File Selection

When Naviate Cloud Manager performs an Upload job, it uploads all designated files from the specified local repository to the indicated BIM 360® project(s). According to the options that are set, selection of files to be uploaded can happen in several different ways.

Filter Application is Dynamic

When Dynamic Filter Application is set, Naviate Cloud Manager selects the BIM 360® files to be uploaded at the time the job is run. The files selected are based on the filter settings that are stored as part of the job. For example: 

    • All files for a selected project or projects.
    • All files located in one or more specific local folders.
    • All files having an extension of .rvt or .dwg.
    • Any combination of the above.

Once the current BIM 360® projects, folders and files have been located — based on the specified filter settings — the application then refers to the local repository for matching projects, folders and files. All local repository projects, folders and files matching those located in BIM 360® will be uploaded.

While the local repository is always scanned dynamically when the job executes, the advantage to the Dynamic approach here is that BIM 360® is also scanned at the time the job executes. This allows deployed jobs to recognize newly added BIM 360® projects, folders and files that may not have existed at the time the Upload job was first deployed.

Filter Application is Static; Upload All Files is unchecked; Individual Projects/Folders/Files Selected

When Static Filter Application is set, the user selects the BIM 360® files to be uploaded at the time the job is defined. The standard filters are set to display projects, folders and files in the BIM 360® project file tree as usual. However, when Static is selected, all projects, folders and files also have their own checkbox. Only the checked items are uploaded when the job is run, based on finding corresponding projects, folders and files in the local repository location.

Filter Application is Static; Upload All Files is checked

For Upload operations, File Application must be set to Static for the Upload All Files checkbox to be available. When the job runs with Upload All Files checked, Naviate Cloud Manager proceeds to upload all files for each project selected for the job. It creates all necessary folders in BIM 360®, and creates or updates each file located there based on the timestamp and file contents. 

The benefit of this approach is the ability to define and deploy a job one time, and, each time it runs, to be able to detect and process newly added files.