Civil 3D 2018 - Creating Data ShortcutManual and Automatic Method

Created by: Jowenn Lua

Sample Manual Method• File explorer create

C:\Civil_3D_Projects_Demo\PROJECT_manual

• In Civi 3D go to Toolspace

Sample Manual Method

Sample Automatic Method

• File explorer create

C:\Civil_3D_Projects_Demo\PROJECT_automatic\GC-Civil3D

• Create bat file to auto create all folder including _Shortcuts

• Run bat file

• In Civil 3D go to Toolspace

• Set working folder then you are done!

Sample Automatic Method

Use Data Shortcut Editor

Use Data Shortcut Editor

Civil 3D 2018 – Creating Data Shortcut Template Method

Created by: Jowenn Lua

Default Civil 3D Template

Sample Template Method• File explorer create

C:\Civil_3D_Projects_Demo\PROJECT_template

• In Civi 3D go to Toolspace

Sample Template Method

Civil 3D 2018 – Reference Data Shortcut Promote and Un-Promote

Created by: Jowenn Lua

Promote Vs Un-Promote

•Promote – workflow to un-link an object and be static to data shortcut. Any changes in data shortcut will not update the promoted object.

•Un-Promote – workflow to re-link an object to be dynamic to data shortcut. Any changes in data shortcut will update the un-promoted object as this is now considered referenced.