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Kerf vs Civil 3D
Civil infrastructure design — corridor/pipe depth vs MIT open-core analysis modules.
28/28in Kerf today
12/28in Civil 3D (included)
0behind a paid tier
2026-05-19last reviewed
| Capability | Kerf | Civil 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Horizontal+vertical alignment (clothoid, SSD)D8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/src/kerf_civil/superelevation.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Superelevation runoff transitionD8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/src/kerf_civil/superelevation.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Corridor / cross-sectionD8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/
|
yes source ↗ |
| Dynamic TIN surfacesD8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/src/kerf_civil/tin.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Gravity pipe networks (storm/sanitary)D8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/src/kerf_civil/hydraulics_gravity.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Pressure pipe networksD8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/src/kerf_civil/hydraulics_pressure.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Survey / COGOD8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/
|
yes source ↗ |
| Geodesy / projections (Vincenty, TM, UTM, LCC)D8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/
|
partial source ↗ |
| Pavement design (AASHTO '93)D8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/
|
partial source ↗ |
| Geotech (bearing/settlement/slope/pile/liquefaction)D8 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/geotech
|
no source ↗ |
| Hydrology (rational/SCS/TR-55)D8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/src/kerf_civil/storm.py
|
partial source ↗ |
| Spillway / dam / railway / earthworksD8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/
|
partial source ↗ |
| Parcels and lot layoutD8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/src/kerf_civil/
|
yes source ↗ |
| Point cloud integrationD8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/src/kerf_civil/
|
yes source ↗ |
| Plan and profile sheet productionD8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/src/kerf_civil/
|
yes source ↗ |
| ASCE 7-22 wind (MWFRS+C&C)D2 |
yes
packages/kerf-structural/
|
no source ↗ |
| ASCE 7-22 seismic (ELF + RSA + Newmark)D2 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/seismic
|
no source ↗ |
| Pipe network (Hardy-Cross)D4 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/src/kerf_civil/hydraulics_pressure.py
|
no source ↗ |
| 2D drawings (views/dims/sections)D1 |
yes
src/
|
yes source ↗ |
| B-rep booleans (general NURBS)D1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/brep
|
yes source ↗ |
| Nesting (skyline + true-shape NFP)D7 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/nesting
|
no source ↗ |
| NEC power distributionD10 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/elecpower
|
no source ↗ |
| Should-cost (6 processes, Boothroyd-Dewhurst)D14 |
yes
packages/kerf-costing/src/kerf_costing
|
no source ↗ |
| Material selection (Ashby)D14 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/matsel
|
no source ↗ |
| BIM (walls/slabs/framing/stairs/IFC4)D13 |
yes
packages/kerf-bim/
|
partial source ↗ |
| Schematic capture (KiCad round-trip, ERC)D6 |
yes
src/
|
no source ↗ |
| Controls — classical (Routh/Bode/RL/PID tune)D9 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/controls
|
no source ↗ |
| Process capability (Cpk/Ppk)D11 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/spc
|
no source ↗ |
- yes shipped
- partial works with limits
- paid tier present, but behind an add-on or meter
- no not available
Corrections welcome. These rows are read off published documentation on the date shown and go stale as products ship. If a row is wrong, open an issue — the source file is public/compare/civil3d.md and every claim in it carries a link.