Vault Add-ins

Autodesk Vault integrates with your design software using an add-in. The add-in brings the basic file management functionality of Autodesk Vault into the designer's environment.

Note: Refer to the Supported Vault Add-ins table for a complete list of products that integrate with Vault.

Autodesk Vault manages all your design and engineering files, regardless of the file type. Files can be Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Revit, Moldflow, 3Ds Max, Microsoft Office, or any other file used in a design's lifecycle. You can organize all of your files and keep them in one location for easy access. All file versions are retained, so you never misplace or replace past versions. The vault stores each version of a file, along with all the file's dependencies, giving you a living history of the project as you work on it. The vault also stores file properties such as the user name, date, and comments for rapid searching and retrieving.

In a design team, all the files and associated data are stored on the server so all users have access to the information and its history. Each member of a team must have a unique login name and password. Team members check out files to prevent more than one member from editing the same file at the same time. Once a file is checked back into the vault, team members can refresh their local copies of the model file to get the latest version from the vault, so all members of the design team work together.

Essential Vault Add-in Skills

Essential Vault skills are shared across many different add-ins as well as the Vault Client. Click on the link for the Command/Function in the list to go to that topic in the help.

Command/Function	Short Description
Go to Vault	Launch the Autodesk Vault stand-alone client.
Log in to a Vault	Log into the vault.
Log out of a Vault	Log out of the vault.
Open from Vault	Open a file stored in the Vault.
Go to Workspace	Launches the local working folder for Vault files.
Refresh File	Updates the selected file(s) with the properties in the vault.
Check in	Check file in for the first time or check a file back into the vault.
Check out	Checks a file out of the vault. Note: This command only performs a quick check out, so only the latest version of the latest revision is retrieved. To get a particular revision, click Get Revision on the Vault ribbon.
Undo Checkout	Undoes a file checkout.
Vault Options	Launches the Vault Options dialog where you can configure your settings for the Vault add-in.