Exercise 2: Importing a Data Shortcut Project into Vault

In this exercise, you will import a data shortcut project into Vault, creating a new Vault project in the process.

Project import is more than just the reverse of export. You can use this operation to import a data shortcut project into Vault, or to import several drawings that are not part of a formal project. In the import process, any data shortcut references are converted into Vault references.

Note:

Before you start this exercise, you must have created the data shortcuts project that is described in the Using Data Shortcuts tutorial.

This exercise continues from Exercise 1: Exporting a Vault Project.

Import a project

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, right-click Projects node Import FromFolder.

   Notice that you can also import from a ZIP file. Typically, you would use this option to import a project that had been exported from Vault.

2. In the Browse For Folder dialog box, navigate to the My Civil 3D Tutorial Data folder. Select Tutorial Data Shortcuts Project. Click OK.

   You see a progress bar and several command-line messages about the operation. When the project is imported, it appears in the Projects collection on the Prospector tab, and a copy is created in your working folder Tutorial Data Shortcuts Project is now a Vault project.