This chapter lists the workflows and how the files of the Coordinates are handled in a Collaboration (BIM360 / Autodesk Construction Cloud) environment.
Configurations Files for Coordinates
These are the files used by the Coordinates function
1.CoordinatesSettings.xml
This file exist in each project ([PROJCTFOLDER]\ACPlantTools\PlantExpressTools\Coordinates\CoordinatesSettings.xml).
In the project, all settings from the Settings dialog are stored.
2.Files in Project Manager
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Opening/Downloading an existing Collaboration project
This is handled if the project doesn't exist in the work folder yet and everything needs to be downloaded from scratch.
1.CoordinatesSettings.xml => DOWNLOADED
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Sharing an existing project (which already has an PropertiesPaletteConfiguration.xml) to ACC
When sharing a project with an CoordinatesSettings.xml file the following files are handled:
1.CoordinatesSettings.xml => CHECKED IN
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Opening PlantExpressTools Settings
If you open the PlantExpressTools Settings Dialog the following files are handled:
1.PlantToolsSetup.xml => CHECKED OUT
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Closing PlantExpressTools Settings
If you close the PlantExpressTools Settings Dialog the following files are handled:
1.CoordinatesSettings.xml => CHECKED IN
2.PlantToolsSetup.xml => CHECKED IN
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Selecting Coordinates Tab
If you select the Properties Palette tab the following files are handled:
1.CoordinatesSettings.xml => CHECKED OUT
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Create Coordinate Properties
If you click on the Coordinates button the first time, the properties for the Coordinates will be created.
This will check out the Plant 3D Project Setup, add/update properties, check in Project Setup.
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