To Migrate Data Shortcuts

You can update data shortcuts to the current format or move them to a different folder.

Use the stand-alone Data Shortcuts Editor to save one or more data shortcuts to a specified folder. If the shortcuts were created with a previous version of Autodesk Civil 3D, they will be updated to the current format in this process.

1. From the Windows desktop, click the Start menu and navigate to your list of programs.
2. Open the Autodesk Civil 3D 2025 folder and click Data Shortcuts Editor. The editor opens in a separate window.
3. In the Data Shortcuts Editor window, click File menu Open Data Shortcuts Folder, and navigate to the shortcuts folder that contains the data shortcuts you want to edit. This folder is typically inside a named project folder.
4. In the shortcut table, display the data shortcuts you want to migrate. Display all of them by clicking the data shortcut folder at the top of the tree, or display a subset by clicking an object type such as Surfaces or Alignments.
5. Click File menu Save As, then specify the folder where you want to save the data shortcuts.
6. Click OK to save and update the data shortcuts.