How do I create a surface data shortcut in Civil 3D?

How do I create a data shortcut in Civil 3D 2020?

Each data shortcut is stored in a separate XML file.

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, right-click Data Shortcuts Create Data Shortcuts.
2. In the Create Data Shortcuts dialog box, select any objects to be referenced in other drawings, and then click OK.

How do you create a data reference in Civil 3D?

In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, in the Data ShortcutsSurfaces collection, right-click EG. Click Create Reference. In the Create Surface Reference dialog box, notice that you can specify a Name, Description, Style, and Render Material for the surface.

What is a data shortcut in Civil 3D?

Using data shortcuts involves two main processes: Create data shortcuts from their source drawings. Create data references in consumer drawings to source objects in source drawings.

How do I use data shortcuts editor?

To Access the Data Shortcuts Editor



Open the Autodesk Civil 3D 2022 folder and click Data Shortcuts Editor. The editor opens in a separate window. In the Data Shortcuts Editor window, click File menu Open Data Shortcuts Folder, and navigate to the project folder that contains the data shortcuts you want to edit.

How do I create a shortcut to a folder?

To set the data shortcuts folder

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, right-click Data Shortcuts and click Set Data Shortcuts Folder.
2. In the Set Data Shortcuts dialog box, click the name of the project you want to work with.
3. Check that the new project path is displayed on the Data Shortcuts node on the Prospector tab.