Setting the credentials for the Autodesk Forge service

The Autodesk Forge Viewer is a cloud-based WebGL application. To display BIM models in the Forge Viewer in Maximo® for Civil Infrastructure, you must create an account with Autodesk and obtain credentials for the Autodesk Forge service.

Before you begin

In a browser window, open https://developer.autodesk.com/. Create an Autodesk account and sign in. Create an app, and copy the Client ID and Client Secret that are provided for the app.

About this task

You must configure the credentials for the Autodesk Forge service in the following Maximo for Civil Infrastructure system properties:
Table 1. System properties for the Forge service credentials
System property Value
bim.viewer.LMV.key The Client ID value that was provided by Autodesk for the app that you created.
bim.viewer.LMV.secret The Client Secret value that was provided by Autodesk for the app that you created.

Procedure

  1. In the Property Name filter field, type bim and press Enter. Verify that the bim.viewer.LMV.key and bim.viewer.LMV.secret properties exist. If the properties exist, skip to step 6.
  2. In the Global Properties table, click New Row.
  3. In the Property Name, enter bim.viewer.LMV.key and enter a description. In the Common Actions menu, click Save Property.
  4. In the Property Name, enter bim.viewer.LMV.secret and enter a description. In the Common Actions menu, click Save Property.
  5. In the Property Name filter field, type bim and press Enter.
  6. Expand the bim.viewer.LMV.key and enter a value in the Global Value field.
  7. In the Common Actions menu, click Save Property.
  8. Expand the bim.viewer.LMV.secret and enter a value in the Global Value field.
  9. In the Common Actions menu, click Save Property.
  10. In the Global Properties table, select the checkbox for both properties that you configured.
  11. In the Common Actions menu, click Live Refresh.

    The values that you applied to the properties take effect immediately.