With HoloBuilder and an existing Autodesk BIM 360 account, you can log in to access your BIM 360 Docs assets/files and import them to be used inside your HoloBuilder projects. Floor plans, pictures, and .dae/.obj files, which have been stored and managed in BIM 360 Docs, can be attached to any HoloBuilder project. For instance, a PDF floor plan residing in BIM 360 Docs can be used within HoloBuilder as a sheet.

Find a short instructional video with all the steps you need to go through for the setup here:

With the new BIM 360 integration in HoloBuilder, it is possible to connect your Autodesk BIM 360 Docs as well as BIM 360 Field account with your HoloBuilder account for more convenient file management and task handling.

BIM 360 Docs connection

Import files directly from your BIM 360 Docs account into HoloBuilder. There is no need anymore to download and export your files from BIM 360 Docs anymore, you can simply access and use them from within HoloBuilder. Add .pdf or images of your floor plans directly to your HoloBuilder project to work on. Furthermore, you can insert 360-degree images saved formerly unconnected in your Docs account into HoloBuilder to get the whole picture.

BIM 360 Field connection 

With the BIM 360 Field connection, it is possible to embed issues directly into the 360-degree scene. Place issues within a 360-degree image of your actual site to give anyone working on it the best access to the complete context.

To use the BIM 360 Field integration, please make sure to update it to Field Manager (next generation) in your Autodesk dashboard!

To avoid having yet again a new password and account to remember, you can also sign up to HoloBuilder with your already existing Autodesk account just like with your Google or Facebook account – no additional password required.

In order to start using files from BIM 360 Docs and add issues to BIM 360 Field, you first need to establish a connection between HoloBuilder and your Autodesk BIM 360 account as well as the projects you want to link.

To work with HoloBuilder’s Autodesk BIM 360 integration, you must first authorize the HoloBuilder app (2.1), then go to HoloBuilder and authorize access to your BIM 360 account (2.2) and connect a HoloBuilder with a BIM 360 project (2.3).

First, set up the connection with the HoloBuilder app in Autodesk BIM 360 and configure all account and project permissions to get full access.

Please note that you will need full admin access rights to set up all permissions within Autodesk BIM 360 correctly.

To connect your HoloBuilder account with your Autodesk account, you first need to install the HoloBuilder app within your Autodesk account. Log in to your Autodesk BIM 360 Docs or Field (Gen. 2) account and switch to ‘Account Admin’. In the account admin panel, select the ‘Apps’ tab and look for the HoloBuilder app. Add the HoloBuilder app to your app integrations in BIM 360 by clicking on ‘Add to BIM 360’.

Follow the instructions to authorize the app. Switch to HoloBuilder by clicking ‘Open’ and proceed with setting up the integration there as described in 2.2.

Summary to authorize the HoloBuilder app within your Autodesk BIM 360 account

IMPORTANT: Please check all access & permission rights on all four levels in Autodesk as explained below. Otherwise, you might not be able to successfully link your BIM 360 project with your HoloBuilder project.

Users need to be given the corresponding permissions to be able to integrate their HoloBuilder projects with an Autodesk project. Starting with an Autodesk BIM 360 account, over project access rights up to folder permissions. If you do not have the account admin rights, you first need to get in touch with your admin to get the corresponding permissions before you can start connecting the HoloBuilder integration.

Please make sure to get all the permissions before proceeding to add the integration within HoloBuilder. Without all permissions, there might occur some problems with the access handling within HoloBuilder.

1) Account level

Members must first be added at the account level in Autodesk BIM 360. If you do not yet have access to an Autodesk account, ask an admin to add you as a member. This way you will generally become part of your companies Autodesk team. 

After any members have been added by the account admin to the account, they can be added to different projects. Alternatively, inviting someone to a project directly may also add them at the account level. If you do not have access to “Account admin” invite users directly to projects (see next step/level)

2) Project level

In the ‘Account Admin’ panel, go to the ‘Projects’ tab. From the listed projects, click the project you want to add new members to. 

The ‘Project Admin’ will open showing the current project members in an overview. Click on ‘Add’ to add new members to the project. Members can be added freely to a project but their permissions to services can vary (see next paragraph: Service level). 

For full access to all the functionality within HoloBuilder, the user needs Docs and Field member access (see panel to the right above). 

3) Service level

On the right side of the members’ overview (see image above), the access rights for each service are shown for all users. From right to left: Field Management, Project Management, Document Management & Project admin. Users must be given access to both services, Docs, and Field, for full HoloBuilder functionality. Click on the ‘No access’ symbol in the list below the icon for Field and Docs for any member to give either ‘Member’ or ‘Admin’ access rights. Enable full access by giving members access to the first and third settings from the left.

Additionally, the user has to be invited to Field Management Issues. Click on the ‘Services’ tab and select either service in the panel on the right. Enter a member name to be added and select ‘Add’ to provide permissions. 

4) Folder level

Last but not least, members must be given access to folders inside a project. There are two default folders, ‘Plans’ and ‘Project Files’. In order to import projects to HoloBuilder, the corresponding Autodesk BIM 360 members must have access at least to the ‘Plans’ folder. You can find the two folders in the panel on the left (see image below).

In order to give access to a member, go to ‘Document Management’ as an admin or ask your admin to do so and click on the three dots next to ‘Plans’. Select ‘Permissions’ to manage the permissions for the plans folder.​

Invite new members here to grant permission to the folder. They only need the lowest access permission ‘View-only’ to have full access from within HoloBuilder with the Autodesk BIM 360 integration. They will be able to import plans, images, and 3D objects directly to HoloBuilder from BIM 360 Docs.

After logging into HoloBuilder, open your account setting by clicking on your name in the upper right corner of the browser and then on ‘Account’. In your account, you have access to your profile and billing information and can manage your integrations.

In the account settings, choose the register ‘Integrations’ on the left-hand side. Select ‘CONNECT BIM 360 ACCOUNT’ to link your Autodesk account with your HoloBuilder account. When asked for authorization, click on ‘ALLOW’ to continue linking the applications. When asked, enter your Autodesk BIM 360 login info. Once your two accounts have been successfully connected, you will see a confirmation in HoloBuilder letting you know how to connect the projects (see next section 2.3).

Summary to add the Autodesk Integration in HoloBuilder:

Connect your Autodesk account to the HoloBuilder app as described above (see 2.1)

In order to actually access files from within a HoloBuilder project, you first need to connect it to an Autodesk BIM 360 project. You can either create a new project or edit an existing one.

Summary for connecting a HoloBuilder project to a BIM 360 project

Complete the steps as described in 2.1 & 2.2

To create a completely new project, select ‘Create Project’ in the overview to start from scratch. Switch to the Dashboard to set up the new project.

Once your project has been created, you can add your files directly from your BIM 360 Docs integration.
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2.3.2 Connect an existing project

If you do already have a HoloBuilder project you would now like to connect to your BIM 360 project, simply open the project from your ‘My Projects’ list or the Dashboard. In the project, click on the +-button to connect it to a BIM 360 project. In the Upload modal, select the tab BIM 360 on the left and choose the BIM 360 project you would like to connect this HoloBuilder project to. 

In the appearing popup, select the BIM 360 project you want your currently opened HoloBuilder project to connect with. Clicking the project in the list will directly establish the connection. You will see a little confirmation in the lower-left corner.

The overview will switch to the folder structure of your BIM 360 project, directly enabling you to integrate any BIM 360 files of the newly connected BIM 360 project.

Learn more about connecting your BIM 360 project to your HoloBuilder project.

You can remove and change a connected project in the HoloBuilder integration settings. 

Once you have connected your accounts and projects, you can start adding files directly from your BIM 360 Docs account as floor plans or 360-degree scene images. Please note it is not possible to import 3D models to be set into your 360 scenes directly from BIM 360. Learn more about importing 3D models into your 360° scene.

Depending on the file format you have different options. You can easily navigate through the project’s folder structure by clicking on the items with the folder symbol. Click on a file item to add this file to your HoloBuilder project.

Please note that this integration is only available with BIM 360 Field 2nd Generation.

Create new BIM 360 Field issues as interactive markups directly in your 360-degree scenes and sync them with your BIM 360 Field account. Every issue you created from within HoloBuilder automatically contains a URL that directs you to the affected area in your 360-degree documentation where you have placed the issue link before. Anybody can find the related area of an issue with a single click in BIM 360 ‍Field.