RenderDraw Documentation
  • About RenderDraw
    • What is RenderDraw?
    • RenderDraw Philosophy
    • Key features and benefits
  • Introduction
  • Getting Started with RenderDraw
    • Installation
    • Adding a RenderDraw License to a user's account
    • RenderDraw Permission Sets
      • Using user access policies for automated permission set & License Assignment
    • Relating Drawings to a Salesforce Record
    • CAD Conversion
      • Setup of CAD Conversion
      • UI CAD Conversion for Salesforce for Salesforce Admins
      • Version 1
        • CAD Conversion API (Direct Use)
          • Example input for Conversion
      • Version 2 (proposal)
        • Purpose
        • Sample File Input Conversion
  • Diving deeper
    • RenderDraw Architecture
      • RenderDraw Components
      • Storage of your Drawings
        • Connecting to your drawings
      • Supported Formats
    • Relationships
      • Why Metadata Matters
        • Advanced Metadata Relationships
          • Child Lookup
          • Parent-Child Relationships
      • Record Management
        • Scene Settings
    • Performance Considerations
    • Development Resources
    • Using Components on LWR Digital Experiences
    • Utilizing Interactions within Lightning Flow
    • Fixing Common Issues
  • Usage Scenarios
    • Use Cases
      • 2D
        • Part Finder
          • Data Setup for B2B
            • Choose where you want to display your Product Catalogs
            • Setup Field on Catalog Object
            • Setup Group and Files
          • Parse PDF Catalogs to attach images
          • Base setup for initial catalog page
            • Sharing of Files
            • Clone Pages
          • Create Callouts for Parts
          • Utilize OCR to highlight callouts
          • Optionally show inventory or availability based on data
          • Create Interactions for hover and click actions
          • Create a reusable, connected Datatable
        • Custom 2D App Development using Salesforce
        • 2D Admin Guide (Clicks, not Code)
          • Setting your object up for 2D visuals
          • Setup 2D Scene Settings for a record
          • Add a background image to your scene
          • Adding Droppable Areas and Drop Zones to a Scene
          • Adding Draggable Items to a Scene
          • Relating Components to Salesforce Data
          • Add a DataSource to a 2D scene to bind data
          • Adding Layout Drawing menu to your component (Floorplan & Spatial Drawing)
          • Linking your clicks to Actions / Flows
          • Visual Rules engine
          • Hover Actions and Popovers
          • Change your Layout Drawing visuals based on Salesforce Data in a DataSource query
          • Enable users to take snapshots
          • Show additional Drawings with your 2D Canvas
          • Use Color Selection to add clickable regions to your 2D Scene
          • Use OCR to add Clickable regions to your 2D scenes.
            • Enable Azure OCR in your Remote Site settings & Metadata
            • Add Layout Areas using OCR
        • Data interaction within a Flow
          • Modifying Canvas with APEX
        • 2D User Guide
          • Take a snapshot
      • 3D
        • Admin
          • Adding Components to your Lightning Pages
          • Examples
            • Asset Management
            • Product Visualization
            • Setup for 3D Visual Configuration Scenarios
              • Salesforce CPQ
              • Conga CPQ
              • Custom Configuration Scenarios
            • 3D Product Photography
          • Setup 3D Scene
            • Visual Scene Setup
              • Interaction Events
              • Grouping
              • Labeling
              • Actions
              • Attributes (Look & Feel)
            • Configuration
              • Interaction Events
                • Action Items
                • Conditions
                • Steps
        • Developer
          • Custom 3D App Development using Salesforce
        • End-User Usage
          • View Related 3D Converted files on a record
          • 3D Annotations & Comments
      • CAD Conversion
        • CAD Conversion using Admin UI
          • Prior to getting started...
          • CAD Conversion UI within Salesforce
        • Automatic Conversion in Salesforce
          • Integration User
          • Remote Site Setting
          • Setup Connected App
          • Setup Custom Settings for Triggering Conversion
          • Test your Files
          • Extending the integration using Platform Events
      • RenderDraw Interactive Maps
        • Admin Setup
        • End User Usage
      • Other Apps
        • RenderDraw Data Utilities
          • Essentials
            • Swiper
            • Flow Image display
            • QR Code Generator
            • QR Code Scanner
          • Standard
            • 360º Virtual Tours
              • Administration
              • Usage
            • AnnotateIt! Images
              • Admin's Guide to AnnotateIt! components
              • Permissions / Authorization
            • Standalone Datatable
          • Advanced
            • AnnotateIt! PDF Editor
            • Parsing PDFs
            • CSV Importer
        • RenderDraw for Propel
          • Initial Setup
            • Common Issues
          • CAD Conversion & Visual Viewing
          • Annotate Item Attachments
        • MeasurePro (iOS App)
          • Creating a Deep Link to Launch with Parameters
      • Interacting with RenderDraw using Lightning Messaging Service (LMS)
        • Canvas Element Hovered
        • Canvas Element Selected
        • Canvas Initialized
        • Canvas Interaction
        • Record Selected
        • Code Example of Listening to LMS Events
  • API Documentation
    • 3D Components API
      • Events (Aura)
        • EVT_Renderer_Context_Details_Closed
        • EVT_Renderer_Element_Added
        • EVT_Renderer_Get_CameraPositionandTarget
        • EVT_Renderer_Get_Hierarchy
        • EVT_Renderer_Loaded
        • EVT_Renderer_Mesh_Selected
        • EVT_Renderer_Mesh_Selection_Cleared
        • EVT_Renderer_Select_Component
        • EVT_Renderer_Screenshot_Taken
      • Components (Aura/LWC)
        • 3D Interaction Canvas (LWC)
        • 3D Advanced Renderer (Aura)
        • 3D Scene Director (Aura)
        • 3D Simple Renderer (Aura)
        • 3D File Attachment Viewer (Aura)
    • 2D Components API
      • 2D Interaction Canvas
      • 2D Scene Director
    • Universal Components Used throughout the Suite
      • dynamicContentComponent_treeGrid
    • Data Objects used throughout the Suite
      • Canvas
      • BaseCanvasItem
      • LayoutWall
      • DropZone
      • DroppableArea
  • 👬Digital Twin
    • Digital Twin App
      • Setup
        • Steps to Setup Digital Twin Capabilities
        • RenderDraw Relationship Settings
        • Visualization
      • Asset Search
      • Digital Twin LWC Component
        • Custom Component Interaction with Renderer
        • Digital Experience Tips and Tricks
Powered by GitBook
On this page
  1. Usage Scenarios
  2. Use Cases
  3. CAD Conversion

Automatic Conversion in Salesforce

Have CAD files added to your Salesforce system in bulk, where manually converting would be a chore?

PreviousCAD Conversion UI within SalesforceNextIntegration User

Last updated 1 year ago

With just a few clicks, you can set up Salesforce to automatically convert CAD files when they are uploaded. Here's how:

1. : We all need a trusted sidekick. In Salesforce, that's your Integration User. This user has the special permissions needed to perform specific tasks like raising platform events. Get your Integration User ready for action by setting them up with the 'RenderDraw Integration User' permission set.

2.: Salesforce needs to know it can trust our RenderDraw CAD Conversion API, like a friend inviting you over to their house for the first time. You create a 'Remote Site Setting' to tell Salesforce it's okay to make callouts to our API endpoint. Just make sure 'Disable Protocol Security' is not checked - we want to keep this relationship secure!

3. : Think of the 'Connected App' as the secret handshake between Salesforce and RenderDraw. It's how Salesforce knows it's communicating with the real deal.

4. Assign the Integration User to the Connected App: Now that we've made the secret handshake, let's ensure our trusted Integration User knows it too. Assign your Integration User to the 'CADConversion' connected app.

5. Let the Integration User take the stage with Client Credentials Flow: In the world of Client Credentials Flow, the spotlight is on the user who created the connected app. Make sure that you log in as the Integration User to create or update the connected app.

6. : Custom Settings are like your favorite sandwich - everyone likes it a bit different. Adjust the settings in 'CAD Conversion App Setting' to determine when the CAD Conversion feature is triggered and which objects it should apply to.

7. : Upload a file to a Salesforce Opportunity and watch the CADConversionContentVersionTrigger work its magic! The converted files will appear in the 'Related -> Files' section of the Opportunity record.

8. : Want to become the ultimate CAD Conversion Guru? You can create Flows that trigger when CAD Conversion events occur. With these Flows, you can update records, send notifications, or even call out to external systems!

Keep in mind, every great magician tests their tricks before a show. Make sure to test all changes in a sandbox or developer environment before deploying to production. Now, let the CAD Conversion magic begin!

Create an Integration User
Register the Remote Site Setting
Get Connected with the Connected App
Custom Settings, just the way you like it
Test your work with some files
Extend your skills with Platform Events