(This is a continuation from the previous post: Field API Intro Labs Overview.) In this lab, we learn the first step into the Field API world and the basic of REST API call. This is a simple Windows Forms application written C#. The Field API service we use in this... Read more →

I have done “Intro Labs” series for some products’ API in the past. Occasionally I was asked if there is a similar one for Field API or planning to make one. So here it is. I’m going to write about the introduction to Field API in the next few posts.... Read more →

The document library in BIM 360 Field has seen a lot of improvements in recent times including mark up improvements and linking documents, etc. and according to the team - we're not done yet! Last week saw updates to how Document versions are managed in Library and this update also improved the Publish API for importing documents to the library. Let us take a quick look at the most recent updates. Read more →

In my last blog post I talked about Driving an RFI workflow through BIM 360 Field. This generated some discussion around data extraction and one of the readers asked about how to make it more efficient when there are large number of data points. This gave the idea of starting a series of posts focusing on Field Data Extraction. So in this blog post, I decided to write about the Filters in BIM 360 Field - A very powerful and simple feature to help manage your data, sort, filter and extract. Read more →

In this blog post, we look at how to leverage Autodesk BIM 360 Field's best-in-class data collection mechanisms to identify and record issues early in the process as well as make them a part of the official RFI process by feeding them seamlessly to a Project Management system. Lot of Field users have asked the question of how to take a Field 'issue' item and create an RFI from the same. Let us take a look... Read more →

Autodesk BIM 360 team has created an online tour application that allows industry professionals to understand how BIM 360 can help in their day to day work. The tour is tailored to specific roles in the Construction industry and can be customized further based on user preferences. Whether you are a BIM/VDC personnel, or a Project Manager or part of Field operations team, you can select the specific role that you play in the team and look for information that is valuable to you. The online tour is accessible at Autodesk BIM360-Online Tour. Read more →

Autodesk BIM 360 Field has rolled out a new enhanced resource for the API documentation. It is publicly available from https://bim360field.autodesk.com/apidoc Users will notice that this page now consolidates all the API documentation that previously existed for Field web services as well as for the mobile application in one single... Read more →

How to maintain a single source of project information and continue to add more info or semantic layers during downstream stages of the project? BIM 360 platform provides a means for connecting the various sources of data and feeding to the right user in a project, similar to the circulatory system serving the human body. Some call it data integration, some say semantics, We call it the "I in BIM". Read more →

The Autodesk® BIM 360™ Software Development Kit (BIM 360 SDK) is a set of tools that will allow third party application developers and integrators to interface with the BIM 360 Platform. As promised earlier, here is a detailed overview of the different components, APIs, infrastructure and samples that are available... Read more →

Autodesk Developer Network holds its annual developer conference - DevDays around Autodesk University time, worldwide across 17 cities. The focus of DevDays 2013 conference - rEvolution – Where Desktop meets the Cloud, is around the several new web services APIs from Autodesk and especially from the 360 Cloud Platform. If... Read more →