Using the vGIS Autodesk Plugin

Follow these steps to get started with the Autodesk vGIS plugin:

  1. Obtain the vGIS API Key (Fig. 1).
    • If you would like to publish your datasource to the company level use the API key from the company page. If the field is empty, click “Generate” to create the first key.
    • Publishing data to a specific team requires the same steps in the Team/Projects menu.
  2. Open CAD software (Autodesk Civil3D®, Navisworks® or Revit®) and navigate to the Add-Ins tab (Fig. 2).
  3. Within the vGIS plugin, enter your copied API Key (Fig. 3). New users should only need to enter it once, as the plugin will remember the key for future use.
    • To change the target team/company in the future, use the logout button in the plugin.
  4. Choose whether you would like to create a “New Datasource” or “Update Existing” (Fig. 4).
    • To create a New datasource, provide the name, EPSG code and the vertical datum, then click “Export All”.
    • To update an existing datasource, select the datasource from the drop-down and click “Export All”.
  5. Upon the successful export, you will see a green text box in the bottom-right saying “Success: datasource “file name” was updated. Use this link to complete configuration” (Fig. 5). Clicking the link will transfer you to the vGIS Portal where you can assign categories to layers.

 

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Fig. 5

 

 

Additional Resources

Adding A Project From Autodesk Construction Cloud/ Autodesk Build (KB-AP028)

Configuration Settings: Autodesk Construction Cloud (KB-AP046)

 

Have Questions? Feel free to Submit A Request to speak with a member of the vGIS Support Team.

Reviewed:  2025-05-29

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