Project management for AutoCAD 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:
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
Topics in this section
- 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 Project Points List View
You can use the project points list view to obtain information about the state of project points.
- Working with Point-related Project Management Commands
You can perform point access control operations, such as checking in and checking out points, in several locations in the Prospector tree.
- Adding Points to a Project
You can use the Add To Project command to add points to a project so they can be accessed by others.
- Checking Out Points
You can use the Check Out command to prevent others from making changes to project points while you are editing them.
- Checking In Points
You can use the Check In command to check in checked-out project points.
- Copying Project Points into a Drawing
You can use the Get From Project command to make a read-only copy of project points in a drawing.
- Protecting Project Points
You can use the Protect command to prevent project points from being checked out and edited.
- Unprotecting Project Points
You can use the Unprotect command to allow protected project points to be checked out and edited.
- Deleting Project Points
You can use the Delete From Project command to delete project points.
- Resetting Points You Checked Out
You can use the Undo Check Out command to reset checked-out project points back to a checked-in state.
- Resetting Project Points Set by Others
If you are a Vault administrator, you can use the Reset To Checked In command to reset to a checked-in state a project point checked-out or protected by someone else.