To publish a parts catalog

Publish a catalog of parametric part assemblies for drainage or piping design to Autodesk InfraWorks or Autodesk Civil 3D.

1. Open a parts catalog in the Parts Editor.
2. Select the Publish tab.
3. Click Publish.
4. By default, all assemblies in your catalog are selected.
5. Click Select None to deselect all assemblies.
6. Checkmark any assemblies that you want to export to a catalog, then click Next.
7. The publish dialog displays.
8. Expand the validation message at the top of the dialog to check for errors and/or warnings.
9. Scroll down and review the validation report for errors or warnings.
10. Note the location of the log file if you encounter errors.
11. Hide the validation report.
12. By default, Parts Editor publishes to a shared content folder for Autodesk Infraworks.
13. As a best practice, leave the version and shared content folder Location values unchanged.
14. Give the catalog a unique name that you will recognize.
15. If applicable, you can publish your catalog to the shared content folder for the Rolling Sandbox.
16. If you checkmark Model, you can select an existing InfraWorks model to publish the catalog to.
17. Select any models that you would like to publish your catalog to.
18. You can scroll through recent models, or click Other Models to browse all your models.
19. Make sure to choose Merge or Overwrite carefully. Overwrite will replace existing catalogs if they have the same file name.
20. Checkmark Civil 3D if you want to publish your catalog to Autodesk Civil 3D.
21. You can publish a catalog to Autodesk InfraWorks, Autodesk Civil 3D, or both applications at once.
22. When publishing is completed, the Publish Report dialog appears.
23. Click the links to view the destination folders for your catalog in Windows Explorer.
24. You can now use your custom part catalogs in Autodesk InfraWorks or Autodesk Civil 3D.