OpenBuildings™ Designer Help

To push model data to the Cloud

A Digital Connection is required to Push/Pull data with an iModel (your Digital Twin in the cloud).
To synchronize the OpenBuildings Designer Structural model data with an iModel in a ProjectWise Project, use the following procedure.
  1. On the Analysis ribbon tab, click iTwin Services Add-In.

    The iTwin Services Add-In dialog opens.

  2. Click in the top right corner of the sidebar.

    The Synchronize to Cloud mode opens.

  3. Click Push to Cloud.

    The Authenticate to access cloud services message appears.

  4. Click Continue.
    Note: You may be prompted to sign-in through your CONNECT account. Additionally, you may be prompted to approve options for using your data with iModelHub. If so, click Allow to proceed.
  5. (Optional) Click Create a Project.

    The Create a Project dialog will open if you're creating the project for the first time.

  6. (Optional) Click + to Create a new Project.

    Both Projects and iModels can be selected or created by clicking on within the sidebar.

  7. (Optional) Enter all the details and click Create.
  8. Enter Project name or number in the search textbox.
  9. Once a Project and an iModel is selected or created, click Confirm to establish Digital Connection.

    A Push to Cloud dialog opens.

  10. Enter the Version name, Description and then click Push.

    The Export dialog opens.

  11. (Optional) Review and accept changes in the Export dialog.
  12. Click Export.

    The Section Mapping dialog opens.

  13. (Optional) Review and accept changes in the Section Mapping dialog.
  14. Click OK.

    The Workflow and iTwin Analytical Synchronizer dialog opens.

  15. Click + to create a new workflow or select the existing one.
  16. (Optional) Click Preview to review the accepted changes.
  17. Click Update to export the repository data to the physical model.

    The Commit Message dialog opens.

  18. Enter message in the textbox and click OK.

    The dialog closes and a confirmation message appears.

The model data is exported successfully to the Cloud.