# What is Publisher4VLT?

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Be.Smart Publisher4VLT is an add-on to Autodesk Vault Professional with a tight connection to [(EN) ERP Connector](https://app.gitbook.com/o/oY27TgDwCn8bPVpwd6IB/s/dP4aGs76nJ1Aw5NABOmE/ "mention") for **automatic** or manual publishing of **approved documentation** to **various** file formats necessary for **collaboration**, **sharing**, and **production**.

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Some of the file formats into which the 2D/3D design documentation can be published are (not exclusively) PDF, DXF, SAT, STEP, and bitmap images.

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Files can be published from Autodesk Vault to local folders on a computer or a shared folder, or the published files can be checked back into Autodesk Vault.&#x20;