- Go to Administration > Manage iModel and click New.
- Enter the model Name, then check the box to Set up this iModel for scheduling service. This will prepare the iModel to be opened from SYNCHRO 4D and set up a scheduling repository for collaborative workflows.
Note: Do NOT upload an .sp file – if you upload an .sp file, you will not be able to use the iModel Connections.
- Click Create. After the iModel is created, you will see that it is marked Primary and 4D. Primary marks the first iModel created while 4Didentifies that the Set up this iModel for scheduling service was enabled, and the iModel can be opened in SYNCHRO 4D.
Note: While a SYNCHRO Control project supports multiple iModels, only one iModel can be set up for scheduling service. If you need to create a new 4D iModel for any reason, this will become the new 4D iModel and the previous iModel would no longer be accessible by 4D. - Navigate to the Documentssection of SYNCHRO Control. Open the folder where you would like to store the model files (e.g. 01 – Design Documents).
- Upload your 3D model files to this folder by selecting New > Upload or using drag and drop to add one or more files.
Note: For *.vue files - .mdb2 should be in the same location with the .vue with and use the same name.
- In Administration > Manage iModel, click the …button on the iModel and choose Connections.
- Click Create Connection.
- You will be prompted to indicate where the model files are stored. Unless, your company is an existing ProjectWise user, you should select iTwin File Service. iTwin File Service is a cloud storage and collaboration tool for file sharing which is contained within SYNCHRO Control.
Note: Turning on the Individual file connector will you to Synchronize multiple different types of CAD files with a single connection.
- This will display the folder structure which has been defined in the Documents section of SYNCHRO Control. Navigate to the folder that contains your models.
- Select only the composite models – all reference files will be processed automatically. If you have models from multiple file types (e.g. DGN and RVT), select the files of only one type now. You will need to create a separate connection for each file type. Click Next.
- Select the file that contains the desired geographic coordinate system for the project and click Next or clickSkip to use the first found geocoordinate system for the entire iModel. For more details about geolocation in iModels, see this article.
- Select the Connector type from the drop-down based on the model source program and click Next.
- Enter a name for the Connection to identify it later and decide how frequently you would like the model to be Synchronized to the iModel. Automatic Synchronizations will make sure that the latest version of the file in the data source selected in step 10 (e.g. the Documents folder in SYNCHRO Control via Twin File Service) is included in the iModel that will be opened by SYNCHRO 4D. You may set Schedule to Initiated Manually if you wish to update the iModel manually when a model update is available. Then click Create.
- After the connection is created, the model files are not yet Synchronized to the iModel. To do this the first time, click on the … button on the right and choose Synchronize.
You will see the Status.
- If the project contains additional file types, you will need to set up additional connections. To do this, select the project name in the navigation breadcrumbs (or select Connections from the iModel menu in SYNCHRO Control > Administration > iModel importer).
- From there, click Newand repeat steps 10-18.
- When the Last sync status shows Succeeded (this may take a few hours depending on the size of the model), return to SYNCHRO Control to complete the setup.
- In Administration > Manage iMode, the status will be displayed.
- When the blue status bar stops moving and synced is shown under the iModel name with a timestamp, then it is ready to be opened in SYNCHRO 4D.