AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012 Essentials: Autodesk® Official Training Guide: Essential

Sharing Data in a Dynamic Environment

So far, you have studied many ways in which relationships and interaction are leveraged to make Civil 3D a powerful design solution; however, all of these relationships have been confined to a single drawing or a single user. What happens in a team environment? Are there ways in which whole drawings can interact with one another? Can multiple team members establish dynamic relationships between their designs? The answer is “yes” and the feature that makes it possible is the data shortcut.

Earlier, in the section entitled, “Connecting Objects to Objects,” you observed how a profile, road design, and pipe system ...