- Users A and B are both using Autodesk Civil 3D with the default pipe network catalog path (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Civil 3D <version>\enu\Pipes Catalog).
- User A creates a new part and uses the part in Drawing 1. This new part exists only in the catalog on A’s computer.
- User B edits Drawing 1 on his computer, and parts are referenced from the catalog. The new part created by user A is not available, so Autodesk Civil 3D uses the closest part it can find. As a result, the part in Drawing 1 is changed.
Solution: User A sends the new part to the catalog manager, who distributes it to User B and others, maintaining standard catalogs that contain identical parts.