Autodesk Civil 3D: Data Management Workflows
50mIntermediate2018-10-15
Authors
Josh Modglin
Technical Consultant
Course details
Working with Autodesk Civil 3D means working with more than CAD. You're working with large amounts of data, all stored in a drawing. What's the best way to share the data with other Civil 3D users? How do you share the data? What are some best practices for utilizing the large amounts of data within the software's dynamic object model? Instructor Josh Modglin explores all of these topics in this course. Learn how to set up your directory structure, create data shortcuts and references, and more.
Skills covered
AutoCADCivil EngineeringAutodeskAECDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- History of sharing data within Civil 3D
- DREFs versus XREFs
Setting Up Your Directory Structure
- Working folders versus data shortcut project folders
- Directory workflow options
Referencing Data
- Create data shortcuts
- Create data references
- Data reference management
- Editing the data shortcut
Data Referencing Best Practices
- File structure best practices
- Working with Vault