InfoWater Pro
Model water systems within ArcGIS Pro
About InfoWater Pro
InfoWater Pro is Autodesk's hydraulic modeling software for water distribution networks, built as an extension inside Esri ArcGIS Pro. Water utilities and engineering consultancies use it to build models from GIS data, run fire flow, water quality, transient, leakage, and criticality analyses, and compare what-if scenarios. It came to Autodesk with the 2021 acquisition of Innovyze.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Works natively inside ArcGIS Pro, so utilities with Esri GIS data avoid exporting and maintaining a separate model dataset
- Covers a broad analysis set in one tool: fire flow, water quality, transients, leakage, criticality, and pressure-dependent demand
- Cloud simulation offloads large fire flow and water quality runs from local machines
- Results publish to ArcGIS Online and Info360 dashboards for sharing with non-modelers
- Free official training course and a technical hub with documentation, scripting resources, and a public roadmap
Cons
- Expensive at $10,000 per user per year, which puts it out of reach for small utilities and consultants
- Requires a separate Esri ArcGIS Pro license, adding to total cost
- Windows desktop only and tied to compatible ArcGIS Pro versions, so upgrades need coordination
- Steep learning curve for engineers who are new to both hydraulic modeling and ArcGIS Pro
Key Features
Modeling inside ArcGIS Pro
Runs as a tab in the ArcGIS Pro ribbon, so you build, edit, and map hydraulic models with Esri's geospatial tools and keep a 1:1 link between the model and GIS data.
Fire flow analysis
Checks hydrant fire flow capacity across the network, with asset impact reports that flag high-velocity pipes and low-pressure junctions, run locally or in the cloud.
Criticality analysis
Evaluates isolation valve coverage and the consequence of failure for pipes and valves to support maintenance and capital planning.
Leakage modeling and allocation
Supports pressure-driven leakage on pipes and junctions and allocates known leakage volumes based on asset properties while keeping the model calibrated.
Water quality simulation
Simulates water age, chlorine decay, and source tracing, with initial state files to shorten long simulation runs.
What-if scenarios
Creates and compares scenarios to see how pipe, pump, valve, or demand changes affect pressures and flows.
Pressure-dependent demand
Produces more realistic results for outage and low-pressure simulations by tying delivered demand to available pressure.
Model-telemetry connection
Connects external telemetry and meter data to verify the model continuously and improve demand allocation and calibration.
Cloud simulations and Info360 sharing
Runs fire flow and water quality analyses in the cloud and shares full results with Autodesk Info360 web dashboards alongside measured data.
Pressure zone schematic
Shows the whole network as a schematic with a performance summary for each pressure zone.
Pricing
- Pay-as-you-go access
- 42 tokens per day of use
- Suited to occasional users
- 1 user
- Billed monthly
- 15-day return policy
- 1 user
- Equivalent to about $834/month
- 3-year term available
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Best For
Fire flow compliance checks
Water utilities confirm that hydrants across the network meet required fire flow and identify pipes to upsize.
Capital and renewal planning
Engineers use criticality analysis and what-if scenarios to rank pipe and valve replacements by consequence of failure.
Leakage and non-revenue water reduction
Utilities allocate known leakage to assets and test pressure management strategies to reduce losses.
Water quality and water age studies
Modelers simulate chlorine decay and water age to plan flushing programs and storage operations.
Emergency response planning
Consultancies model main breaks and outages with pressure-dependent demand and a customer layer to see who is affected.
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