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Forge API:

This sample illustrates theForge Reality Capture API's photogrammetry workflow:

• Create a photo scene
• Add photos to a scene
• Generate a 3D mesh model
• Obtain a download link for the model

1. Forge Account: Learn how to create a Forge Account, activate subscription and create an app atthis tutorial;
2. Node.Js and basic knowledge of JavaScript;
3. Visual Studio Code or any other code editor.

For using this sample, you need an Autodesk developer credentials. Visit theForge Developer Portal, sign up for an account, thencreate an app. For this new app, usehttps://localhost:3000/api/forge/callback/oauth as Callback URL. Finally take note of theClient ID andClient Secret.

##Running locally

For localhost testing:

• FORGE_CLIENT_ID and set it to above-mentionedClient ID
• FORGE_CLIENT_SECRET and set it to above-mentionedClient Secret
• FORGE_CALLBACK_URL and set it tohttps://localhost:3000/api/forge/callback/oauth

1. Clone this project or download it. It's recommended to installGitHub desktop. To clone it via command line, use the following (Terminal on MacOSX/Linux,Git Shell on Windows):

    git clone https://github.com/Autodesk-Forge/reality.capture-nodejs-photo.to.3d.git

2. Using the command line, go into newly createdreality.capture-nodejs-photo.to.3d folder (make sure sure that the current directory containspackage.json) and type:

    npm install

   to install all the dependencies.

3. Using the command line, type

    node index.js

   to start the local server

4. Open a browser and navigate to:

    http://localhost:3000

To deploy this application to Heroku, theCallback URL for Forge must use your.herokuapp.com address. After clicking on the button below, at the Heroku Create New App page, set your Client ID, Secret and Callback URL for Forge.

Watchthis video on how deploy samples toHeroku.

Documentation:

• OAuth API
• Reality Capture API

Tutorials:

• Create 3D Mesh from Photos

Blogs:

• Forge Blog

Other samples:

• reality.capture-go-photoII3D
• reality.capture-go-cli

This sample is licensed under the terms of theMIT License. Please see theLICENSE file for full details.

Eugene Chuaeugene.chua@autodesk.com

• [September 2018]: Denis Grigordenis.grigor@autodesk.com,Forge Partner Development