📄️ Getting Started
VIM Enterprise streamlines the generation of Power BI reports by automating the creation of VIM files, the integration with Microsoft Power BI, and scheduled data updates from the source project or file.
📄️ Configuring VIM Enterprise
The configuration of VIM Enterprise involves several different steps, which will vary depending on the components you plan to use. An Azure Storage Account and an SQL database are required for all VIM Enterprise projects. If you are connecting VIM Enterprise to Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), you will need to create an Autodesk Platform Services (APS) application.
📄️ Creating a Project using ACC
Before creating a VIM Enterprise project using Autodesk Construction Cloud, you will require access to your ACC projects. You will also need to have an Azure Storage Account and an Azure SQL Database or local SQL Server Database configured. A separate database is required for each VIM Enterprise project. If the database and storage were configured by your IT department, you will need to contact them to get the connection strings required for your VIM Enterprise project.
📄️ Creating a Project using Revit
VIM Enterprise projects using Autodesk Revit as the source require a local installation of Revit and access to the Revit.exe executable. You will also need to have an Azure Storage Account and an Azure SQL Database or local SQL Server Database configured. A separate database is required for each VIM Enterprise project. If the database and storage were configured by your IT department, you will need to contact them to get the connection strings required for your VIM Enterprise project.
📄️ Creating a Project using an IFC File
Before creating a VIM Enterprise project using an IFC file as the source, you will need to have an Azure Storage Account and an Azure SQL Database or local SQL Server Database configured. A separate database is required for each VIM Enterprise project. If the database and storage were configured by your IT department, you will need to contact them to get the connection strings required for your VIM Enterprise project.
📄️ Creating a Merged VIM File Project
VIM Merge projects enable you to merge multiple VIM files from VIM Enterprise projects, VIM files, or a combination of both. Merged VIM files can be positioned based on the origin points of the VIM files or distributed on a grid plane. You can create only a merged VIM file, or you can define the Azure storage and SQL database in the project settings to make the merged project available for use with Power BI.