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Confirm file upload to ACC

Confirm that your Civil 3D files are uploaded correctly to Autodesk Construction Cloud.


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Using Desktop Connector,

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you can quickly and easily confirm that a new or updated Civil 3D file is uploaded to the Autodesk Construction Cloud, or ACC.

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Begin in Civil 3D, with an adjacent ACC window open to the destination project folder.

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For this example, create a new file in Civil 3D.

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Expand the Application menu and select New.

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In the Select template dialog, select a template and then click Open.

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Create a simple drawing—in this case, a circle—and then click Save.

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In the Save Drawing as dialog, type a name for the drawing, such as “Sample.dwg”.

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Next, ensure that the location to which you are saving the file matches the desired cloud location.

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Here, you can see that the drawing is being saved to the same CAD Files folder that is open in the adjacent ACC window.

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Click Save.

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From the system tray, click Desktop Connector to open the Home screen,

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where you can watch the progress and confirm the completion of the file upload.

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In the ACC window, you see the Sample.dwg file appear in the destination folder.

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Back in Civil 3D, make a few changes to your drawing.

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Click Save again, and after a few seconds, you can watch as the update loads in ACC.

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As further confirmation, you see that the version has changed—in this case, to V2.

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It is important to note that in some cases, a drawing will fail to extract or be visible in ACC.

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This does not mean that the file is not safely stored in ACC; only that it cannot be displayed.

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Therefore, as you create and update your Civil 3D files,

01:60

use the Desktop Connector Home screen and monitor the file version numbers in ACC

02:05

to confirm that your changes are uploaded correctly.

Video transcript

00:03

Using Desktop Connector,

00:05

you can quickly and easily confirm that a new or updated Civil 3D file is uploaded to the Autodesk Construction Cloud, or ACC.

00:14

Begin in Civil 3D, with an adjacent ACC window open to the destination project folder.

00:21

For this example, create a new file in Civil 3D.

00:26

Expand the Application menu and select New.

00:30

In the Select template dialog, select a template and then click Open.

00:36

Create a simple drawing—in this case, a circle—and then click Save.

00:42

In the Save Drawing as dialog, type a name for the drawing, such as “Sample.dwg”.

00:49

Next, ensure that the location to which you are saving the file matches the desired cloud location.

00:56

Here, you can see that the drawing is being saved to the same CAD Files folder that is open in the adjacent ACC window.

01:04

Click Save.

01:07

From the system tray, click Desktop Connector to open the Home screen,

01:11

where you can watch the progress and confirm the completion of the file upload.

01:16

In the ACC window, you see the Sample.dwg file appear in the destination folder.

01:23

Back in Civil 3D, make a few changes to your drawing.

01:28

Click Save again, and after a few seconds, you can watch as the update loads in ACC.

01:34

As further confirmation, you see that the version has changed—in this case, to V2.

01:41

It is important to note that in some cases, a drawing will fail to extract or be visible in ACC.

01:48

This does not mean that the file is not safely stored in ACC; only that it cannot be displayed.

01:55

Therefore, as you create and update your Civil 3D files,

01:60

use the Desktop Connector Home screen and monitor the file version numbers in ACC

02:05

to confirm that your changes are uploaded correctly.

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