Collaborate with members of a design group using a shared, online, cloud-based model.
Join a design group by accepting an invitation from an InfraWorks 360 account administrator (Admin) or by setting up an Admin account yourself.
| Task | Description |
|---|---|
| Publishing a model to the cloud for the first time |
Only Admins and Publishers can publish a model to the cloud. InfraWorks 360 creates server space for the model, its proposals and scenarios. See To publish a model for the first time. |
| Downloading a model for the first time |
To start sharing, first download a complete copy of the latest synchronized version from InfraWorks 360. After that, you only upload changes you make locally and download changes from the latest synced version. See To download a model for the first time. |
| Uploading/Syncing your changes |
Syncing sorts out differences among uploaded versions and produces a latest, synchronized version. Admins, Publishers, and Authors can upload and sync their models. Readers may download a model and work on it locally but cannot upload or sync changes. See To synchronize models proposals and scenarios. |
| Getting (downloading) the latest synced version of a shared model |
When you open a shared model, you open your local, downloaded copy. To work on the latest synced version, click the sync control ("send or get changes"). This action opens the Synchronize Model panel. If you have made changes to your local copy since your last syncing, then, when you click Sync, the service sends your changes to the cloud, synchronizes them with other changes, and regenerates the latest version of the model (including changes to proposals and scenarios.) See To synchronize models proposals and scenarios |
| Publishing a scenario for the first time |
You publish a new scenario the first time by defining it then syncing the model containing it. Then, when you or other group members upload changes affecting that scenario, InfraWorks 360 syncs the model, keeping the scenario up-to-date. To create a scenario. Viewers always stream the latest version. |
| Viewing models, proposals or scenarios in Web Viewer or the Mobile App viewer |
You and other collaborators can view a model in the InfraWorks 360 web viewer or the InfraWorks 360 iPad app. InfraWorks 360 synchronizes scenarios in the background so viewers always stream the latest version. To view scenarios on an iPad or on the web |
| Commenting on a model, proposal or scenario using Design Feed |
Comment and reply to others' comments using Design Feed. See To use Design Feed for comments. |
| Removing a model from the cloud |
Admins and Publishers can remove a model from the InfraWorks 360 cloud. When you remove a model, users connected to it can no longer sync changes. See To remove models from the cloud. |
| Disconnecting a model from a specific group |
You can disconnect your local copy of a model from the cloud. Disconnection prevents syncing your copy but allows you to publish it to another group. Other members of the group remain connected to the shared copy and can still sync their changes. See To disconnect a model from a group. |