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
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  1. Usage Scenarios
  2. Use Cases
  3. CAD Conversion
  4. Automatic Conversion in Salesforce

Remote Site Setting

In Salesforce, a Remote Site Setting is a security feature that allows for external network connections from your Salesforce instance to an external server via protocols like HTTP and HTTPS. It's used to register and whitelist the external server endpoint that your org will communicate with.

In this case, you're wanting to create a Remote Site Setting for the RenderDraw CAD Conversion API endpoint. This is necessary because any Apex callouts to this external server would fail unless the server is first registered in the Remote Site Settings. This includes both synchronous and asynchronous Apex callouts.

By creating this Remote Site Setting, you are allowing your Salesforce org to communicate with the RenderDraw CAD Conversion API to convert CAD files inside Salesforce.

Step-by-step guide to create a Remote Site Setting in Salesforce:

  1. Log in to your Salesforce org.

  2. Click on the App Launcher (grid icon on the upper left).

  3. In the App Launcher search box, type Remote Site Settings and select it from the dropdown list.

  4. Click the New Remote Site button.

  5. In the Remote Site Name field, enter renderdrawCADConversion.

  6. In the Remote Site URL field, enter https://convert.renderdraw.us.

  7. Make sure Disable Protocol Security is not checked. If it is, uncheck it.

  8. In the Description field, enter RenderDraw CAD Conversion API endpoint used when automation or APEX callouts are used to convert CAD files inside Salesforce.

  9. Click the Save button.

The new Remote Site Setting for the RenderDraw CAD Conversion API is now created and active.

Security Implications:

It's important to note that adding a Remote Site Setting reduces the protections of your Salesforce org's data to external servers. Only add Remote Site Settings for trusted external servers.

Always ensure the endpoint server is secure, and the data transmitted between Salesforce and the server is encrypted, ideally via HTTPS. Also, limit the data transmitted to what's strictly necessary to fulfill the purpose of the interaction.

Lastly, review your Remote Site Settings periodically and deactivate or delete those that are no longer needed to minimize potential attack vectors.

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