From Vault to Data Shortcuts (Move Survey Database)

Sometimes customers want to move a Vault project to a data Shortcuts. That is pretty easy to do if you know where to look. But sometimes there is a survey database that’s part of the project that does not get carried when moved. In this particular example my customer wanted to move Survey Database from Vault and to have it as standalone Survey database.There is the entire workflow below (with images) showing how to achieve this.

In the scenario showed in this post we received customers ZIP project file which I then imported into Vault. After the standard workflow of converting vault project to data shortcuts, all we need to do is to copy survey data from Vault to Working Folder. Survey Database is the same as standard standalone survey database so that should not be the problem.

1. Log into Vault > set the current project

2. Check out your Survey Database (Under project right-click on Survey database and choose check-out)

3. Right-click on project and choose Get Latest Version

4. Confirm that survey database is shown in Survey tab

 

5. Open the Data Shortcut Editor (Start>Programs>Autodesk>AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010>Data Shortcuts Editor)

6. File>Open Data Shortcuts Folder and browse to open the project.xml file located in the local project folder (i.e. C:\Civil 3D Projects).

7. From within the Data Shortcut Editor, use search and replace. Search for $ and replace this with the Working Folder path (C:\Civil 3D Projects).

 

8. Use Save As to create a _Shortcuts structure in the local project folder

 

9. Remove the old project from Vault (open Vault Explorer and remove it)

 

10. Back in Civil 3D in Survey tab Create New Local Survey Database  (call it test) and close it

11. In Windows Explorer open working folder (C:\Civil 3D Projects\<projectname>) and copy Survey.sdb file

12. In C:\Civil 3D Projects\test copy Survey.sdb to overwrite the existing (blank) database

13. In Survey Tab right-click on test Survey database and open it 

14. Right-click on survey network and choose Insert into drawing

It wasn’t that hard, wasn’t it?