Rmfg Designs

Blocks that upload a STEP file to RMFG for analysis and read the resulting design. Analysis is the first step of every quote: it splits an assembly into unique parts and detects bends, holes and the suggested manufacturing process.

RMFG Analyze Design

What it is

Uploads a STEP file to RMFG, a manufacturer that makes and ships real sheet-metal and tube-laser parts, and returns its analyzed parts: the first step before a live quote, cart or order. Works on a URL, an attached workspace file or a data URI

How it works

Reads the input file through the platform's media pipeline (a URL, data URI or workspace file), appends .step to the recorded name unless it already ends in .step or .stp, and uploads it as multipart form data to /v1/analyze with an Idempotency-Key (defaulting to the node execution ID), so a retried run returns the same design instead of a duplicate. The request asks RMFG to hold the connection for up to 20 seconds; with wait_for_ready on, the block then polls with growing delays, capped by timeout_seconds, until the design is ready or failed.

A failed analysis (for example a file that is not a solid body) raises RMFG design_failed: Analysis failed: <reason>; running out of time raises Timed out after Ns waiting for design <id>; fetch it again later with its ID, and any HTTP error is reported as RMFG <code>: <message>. review_url and image_url are only emitted once RMFG has assigned them, and part is emitted once per unique part, so a design that is still queued has no parts yet.

Inputs

Input	Description	Type	Required
file	STEP or STP file to analyze (URL, data URI or workspace file)	str (file)	Yes
file_name	Name to record for the upload; defaults to the file's own.	str	No
wait_for_ready	Poll until analysis finishes instead of returning at once.	bool	No
timeout_seconds	How long to wait for analysis when wait_for_ready is on.	int	No
idempotency_key	Stable key so a retried upload returns the same design. Defaults to this node execution's ID.	str	No

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
error	Error message if the request failed	str
design	The design resource	Design
design_id	ID to pass to DFM, quote and cart	str
status	queued, processing, ready or failed	"queued" | "processing" | "ready" | "failed"
parts	Every unique part with its instance count, once ready	List[Part]
part	One part at a time	Part
part_ids	Part IDs in the same order	List[str]
review_url	Website page where a person can inspect and configure the design; emitted once RMFG has assigned one	str
image_url	Rendered picture of the whole design; emitted once analysis is ready	str

Possible use case

Customer STEP Upload: Analyze an emailed STEP file and show the customer each unique part and its instance count before quoting.

Assembly Breakdown: Split an assembly into unique parts so every one can be configured and priced.

Fire and Forget: Upload with wait_for_ready off and let a design.ready webhook continue the graph.

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RMFG Get Design

What it is

Fetches an RMFG design and its analyzed parts by ID

How it works

Fetches /v1/designs/{id} and emits the same outputs as Analyze Design. With wait_for_ready on it polls until analysis leaves queued/processing, bounded by timeout_seconds, which is useful after an upload with waiting off or a run that timed out.

An unknown ID is reported as RMFG not_found_error: <message>. A design whose analysis failed raises RMFG design_failed with the reason when waiting, or is returned with status failed when not. review_url and image_url are emitted only when present.

Inputs

Input	Description	Type	Required
design_id	Design ID from Analyze Design	str	Yes
wait_for_ready	Poll until analysis finishes instead of returning at once.	bool	No
timeout_seconds	How long to wait for analysis when wait_for_ready is on.	int	No

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
error	Error message if the request failed	str
design	The design resource	Design
design_id	ID to pass to DFM, quote and cart	str
status	queued, processing, ready or failed	"queued" | "processing" | "ready" | "failed"
parts	Every unique part with its instance count, once ready	List[Part]
part	One part at a time	Part
part_ids	Part IDs in the same order	List[str]
review_url	Website page where a person can inspect and configure the design; emitted once RMFG has assigned one	str
image_url	Rendered picture of the whole design; emitted once analysis is ready	str

Possible use case

Webhook Continuation: Load the parts after a design.ready event using the event's resource_id.

Resume After Timeout: Re-read a large design that Analyze Design gave up waiting for.

Part ID Lookup: Re-fetch a design's part_ids before building a per-part configuration.

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