# import_cad_file

A write tool on the Blender MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `import_cad_file`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/import-cad-file

## Facts

- Tool: `import_cad_file`
- Server: Blender (`sandraschi/blender-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/sandraschi/blender-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "import_cad_file",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why import_cad_file is rated Medium

Importing a CAD file is a Write operation—it loads external data and adds it to the Blender project, modifying the scene state reversibly. This is not Read (no mere retrieval), not Execute (no arbitrary code or external command execution), not Destructive (no data loss), and not Financial.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'import_cad_file' indicates importing external CAD file data into Blender, which creates/adds new geometric data to the 3D scene."

## Use case

AI agents use import_cad_file to create or update resources in Blender, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Blender environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Blender:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "import_cad_file": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "import_cad_file_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Blender (80)

- `clear_scene` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/clear-scene.md
- `agentic_blender_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/agentic-blender-workflow.md
- `blender_animation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-animation.md
- `blender_batch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-batch.md
- `blender_geonodes` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-geonodes.md
- `blender_particles` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-particles.md
- `blender_physics` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-physics.md
- `blender_render` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-render.md
- `blender_sculpt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-sculpt.md
- `blender_transform` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-transform.md
- `blender_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-workflow.md
- `generate_blender_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/generate-blender-script.md
- `intelligent_3d_processing` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/intelligent-3d-processing.md
- `manage_blender_addons` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/manage-blender-addons.md
- `script_execute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/script-execute.md
- `blender_addons` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-addons.md
- `blender_atlasing` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-atlasing.md
- `blender_categories` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-categories.md
- `blender_compositor` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-compositor.md
- `blender_download` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-download.md
- `blender_furniture` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-furniture.md
- `blender_grease_pencil` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-grease-pencil.md
- `blender_health_check` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-health-check.md
- `blender_help` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-help.md
- `blender_materials_baking` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-materials-baking.md
- `blender_performance_monitor` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-performance-monitor.md
- `blender_rigging` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-rigging.md
- `blender_selection` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-selection.md
- `blender_session` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-session.md
- `blender_shapekeys` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp/blender-shapekeys.md
- …and 50 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/sandraschi-blender-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=sandraschi-blender-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/sandraschi-blender-mcp