Add a standard or custom view to the current drawing sheet. According to SolidWorks API documentation: - Use DrawingDoc.CreateDrawViewFromModelView3() for standard views (*Front, *Top, etc.) - Use DrawingDoc.CreateUnfoldedViewAt3() for projected views - Coordinates are in meters (converted from m...
AI agents use add_drawing_view to create or update resources in SolidWorks MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your SolidWorks MCP Server environment.
This tool creates and adds new views to a drawing sheet, which is a reversible modification operation (views can be deleted or modified). It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, or perform financial operations. The severity is medium because misuse could clutter drawings or cause design confusion, but the changes are easily undone by removing the added views.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Add a standard or custom view to the current drawing sheet' and API documentation specifies CreateDrawViewFromModelView3() and CreateUnfoldedViewAt3() methods, which create new drawing views that modify the drawing document.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access add_drawing_view gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and SolidWorks MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for add_drawing_view:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"add_drawing_view": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "add_drawing_view_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}add_drawing_view stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Add a standard or custom view to the current drawing sheet. According to SolidWorks API documentation: - Use DrawingDoc.CreateDrawViewFromModelView3() for standard views (*Front, *Top, etc.) - Use DrawingDoc.CreateUnfoldedViewAt3() for projected views - Coordinates are in meters (converted from mm input) - View scale can be specified or uses sheet default REQUIREMENTS: - Current document must be a Drawing (type=3) - Model file must be saved (has a valid path) - Use get_sketch_context or check document type before calling VIEW TYPES: - Standard views: front, top, right, back, bottom, left, iso - Custom: current (uses current model view orientation). It is categorised as a Write tool in the SolidWorks MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the SolidWorks MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for add_drawing_view: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches SolidWorks MCP Server. Nothing to install.
add_drawing_view is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the add_drawing_view rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for add_drawing_view. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
add_drawing_view is provided by the SolidWorks MCP Server MCP server (jianzhichun/solidworks-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from SolidWorks MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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