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Summarize the importance of managing all Civil 3D project data within the Autodesk Construction Cloud, and ensure all project data is referenced from within the project folder.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Transcript
00:03
In this session, we'll talk about the importance of building and maintaining project data inside ACC.
00:09
When a Civil 3D project is hosted in the cloud, it's essentially an all or nothing proposition.
00:14
There is no hybrid option where certain project data can be managed in the cloud while other data is managed on a local system.
00:21
By definition, this type of workflow defeats the purpose of a common data environment.
00:26
When a Civil 3D project is in the cloud, everything about that project needs to be in the cloud.
00:31
Knowing this, it's important to be mindful of the location of all project drawings, data, and adjacent files.
00:37
For instance, if you're working with survey data, make sure the data is saved to the cloud project first before using it to build models.
00:45
The same holds true for things like external references, images, point clouds, coordination models, pay item files,
00:52
plottable CAD standards, and PDF overlays, among other things.
00:55
Each Civil 3D cloud project is essentially a self-contained environment.
00:60
All of the design models and data you build should be done using only the files stored within that environment.
01:06
Keeping all project-related content together ensures optimal project and drawing performance,
01:11
and eliminates the incessant warnings and disruptions caused by misplaced references and external files.
01:17
Now this isn't always easy.
01:18
Let's say you have a land XML file on your C drive.
01:22
If you build a surface from a land XML file, even though the drawing containing the surface might be saved to the cloud,
01:29
the surface object will retain a link back to the land XML on your C drive.
01:33
This can easily go unnoticed and cause a drag on performance.
01:37
To eliminate the chances of this happening, simply make sure all files are stored to the cloud first
01:43
before inserting or referencing them together.
01:45
One more thing, sometimes when users are new to the cloud,
01:49
they may view the environment as cloud-based storage.
01:52
Rather than working in the cloud using cloud tools,
01:55
they may think it's safe to manually download files to a local machine, make changes and then reupload the files when finished.
02:02
Please don't do that.
02:04
Remember that hybrid workflows are not allowed.
02:07
Using a manual download and upload approach is prone to errors and rework because it breaks up the single source of truth found in the cloud.
02:15
Using the cloud tools like Desktop Connector, you can open and cache cloud-based Civil 3D drawings directly to your machine
02:22
while benefiting from automatic file locking that prevents other stakeholders from editing those same files at the same time.
02:29
Not only are the cloud workflows safer, they're also much faster than trying to edit files manually outside of the system.
02:36
When you're putting together a Civil 3D project in the cloud, be sure everything is built or referenced from within the project folder.
02:43
Doing this will optimize project performance and maximize the efficiency of your design workflows.
Video transcript
00:03
In this session, we'll talk about the importance of building and maintaining project data inside ACC.
00:09
When a Civil 3D project is hosted in the cloud, it's essentially an all or nothing proposition.
00:14
There is no hybrid option where certain project data can be managed in the cloud while other data is managed on a local system.
00:21
By definition, this type of workflow defeats the purpose of a common data environment.
00:26
When a Civil 3D project is in the cloud, everything about that project needs to be in the cloud.
00:31
Knowing this, it's important to be mindful of the location of all project drawings, data, and adjacent files.
00:37
For instance, if you're working with survey data, make sure the data is saved to the cloud project first before using it to build models.
00:45
The same holds true for things like external references, images, point clouds, coordination models, pay item files,
00:52
plottable CAD standards, and PDF overlays, among other things.
00:55
Each Civil 3D cloud project is essentially a self-contained environment.
00:60
All of the design models and data you build should be done using only the files stored within that environment.
01:06
Keeping all project-related content together ensures optimal project and drawing performance,
01:11
and eliminates the incessant warnings and disruptions caused by misplaced references and external files.
01:17
Now this isn't always easy.
01:18
Let's say you have a land XML file on your C drive.
01:22
If you build a surface from a land XML file, even though the drawing containing the surface might be saved to the cloud,
01:29
the surface object will retain a link back to the land XML on your C drive.
01:33
This can easily go unnoticed and cause a drag on performance.
01:37
To eliminate the chances of this happening, simply make sure all files are stored to the cloud first
01:43
before inserting or referencing them together.
01:45
One more thing, sometimes when users are new to the cloud,
01:49
they may view the environment as cloud-based storage.
01:52
Rather than working in the cloud using cloud tools,
01:55
they may think it's safe to manually download files to a local machine, make changes and then reupload the files when finished.
02:02
Please don't do that.
02:04
Remember that hybrid workflows are not allowed.
02:07
Using a manual download and upload approach is prone to errors and rework because it breaks up the single source of truth found in the cloud.
02:15
Using the cloud tools like Desktop Connector, you can open and cache cloud-based Civil 3D drawings directly to your machine
02:22
while benefiting from automatic file locking that prevents other stakeholders from editing those same files at the same time.
02:29
Not only are the cloud workflows safer, they're also much faster than trying to edit files manually outside of the system.
02:36
When you're putting together a Civil 3D project in the cloud, be sure everything is built or referenced from within the project folder.
02:43
Doing this will optimize project performance and maximize the efficiency of your design workflows.
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