Exercise 3: Creating a Project

This exercise demonstrates how to log in to the project management system and create a project.

A project is a collection in the Prospector tree that represents objects in a database (vault). Each project is essentially a folder that contains drawings, databases of points, and reference objects, such as surfaces, alignments, and pipe networks. A project folder can also contain other documents relevant to an engineering project.

A database user with the Vault Editor role can create projects.

The following procedure assumes that you are already logged in to the database as described in Exercise 1: Logging in to Autodesk Vault.

Create a project

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, right-click the Projects collection, then click New.
2. In the New Project dialog box, for Name, enter Tutorial Vault Project. Optionally, add a short Description.
3. Select the Use Project Template check box.

   When you select this option, you can specify a template to use in structuring your project. This option enables you to structure similar projects in the same way.

4. In the Project Templates Folder area, click .
5. In the Browse For Folder dialog box, navigate to the Civil 3D Project Templates folder \_Sample Project folder.

   This is a typical structure for an AutoCAD Civil 3D project. Folders are provided for many of the document types that are typical of a civil engineering project.

6. In the Browse For Folder dialog box, select the Civil 3D Project Templates folder. Click OK.
7. In the New Project dialog box, in the Project Template field, select _Sample Project.
8. Click OK.
9. Under the Projects collection, expand the Tutorial Vault Project collection.

   Examine the folders and nodes that were created from the template you specified in Step 7. For example, the Drawings collection contains folders in which you can save different types of project drawings. The object collections will contain data references to AutoCAD Civil 3D objects that reside in the project drawings.

To continue to the next tutorial, go to Creating, Referencing, and Modifying Project Object Data.