Validate a model
validate_modelRead-onlyIdempotent
Check a FERS model against the solver's own schema WITHOUT solving it — free. Reports field-level errors (missing or wrong-typed fields, invalid enum values), broken id references (a member pointing at a node that does not exist, a load on a deleted member, duplicate ids), and warns about unknown fields under analysis.* — which matter because the engine silently ignores those and gives you a default instead of an error. Always run this before solve_model on a hand-authored model.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| model | No | Stringified JSON of the FERS structural model to validate | |
| model_ref | No | Handle from stash_model, used INSTEAD of `model`. Avoids sending the whole document on every step; the tool returns the same handle back. |