Is there a way to retrieve the "Description" and "Sets" information for a specific item version in BIM360 Document Management?
I couldn't find any of them in the current Forge available endpoints for neither BIM360 or Data Management APIs:
https://forge.autodesk.com/en/docs/data/v2/reference/http/projects-project_id-items-item_id-GET/
https://forge.autodesk.com/en/docs/data/v2/reference/http/projects-project_id-versions-version_id-GET/
Thanks
I hate to disappoint you, but it is true no API yet for the Description or Sets yet. We have two wishes tickets:
FDM-3124: wish: expose [Description] with GET :Folder Contents
ALEX-24690: [Public API] Expose BIM 360 SET via DM API
I have appended your requests to the two tickets. You patience and understanding are appreciated.
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(Update: There may or may not be any such thing as a "unified project". But there is definitely a button on my Account Admin->Projects screen that says "Go to unified projects", hence my confusion. It just takes me to a list of all projects.)
Since some API endpoints are not compatible between the two types of projects, (see https://forge.autodesk.com/en/docs/acc/v1/overview/bim-360-compatibility/compatibility-table/), it would be nice to know, programmatically, which type of project you are dealing with.
The response from https://developer.api.autodesk.com/hq/v1/accounts/:hub_id/projects lists, for example, the exact same details regardless. Is there another call that would give more info?
I know that the BIM 360 projects start with "b.", but not in the above list.
Just poking around, the BIM 360 API endpoint https://developer.api.autodesk.com/hq/v1/accounts/:account_id/projects apparently returns only(?) BIM 360 projects, complete with "b.". But if I want ALL projects, and simply need to know the difference? I could make both calls and parse the differences; but one call with the correct info would be great, if it exists.
The endpoint I meant is: https://forge.autodesk.com/en/docs/data/v2/reference/http/hubs-hub_id-projects-GET/. It is for project information in the general context. The one you pointed out is for getting project information in the context of BIM360.
Data Management is a general API. e.g. you manage your (as a web application) manage models and data in your own buckets (on Forge), this goes with Data Management. BIM360 or ACC or Fusion360 etc is the platform that manages model or data for end users, in a format of more user-orientated structure like hub>>project>>folder>>item>>version etc. These fall into Data Management. BIM 360 API will be more specific in the context of BIM360. e.g. Admin API (like what you are using), Issue API, RFI API, Cost API , Model Coordination API etc.
As to united project, it means the project list managed within Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), which includes BIM360 projects and ACC projects. In another word, a united portal to access the two types of projects. To distinguish the two types, the attribute I mentioned in the last email is the indicator. Hope it explains.
I am trying to get the data present under the 'Reviews' tab under Document Management in BIM 360. Is there an exposed endpoint that can fetch those details?
Unfortunately, there is no API available for the Reviews at this moment, but there is a wish for Review API: ALEX-37150: “API wish: expose Docs Review API”.
In addition, we would be interested in knowing what kind of workflow you are trying to accomplish with API. It might help the product team to prioritize their work. If it cannot be posted publicly, please reach out to forge[DOT]help[AT]autodesk[DOT]com.
Related: https://stackoverflow.com/a/64392350/7745569
I used the TimeLiner plugin for Navisworks to create a 4D timeline. I'm now trying to grab this TimeLiner data from the Forge API. When I log into BIM360, I'm able to load a model into the viewer and see all TimeLiner information within a browser. However, I don't see how I can accomplish this with the Forge API. Is there an available API for this? Or is there another way to grab this info?
Unfortunately, the Timeliner properties are not extracted by Forge service (which BIM 360 is running on), and also some other properties. This blog tells in detail:
https://forge.autodesk.com/blog/updates-navisworks-nwd-translation-engine-coming
Currently, we do have an advanced option to override default configurations to tell NWD/NWC translator if it needs to translate Timeliner properties. BUT, this option is about Forge Model Derivative API ONLY.
While in BIM360 Docs UI, there is no any plan to expose options to let users override default configurations when they upload files. So for now, users uploading NWD/NWC files to BIM 360 Docs will lose Timeliner properties. Consequently, you will have to open those files inside Navisworks to view Timeliner data or take advantage of the Navisworks API to extract the data inside Navisworks. We apologize for the inconvenience.
However, we have legged a wish BIMPLT-698 with BIM360 engineering team to evaluate the possibility of adding options for end-user when they upload the model files. You're welcome to track the updates in the future via sending an email quoting this wish id to the Forge support channel.
Note. Triggering your own translation job to override your desired translation configurations via Forge Model Derivative API on files uploaded to BIM360 will charge you for cloud credits. You will have to consider the extra costs if you want to do so, and see here for the pricing: https://forge.autodesk.com/pricing
We are using Autodesk BIM360 Docs to manage our drawings, and as well review workflows are used in our project. Now we get a request to use Forge API to copy files that are approved to our local storage. Everything seems good except that we cannot find a forge API with which we can get the approve status of each document.
Any help would be appreciated.
I'm sorry to say that there is no API available to fetch approve status currently. Please keep your eyes on Forge blog announcements and BIM360 roadmap for updating. Once it gets supported we will post here. Thanks!
I'm trying to read the custom attributes, which are defined at the folder level in BIM360 and then applied to individual file versions.
But I can't find any endpoint that seems to expose them.
Is it still not possible to read/write them?
(I see an Autodesk forum post from April that seems to say no, but I was hoping that they would be visible via the Forge APIs by now?).
Thanks,
Matt
AFAIK, the information of folder/file is provided by Forge Data Management API, this API is used as a common access to many different Autodesk SAAS app like A360 Personal, BIM 360 Team, Fusion Team (formerly known as A360 Team), BIM 360 Docs.
Unfortunately, since the custom attributes are specified only for BIM360 Docs(correct me if I am wrong), so the Folder/Item API of Forge Date Management does not provide that information yet.