. Just looking at what the firms who are creating construction robotics are focusing on you'll see 3D models exported as IFC are leading the way.
In an interview I was asked if I knew how to use AutoCAD, Revit, and any finite element software. They emphasized finite element mode, it was for a temporary works design engineer job.
Any other PLS-CADD users out there?
Time card corrections
Definetely AutoCAD & Civil 3D. Second tier, Microstation, Revit, Excel for project tracking & cost estimation, PMBOK for project management.
Bluebeam, excel, Microstation or Autocad (I've learned both, you can switch between them fairly simply)
adobe acrobat T\_T
In Land Development: Civil 3d, hec-HMS, storm cad, excel and bluebeam are a must. Hec-RAS knowledge is pretty useful too