twinmotion_render
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Queue a photorealistic Twinmotion-style still render of a translated model with time-of-day, weather, season, and resolution controls. Returns a render_id and preview_url; the actual render pipeline is a ScanBIM roadmap item (Week 5 buildout), so today this tool responds synchronously with a stub job descriptor.
When to use: you want a scripted way to request a hero still for a proposal or client deck.
When NOT to use: you need real-time interactive rendering — use get_viewer_link. You need a moving camera — use twinmotion_walkthrough. You expect the image file bytes back in the response — this tool returns a URL, not bytes.
APS scopes: none today (render pipeline is ScanBIM-internal); viewables:read data:read will apply when the pipeline goes live.
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/invalid — refresh (will apply when pipeline is live); 403 scope or resource permission denied; 404 URN not found — check the ID; 429 rate limited — backoff and retry; 5xx APS upstream outage — retry with jitter.
Side effects: NON-IDEMPOTENT. Each call mints a new render_id (tm_<epoch_ms>). Inserts a row into D1 usage_log. When the pipeline is live it will create a rendering job on ScanBIM's compute backend.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| model_id | string | yes | APS URN (base64url-encoded, starts with 'dXJu', unpadded) of the model to render. |
| time_of_day | string | no | Sun angle preset driving lighting, shadows, and sky. Defaults to 'noon'. |
| weather | string | no | Sky and atmospheric preset. Defaults to 'clear'. |
| season | string | no | Vegetation and ground-cover preset. Defaults to 'summer'. |
| camera_preset | string | no | Named camera viewpoint (e.g. 'hero-exterior', 'lobby-entry'). Free-form string passed through to the render pipeline. |
| resolution | string | no | Output image resolution. Defaults to '4k'. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"model_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "APS URN (base64url-encoded, starts with 'dXJu', unpadded) of the model to render.",
"examples": [
"dXJuOmFkc2sub2JqZWN0czpvcy5vYmplY3Q6c2NhbmJpbS1tb2RlbHMvMTcwMDAwMDAwMDAwMF9idWlsZGluZy5ydnQ"
]
},
"time_of_day": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"dawn",
"morning",
"noon",
"afternoon",
"dusk",
"night"
],
"description": "Sun angle preset driving lighting, shadows, and sky. Defaults to 'noon'.",
"examples": [
"dusk"
]
},
"weather": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"clear",
"partly_cloudy",
"overcast",
"rain",
"snow"
],
"description": "Sky and atmospheric preset. Defaults to 'clear'.",
"examples": [
"partly_cloudy"
]
},
"season": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"spring",
"summer",
"autumn",
"winter"
],
"description": "Vegetation and ground-cover preset. Defaults to 'summer'.",
"examples": [
"autumn"
]
},
"camera_preset": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Named camera viewpoint (e.g. 'hero-exterior', 'lobby-entry'). Free-form string passed through to the render pipeline.",
"examples": [
"hero-exterior"
]
},
"resolution": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"1080p",
"4k",
"8k"
],
"description": "Output image resolution. Defaults to '4k'.",
"examples": [
"4k"
]
}
},
"required": [
"model_id"
]
}