Working With Vault Project Points

To copy project points into a drawing

You can use the Get From Project command to make a read-only copy of project points in a drawing.

1. Verify that the drawing to which you want to copy is the active drawing. If it is not, right-click the drawing name in the Prospector tree and click Switch To.
2. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Projects collection and then expand the project collection that contains the points you want to copy.
3. Click the project Points collection to display the list view.
4. In the list view, select the points to copy, right-click, and click Get From Project.
5. In the Get From Project dialog box, click OK.

To protect project points

You can use the Protect command to prevent project points from being checked out and edited.

You cannot protect a project point that is checked-out.

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Projects collection and then expand the project collection that contains the points you want to protect.
2. Click the project Points collection to display the list view.
3. In the list view, select the points to protect, right-click, and click Protect.
4. In the Protect dialog box, click OK.
   A lock icon  is displayed next to a protected project point in the Points list view.

To unprotect project points

You can use the Unprotect command to allow protected project points to be checked out and edited.

Only the person who protected a project point can unprotect it.

A lock icon  is displayed next to a protected point in the Points list view.

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Projects collection and then expand the project collection that contains the points you want to unprotect.
2. Click the Points collection to display the list view.
3. In the list view, select the protected points, right-click, and click Unprotect.
4. In the Unprotect dialog box, click OK.

To delete project points

You can use the Delete From Project command to delete project points.

When you delete a project point, it is permanently removed from the project, and is no longer listed in the Prospector tree.

Before you can delete a project point, you must check it out.

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Projects collection and then expand the project collection that contains the points you want to delete.
2. Click the Points collection to display the list view.
3. In the list view, select the points to delete, right-click, and click Delete From Project.
4. In the Delete From Project dialog box, click OK.

To reset your checked out project points

You can use the Undo Check Out command to reset checked-out project points back to a checked-in state.

Use this command if you checked out one or more points but do not want to update the project with any changes you have made.

You can use this command only on project points that are checked out to you.

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Projects collection and then expand the project collection that contains the points you want to reset.
2. Click the Points collection to display the list view.
3. In the list view, select the points to reset, right-click, and click Undo Check Out.
4. In the Undo Check Out dialog box, click OK.

To reset points checked out to someone else

If you are a Vault administrator, you can use the Reset To Checked In command to reset to a checked-in state a project point checked-out or protected by someone else.

Use this command if a point is checked out or protected and for some reason the person who originally checked it out or protected it cannot undo the operation or check in the point.

Note: The Reset to Checked In command is available only to a Vault administrator.

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Projects collection, and then expand the project collection that contains the points you want to reset.
2. Click the Points collection to display the list view.
3. Select the checked-out or protected points, right-click, and click Reset To Checked In.
4. In the Reset To Checked In dialog box, click OK.
   Note: The Project Points item list can be sorted to assist selecting the project points to be reset to a checked in state.