nwd_list_objects
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List elements (objects) in the translated Navisworks model with their objectid, name, externalId, and full property bag, optionally filtered by a case-insensitive keyword matched against name and Category.
When to use: when answering "how many VAV boxes are on Level 3?", "list every steel column with mark C-*", or any per-element question; when dumping a quick takeoff of a discipline before handing off to an estimator; when an agent needs externalIds to cross-reference with a Revit or ACC issue.
When NOT to use: not for clash detection (use nwd_get_clashes); not for camera/viewpoint data (use nwd_get_viewpoints); not for full-model exports — results are capped at 100 objects per call, so use the filter argument to narrow.
APS scopes required: viewables:read data:read.
Rate limits: APS default ~50 req/min; two Model Derivative calls per invocation (metadata guid + properties). Properties endpoint may 202 "isProcessing" on first call after translation — the worker retries once after 3s. For very large models the properties payload can be tens of MB; expect higher latency.
Errors: 401 token (retry); 403 scope (report); 404 URN not found; 409 N/A; 422 property index not yet built — returns object_count:0 (poll via nwd_export_report); 429 rate limit (backoff); 5xx APS upstream (retry once). If property collection is legitimately empty the tool returns success with object_count:0 and an empty objects array.
Side effects: none. Pure read. Idempotent. Logs usage to D1 usage_log. Response includes a note field when the unfiltered collection exceeds the 100-object cap.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| model_id | string | yes | Base64url-encoded URN of the translated Navisworks model as returned by nwd_upload. |
| filter | string | no | Optional case-insensitive substring. Matches if present in the element's name OR its Category property. Use Revit category names ("Ducts", "Pipes", "Structural Columns", "Walls") or mark/type fragments ("VAV", "W12x", "L3-"). Omit to return the first 100 elements of the model in property-collection order. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"model_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Base64url-encoded URN of the translated Navisworks model as returned by nwd_upload.",
"examples": [
"dXJuOmFkc2sub2JqZWN0czpvcy5vYmplY3Q6c2NhbmJpbS1ud2QtMTcxMjM0NTY3OC9Ub3dlckFfTUVQU3RydWN0X1IwNy5ud2Q"
]
},
"filter": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional case-insensitive substring. Matches if present in the element's name OR its Category property. Use Revit category names (\"Ducts\", \"Pipes\", \"Structural Columns\", \"Walls\") or mark/type fragments (\"VAV\", \"W12x\", \"L3-\"). Omit to return the first 100 elements of the model in property-collection order.",
"examples": [
"VAV",
"Ducts",
"Structural Columns",
"L3-"
]
}
},
"required": [
"model_id"
]
}