Microsoft® Office Files

You can work with Microsoft® Office files while in BIM 360.

Project members with BIM 360 upload permissions can add new Microsoft® Office files to any folder in the Project Files folder.
Project members with BIM 360 view permissions can view Microsoft® Office files inside BIM 360.
Project members with edit permissions and Microsoft® Office 365 subscriptions can edit files in BIM 360. Multiple members can edit the same file at the same time (co-authoring).

Supported File Types

Office File Type	View Only Formats	View Size Limits	Recommended Co-authoring Formats	Edit Formats	Edit Size Limits
Word	doc, dot, dotm, dotx, rtf	No limit but must be transferred between Microsoft and Autodesk servers in 60 seconds	docx	docm, odt	100MB
Excel	csv, xls	25MB	xlsx	ods, xlsb, xlsm	25MB
PowerPoint	pot, potm, potx, pps, ppsm, ppt, pptm	No limit but must be transferred between Microsoft and Autodesk servers in 60 seconds	pptx	odp, ppsx	300MB
Visio	vsdx, vsd, and vsdm		Editing not supported	Editing not supported	Editing not supported

Edit File Requirements

To edit files, you must:

Have a Microsoft® Office 365 subscription.
Have edit permissions in BIM 360.
Have third-party cookies must be allowed in your browser or *.officeapps.live.com must be allowed in the browser cookie list.

There are differences in the capabilities available between browser and desktop applications. The following Microsoft® articles outline the differences:

Editing can be done as a single or group editing session.

Edit a Word or PowerPoint File

Select a Word or PowerPoint file in Document Management.
Click Edit in Browser.
Sign in with your Microsoft® Office 365 credentials or sign up for an account.
Make the desired changes. The status bar at the top must state Saved to Autodesk BIM 360 before exiting a file or changes may be lost.

Edit an Excel File

Select an Excel file in Document Management.
Click Edit Workbook.
Make the desired changes. The status bar at the top must state Saved before exiting a file or changes may be lost.

Note: You can also edit by clicking View -> Editing View in the Excel menu.

Exit the Editing Session

Click Return, to return to the viewer. Click the Saved to Autodesk BIM 360 drop-down menu.

Click BIM 360, to return to the BIM 360 Document Management home page.

Important:

A file has a while it is being edited. Other people with edit permissions can still edit the file.
The file is versioned after an editing session is closed. The version may take time to appear in BIM 360.
When multiple people are editing, the edit session remains open until everyone has exited.
Enter an editing session to see the editors that are keeping the session from ending.
If a file is in the process of versioning it can't be opened. When the version is complete the file can be opened again.
Excel files can be a maximum of 25 MB for online viewing and editing. Larger files can stored in BIM 360, but must be downloaded to view and edit.

Important:

The following Microsoft® Office 365 subscriptions do not have access to online editing:

Government (unlimited number of users)
Office 365 operated by 21 Vianet in China
Office 365 Germany