revit_clash_detect
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When to use: Perform a lightweight clash analysis between two Revit categories (e.g. Mechanical Equipment vs Structural Framing) using bounding-box overlap where available, falling back to shared-Level proximity, then annotate with any matching VDC rules stored in the D1 database.
When NOT to use: Do not use as a substitute for Navisworks Manage for contractual clash reports — this is a first-pass coordination sniff test, not a certified Clash Detective run.
APS scopes: data:read viewables:read (Model Derivative metadata + properties).
Rate limits: APS default ~50 req/min per app per endpoint; Model Derivative translation jobs ~60 req/min; OSS uploads size-limited per file to 100MB for direct upload, larger via resumable.
Errors: 401 APS token expired — refresh. 403 scope insufficient — add viewables:read. 404 URN not found — verify model_id. 429 rate limited — back off. 5xx APS upstream — retry with jitter.
Side effects: Read-only against APS. May read from D1 vdc_rules table if present. Idempotent.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| model_id | string | yes | Base64url-encoded URN of the translated Revit model. Always begins with 'dXJu'. |
| category_a | string | yes | First Revit category for the pairwise clash check (case-insensitive substring match). Typical MEP/structural examples: Mechanical Equipment, Ducts, Pipes, Cable Trays. |
| category_b | string | yes | Second Revit category to compare against category_a. Often a structural/architectural discipline when category_a is MEP. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"model_id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^dXJu[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$",
"description": "Base64url-encoded URN of the translated Revit model. Always begins with 'dXJu'.",
"examples": [
"dXJuOmFkc2sub2JqZWN0czpvcy5vYmplY3Q6c2NhbmJpbS1yZXZpdC0xNzMxMjM0NTY3L015QnVpbGRpbmcucnZ0"
]
},
"category_a": {
"type": "string",
"description": "First Revit category for the pairwise clash check (case-insensitive substring match). Typical MEP/structural examples: Mechanical Equipment, Ducts, Pipes, Cable Trays.",
"examples": [
"Mechanical Equipment"
]
},
"category_b": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Second Revit category to compare against category_a. Often a structural/architectural discipline when category_a is MEP.",
"examples": [
"Structural Framing"
]
}
},
"required": [
"model_id",
"category_a",
"category_b"
]
}