About Vault Project Points

Project management for Autodesk Civil 3D points differs from project management for other project objects.

Master copies of points are stored in a point database, not a source drawing, and points are checked out or copied directly to a drawing. The project points in a drawing are usually a subset of the project database. Individual points are not displayed in the project database, and they cannot be viewed using the Autodesk Vault Client

Project points are accessed and managed through two files that are stored in the project database with other project files: PointsGeometry.mdb, which is the project point database, and PointsStatus.mdb, which contains information about the status (for example, checked-in or checked-out) of individual points. You do not explicitly check out or check in the project point database. Instead, you check out, modify, and check in individual project points and the project point database is updated automatically.

The status of your local project points in relation to the latest version of the project point database in the project’s Vault database is shown by the icon displayed next to the project Points node under the project collection. The icons that can be displayed are shown in the following table:

Icon	Meaning
	If no icon is displayed, the project point database exists in the project’s Vault database, and you have not accessed it.
	The local project point database matches the latest version of the project point database in the project’s Vault database.
	The local project point database is newer than the latest version of the project point database in the project’s Vault database.
	The local project point database is older than the latest version of the project point database in the project’s Vault database.

Many of the project management operations (such as check-in and check-out) that can be performed on points in a drawing can also be performed using point groups.

Tutorial: Creating and Modifying Project Point Data

Project Point State Icons

Because Vault is not used for managing individual points, the icons indicating the state of individual points (for example, checked-in or checked-out) are different from the icons used for other project objects.

The following table shows the project point state icons, which are displayed in the Points list view.:

Icon	Meaning
	The point is checked in.
	The point is checked out to your active drawing.
	The point is checked out to a drawing other than your active drawing. This could be a drawing that belongs to you or to someone else.
	The point is protected and cannot be changed.

The Project Points List View

You can use the project points list view to obtain information about the state of project points.

Note: To view project points in the Prospector tree, select Master View from the list at the top of the Prospector tab.

In ProspectorProjects, click the project Points collection to display a list view that lists all of the project points. Project management information is listed, including:

• Most recent version number
• User who last modified the point and the date it was modified
• Current state of the point (checked-in, checked-out, or protected) and the date the state was last changed
• User who set the current state of the point
• If checked-out, the drawing and host computer that the point is checked out to

Project point state icons are displayed next to each point.