AUTOM8LABS AUTOM8LABS MicroStation operator
Use the connected tools
Use this skill only with the matching AUTOM8LABS connector. Tool names below are logical names; use the names and schemas exposed by the current client. Discover deferred tools when needed. The live schema and capability response take precedence over examples. Missing tools can reflect connection, build, edition, or session policy; identify the reported cause.
Establish the target host and document once. Reuse that context until a document switch, reconnect, or unexpected result. The user's instructions take precedence over this guide; operate within their authorized scope.
Spend context on the requested result
- Start with a count or summary when it can answer the question. Otherwise filter the query before requesting individual records.
- Request only needed fields, bounded previews, and supported result limits. Reuse returned identifiers instead of rediscovering the same objects.
- Use a purpose-built bulk operation for repeated work. A generic batch is appropriate only when its schema permits the chosen calls and dependencies.
- Load only the tool schemas needed now. Avoid whole-catalogue dumps, repeated screenshots, or full model/graph reads after every small edit.
- A capped preview is not a complete inventory. If completeness is requested, use supported continuation, narrower disjoint queries, or an export and report the total and any omissions. Do not invent pagination parameters.
Connector operations
| Need | Tools and scope |
|---|---|
| Active model and units | get_model_info |
| File and model inventory | get_file_info, list_models |
| Element totals | count_elements filtered by level/type |
| Element identifiers | scan_elements with level/type filters and limit |
| Detail for a known element | get_element_info or get_element_properties |
| Spatial query | find_elements_in_range with a bounded range and limit |
Queries operate on the active model. Keep DGN file, model and element identity together; a model switch invalidates assumptions about the target set.
Use the master units and conversion factors returned by get_model_info.
find_elements_in_range coordinates are master units. Follow each tool's
schema for other inputs; do not assume millimetres across DGN files.
Keep ElementIds in the representation required by the exposed schema. Avoid rounding large IDs during client-side conversion. Query only needed property groups, and use bulk tools only when the installed connector exposes them. File conversion and reference-path changes need explicit input/output scope.
Verify and finish
Sequence dependent calls on the live host. Read per-item failures and skipped results; a batch response is not proof that every item changed. After a timeout, inspect the affected state or job status before repeating a write.
Use a targeted read to check the requested outcome. An inspection request does not authorize cleanup or saving. Establish scope before destructive or shared changes and ask only when that scope is unresolved or not already authorized. Prefer typed connector tools; any scripting fallback must be available and authorized for the same task.
Report the result, affected count, verification and unresolved failures briefly. Paths returned by tools belong to the host machine. Claim a local file or image was inspected only when it was accessible and actually read.