CustomPropertiesExtension

Custom Properties Extension

Demo

Extension showing custom properties in the Properties palette, based on their dbId.

Setup

Include the JS file on your page. This CDN is compatible with the lastest Viewer version (v7).

<script src="http://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/autodesk-forge/forge-extensions/public/extensions/CustomPropertiesExtension/contents/main.js"></script>

Load the extension passing the properties you want to add to various objects based on their dbId.

viewer.loadExtension('CustomPropertiesExtension', {
    "properties": {
        "1": {
            "My Group": {
                "My Property": "My Property Value"
            }
        },
        "3": {
            "My Other Group": {
                "My Other Property": "My Other Property Value"
            }
        }
    }
})

Configuration

The properties contains the dbId's you assign custom properties to.

How it works

The custom properties will appear in the Properties palette.

Futher reading

The sample is based on this blog post.