The Document Explorer widget allows you to explore files and folders from Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) and BIM 360 projects. The widget functions as a file navigation tool and lists documents in a drop-down folder structure. You can select a document with the Document Explorer widget and view its content with the Document Viewer widget.
Examples
Use this widget to support app design requirements such as the following:
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You want users to explore documents from BIM 360 or ACC projects in an ArcGIS Experience Builder app.
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You want users to view supporting documents in projects.
Usage notes
This widget requires connection to a Map widget. The Map widget must contain a web map or web scene from an ArcGIS GeoBIM project. The Document Explorer widget uses information from the Accounts table in GeoBIM to identify the linked ACC hub and projects. It can also be connected to a Document Viewer widget.
To use the Document Explorer widget, you must sign in to an Autodesk Construction Cloud account.
There are two ways to use the Document Explorer widget:
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The Document Explorer widget can be linked to a Map widget to display projects, folders, and documents from the linked ACC or BIM 360 projects.
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The Document Explorer widget can be linked to a Document Viewer widget to display documents.
When you include this widget in an app, the widget panel provides users with the following interaction options:
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Expand Autodesk Hub in the widget to navigate through project documents.
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Search for a specific document.
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Click a document, issue, or BIM project feature in the Map widget to filter the Document Explorer widget to only show content from the same ACC project as the selected feature.
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Display a document from the Document Explorer widget in a connected Document Viewer widget.
Settings
The Document Explorer widget includes the following settings:
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Select a Map widget—Select a Map widget.
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Select a Document Viewer widget to display documents—Select a Document Viewer widget.