Table of Contents

Version 5 – May 11, 2020

1.0.... Introduction to Civil 3d

1.1          What is a Data Shortcut?

1.2          How are Data Shortcuts defined?

1.3          Best Practices for Civil 3d

2.0.... ProjectWise Integration with Civil 3d

2.1          How are Data Shortcuts affected by ProjectWise Integration?

2.2          Why Use ProjectWise

2.3          Best Practices for ProjectWise and Civil 3d

3.0.... Using ProjectWise Integrated Civil 3d

3.1          Opening a file from Civil 3d

3.2          Setting the Data Shortcut Working folder in ProjectWise

3.3          Working with Data Shortcuts

3.4          ProjectWise Session File Manager

3.5          Best Practices Using ProjectWise Integrated Civil 3d

4.0.... Planning a Successful Project

4.1          Regionalize the Civil 3d Data

4.2          Working with Surfaces

4.3          Plan the Project Structure and File Locations

4.4          Best Practice for Planning a Successful Project

5.0.... ProjectWise Data Short Cut Editor

5.1          Installation of the ProjectWise Data Shortcut Project Editor (PW DS Editor)

5.2          Opening a CivilDSProj File from the ProjectWise Data Shortcut Project Editor

5.3          Browsing the Data Shortcut Project

5.4          Filtering the Browser

5.5          Usage Explorer

Fifth Edition (May 2020)

Applies to:

ProjectWise Explorer Client 10.00.03.329 and AutoCAD Civil 3d 2020

About the Authors

This document is the result of a Team effort, by many Bentley Colleagues as well as many of the ProjectWise users.  Too many to mention all by name.

Thanks to All of you all for collaborating on this document.