Project Management Command Reference

Use these commands to access reference functionality for data shortcuts or Vault.

The following table lists Autodesk Civil 3D commands related to project management and briefly describes their functionality.

Command

Description

AssociateProjectToDrawings Associates multiple drawings with a data shortcut project
AssociateShortcutProject Associates the current drawing to a data shortcut project
ConvertDREFStatus Switches the manner in which data referenced surfaces are stored in the drawing
CreateAlignmentReference Creates a Vault alignment reference
CreateNetworkReference Creates a Vault pipe network reference
CreatePressureNetworkRef Creates a Vault pressure network reference
CreateSurfaceReference Creates a Vault surface reference
CreateViewFrameGroupReference Creates a Vault view frame group reference
CreateDataShortcuts Creates a data shortcut for each eligible object in the active drawing
ManageDataShortcuts Repairs broken data shortcuts and replaces drawing objects with data shortcut references
NewShortcutsFolder Creates a new project folder for use with data shortcuts
PromoteAllReferences Promotes all reference objects in the drawing, whether they are Vault or data shortcut references
PromoteNetwork Promotes a data shortcut reference pipe network
PromoteReference Promotes a data shortcut reference surface, alignment, or profile
PromoteViewFrameGroup Promotes a data shortcut reference view frame group
RepairBrokenReferences Repairs one or more data shortcut references in a consumer drawing
SetShortcutsFolder Changes the active project folder for use of data shortcuts
SetWorkingFolder Points to a different working folder for data shortcuts projects
ShortcutNode Hides or shows the Data Shortcuts node on the Prospector tab
SynchronizeReferences In data shortcuts projects, updates data references with current versions of their source objects
ValidateShortcuts Ensures that all data references are up to date and reloads any outdated ones from their source objects