In the Settings tab this also indicates that a style is in use in a currently open-drawing. The Object is referenced by another object.

The Object is out of date and needs to be rebuilt, or is violating specific design constraints Opening the source drawing can be easily by picking on the object and right-mouse clicking to open the menu, where there is an option to Open Source Drawing.Īs the designer makes modifications to the objects, the team with receive Update Notifications through the AutoCAD Civil 3d interface and the notifications will include the following modifier icons: This also allows other users on the team to create references to Surfaces, Corridors, Sections, etc.Ĭivil 3D objects that can be shared in the Data Shortcut folder include: Since the existing and proposed surfaces are being referenced in more than one drawing, this would be an example of when using the Data Shortcut instead of recreating the surfaces would be beneficial.

Plan and Profile- You will need existing and proposed surfaces, alignments and pipe networks.

Grading plan- You will need existing and proposed surface.

Existing Conditions – You will need an existing surface.

It is up to the designer or project manager to understand the workflow of the project and know when it is a good idea to use which of the available data sharing methods.įor example, you have a site project and you need the following drawings for the construction plan set: Single-design drawing projects and multiple drawings projects which share data using Data Shortcuts. There are two types of Civil 3D Projects. Data Shortcuts are managed using the Prospector Tab in the Toolspace under the Data Shortcuts collection, or in the Manage tab> Data Shortcuts panel. The Data Shortcut objects are then used as references in other drawings, but those objects can only be modified in the source drawing where the objects were originally created. Civil 3D Data Shortcuts are stored in a _Shortcuts folder that is created when project is setup. Data Shortcuts are a great way to share Civil 3D Design objects with the rest of the team.

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