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For questions related to Autodesk Forge Design Automation, including the REST web service and engine specific questions (AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit or 3dsMax).

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Forge DA for Revit Multiple Versions

Ok I think we have a DA for Revit app running in Forge, but the next question is how to support multiple Revit version and I can't find a ton of documentation on it. Here is what I understand (or think I do anyway) and the questions I have: Each…
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How to use Forge Design Automation without ngrok?

I am trying to go through the "Modify your Models" example from https://learnforge.autodesk.io/ Unfortunately ngrok is not working in our corporate network. If I try to run any of the command below ngrok http 3000 -host-header="localhost:3000" ngrok…
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How to Duplicate current `Family Type` and update it's parameters

We are using Autodesk's Forge (or Platform Service), more specifically, the Design Automation where we run scripts on our files in the cloud. We are looking into ways to import a "Type Catalog" (which is a ".txt" file) into the opened ".rfa" file…
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How to get revit version of files upload in BIM360 translated before 2021

I'm trying to get revit versions for file upload in BIM360 which are translated before 2021. We get revit version for files translated after 2021 using below link https://developer.api.autodesk.com/derivativeservice/v2/manifest/:urn
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Document.Create.NewFamilyInstance not working generate in Design Automation For Revit

I want to generate scaffolding automatically by Design Automation but i have a trouble in Create.NewFamilyInstance. So i'm using BuiltInCategory.OST_SpecialityEquipment into get FilteredElementCollector collector FilteredElementCollector…
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Revit Design Automation Control Open Process with Dynamic File Name

We have a design automation application for Revit that handles models from BIM 360 and we would like to open models using our own process so we can modify what worksets are opened, etc. We have found the link at…
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Unable to read schema from Extensible Storage using Design Automation for Revit

Do I have the possibility to read Extensible Storage from Design Automation? Because when I use the same dll and the same addin file like in desktop Revit, but I am not able to read schema. The Access level set to the vendor and I add to addin file…
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How to activate 3d view and save the revit model in design automation api for Revit

I am working on a task where I need to accept a template file (.rte) as input and save the resultant revit file in 3d view. I understand that to activate 3d view, we need UIDocument which is not available when we work in DesignAutomation API. In an…
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Returning Revit elements data as JSON in Forge API

Within a web client using the Forge API, I would like to get a JSON array of Revit elements in a model. Using the Design Automation API, I am creating an Activity that uses FilteredElementCollector to retrieve the elements, but once I have the…
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Export Schedules from Revit Model using Design Automation API

I have found a plug-in to manually export schedules (rebar, production bom, material lists) from Revit models. However, our company is looking to automate this and take out the human required element of exporting these schedules. I have not, so…
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How to save Revit file in BIM 360 as cloud model using Forge Design Automation API?

I would like to upload my Revit file to BIM 360, and work on it as a cloud model. I am using Design Automation API in order to do that. For some reason I get an error that says: "Could not obtain entitlement server" This is my AppBundle code: public…
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How to pass a huge json file to the Command.cs in forge api design automation for revit?

I created a project from this tutorial. How may I send a huge json file by user to be read in Command.cs in Design Automation for Revit on cloud? I receive the file in DesignAutomationController.cs using form, but i am unable to send it to…
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How to edit an AutoCAD PC3 file programmatically

I want to be able to add more default/custom paper sizes to a user's "DWG to PDF" PC3 file in AutoCAD, (or at least be able to read it) but the only way seems to be using the interface that AutoCAD provides. I know where the PC3 files are located,…
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How to Revit export PDF by DesignAutomationV3 (Forge API)

I try your code to export DWGs in blog Autodesk Forge. It is work very well, I get a zip with files dwgs. Now i try to export PDF but it not work, i just get a zip with no things. I think it problem maybe from Print Settings of Revit Sandbox. Please…
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Revit rooms and space coordinates in sheet space

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