An Autodesk Civil 3D project groups all the drawings and data for a single project in one place and controls access to all project files.
After you log in to Autodesk Vault, the Projects collection in the Prospector tree lists all the projects that are available to you.
Working When Disconnected
You can work with project files while you are disconnected from Vault.
If you are not connected to the network, in general, you can work with your local copies of project drawings the way you normally do. However, you cannot perform project management functions (such as checking in and checking out files), you cannot get updated versions of any project files, and you cannot create new references to project objects while you are disconnected.
Before you disconnect, you should update your local copies of any project files by getting the latest versions of any project files that you are working with, including the source drawings for any project objects that your drawing references.
Deleting a Project
Delete a project from the project database using the Autodesk Vault Client.
A project can be deleted by a system administrator or by the user that created it. It is recommended that all projects be created by a system administrator to protect projects from being inadvertently deleted by users who are not system administrators.
To delete a project from the project database, delete the top-level project folder. You cannot delete a file that is checked out.
After a project has been deleted from the Vault database, its name remains in the Projects collection in the Prospector tree until you refresh the display of the tree.
After the project has been deleted from the Vault database, use Windows Explorer to delete local copies of project files and folders from the working folder.
Project Administration
Your system administrator can use the Autodesk Vault Client to customize Vault for your purposes and to regularly perform project administration tasks on an on-going basis.
These tasks include the following:
- Creating, modifying, or deleting folders in a project
- Deleting a project
- Modifying the state of a file, for example, checking in a file that for some reason cannot be checked in by the person who originally checked it out
- Restoring a file back to a prior version
- Backing up project files
For more information, see the Autodesk Vault Help.
Labeling Project Milestones
You can use the Vault labeling feature to identify the status of a set of project files, such as the project milestone attained.
When a major project milestone is reached, you can label the files involved so they can be easily identified. When you create a label, the most recently checked-in version of every file in the project is assigned that label.
Labeling does more than just tag a set of files. If you later need to archive or retrieve the set of files, you can do so. Labels do not include folder information; only the project files are labeled.
To create a label, in the Autodesk Vault Client, right-click a project folder and click New Label. For more information on creating and viewing labels, see the Autodesk Vault Client Help.