This is a questions I got from my colleague. Quick one, yet, might be easy to miss if you are skimming through the document. Q. Is there a way to get the total number of issues in a given project without actually retrieving the issue records? A. You can use:... Read more →

This topic was raised through a forum post. I also saw a similar inquiry came internally, too. I thought it's worth a little bit of explanation. Q. We would like to get a list of issues filtered by project and issue type. However, we do not find any API option... Read more →

In my previous posts, I pointed out a sample called “LmvDbg”. It’s an extremely helpful sample to learn about the client side of View and Data JavaScript API. In fact, I would attribute it as a learning “tool” beyond a sample application. When I “googled” about it, however, it appears... Read more →

This post was prompted by Sagar’s inquiry about accessing properties of Revit model using View and Data API. He left a comment saying that he followed my tutorial and was able to view the uploaded model successfully. So let’s take View and Data API Intro Lab4 as a starting point... Read more →

Q. I want to update a custom field of a given issue through the Field API. Is it possible? A. It is possible to update a portion of fields of an issue. You can use the call: POST /fieldapi/issues/v1/update https://bim360field.autodesk.com/apidoc/index.html#issues_api_method_12 In fact, it is similar to what we have showed... Read more →

Automating user creation for a given project seems to be one common task using Glue API. Q. We want to create users for a certain Glue project programmatically. I looked at User Service APIs. But I cannot find a web service call to do this. Is it possible to create... Read more →

The second Autodesk Cloud Accelerator program was held from June 1 - June 12 in Autodesk San Francisco Office. Around 10 partners from around the world spend two weeks developing their applications on Autodesk Cloud Platform. I had the opportunity to attend the kick off and spend time with some of them discussing the BIM 360 APIs and the potential for integrations using the same.Developers from these partner companies got a chance to work intensively on their chosen project with the help, support and training of the Autodesk Cloud Engineering teams. The projects involved the use of any Autodesk cloud technology API – View and Data, Autodesk BIM 360, AutoCAD I/O, Autodesk InfraWorks 360 or Autodesk ReCap. It is such a great opportunity to accelerate your development with face-to-face advice and support from Autodesk cloud technology experts. Read more →

Here is the first question that I received about Point Layout API. Q. In the Glue API reference document, I see there are APIs for Point Layout. But it looks to me that they are points of a model only. Do we have any API to get point data coming... Read more →

Q. I’m a project admin for a Glue project. Using company_roster REST call, I can get a list of users who are in other projects and not necessarily in my project. Is this intended behavior? A. Yes, this is the way it is designed. The primary reason is that the... Read more →

Here is another question I got today. Q. I’m using Field Checklists API to retrieve Checklists. But I cannot seem to distinguish items under different sections. A. First, please make sure you use APIs under /fieldapi/. /api/get_checklists is deprecated. You can use the following two REST calls to retrieve checklists... Read more →