Updated Information

This is copied from https://github.com/Autodesk-Forge/learn.forge.viewhubmodels/tree/netcore

Video showing the entire tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMj_QMnspEk

Configuring Properties/Debug is better explained here: https://learnforge.autodesk.io/#/environment/setup/netcore_3legged

Listing hubs/projects https://learnforge.autodesk.io/#/datamanagement/hubs/readme

Forge

https://github.com/Autodesk-Forge/forge-api-dotnet-client Forge API Client for .NET Open issue: Autodesk-Forge/forge-api-dotnet-client#76

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Description

This sample is part of the Learn Forge tutorials. It includes authentication, listing and viewing files.

Setup

Prerequisites

1. Forge Account: Learn how to create a Forge Account, activate subscription and create an app at this tutorial.
2. Visual Studio: Community edition.
3. .NET Core basic knowledge with C#
4. JavaScript basic knowledge with jQuery

For using this sample, you need an Autodesk developer credentials. Visit the Forge Developer Portal, sign up for an account, then create an app that uses Data Management and Model Derivative APIs. For this new app, use http://localhost:3000/api/forge/callback/oauth as Callback URL, although is not used on 2-legged flow. Finally take note of the Client ID and Client Secret.

Running locally

Clone this project or download it (this netcore branch only). It's recommended to install GitHub desktop. To clone it via command line, use the following (Terminal on MacOSX/Linux, Git Shell on Windows):

git clone -b netcore https://github.com/Autodesk-Forge/learn.forge.viewhubmodels.git

For Visual Studio, go to project properties and specify the environment variables. For Visual Code, create a new Debug Configuration with the environment variables:

• FORGE_CLIENT_ID: your Forge Client ID
• FORGE_CLIENT_SECRET: your Forge Client Secret
• FORGE_CALLBACK_URL: "http://localhost:3000/api/forge/callback/oauth"

Compile the solution, Visual Studio should download the NUGET packages (Autodesk Forge, RestSharp and Newtonsoft.Json).

Further Reading

Documentation:

• BIM 360 API and App Provisioning
• Data Management API
• Viewer

Troubleshooting

1. Cannot see my BIM 360 projects: Make sure to provision the Forge App Client ID within the BIM 360 Account, learn more here. This requires the Account Admin permission.

2. error setting certificate verify locations error: may happen on Windows, use the following: git config --global http.sslverify "false"

License

This sample is licensed under the terms of the MIT License. Please see the LICENSE file for full details.

Written by

Augusto Goncalves @augustomaia, Forge Partner Development