Whether you are starting completely from scratch on a new SYNCHRO project, are starting to collaborate for the first time on an existing private project (.sp file), or are upgrading an existing collaboration project from SWP to SYNCHRO Control, you will need to start by registering a new Control project
NOTE: Register a demo project will create a demo project which will be automatically deleted after 30 days. If you do not see the Register a project button, please contact someone within your own organization who has either Account Administrator or Co-Administrator permissions. There is no way for Bentley to see which users within another organization are assigned these roles, so check with your IT department and/or ProjectWise administrators. To create a SYNCHRO Control project, the user needs to be assigned an IMS administrative role, which is managed through the IMS User Management page ( https://ims.bentley.com/usermanagement). Please note that a user needs to already be an administrator to even see this page, otherwise they will be denied access. The administrative roles that grant a user permissions to create and delete projects are:
You can see more details about these roles on the Bentley Cloud and Web Services Wiki. Generally, we recommend giving users the CONNECT Services Admin role because the other Administrator roles are more for user administration than project administration.
After adding yourself as a project member, next you will add an iModel to the project. The exact steps of the adding the iModel will depend on whether you:
A. Have an existing private project (.sp file)
B. Have an existing Workgroup project (SWP)
C. Are starting a new project and want to use the 3D importers in SYNCHRO 4D Pro
D. Are starting a new project and want to use iModel Connections
If you are starting a new project: to understand the differences between using the 3D importers in SYNCHRO 4D Pro and using iModel connections and choose the best option for your project see Choosing between SYNCHRO 4D Pro importers and iModel data connections for adding 3D models