You can check out a project object’s source drawing at the project object level in the Prospector tree.
When you check out a drawing, a local copy of the drawing is placed in your working folder, and the drawing is opened.
Note: If you have workgroup replication enabled in Autodesk Vault, your workgroup must have ownership of a drawing before you can check it out.
Tutorial Exercise: Checking Out and Modifying a Project Object
To check out a project object’s source drawing
- In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Projects collection.
- Expand the project collection that contains the project object.
- Expand the object collection that contains the project object.
- Right-click the project object and click Check Out Source Drawing.
- In the Check Out Drawing dialog box, specify whether file dependencies should be included.
- Specify whether the latest version of the file is desired.
- If Include File Dependencies is selected, specify which project files should be checked out with the drawing file by selecting the check boxes next to them.
- Click OK.
To undo the checkout of a project object’s source drawing
You can undo the checkout of a project object’s source drawing at the project object level in the Prospector tree.
- In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Projects collection.
- Expand the project collection that contains the project object.
- Expand the object collection that contains the project object.
- Right-click the project object and click Undo Check Out Source Drawing.
- In the Undo Check Out dialog box, select Include File Dependencies to display dependent files.
- If dependent files are displayed, clear the check boxes next to files that should remain checked out.
- Click OK.