Extract construction blueprint data with VLM run and Microsoft Office Suite

Automatically process Construction Blueprints into structured Excel entries with VLM extraction

>Disclaimer: This template uses community nodes, including the VLM Run node. It requires a self-hosted n8n instance and will not run on n8n Cloud.

What this workflow does

1. Monitors OneDrive for new blueprints in a target folder 2. Downloads the file inside n8n for processing 3. Sends the file to VLM Run for VLM analysis 4. Fetches details from the construction.blueprint domain as JSON 5. Appends normalized fields to an Excel sheet as a new row

Setup

Prerequisites: Microsoft account, VLM Run API credentials, OneDrive access, Excel Online, n8n. Install the verified VLM Run node by searching for VLM Run in the node list, then click Install. Once installed, you can start using it in your workflows.

Quick Setup:

1. Create the OneDrive folder you want to watch and copy its Folder ID