AutoCAD and SharePoint

[solutionsPQWPE]

Hi, We have a client we are looking to move away from an on-prem server. We were thinking of using SharePoint Online to store their AutoCAD files. I don't believe they have very large files and only about 3 users use the software. Has anyone had any success using SharePoint and AutoCAD? Just curious if this is a viable option or not.

[cadffm]

Hi,

without additional tool, think about:

No file locking

No absolut pathes,

so you have to use relative pathes where it is possible 

features without this ability, day good bye (it will work if you have no need to share a file with multiple users)

Publish-lists for example, dataextraction dxe and more.

You have to set "always offline" or always sync (I don't know the right therm),

otherwise relative references won't work(because not available).

Have fun

[paullimapa]

Invest in adesk docs

[pendean]

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@solutionsPQWPE wrote:

...Has anyone had any success using SharePoint and AutoCAD? Just curious if this is a viable option or not.

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SharePoint is no panacea, learn from others mistakes here:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/sharepoint-based-support-files-lessons-learned/m-p/9761... 

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/xref-on-sharepoint/m-p/10862296#M1069768

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/xref-on-sharepoint/m-p/6329244#M124536

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-lt-forum/autocad-microsoft-teams-with-onedrive-client-sync-fi...

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/15q6hq4/psa_do_not_host_autocad_files_in_sharepoint/ 

and... lot of white papers on the topic

https://download.cadac.com/whitepaper/whitepaper-organice-en-sharepoint-for-engineering-document-man...

Plus a 3rd party not-free fix

https://cadtowin.com/ 

Or Autodesk's offering

https://getconstructioncloud.autodesk.com/build-trial