Attach from Vault in AutoCAD

You must be logged into the vault to attach a file from the vault.

Use Attach from Vault to reuse and share files. Browse through the vault and select a file to attach to the current drawing. The resulting attachment is a library or shared file. A file not attached from the library folder is a shared file. Only image, Inventor models, drawing, dgn, dwf, and dwfx files can be attached. You must check the host file out of the vault to attach a file from the vault.

Access:

Use one of the following methods to attach a file to a vault:

  • In the Autodesk Vault ribbon, click the Attach from Vault button.
  • At the command line type vltattach and press Enter.
Note: You must be logged into the vault to attach files to the vault.

Look in

Shows path of the active directory.

Find

Displays the Find dialog so you can search for any file in the vault.

Locations

Shows the top-level of the current vault database as the root. Navigate to the file you want to open.

File list

The main window shows folders defined in the active vault. Double-click a folder to show the files it contains, and then navigate to the file you want to open.

File name

Specifies the file to open, enter a file name, or select a file from the listed files.

Files of type

Filters file list to include only files of a specific type. Click the arrow to show list, and then highlight to select a file type.

Revision

Note:

Available in Autodesk Vault Workgroup, Collaboration, and Professional.

Specifies the revision of the file to open.

Released Biased

Note:

Available in Autodesk Vault Workgroup, Collaboration, and Professional.

Indicates that the related files downloaded should be the released versions in the revision.

Open options

Click the down arrow next the Open button to select an Open option.

 

Open (Check Out) Checks out the file you selected.

 

Open (Check Out All) Checks out the file you selected and all xrefs.

Note:

In Autodesk Vault Workgroup, Collaboration, and Professional editions, the Check Out All option is disabled if any children of the selected files may no be the latest revision.

 

Open Read Only Opens the file you selected in read-only mode.

Cancel

Cancels the file open operation and closes the dialog box.

Attach from Vault

    Note: You cannot have two or more files with the same name in the same folder.
  1. Select Attach from the Autodesk Vault ribbon.
  2. In the Select File dialog box, locate and select one or more files to attach to the current open file.
    Note:

    Insertion of Inventor models requires a download of the Inventor project file from the vault. This project file is specified within the Vault Settings dialog in the Vault client.

  3. Select the revision of the file from the Revision drop-down.
    Note:

    The Revision feature is available in Autodesk Vault Workgroup, Collaboration, and Professional.

  4. Select whether you want to check out one of the files, all of the files, or attach a read only version from the Open drop-down.

    The file is attached to the current open file in the CAD application.