• Revit
  • Civil 3D
  • Desktop Connector

Collaborating with cloud-based worksharing

In this series of content, you will learn how to co-author models in the cloud, collaborate outside your own organization to better connect with anyone globally, navigate automated file locking collaboration, securely share data, and streamline permissions and compliance within the cloud.


Course overview

Anytime, anywhere collaboration is possible. In this series of content, you will learn how to co-author models in the cloud, collaborate outside your own organization to better connect with anyone globally, navigate automated file locking collaboration, securely share data, and streamline permissions and compliance within the cloud.

In this learning series, we will cover how to:

  • Collaborate with Revit cloud worksharing.
  • Collaborate with Collaboration for Civil 3D.
  • Collaborate with Collaboration for AutoCAD Plant 3D.
  • Use the Desktop Connector.

Before you start

Please make sure you have the Revit, Civil 3D, and AutoCAD Plant 3D software installed and loaded.

About the author

This content was created by Cherisse Biddulph, Learning Content Developer for ASCENT.

Course outline

25 min.

Collaborate with Revit cloud worksharing

To better collaborate with your team, it's key to understand the benefits of cloud worksharing using Revit. In this content, we will go over the benefits of Revit cloud worksharing, the multiple methods that are available to you to do so, how to initiate the process to begin work on a model, and how to create and publish sets for the model.

To better collaborate with your team, it's key to understand the benefits of cloud worksharing using Revit. In this content, we will go over the benefits of Revit cloud worksharing, the multiple methods that are available to you to do so, how to initiate the process to begin work on a model, and how to create and publish sets for the model.

In this content series, we will cover the following: 

  • An introduction to the Revit cloud worksharing workflow
  • How to initiate Revit cloud worksharing for a model
  • How to create publish sets for Revit models

Before you start

Please make sure you have the Revit, Civil 3D, and AutoCAD Plant 3D software installed and loaded.

About the author

This content was created by Cherisse Biddulph, Learning Content Developer for ASCENT.


25 min.

Collaborate with Collaboration for Civil 3D

Collaboration can be helpful for design teams, but too many hands in one project can present various problems. In this content, we will cover collaboration with Civil 3D, the advantages and the workflow, file sharing, and how to maintain and protect version control for better team coordination.

Collaboration can be helpful for design teams, but too many hands in one project can present various problems. In this content, we will cover collaboration with Civil 3D, the advantages and the workflow, file sharing, and how to maintain and protect version control for better team coordination.

In this content series, we will cover the following:

  • An introduction to the Collaboration for Civil 3D Workflow
  • How to share Civil 3D files to the Cloud
  • How to create data shortcuts in an Autodesk Docs project

Before you start

Please make sure you have the Revit, Civil 3D, and AutoCAD Plant 3D software installed and loaded.

About the author

This content was created by Cherisse Biddulph, Learning Content Developer for ASCENT.


15 min.

Collaborate with Collaboration for AutoCAD Plant 3D

What would collaboration be without AutoCAD Plant 3D? By integrating Plant with Revit and Civil 3D, you can improve your team's productivity. To show you how, we will discuss best practices for collaboration using AutoCAD Plant 3D in this lesson.

What would collaboration be without AutoCAD Plant 3D? By integrating Plant with Revit and Civil 3D, you can improve your team's productivity. To show you how, we will discuss best practices for collaboration using AutoCAD Plant 3D in this lesson.

In this content series, we will cover the following:

  • Collaboration for AutoCAD Plant 3D

Before you start

Please make sure you have the Revit, Civil 3D, and AutoCAD Plant 3D software installed and loaded.

About the author

This content was created by Cherisse Biddulph, Learning Content Developer for ASCENT.


25 min.

Desktop Connector

The Desktop Connector is essential to design collaboration. In this lesson, we’ll show you how to use it for more productive collaboration on your team, the benefits of the software, how it can be used with multiple doc versioning, and how to manage cloud files within it.

The Desktop Connector is essential to design collaboration. In this lesson, we’ll show you how to use it for more productive collaboration on your team, the benefits of the software, how it can be used with multiple doc versioning, and how to manage cloud files within it.

In this content series, we will cover the following:

  • An introduction to Desktop Connector
  • Working within a mixed Desktop Connector version environment
  • How to manage Cloud files locally

Before you start

Please make sure you have the Revit, Civil 3D, and AutoCAD Plant 3D software installed and loaded.

About the author

This content was created by Cherisse Biddulph, Learning Content Developer for ASCENT.