This guide is for developers new to publishing compatible apps on the Autodesk App Store—either free, trial or paid versions. It outlines best practices guidelines and a few requirements for publishers to follow when creating production for the Autodesk App Store. These guidelines are designed to ensure that users on the Autodesk App Store have a consistent experience when downloading or activating multiple products from the store.
APP STORE
AUTODESK DEVELOPER NETWORK
Autodesk App Store—information for BIM 360 developers
Requirements
You will be presented with a detailed list of requirements for publishing on the Autodesk App Store when you first register to be a publisher. The information that follows is a summary. If there are any differences, then the online Publisher Agreement takes precedence.
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Compatibility
Your product must be relevant to (and usable with) BIM 360 Team or BIM 360 Docs.
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HTML help page
If compatible with BIM 360 Docs, your product must present a page with your app Forge Client ID and App Name so the user can add as integration. Must also present a quick help with step-by-step guidance. See tutorials section.
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Ready to run
Your product must be ready to run as soon as it's installed (for desktop) or activated (for webapps).
All applications can only use publicly documented production Forge APIs and only approved OAuth workflows, either 2-legged or 3-legged.
An application must not expose BIM 360 data on public domain, like public or shareable links or public storages.
User Privileges
The default user privilege for the store apps is Windows 7/8.1/10/11 Admin User. The installer should have elevated user privileges.
Guidelines
Here are some user experience guidelines for your compatible app:
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- Use of Autodesk sign in: we strongly recommend that, if your app requires 3-legged OAuth authentication, the app presents the Autodesk logo followed by the "Sign in" wording.
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- Use the BIM 360 platform thumbnail.Do not crop or otherwise modify this asset. For display of icons below 120px in width, use the small versions.
Tutorials
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- Provisioning BIM 360 Docs—article explaining the overall provisioning key for BIM 360 Docs compatible apps.
- Select account—secure selection of BIM 360 Docs Account IDs.
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- Security—general security recommendations for apps
More information
The Forge team is here to help you be a successful publisher on Autodesk App Store. We'll do whatever we can to help you. The official documentation is available at the Developer Portal and the Forge Blog. You are welcome to post your question on StackOverflow with the tag autodesk-bim360.
Thank you for participating on the Autodesk App Store.
Resources
ACCESS AUTODESK SOFTWARE FOR FREE
Trial versions are available for most Autodesk products. Download your free 30-days trial version today. You can obtain Autodesk desktop software for development use on an on-going basis by joining ADN at the Standard or Professional membership level too.
AUTODESK CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES
All the information and resources needed to use Autodesk cloud-based software and components in your own web and mobile applications can be found on the Autodesk Forge Developer Portal. Get easy access to Forge APIs and documentation, tutorials, GitHub samples, support and more.
