Extension Autodesk Forge: My IFC 4 model can not connect to my extension - autodesk-forge

I uploaded my IFC version 4 to Autodesk forge and then added my extension, unfortunately, my control panel can not work and connect to my model.
Also, I had this problem with the Revit model but solved it with a solution from Mr. Petr Broz.
Please check this (Extension Autodesk Forge: My control panel doesn't connect to the Revit model after adding my own extension to the package).
unfortunately, the solution for the Revit model doesn't work for the IFC4 model.
Would you please Guide me on how I can solve it?

I cannot see the full extension code from the thread you pointed out, but this problem should not be related to IFC4.
From your code snippet, I can see that there is a great possibility that thesetTransformation function would be called before the geometries are loaded completely. Before completely loaded geometries, fragment info like transform matrix, bounding box, and so on would not be completed. Therefore, I would advise you to setTransformation function after Autodesk.Viewing.GEOMETRY_LOADED_EVENT is triggered to avoid this problem.
if(model.isLoadDone() ) {
viewer.addEventListner(
`Autodesk.Viewing.GEOMETRY_LOADED_EVENT`,
() => {
this.setTransformation();
}, { once: true }); //!<<< run this even handler once
} else {
this.setTransformation();
}
Or call the async function viewer.waitForLoadDone() before calling setTransformation function to ensure geometries are loaded completely.
await viewer.waitForLoadDone();
this.setTransformation();

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How to view local drawing DWF file with correct font?

I am trying to view local dwf files in browser using forge viewer.
I followed this: https://aps.autodesk.com/blog/dwf-and-pdf-support-forge-viewer
example to load local dwf file into the viewer.
let option = { env: "Local" };
Autodesk.Viewing.Initializer(option, async function () {
const viewer = new Autodesk.Viewing.GuiViewer3D(document.getElementById('forgeViewer'));
viewer.start();
viewer.setTheme('dark-theme');
viewer.loadExtension('Autodesk.DWF').then(() => {
console.log("Extension Loaded")
console.log(path);
try {
viewer.loadModel(virtualPath + path);
} catch (e) {
console.log(e)
alert("Nepodařilo se načíst požadovaný soubor!")
}
});
});
But there is a problem with font:
forge-viewer-result
When I view the same file with "Autodesk Design Review" the font is correct:
design-review-result
Detailed problems I have in my implementation of Forge Viewer:
It is not the correct ISOCPEUR and it does not support characters with diacritics.
Also it uses blue background and looks different compared to other Autodesk viewing apps I have seen. (Vault Thin Client, DR)
The image (company logo) is blurred
Am I missing some sort of setting to the viewer?
I don't think you're missing any settings. The native DWF loading in JavaScript is a relatively new feature, and there may be areas that require some polishing. If you wouldn't mind sharing one of the DWFs with us (confidentially via forge (dot) help (at) autodesk (dot) com; the file would not be shared with anyone outside of Autodesk), we can ask the viewer engineering team to look at it.
In the meantime, have you tried converting the DWF into the viewer format using the Model Derivative service? While this operation has some cost (0.1 flex tokens per DWF), it uses AutoCAD to process the DWF, so it is generally more robust.

Is it possible to implement the highlight function in Forge Viewer by receiving a specific ID from an external web page?

IFC format project is being viewed with Forge Viewer. IFC project elements (top panel, slab, right wall, etc.) are listed on an external web page, and I want to implement a function that highlights in Forge Viewer when one of them is selected.
Should I use 'GLOBALID' to implement the function?
I've been looking for Forge Viewer's API(v7), but I'm curious if it provides the same functionality as above.
Yeah, it's possible. Here is a sample demonstrating this idea:
https://github.com/yiskang/forge-viewer-iframe-interoperability
This sample supports two ways to locate objects:
By passing querying strings to viewer page's URL (See public/extlink.html):
urn: It stands for which model to load by the Forge Viewer.
idType: It stands for the IFC guid type. If the IFC model is translated by the legacy IFC pipeline, then the idType is GLOBALID. On the contrary, if you're using modern pipeline, the idType is IfcGuid.
guid: It stands for the IFC guid of the object you want to locate.
With those parameters, you can locate objects after model is loading completely immediately by passing them to the URL like the below:
http://localhost:3000/viewer/?urn=dXJuOmFkc2sub2JqZWN0czpvcy5vYmplY3Q6ZXh0cmFjdC1hdXRvZGVzay1pby0yMDE3bGt3ZWo3eHBiZ3A2M3g0aGwzMzV5Nm0yNm9ha2dnb2YvcmFjX2Jhc2ljX3NhbXBsZV9wcm9qZWN0X2xlZ2FjeS5pZmM&type=GLOBALID&guid=2cgXCjpDT0ZxBvxMSr3pfm
By triggering LOCATE_ELEMENT_EVENT (See public/index.html):
// Trigger event from iframe's parent page
const guid = event.target.getAttribute('data-guid');
const idType = event.target.getAttribute('data-idType');
if (!idType || !guid) return;
const iframeWind = viewerIframe.contentWindow;
iframeWind.NOP_VIEWER.fireEvent({
type: iframeWind.Autodesk.ADN.ElementLocator.Event.LOCATE_ELEMENT_EVENT,
idType,
guid
});

How to load propertyDb for f2d files in local environment

I am using Forge extractor in order to translate model into SVF format and load them in the local environment using Forge Viewer v7. I've selected both 3D Views and 2D Floor Plans from Revit for translation and I can see that they are converted successfully.
I am loading the 3D view using this method:
Autodesk.Viewing.Initializer(options, function () {
viewer.start("Resource/3D View/{3D} xxxxxx/{3D}.svf", options);
I can see that the properties for the elements can be loaded succesfully and I can view the properties/attributes for this element using the Properties Panel.
However, when I am loading a 2D Floor plan (f2d) file using this method:
Autodesk.Viewing.Initializer(options, function () {
viewer.start("2c627223-65bc-e4f4-6518-dda3dc1960dc_f2d/primaryGraphics.f2d", options);
The properties for elements can not be displayed correctly.
May I know is there a way to also display properties for objects in 2D Floor Plan? Thanks!
Unfortunately that extractor has been officially retired recently so we would not be supporting it going forward ...
Try other tools like this, this and this etc to download the SVFs
Coming back to the issues you were experiencing - apparently the property db was not loaded ... see your console output and check for any 404 errors for getting object*.json - these files are the property db...:
attrs: [path + "objects_attrs.json.gz"],
values: [path + "objects_vals.json.gz"],
avs: [path + "objects_avs.json.gz"],
offsets: [path + "objects_offs.json.gz"],
ids: [path + "objects_ids.json.gz"]
Once you use a tool that downloads all the dependencies for f2d derivatives properly or implement the process correctly yourself then everything would be functioning properly again ...

How to show item in revit file using Forge Viewer?

We have a web app connected with Autodesk Forge. We were able to upload and view revit files and get the metadata of the file. Now, we want to view specific item in the file without viewing the whole file. How can we make that using the Forge Viewer??
EDIT
The correct option to pass in should be ids and not dbids, been a while since I used this so had to brush up on it...
Yes simply pass in an array of dbids for Viewer to partially load the model:
const options = {
ids: [233,2333 ...]
//...
}
viewer.start/loadModel(svfUrl, options) // or viewer.loadDocumentNode(doc, geom, options)
Note that with this approach there's no option to load the rest of the nodes back w/o reloading the entire model with their dbids passed in again.
Also note that dbids are inconsistent between conversions (they are subject to change if the model is translated again) so use externalIds of a node to map it to a component in the editor space (Revit).

Is it possible to load new Cloud (BIM 360) links in a Revit model either through the Revit API or FORGE API?

I have a two-part WPF App and Revit Addin that runs a series of routines to create and activate a new BIM 360 project via the FORGE BIM 360 API, launches Revit and creates and sets up a collection of Revit models from a "seed" Revit model. The primary requirement is to have zero user interaction in this process: to be fully automated.
Given that background, I am having trouble linking the newly saved BIM 360 models to one-another. I have the option to do this either in the Revit Addin with Revit API hooks (preferred) or through the manager WPF App with FORGE API REST calls after the models are created.
Is either one possible?
I have successfully linked with the cached local models as described here and here. However, this does not meet the requirement fully, since when any other user (besides the automation machine user) opens the model the links are Not Found.
Screenshot of links Not Found.
Current "sort-of-working" code:
var wId = GetWorksetId(doc, w);
if (wId != null)
{
string localPath = settings.CloudModels.Where(x => x.ModelName == _linkModelNames[i]).Select(x => x.LocalFilePath).First();
ModelPath path = ModelPathUtils.ConvertUserVisiblePathToModelPath(localPath);
using (var options = new RevitLinkOptions(true))
{
using (var t = new Transaction(doc, w))
{
t.Start();
doc.GetWorksetTable().SetActiveWorksetId(wId);
using (var result = RevitLinkType.Create(doc, path, options))
{
_ = RevitLinkInstance.Create(doc, result.ElementId);
}
t.Commit();
linkPlaced++;
}
}
}
I was able to get the correct ModelPath via the Revit API thanks to this helpful tip. I can save this value in my Addin, close the model, and access the property later after opening a different model (saved in the CloudModels class referenced in the linq statement in the code snippet above). Unfortunately for me RevitLinkType.Create() that takes a ModelPath does not accept the cloud path, so I may have hit another dead end. Unless it is possible with an ExternalResourceReference. Has anyone tried this option? If so, how do you assemble a Revit ExternalResourceReference? I am not familiar with this process, and looking over this course from AU 2017, I don't see that it necessarily applies to BIM 360 cloud models. A BIM 360 cloud example would be very helpful if this is possible.
Alternate strategy: I do not see any reference to loading links in the FORGE Data Management API or other FORGE APIs. If I have somehow missed it, please share a link.
Any help would be very much appreciated!!
EDIT: I have since found these two (1) (2) similar questions that, at least for my purposes, were not answered satisfactorily. Any updates I should be aware of?
As of now (Jan 2020), unfortunately, we do not have a Link API for cloud models. It is on the roadmap.
Revit API 2022 docs mention that
The methods:
RevitLinkType.Create(Document, ModelPath, RevitLinkOptions)
RevitLinkType.LoadFrom(ModelPath, WorksetConfiguration)
have been enhanced to support creation of new cloud model Revit links.
You may use ModelPathUtils.ConvertCloudGUIDsToCloudPath() to
create a cloud path to use as an argument to these methods.
Additional Resource:
This Youtube Video showcases an example and its respective Github repo.
For Revit 2021 and below, you can use ExternalResourceReference() as a workaround, but I've noticed that this is not always reliable.
Its also mentioned in the documentation of InSessionPath property to not rely on this property:
Do not rely on this path (InSessionPath ) to look up an ExternalResourceReference, as the path is neither unique nor stable. It isn't unique because multiple servers might use the same server name and display name format. It isn't stable because some servers allow renaming, and because a server might change its name at some point.
Below is the code to do that:
var linkCloudPath = doc.GetCloudModelPath(); // the cloudpath of a BIM360 model
Guid linkedmodelguid = linkCloudPath.GetModelGUID();
Guid linkedprojectguid = linkCloudPath.GetProjectGUID();
Dictionary<string, string> Dictionary_ExternalResource = new Dictionary<string, string>(){
{"LinkedModelModelId", modelGuid.ToString()},
{"LinkedModelProjectId", projGuid.ToString()}
};
Dictionary<string, Guid> servers = new Dictionary<string, Guid>();
foreach (var service in ExternalServiceRegistry.GetServices())
{
if (service.Name == "External Resource Service")
{
IList<Guid> server_ids = service.GetRegisteredServerIds();
foreach (var server_id in server_ids)
{
servers.Add(service.GetServer(server_id).GetName(), server_id);
}
}
}
Guid BIM360ServerID = servers["BIM 360"];
ExternalResourceReference ERS = new ExternalResourceReference(BIM360ServerID, Dictionary_ExternalResource, "", "");
RevitLinkOptions options = new RevitLinkOptions(false);
LinkLoadResult result = RevitLinkType.Create(gcdoc, ERS, options);
RevitLinkInstance.Create(gcdoc, result.ElementId);
Please note that this seems to be working fine in Revit 2020, but not in Revit 2021.
I believe it is possible to create links to the Cloud Models in Revit 2019 or higher (with ModelPathUtils.ConvertCloudGUIDsToCloudPath()). You'll need the ProjectGUID and ModelGUID to make the cloud model path.
Regarding the ExternalResource approach, that also works - but it's super messy - you can read the properties associated with existing BIM360 links and you'll see how an ExternalResource is defined for BIM360 links.
Finally - as of today, the Forge Design Automation for Revit approach would not work for you at all:
1. Not possible to open a live cloud workshared model (only published/uploaded models).
2. No network access while you're running in a Design Automation for Revit session.
Good luck...
-Matt