AutodeskBIM360DocsConnector

Accesses BIM 360 Docs to upload, download, or delete files and folders or list file/folder information.

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Typical Uses

  • Manage files on BIM 360 Docs by uploading, downloading, and deleting files and folders.
  • Transfer a file's contents into or out of an attribute in FME.
  • Retrieve file and folder names, paths, and other information from BIM 360 Docs to use elsewhere in a workspace.

How does it work?

The AutodeskBIM360DocsConnector uses your BIM 360 Docs account credentials (either via a previously defined FME web connection, or by setting up a new FME web connection right from the transformer) to access the file storage service.

Depending on your choice of actions, it will upload or download files, folders, and attributes; list information from the service; or delete items from the service. On Upload and List actions, links and file/folder information are added to the output features as attributes.

Authentication

The AutodeskBIM360DocsConnector uses an oauth web service defined FME web connection. It is recommended to create a new web connection using the Autodesk BIM 360 Docs (safe.autodesk-bim360docs) web service. It is also recommended to replace the included FME Forge app client with your own Forge application by updating the client id and secret in Autodesk BIM 360 Docs (safe.autodesk-bim360docs). At minimum, the Forge app must have access to the BIM 360 and Data Management APIs.

It is also required to add the chosen Forge App as a custom integration on the BIM 360 Hub page. A hub admin can do this by logging in and going to Account Admin > Settings > Custom Integrations > Add Custom Integration and entering the client ID of the connected Forge App. For the included FME Forge app, this is visible by examining the Autodesk BIM 360 Docs (safe.autodesk-bim360docs) web connection settings.

Usage Notes

  • This transformer cannot be used to directly move or copy files between different BIM 360 Docs locations. However, multiple AutodeskBIM360DocsConnectors can be used to accomplish this, by downloading files/folders and re-uploading them to a new location.

Configuration

Input Ports

Output Ports

Parameters

The remaining parameters available depend on the value of the Action parameter. Parameters for each Action are detailed below.

Editing Transformer Parameters

Using a set of menu options, transformer parameters can be assigned by referencing other elements in the workspace. More advanced functions, such as an advanced editor and an arithmetic editor, are also available in some transformers. To access a menu of these options, click beside the applicable parameter. For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Defining Values

There are several ways to define a value for use in a Transformer. The simplest is to simply type in a value or string, which can include functions of various types such as attribute references, math and string functions, and workspace parameters. There are a number of tools and shortcuts that can assist in constructing values, generally available from the drop-down context menu adjacent to the value field.

Dialog Options - Tables

Transformers with table-style parameters have additional tools for populating and manipulating values.

Reference

Processing Behavior

Feature-Based

Feature Holding

No

Dependencies BIM 360 Account, recommended to have a Forge App with access to the BIM 360 API and the Data Management API
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History Released FME 2020.2

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