Asite CDE Connector for Autodesk Construction Cloud provides seamless and secure bi-directional exchange of documents and their metadata between both platforms. This integration enables project teams to collaborate and always work with synchronised and updated information when working on large and complex projects.
Main Features
Secure and trusted platforms with a reliable audit trail.
User-friendly configuration and management.
Seamless and easy document exchange in real-time.
Bi-directional exchange of documents and metadata between Asite CDE and Autodesk Construction Cloud.
Trigger-based automations for enhanced efficiency.
Prerequisites
Users need to have active subscriptions for:
Asite CDE
Asite Autodesk Construction Cloud Connector
Autodesk Construction Cloud
NOTE: To get a subscription, contact our sales team at sales@asite.com.
Setting Up an Integration
To enable integration between Asite CDE and Autodesk Construction Cloud for a smooth two-way exchange of documents, there are four main steps:
How to Create an Integration (from an Asite account)
Log in to your Asite Cloud account.
On the dashboard, go to More and click Admin.
Select Integrations from available options.
Only users with the Can Manage ACC Integration role privilege can create and configure integrations.
On the Integrations listing page, click Create Integration at the top right corner, and a pop-up will appear.
Fill in the details needed in the pop-up to set up a new integration.
Available options (in the pop-up) when creating an Integration:
Name | Function |
Integration | Select Autodesk Cloud Construction from the dropdown. |
Organisation | Enter the partial or full name of your organisation or select from the dropdown. |
Enter or select from the dropdown. | |
Send Failure Notifications To | Enter email addresses where failure notifications can be sent.
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6. Click Save to apply the changes, and an Autodesk authentication page will open in a new window.
7. Add your Autodesk credentials to authenticate, then click Allow.
8. The new integration will be created and added to the list of integrations.
NOTE: To learn how to enable integration from Autodesk Construction Cloud, click here.
How to Map Projects Within an Integration
After creating an Integration, the user needs to map projects, project folders and file attributes to enable seamless bi-directional exchange. To do this, the user must edit the newly created Integration.
NOTE: The exchange of documents can occur between mapped projects, project folders, and file attributes.
To edit an Integration, click the edit icon
next to the desired integration to open its edit screen. 
Click Edit Integration in the top left corner, and the user will see two available options in the right panel.
Enable Integration via Step-by-Step Setup
If you choose to go by the Step-by-Step Setup, an option to map projects will appear.
Upon clicking, a pop-up with a step-by-step guide to map projects, project folders, file attributes, and attribute values will show.
Select the host location of your Asite project on the left, and choose the region and hub (based on user access) of the desired project in Autodesk Construction Cloud on the right. Then click Next.
Choose one project each from Asite and Autodesk Construction Cloud (from the available accessible projects) to map. Then click Map Folder at the bottom to proceed with Folder mapping.
If you wish to complete it later (at any stage going forward), click Save and Continue Later.
Only one project can be mapped at a time. To map more projects, users will have to repeat the same process.
Select folders that are to be mapped from Asite and ACC (one at a time) from the list of available folders from the mapped projects. Then click Map Attribute to proceed to the next step.
Select project attributes to map between Asite and ACC from the available list in the already mapped projects, and click Map Attribute Value.
Only attributes of type date, dropdown and Textbox (including system and custom attributes) are supported.
Select attribute values from the list to map (multiple options are allowed) from Asite and ACC. Then click Save and Finish.
Mapping of Attribute values is only supported for dropdown-type attributes. The mapped values will be displayed at the top.
Enable Integration using the Code Block
After selecting Enter Code Block, enter the required code (JSON Script) in the provided space.
Click Save Integration to enable the integration.
For detailed information on enabling an Integration using a Code Block, click here.
Set up Webhook (From Asite to ACC)
Log in to your Asite account and go to the Workflows tab.
Select the project from the left-hand panel.
Select System Task on the right top bar, and a pop-up will appear.
Fill in the initial fields, and the pop-up expands.
Here are the important available fields in the pop-up:
Name - Add a name
Task Context - Document
Task - Webhook
Callback URL - Enter the URL as per the integration setup in your Autodesk Construction Cloud account.
Click Create after you enter the details.
NOTE: For a detailed guide on webhook integration for project files, click here.
Create a Trigger
Once logged in, go to the Workflows tab.
From the left-hand menu options, select Workflow Triggers.
Select the project where the system task is to be set up in the project filter in the top bar.
Select Create Trigger from the top right corner, and a pop-up will appear.
Fill in the details in the pop-up and click Create.
For detailed information on how to create a trigger, check Create a Workflow Trigger for Files in a Project.
Watch the Video for a Quick Overview
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How can I auto-fetch attributes when publishing files, while I have the Autodesk Construction Cloud connector configured on my project?
Within your auto-fetch attributes setup relevant to the project folder where the files will be published, you need to set the separator as an underscore ("_") instead of a hyphen ("-"), and include the appropriate code in the filename to avoid errors.