Validate CAD and BIM files against Excel standards (Revit, IFC, AutoCAD, DGN)
Needs changesNeeds changes. This template uses 2 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: Read Binary File, Write Binary File. 2 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 18 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. It uses only n8n's built-in nodes.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.
- Setup - Define file paths (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: path_to_converter, project_file
- Create - Excel filename (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: xlsx_filename, path_to_converter, project_file
- Check - Does Excel file exist? (Read Binary File): uses Read Binary File
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Info - Skip conversion (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: status, xlsx_filename
- Extract - Run converter (Execute Command): runs a shell command on the n8n host
- Merge: merges the data from its input branches
- Check - Did extraction succeed? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Read Project Excel File (Read Binary File): uses Read Binary File
- Set Validation Rules Path (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: validation_rules_path
…plus 7 more steps. See the full node list below.
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
2 things in this workflow are removed in n8n 3.0. Fix them before you upgrade:
- Read Binary File in Read Project Excel File, Read Validation Rules File, Check - Does Excel file exist?: replace with Read/Write Files from Disk.
- Write Binary File in Save Validation Report1: replace with Read/Write Files from Disk.
Rather not rewrite it? Many of these flows can be rebuilt in Make (free plan).
| Removed in 3.0 | Replace with |
|---|---|
| Read Binary File Read Project Excel File, Read Validation Rules File, Check - Does Excel file exist? | Read/Write Files from Disk |
| Write Binary File Save Validation Report1 | Read/Write Files from Disk |
Nodes used (8)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Read Binary File
n8n-nodes-base.readBinaryFile - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Write Binary File
n8n-nodes-base.writeBinaryFile - Execute Command
n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand - If
n8n-nodes-base.if
From the author
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