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Is there a way to assign 'Default Role' in bulk in BIM 360?
I'd like to assign a default role to all users in BIM 360 who do not have one assigned yet.
Looking through the Forge Documentation, I haven't found the "Default Role" field represented in the Forge API. Is there a way to modify it through the Forge…
user20114321
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How to distinguish Autodesk Construction Cloud and BIM 360 hubs?
When getting the list of hubs, I'd like to know how to distinguish a hub from Autodesk Construction Cloud and a hub from Autodesk BIM 360.
For now, I'm using https://developer.api.autodesk.com/project/v1/hubs, which retrieves both ACC and BIM 360…

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Forge Viewer_New model browser_Linked rvt files
Thank you all in advance for your help.
My problem is that in the model browser I can't see the elements organized by model. They are all seen together in no order. I have been able to load linked files via jobpayload with rootFilename. I have seen…

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Is there a way to create an ACC Docs item(version) from a design derivative?
The use case is very simple: We have Autodesk Revit files, which are hosted on Autodesk Construction Cloud (Docs) and want to convert them to IFC. Users should be able to download the resulting IFC from ACC Docs.
To achieve this, we successfully…

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Download Files from BIM 360 Without Authorization
I am integrating between Design automation and BIM 360 API in autodesk forge
I call step 7 Design automation
https://forge.autodesk.com/en/docs/design-automation/v3/tutorials/revit/step7-post-workitem/
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"activityId":…
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How to get parent folder for a subfolder in Autodesk BIM360 using Forge and Nodejs
I am looking into getting Parent Folder data for subfolders in BIM 360 using Nodejs and Forge
I see the method in Forge
GET https://developer.api.autodesk.com/data/v1/projects/:project_id/folders/:folder_id/parent
How to implement this code similar…
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How to create a Design Automation workitem with a composite design Revit file with nested references
Given the following situation, where "->" is a Xref reference in either overlay or attachment mode:
TOPHOST.rvt -> LINKA.rvt -> LINKA1.rvt
I know that I can use .../:version_id/relationships/refs to retrieve references from TOPHOST.rvt, which…

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Unable to open file on located on BIM360 via RevitPythonShell
My intention is to open and close a file located on BIM360 via python to force sync Desktop Connector.
import os
filepath = "C:\\Users\\{}\\ACCDocs\\XXXX\\Project Template\\Project Files\\File.txt".format(os.environ['USERNAME'])
file =…

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How can I find Revit document derivatives URNs in BIM360 Docs using the Forge Data Management API
I have some Revit files stored in a BIM360 project. I am trying to visualize those files inside Forge Viewer. Now Forge Viewer won't work directly with Revit file/documents, but require the 'urn' of a translated file, in 'svf' format.
I could…

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BIM 360 DATA CONNECTOR SOURCE CODE IN C SHARP
We are developing a web application with C Sharp as backend, We trying to integrate BIM 360 data connector in our application, For which, can anyone share a sample BIM 360 data connector source code in C#?

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Error on using Derivatives API on trial account
Problem
We created an app under an active trial account.
We added this app to the BIM 360.
We use this app properties to access model derivatives.
We get authorization error while accessing the model manifest.
{ "developerMessage":"You are not…

Eduard Sionov
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Autodesk Forge API - Patch Item Input Error
I am trying to use the PATCH projects/:project_id/items/:item_id endpoint in order to update the "displayName" attribute of an item in BIM360. There is an example on how to do exactly that in the Forge documentation, but for some reason I am getting…

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How to find cloud Item id of a Revit model?
In our solution we need a reference between a Revit model and its presence in the cloud (BIM 360/Autodesk Construction Cloud).
In Revit we open a cloud model or save a model to the cloud (Save As cloud model). The rvt-file obviously "knows" where it…

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Trying to show room information in Autodesk Forge / Bim360
Okay so, I'm trying to show room information and geometry from a Revit project on Forge. I've made the call to https://developer.api.autodesk.com/modelderivative/v2/designdata/jobs with Setting advanced/generateMasterViews field to true, yet, even…

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Document Browser in MultiModel Environement Autodesk Forge
In a multi model viewer the document browser shows only a single model's sheets and views.
extensions: ['Autodesk.DocumentBrowser']
Is it possible to load all the sheets of multiple models at a time.
Thanks
Bimal

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