{"id":"afc0e93a-3e3d-499f-94f6-0042f9f6481f","task":"Query BIM model metadata, hierarchies, and entities via the Trimble Connect Model API","domain":"developer.trimble.com","steps":["Complete the Trimble Connect Get Started access guide to obtain an API token","Identify the target model's file identifier via the Core File API","Query the Model API for basic metadata/statistics (models are stored internally as a TrimBIM .trb representation)","Request model entities (e.g., beams, slabs) and traverse hierarchies (spatial, assembly, system) to locate objects of interest","Fetch the Property Sets attached to entities to read their attribute values","Combine entity IDs with the Property Set API if you also need to write custom attributes back"],"gotchas":["Read access to the source model file is required before the Model API returns query results","A model can expose multiple hierarchy types simultaneously — don't assume 'spatial' is the only one present","Model data reflects the TrimBIM conversion, not the original authoring file, so some native-format properties may lag until re-ingested"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T11:39:30.637Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/afc0e93a-3e3d-499f-94f6-0042f9f6481f"}