Check in Library Files for the First Time with the AutoCAD Vault Add-in

Additional steps are required to associate a library file to a design file, so that a relationship is created between the design file and the library file.

In AutoCAD or AutoCAD Mechanical right-click in the xref ESW, and select Attach from Vault. Select the Library file you want associated with the active drawing. After placing the Library file in the drawing, right-click the host file, and then select Check In. A relationship between the active drawing and the library file is now created.

Note: Library files are not currently stored in the vault for AutoCAD Electrical.

Library files can be checked out and edited only when they are opened directly from AutoCAD or AutoCAD Mechanical. A library file is not editable when it is attached as an xref to a host file. Use your Library folders to contain files you want used in multiple designs.

Note: Library files can be also be checked out in Autodesk Vault and then opened in the appropriate program for editing. After editing, the library file can be checked back into the vault as a new version.