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Upload files directly to Nomic

You can upload directly into a project at any time — no integration required. This is the right path for one-off documents, draft sets, or anything you can't (or don't want to) put in Autodesk Forma / SharePoint / Egnyte.

How to upload​

  1. Open the project you want the files in.
  2. Click Add files → Upload from your computer.
  3. Drag and drop, or pick files from the file picker. PDFs, images, common Office formats, and many CAD-adjacent formats are supported.

Uploads happen in the background — you can keep working while files process.

What happens after upload​

Each file goes through three stages:

  1. Upload — bytes arrive in Nomic.
  2. Extract — text, drawings, tables, and images are pulled out.
  3. Index — content becomes searchable and ready for Assistant and workflows.

Most documents finish in under a minute. Large drawing sets or scanned PDFs can take several minutes — that's normal.

If the file appears in Nomic but Assistant does not use it yet, indexing may still be running. Wait for processing to finish before using the file in a workflow.

When a file fails​

A red status next to a file means processing failed. Try this:

  1. Retry the file from the file's menu. Transient failures are common during large batches.
  2. Check that the file is not empty. Zero-byte files are rejected during upload.
  3. Re-export to PDF if the file is a scan or has an unusual encoding. Saving from Bluebeam, Acrobat, or your CAD package usually fixes it.
  4. Upload smaller batches if many files failed at once. 25-50 files at a time is a safe range.
  5. Check the file format — extremely large or corrupted PDFs can fail outright.

If a file still won't process after a fresh export and a retry, send the file name and a screenshot of the error to Nomic Support — we can often spot the cause quickly.

Tips​

  • Name files like a human would search for them. Indexing uses the file name as a signal.
  • Prefer folders over flat lists so Assistant can scope answers (e.g. "in the Mechanical folder").
  • Keep the real file extension. Nomic uses the filename extension to determine file type during upload, and renaming a file later cannot change or remove that extension.
  • Re-upload, don't rename in place if a file changes a lot — Nomic preserves history this way.
  • Reuse indexed files instead of repeatedly uploading the same large file into new sessions.