Create data shortcuts. The ability to load design information into a project environment is an important part of creating an efficient team. The main design elements of the project are available to the data shortcut mechanism, but some still are not.
Master It List the top-level branches in Prospector that cannot be shared through data shortcuts.
Import and export to earlier releases of AutoCAD. Being able to work with outside clients or even other departments within your firm who do not have Civil 3D is an important part of the concept of playing nicely together.
Master It What are some methods for sharing your Civil 3D drawings with AutoCAD Release 2004 users?
Import and export to third-party CAD programs. Exchanging drawings from other CAD formats is another important method that lets you work together on a common project, no matter what CAD program is being used.
Master It What tools can be used to receive CAD files from a firm using MicroStation?
Use basic map queries to filter data. Map 3D is the program that Civil 3D is built on. In Map 3D there are numerous things that can be accomplished; using queries is one of them.
Master It Open GISMAP.dwg. This is the subdivision you have been working on for most of the book. Insert the PaMunicipalities shape file found in the GISMunicip_2011 folder. You only want to have the Felton municipality visible on the plan.