A civil engineer needs to identify catch basins that are located outside the 100-year floodplain but within 50m of a residential structure.
| | AutoCAD Native | Requires GIS (ArcGIS/QGIS) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Network analysis (shortest path) | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | | Raster analysis (NDVI, land cover) | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | | Kriging / Heat mapping | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | | Topology correction | ❌ Manual | ✅ Automated | | Spatial joins (one-to-many) | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | spatial data analysis autocad