> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.acelabusa.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Uploading Documents

> Add specs, drawings, cut sheets, and other files to your project's Documents.

Upload files to a project's **Documents** so your whole team can find, preview, and search them in one place.

> [!NOTE]
>
> You need a **Creator** or **Admin** role on the project to upload files.

## Upload files

**1. Open Documents**

Go to your project and click **Documents** in the project menu.

**2. Choose a folder (optional)**

To upload straight into a folder, select it in the left panel first. Files uploaded from **All files** or **Unfiled** aren't added to a folder.

**3. Click Upload**

Click **Upload** at the top of the file list. In an empty project, click **Upload your first document**.

**4. Add your files**

Drag files into the **Upload files** window, or click **browse** to pick them. You can add several files at once. To take a file off the list before uploading, click the **X** next to it.

**5. Upload**

Click **Upload** (or **Upload *n* files**). Each file shows its progress and a check mark when it's done. Click **Close** when every file is uploaded.

After upload, Acelab starts reading PDF and image files. They show a **Processing** status until they're ready. You can keep working while this happens.

## Accepted files

You can upload PDFs, images, Office, CAD, BIM, and archive files, up to **1 GB** each.

| Type | Extensions |
| - | - |
| Documents | PDF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, RTF, TXT |
| Spreadsheets and data | XLS, XLSX, CSV, XML, COBie, VCF |
| Presentations | PPT, PPTX, PPS |
| Images | JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, SVG, WEBP, AVIF, HEIC, AI |
| CAD and BIM | DWG, RVT, RFA, RTE, IFC, NWD, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, PLN, BIMX, GSM, TPL, SHP |
| Archives | ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, WIM |
| Video | MP4 |

> [!TIP]
>
> Acelab reads **PDF**, **PNG**, and **JPG** files to build summaries, search, and product lists. Other file types are stored and can be previewed or downloaded, but their contents aren't read.

## If a file won't upload

* **".xyz files are not allowed."** The file type isn't accepted. Convert it or zip it.
* **"This file is larger than the limit."** Split or compress the file.
* **"This file is empty."** Check that the file has content and try again.
* **Upload failed partway.** Click **Retry failed** to upload the failed files again.

## Upload files through Ace

You can also drop a PDF or image into Ace while you're in a project. Ace saves it to that project's Documents and answers questions about it. See [Documents and Ace](https://docs.acelabusa.com/help-center/working-on-projects/documents/documents-and-ace.md).

## Next steps

> [card] [Extracting products from documents](https://docs.acelabusa.com/help-center/working-on-projects/documents/extracting-products-from-documents.md)
>
> Add the products in a file to a schedule.

> [card] [Documents overview](https://docs.acelabusa.com/help-center/working-on-projects/documents/documents-overview.md)
>
> Folders, search, preview, and statuses.