Set up the shared folder

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The shared folder in Design Collaboration is created and serves as a

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common location within the project, containing sub folders for each team.

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When a team shares a package,

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its contents are copied into the relevant shared folder.

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In Autodesk Construction Cloud,

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select the Design Collaboration product from the menu

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in the upper left corner.

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You will be directed to the settings tool, shared folder tab.

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You must complete the shared folder setup before team

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members can use the projects design collaboration product.

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In the Welcome to Design Collaboration administration dialog box,

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click get started.

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In the select shared folder location,

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you can either accept the default folder

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called Shared within the project files folder location,

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or you can specify a different folder by clicking on the pencil icon.

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In the Select existing folder to use as shared folder dialog box,

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expand the project files folder to select a folder.

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If you want to create a folder,

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click Go to Docs, to create a folder to use as a shared folder.

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Once you select the folder, click Select.

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If you want to return to the default, click

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Use default location under the select shared folder location.

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It is important to understand that you cannot change the shared folder location

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once you move to the next step.

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In the lower right corner, click Next

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and in the confirmed shared folder location, dialog box, click

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Confirm and continue.

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You are taken to the team setup tab where you can create team folders.

Video transcript

00:00

The shared folder in Design Collaboration is created and serves as a

00:04

common location within the project, containing sub folders for each team.

00:10

When a team shares a package,

00:12

its contents are copied into the relevant shared folder.

00:16

In Autodesk Construction Cloud,

00:18

select the Design Collaboration product from the menu

00:21

in the upper left corner.

00:24

You will be directed to the settings tool, shared folder tab.

00:29

You must complete the shared folder setup before team

00:32

members can use the projects design collaboration product.

00:36

In the Welcome to Design Collaboration administration dialog box,

00:41

click get started.

00:43

In the select shared folder location,

00:45

you can either accept the default folder

00:48

called Shared within the project files folder location,

00:51

or you can specify a different folder by clicking on the pencil icon.

00:57

In the Select existing folder to use as shared folder dialog box,

01:02

expand the project files folder to select a folder.

01:07

If you want to create a folder,

01:08

click Go to Docs, to create a folder to use as a shared folder.

01:14

Once you select the folder, click Select.

01:18

If you want to return to the default, click

01:21

Use default location under the select shared folder location.

01:26

It is important to understand that you cannot change the shared folder location

01:31

once you move to the next step.

01:34

In the lower right corner, click Next

01:37

and in the confirmed shared folder location, dialog box, click

01:40

Confirm and continue.

01:43

You are taken to the team setup tab where you can create team folders.

Set up the shared folder - Exercise

The shared folder in Design Collaboration serves as a common location within the project, containing subfolders for each team. When a team shares a package, its contents are copied into the relevant shared folder.

How to set up the shared folder

  1. In Autodesk Construction Cloud, select the Design Collaboration product from the menu in the upper-left corner.



  2. You will be directed to the Shared Folder tab in the Settings tool. You must complete the shared folder setup before team members can use the project's Design Collaboration product.
  3. In the Welcome to Design Collaboration Administration dialog box, click Get started.



  4. Under Select Shared folder location, you can accept the default location, which is the Project Files/Shared folder, or you can specify a different folder by clicking on the pencil icon to edit the location.



  5. In the Select existing folder to use as Shared folder dialog box, you can either expand the Project Files folder to navigate to the folder you want to use as the shared folder for the project or click Go to Docs to create a new folder to use. Once you select the folder, click Select.



    • If you want to revert to using the default folder after selecting a different folder, click Use default location under Select Shared folder location.



  6. Click Next in the lower-right corner of the Shared Folder tab, then in the Confirm shared folder location? dialog box, click Confirm & continue. It is important to understand that you cannot change the shared folder location once you complete this step.

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