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How to copy a contents of dwg file to another dwg file on APS
I'm trying to work on something but it keeps throws exceptions on APS
but it works fine on AutoCAD desktop version
let me explain the main idea I have 3 files for example
Site Layout.dwg
villa_1.dwg
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How to detect folder permission changes in Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) without fetching permissions every time?
I am working with the Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) folder structure and permissions API.
I have a hierarchical structure like:
Drawings (Parent Folder)
Folder_1
Folder_2
Folder_6
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When ...
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Is it possible to save cloud models via the APS Automation API without a Revit license for the service account?
I am trying to use the Autodesk Platform Services (APS) Automation API to create Revit cloud models from template files, with the goal of making the entire process headless. For testing, I have been ...
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Data Exchange createExchange rejects published Revit Cloud Worksharing model source.fileId as malformed (EMEA)
I am calling the APS Data Exchange GraphQL createExchange method for a published Revit Cloud work sharing model in an ACC EMEA project.
What already works:
PublishModel returns 200
/items/{itemId}/...
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APS Viewer user THREE.js geometry
I'm looking for a way to include more geometry types, such as TextGeometry, from THREE.js in the APS viewer; the minimal types included in the viewer don't support them, and I'm having trouble loading ...
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Autodesk aps 2 legged authorization - flex token API
I am building an internal automated reporting integration using PowerShell that pulls Autodesk Token Flex usage data and syncs it to SharePoint. I need to use two-legged OAuth (client credentials) ...
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Programmatic Execution & Results Extraction for Static Stress Simulation via Python API?
I am building an autonomous generative design agent using the local Python API (adsk.fusion). My pipeline successfully handles programmatic 2D sketching, extrusions, and parametric adjustments.
My ...
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APS Automation Inventor, convert to DWG Autocad with image in titleblock
I have an Inventor idw/dwg file, with a logo image in titleblock embed (not linked).
I use APS Automation Inventor 2024, I can convert to Autocad DWG correctly using translator add-in, but logo ...
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How do I find the image URL for snapshots within Issues for Autodesk Construction cloud using APIs (Not BIM360)
I have created a script to pull the data I want from ACC (not bim360), I am trying to pull the images of the snapshots within Issues. Using this request, I get all the issue data:
"https://...
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How to I read or update custom tabular data in ACC forms via the API?
It is possible to add a 'Table' section to a form template in ACC which is not one of the 3 built in ones (worklogEntries, materialsEntries, equipmentEntries).
I would expect this custom table to work ...
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How to filter locked items when searching folders recursively using Data Management API?
When using the https://aps.autodesk.com/en/docs/data/v2/reference/http/projects-project_id-folders-folder_id-search-GET/ endpoint, I can only apply filters to properties available in the version ...
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Autodesk Platform Services (APS) Fusion Lifecycle webhooks not firing (item.update / item.release)
I’m trying to diagnose why APS (Autodesk Platform Services / Forge) webhooks for Fusion Lifecycle (Fusion Manage) are not firing, and I’m running out of observable debugging options.
What I’m trying ...
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Bulk revise drawings, parts and assemblies through autodesk vault api
I have wrote a C# program using Autodesk vault APIs to revise bulk of objects in Vault by reading an excel where the filename and the revision number is recorded. I'm able to establish connection to ...
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SSA (2LO) cannot access ACC file contents while 3LO works – what APS permissions or app settings are required?
We are integrating Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) with FME Flow (Server) and are trying to move from 3LO (user-based OAuth) to SSA / robot account (2LO) based on the APS guidance that SSA is now GA....
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Data Management API - Can you hide items from deleted folders in search?
I am looking for guidance on how to filter out items from deleted folders when using GET projects/:project_id/folders/:folder_id/search using the Autodesk Data Management API.
When calling GET https:/...
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How to place push pins when creating an Issue with Autodesk Issues API
Im using Autodesk Issues API to create new issues in ACC, specifically POST endpoint.
Problem
I cannot place a push pin in the 3d model that will represent the issue.
In the documentation I don't see ...
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fitToView() and getBoundingBox() return same bounds for all objects in linked model uploaded from .zip
I'm working with a Forge Viewer application that loads linked models uploaded in a .zip file (root model + linked model). When selecting different objects and trying to zoom to fit them, fitToView() ...
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Autodesk Forge Viewer Minimap: How to apply globalOffset for multi-model alignment?
I’m using Autodesk Forge Viewer with the official Minimap extension (Autodesk.AEC.Minimap3DExtension). My use case involves loading multiple Revit models into the same viewer. I align these models in ...
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403 http error code is returned for all APIs after migration to developer hubs
After migrating applications to developer hubs, any http request to free or paid APIs return this error message:
{
"developerMessage": "API request capacity exceeded.",
&...
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Data Management API Folder Contents showing all files including hidden when combined with filter [lastModifiedTimeRollup]
I am using the endpoint:
GET https://developer.api.autodesk.com/data/v1/projects/:project_id/folders/:folder_id/contents
with the following parameters:
filter[lastModifiedTimeRollup]-ge=<timestamp&...
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ACC Webhooks: adsk.c4r:model.sync not triggered when syncing Revit Cloud Workshared model without publishing
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I am working with Autodesk Platform Services (APS) Webhooks and Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), and I’m trying to detect when a Revit Cloud Workshared model is synchronized with central, ...
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Converting world coords to Autodesk Viewer SDK coordination system
I'm rendering a .rvt file in my React app using Autodesk's viewer SDK and I'm trying to add an overlay of a polygon to the model (3d/2d view). The polygon is in world coords (in Revit, when I annotate ...
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Autodesk APS Webhook not triggering callback (GET challenge never received)
I am trying to register an Autodesk APS (Forge) webhook for the Model Derivative extraction.finished event from my .NET MVC 4 application.
I register the webhook using:
POST https://developer.api....
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Autodesk Platform Services (APS) Authentication (OAuth) error
I’m trying to implement 3-legged authentication for APS using this source and this source.
I’ve written C# code that generates the authorization URL and opens it in the browser for the user to sign in....
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Issue: include=rootcauses parameter not returning data without filter - issue-root-cause-categories
I'm using the Autodesk Construction Cloud API endpoint:
GET /issues/v1/projects/{projectId}/issue-root-cause-categories
I noticed that calling the endpoint normally works fine:
import pandas as pd
...
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ModelBuilder - Objects disappear when zoom
Video demo
I'm attempting to add custom geometries in the viewer with SceneBuilder:
viewer.addEventListener(Autodesk.Viewing.GEOMETRY_LOADED_EVENT, async function onceLoaded() {
viewer....
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Autodesk Viewer - setThemingColor not working without Object Tree loaded [closed]
I'm trying to run setThemingColor before the properties are loaded and the object tree is available, since I don't need the recursive option to be true.
However, the coloring doesn't seem to be ...
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APS Design Automation 2026 Update to .NET Core Add-In Save/Update Failure
I'm having difficulty trying to update our 2025 .NET Framework version to 2026 .NET Core.
I started with my own solution receiving these errors, then switched over to start from scratch using the ...
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MD Fetch Properties stuck on 'success'
We are trying to get properties of a Navisworks model uploaded to BIM360 but since the last upload, the fetch properties endpoint seems to always return 'success' without data, even after days.
Is ...
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Autodesk APS Viewer - hide UI
In Autodesk APS viewer, how to avoid loading UI elements like cube and toolbar, when using AggregatedView?
My loading workflow:
Autodesk.Viewing.Initializer
(new Autodesk.Viewing.AggregatedView())....
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Automate Authentication
Does anyone know how to automate getting 3-legged authentication? Whenever I run my zapier trigger which is catch hook with autodesk, i always need to manually get a authentication code by pasting the ...
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How to get sheet version details using data/v1/projects/{project_id}/items/{item_id}/versions?
I’m trying to fetch sheet version information from a BIM 360 project using Autodesk Data Management API.
Here’s what I’m doing:
- API used: https://developer.api.autodesk.com/construction/sheets/v1/...
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Forge Viewer - setThemingColor for large models
I am loading a very large svf2 model and need to color its elements by a certain status.
The problem I’m having is that the object tree takes a very long time to download in the viewer.
Given that I ...
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How to get a list of all available roles for an ACC project via API?
I am looking for an API endpoint to get a list of all available roles that can be assigned within an Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) project.
What I want to do
My goal is to add users to a project ...
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Error when viewing a translated model in the APS Viewer
From yesterday to today, all our previously translated models in all environments — development, staging, and production — started returning error 404 (“x-ads-troubleshooting: Fail to authorize the ...
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APS Scoped Tokens results into 401
I implemented scoped tokens (Autodesk Viewer Proxy with streamingV2) and it worked fine so far for two weeks. Today it suddenly stopped working without changing anything on the application side.
The ...
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Schedule publish Revit workshared models every day
Currently, only weekly publishing is supported.
I am considering two options but none of them convince me:
Run app, keep it in the background and keep refreshing the 3 legged token every hour. I am ...
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Data Management API search filter[name] returns 400 error, but filter[displayName] returns empty data
I'm using the APS Data Management API endpoint GET /projects/{project_id}/folders/{folder_id}/search to search for folders within a project.
According to the documentation (Field Guide, Filtering ...
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Autodesk ACC Forms access with two-legged OAuth Token
I'm attempting to use the ACC API to get the list of forms for a project but it fails with an HTTP 401 Unauthorized response that includes message "Authorization failed." This is while ...
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How to get SVF2 model components' bounding box using the API?
I need to get the bounding box of the svf2 model components or specific component/Dbid using the API to avoid loading the model each time.
Is this possible?
NB: I am not using the BIM360.
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Not able to control and export linked Files as IFCs [closed]
Tried using API to control the behavior of Linked Files export as IFCs using the IFC Exporter API in Revit 2024.Not able to implement. Code snippet below for reference. Good to know if any other API ...
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Autodesk Construction Cloud API returns empty `results` for custom attributes
I'm trying to retrieve custom attributes from Autodesk Construction Cloud using the following endpoint:
GET https://developer.api.autodesk.com/construction/assets/v1/projects/{{projectId}}/custom-...
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Autodesk Viewer Proxy with streamingV2
Autodesk recommends in general to use a Proxy for the Viewer, especially for additional authorization.
What would be the recommended way to use it along the streamingV2 Feature, since without it the ...
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Linked Revit Models to view 3D Rooms and Sheets in Autodesk APS Forge Viewer
Summary: In Revit I can't get the Model Derivative {urn}/references to show linked rooms in Sheets.
In my Forge Viewer I combine multiple large files that are translated using {generateMasterViews: ...
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Viewer SDK - Access Token Management with Automatic Routing
I am looking for guidance on how to configure authorization token management with automatic routing enabled in the Viewer SDK.
Our application sets up token refreshing using the getAccessToken ...
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APS Design Automation: PackageContents.xml not being read from AppBundle in AutoCAD+25_1
I'm experiencing an issue with APS Design Automation (formerly Forge) where my AppBundle's PackageContents.xml is not being read/processed by AutoCAD Core Console, preventing my custom .NET DLL from ...
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Extract material names from Sketchup mtl derivative
I am trying to get the material names defined in the mtl file derived from a Sketchup file.
When opening this file directly exported from Sketchup, I can see the material names alongside the newmtl ...
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Forge Viewer offline in Vue/Vite (iOS WebView) – call function across files without import/window/globalThis
We are building an offline Forge Viewer project using Vue + Vite, which will later be wrapped in an iOS app (Capacitor).
In offline mode, we need to serve model files and translations from a local ...
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calculate the slope for 3D faces in a terrain mesh using AutoCAD Architecture
I have created a terrain mesh in AutoCAD Architecture using contour line. mesh is create successfully. But when I tried to calculate the slope angle of the each 3d face. I'm getting the wrong values. ...
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Autodesk GET logout does not redirect
For some reason logout with redirect uri stop redirecting and keep me on Autodesk page after logging out.
What i do is follow approach that was described here https://aps.autodesk.com/en/docs/oauth/v2/...