AWS Cloudformation Project for BIM 360 Integrations.
For using this sample, you need an Autodesk developer credentials. Visit the Forge Developer Portal, sign up for an account, then create an app. 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.
- Forge Account: Learn how to create a Forge Account, activate subscription and create an app at this tutorial.
- Visual Studio: Either Community (Windows) or Code (Windows, MacOS).
- .NET Core basic knowledge with C#
- JavaScript basic knowledge with jQuery
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 https://github.com/autodesk-forge/forge-viewhubs-netcore-aws.git
Visual Studio (Windows):
Right-click on the project, then go to Debug. Adjust the settings as shown below.
Visual Sutdio Code (Windows, MacOS):
Open the folder, at the bottom-right, select Yes and Restore. This restores the packages (e.g. Autodesk.Forge) and creates the launch.json file. See Tips & Tricks for .NET Core on MacOS.
At the .vscode\launch.json, find the env vars and add your Forge Client ID, Secret and callback URL. Also define the ASPNETCORE_URLS variable. The end result should be as shown below:
"env": {
"ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development",
"ASPNETCORE_URLS" : "http://localhost:3000",
"FORGE_CLIENT_ID": "your id here",
"FORGE_CLIENT_SECRET": "your secret here",
"FORGE_CALLBACK_URL": "http://localhost:3000/api/forge/callback/oauth",
},Documentation:
This sample uses .NET Core and works fine on both Windows and MacOS, see this tutorial for MacOS.
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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.
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error setting certificate verify locations error: may happen on Windows, use the following:
git config --global http.sslverify "false"
This sample is licensed under the terms of the MIT License. Please see the LICENSE file for full details.