Autodesk XPSWMM is a Windows-based hydrologic and hydraulic modeling application that simulates stormwater, wastewater, combined sewer, and flood behavior and supports integrated 1D/2D workflows for planning, design, and regulatory documentation.
Published Oct 15, 2026
Autodesk publishes system requirement pages. Some publicly indexed pages appear dated; buyers should confirm current supported OS, GPU, and driver requirements via Autodesk’s current XPSWMM system requirements documentation in Autodesk Help and Account portals.
Autodesk’s XPSWMM product page highlights customer stories such as:
Critical evaluation: these are vendor-selected success stories that generally lack full methodology, comparative baselines, or independent verification. Treat performance and ROI claims as illustrative rather than definitive.
Primary users include civil and environmental engineers, municipal and utility stormwater teams, floodplain managers, and consulting firms performing drainage master planning, combined sewer overflow studies, and flood mitigation projects. Autodesk positions XPSWMM as suitable for project-scale modeling, while Autodesk InfoWorks ICM is positioned for larger-scale, higher-fidelity (city/regional) applications. Autodesk publishes migration paths from XPSWMM to InfoWorks ICM.
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Autodesk XPSWMM is a Windows-based hydrologic and hydraulic modeling application used to simulate stormwater, wastewater, combined sewer, and flood behavior. It supports integrated 1D/2D modeling (in the "Complete" tier) for scenarios such as urban flooding, river flooding, and sewer surcharge—typically used for planning, design, and regulatory documentation. Autodesk describes it as an integrated 1D/2D modeling solution for stormwater and wastewater management combining hydrology and hydraulics in one workflow.