Project sharing best practices

Everyone sharing a project must use the same version of Vectorworks.

You must be running Vectorworks 2021 (Service Pack 4) or later to share the project with Vectorworks Cloud Services.

Vectorworks does not support using project sharing with a virtual machine.

When creating the project file, ensure that you have full read, write, delete, and rename permissions to the project folder, subfolders, and project file.

When sharing the project file with the network share method, all users must access the file via the same file protocol. For example, don't store the project file on one user's computer and have other users access the file over the network. If you must use different file protocols for sharing, use the cloud service method.

When sharing the project folder in Vectorworks Cloud Services, use the "Sync and Edit" permission.

To prevent configuration errors, it's recommended that all cloud folders be listed on the Project Sharing Cloud Folders pane of the Vectorworks Preferences.

Once users have created working files from the project file, don't rename the project file, move it to a different folder, or rename the folder. Never make copies of a project file.

Save your working file to your local hard drive, not to cloud storage or a network.

When you open a working file connected to a project file with the cloud service sharing method, you must have an active internet connection, and the desktop client for the file sharing service must be running.

Once you create a working file, it's recommended that you continue using it until the project is complete. You can create multiple working files for a given project file (with different names); however, any given layer or object in the project can be checked out to only one working file at a time.