Data Exchanges
Data Exchanges are a cloud-based method of enabling you to share your data more easily across the apps and teams you work with every day. A Data Exchange is created from a 3D view in the model and through Data Exchanges, you and your collaborators can work with the subsets of data you need instead of entire design models across Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Inventor, McNeel Rhino, Microsoft Power Automate, and other third-party products.
For example, suppose you are working with a stair fabricator who is working in Autodesk Inventor 2023. You want to share the stair tower portion of your model with them, but they don't need the entire model to accomplish their work. This is an opportunity to share work with a Data Exchange.
Key Capabilities
- Share the contents of a 3D view and not an entire file. This minimizes processing, upload, and download time.
- Members access only the specific and relevant data that they need while unnecessary model elements are not included.
- Cloud-based which means members have access to audit trails and up-to-date versions of their design data.
- Data Exchanges created in Autodesk Docs automatically version up when the source Revit file is published, or uploaded to the Files tool.
- Neutral data format which can be loaded into other applications including Autodesk Inventor 2023 and Power Automate.
How to Create Data Exchanges
You can create and edit Data Exchanges in two ways:
- In Autodesk Docs using Revit 2023 models published to the Files tool.
- Directly in software using supported app connectors plugins. See the designated Data Exchange Connectors Help site for details on all supported connectors including installation and prerequisites.