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Integrated BIM tools, including Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D
Professional CAD/CAM tools built on Inventor and AutoCAD
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Transcript
00:00
Autodesk Vault is a client-server application,
00:06
which means it has a server component, and clients that access the data on the server, as shown here in the image.
00:14
The server and client can be installed on the same computer,
00:16
but in most cases the server is installed on a different machine and clients are given access to it.
00:23
The Vault Server is a repository where documents and files are stored and managed.
00:28
Users access the Vault Server from a client machine.
00:31
The client machine will have the Autodesk Vault Client software installed.
00:36
This is a standalone application for viewing files in the Vault.
00:39
Users can use the Vault Client software, also known as Vault Explorer (shown in the image on the left) as the front-end interface,
00:47
to access data from the server.
00:50
Users can also access Vault using Vault Add-Ins, which are modules that integrate Vault functionality
00:56
directly into software applications that you use.
00:60
The right-hand image shows Inventor with the Add-In installed.
01:04
You can see a Vault tab and a browser have been added,
01:07
and it allows you to do basic Vault tasks directly from within Inventor.
01:11
Other Add-Ins are available for AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD Electrical, Civil 3D, etc.
01:18
There is also an Add-In for Microsoft Office applications.
Video transcript
00:00
Autodesk Vault is a client-server application,
00:06
which means it has a server component, and clients that access the data on the server, as shown here in the image.
00:14
The server and client can be installed on the same computer,
00:16
but in most cases the server is installed on a different machine and clients are given access to it.
00:23
The Vault Server is a repository where documents and files are stored and managed.
00:28
Users access the Vault Server from a client machine.
00:31
The client machine will have the Autodesk Vault Client software installed.
00:36
This is a standalone application for viewing files in the Vault.
00:39
Users can use the Vault Client software, also known as Vault Explorer (shown in the image on the left) as the front-end interface,
00:47
to access data from the server.
00:50
Users can also access Vault using Vault Add-Ins, which are modules that integrate Vault functionality
00:56
directly into software applications that you use.
00:60
The right-hand image shows Inventor with the Add-In installed.
01:04
You can see a Vault tab and a browser have been added,
01:07
and it allows you to do basic Vault tasks directly from within Inventor.
01:11
Other Add-Ins are available for AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD Electrical, Civil 3D, etc.
01:18
There is also an Add-In for Microsoft Office applications.
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