You connect Procore and 12d Synergy with a CDE integration that moves civil drawings, models and metadata from the design team's 12d Synergy environment into the builder's Procore project, and returns construction information such as as-built surveys to 12d Synergy. CDE Sync™ links both platforms through dedicated accounts, maps attributes between them and logs every transfer.
Why civil design and construction need a bridge
12d Synergy is widely used by civil designers and surveyors who work in 12d Model, especially on roads, rail, drainage and subdivisions in Australia and New Zealand. Procore is widely used by builders and civil contractors to run construction. When the designer works in 12d Synergy and the builder works in Procore, every design issue and every survey return has to cross between them.
That crossing is usually manual. The designer exports a package, emails a link or uploads files to Procore, and someone on the builder's side files them and adds attributes. Survey pickups and as-built information travel back the same way. Delays mean crews may set out from an old design, and gaps mean the designer never sees what was actually built.
What carries across between Procore and 12d Synergy
CDE Sync™ moves files with their version history and maps 12d Synergy attributes to Procore fields. Issued drawings and models can flow into nominated Procore folders as soon as they are released, and construction returns can flow back into 12d Synergy folders that designers and surveyors already use. You choose the direction per folder.
The Procore and 12d Synergy integration pages describe each connector.
How to connect Procore and 12d Synergy, step by step
Agree what flows each way, such as issued design to Procore and survey returns to 12d Synergy.
Identify the 12d Synergy jobs and folders and the Procore project folders involved.
Arrange service accounts for 12d Synergy and Procore with access to those locations.
Connect both platforms in the CDE Sync™ wizard and select folders on each side.
Map attributes such as document number, revision, status and discipline.
Run a test on one package and check files and versions in both platforms.
Switch on the schedule and agree who monitors the connection day to day.
Moving native design files to site
Civil construction depends on more than PDFs. Machine guidance, set-out and quantity checks often need native or exported design files, such as surfaces and string files. Agreeing which of these the builder needs, and in which Procore folder they should land, lets site engineers pick up the current design without waiting for an email.
The return path closes the loop. When survey pickups and as-built information land back in 12d Synergy, designers can check conformance and update models without chasing files. Our article on connecting 12d Synergy and Autodesk Forma covers a similar civil workflow.
It also helps to agree how releases are signalled. Some design teams use a status or a dedicated release folder in 12d Synergy to mark a package as issued for construction. Pointing the sync at that signal means only released design reaches Procore, while work in progress stays with the designers. Site teams then know that anything in the Procore design folders has been formally issued, which removes a common source of confusion on civil projects.
Security and data residency
Civil projects for transport and water owners often carry security requirements under the SOCI Act. CDE Sync™ streams files directly between Procore and 12d Synergy without storing them, encrypts data in transit and processes it in the Azure region you choose. Utopia Digital holds SOC 2 Type II and Cyber Essentials. See the Security Trust Portal and the global data region map.
Procore, 12d Synergy and the Utopiaverse™
A Procore to 12d Synergy connection is part of the Utopiaverse™, the connected record Utopia Digital builds across your platforms. CDE Sync™ keeps design and construction aligned, CDE Backup™ keeps an independent copy in your own Azure, CDE Migrate™ handles moves onto or off either platform, and CDE Archive™ captures the record at completion. AI Insights searches design and construction content together, with answers that cite the source files. See also How Do I Connect 12d Synergy and SharePoint? and How Do I Connect Procore and SharePoint?
See Procore and 12d Synergy connected in the monthly live demo, or talk to the team about your project.
