You can use several strategies for sharing files between members of a project team, sending files to clients, and archiving files.
Autodesk Vault provides a convenient mechanism for safely moving projects between vaults. You can select a project on the Prospector tab and export it to a single ZIP archive. This archive can be transferred as required, and then imported into another vault. Access the import operation on the Projects node of the Prospector tab. In addition to importing Vault projects, the import operation can import a data shortcuts project and convert all shortcuts to Vault references.
If you have a few drawings with data shortcuts and want to add these to a Vault project, you can simply add them using regular Vault operations. Broken references will be detected, and after all related drawings have been added, these references will be resolved.
Use this standard AutoCAD function to send Autodesk Civil 3D drawings and referenced objects to a client or remote team member. eTransmit is also useful for transferring drawings from one project to another. All drawings required to support the data references are automatically included in the package. The receiving computer must have the Autodesk Civil 3D Object Enabler installed, or a full version of Autodesk Civil 3D.
eTransmit is ideal for submitting finished drawings or conducting technical reviews with markups. It can also capture edits to the main drawing, and update the central version. However, edits to the referenced drawings are less reliable.