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, Tekla Structures, Microsoft Power BI, 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 through the Data Exchange Connectors.

How to Create Data Exchanges

You can create and edit Data Exchanges in three ways:

1. From Revit 2023 models or newer published to the Files tool.
2. From IFC files published to the Files tool using the Data Exchange Cloud Connector for IFC.
3. 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.