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As a general rule, we recommend downloading from Autodesk Account when looking to install on multiple workstations, and the Autodesk Desktop Application when installing on just one machine. There are two basic ways to download and install Dynamo for Civil 3D from Autodesk Account or the Autodesk Desktop Application. Hopefully that changes in the future, but for now you will not see Dynamo after installing Civil 3D 2020. Instead, adding it requires a separate download. Unlike Revit, Dynamo is not included inside the default Civil 3D installation.
With that in mind, we’ll delve deeper into the mechanics and concepts of Dynamo in a future post, but today I wanted to focus on how to gain access to it inside Civil 3D. From generating geometry to automating repetitive tasks, the things we can use Dynamo for is endless. We can leverage Dynamo for a wide array of tasks. Conceptually, this is very similar to the way we build Assemblies from an assortment of Subassemblies in Civil 3D. While driven by code, we create programs (or “graphs” in Dynamo lingo) by visually assembling nodes. While programming and API’s are scary terms for non-programmers, Dynamo lets you accomplish many of the same customizations without writing any code. Witnessing how quickly Dynamo has become an indispensable tool for Revit users has us very excited for Civil 3D users. Dynamo is a visual programming tool that provides API (Application Programming Interface) access in a more accessible manner.
Among the flagship new features announced with Civil 3D 2020 was the introduction of Dynamo for Civil 3D.