Create folders in your bimsync project

Mar 30, 2019

Thank to the update of Documents in bimsync, I was able to update bimsyncManager.

It now has the ability to create folders in an existing project, based on a text file. This text file contains all the information required to create you folder structure in bimsync Document Library.

So if you have an existing project with already some folder, you can use bimsyncManager to create your own folders structure in your bimsync project.

Click on “Create folders and boards” button, paste in your configuration file and select “Create” :

You can also use this new feature when creating a new bimsync project.

A word of warning, if you try to create folders with the same name than the existing one, the creation will fail.

Your configuration file must follow the following structure, with folders defined between “{ }” by a name and an optional list of sub folders, themselves defined between “{ }” :

[{
    "folders": [{
            "name": "Design Phase",
            "folders": [{
                    "name": "Architect"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Structure"
                },
                {
                    "name": "MEP"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Detailing"
        }
    ]
}]

The complete documentation can be found on the help page of bimsyncManager.

You can also use this configuration files to add new members to your project, create issue boards with specific status and types and create models.

I take the opportunity to also add a few corrections to make bimsyncManger more stable and easy to use. Don’t hesitate to give me your feedback!