Common Functionality

Data Check : Clashes
Toggles Auto Clash on/off.
When the Clashes window is displayed for the first time, the current element is displayed in the Check field. You can change this by typing any Design name or syntax.
When you click Check, the elements in the Check field is checked for clashes.
When you click Check CE, the current element name is displayed in the Check field and is then checked for clashes.
Click Print Preview to display the Print Preview window which allows you to change the page layout and print the grid view.
Click Save to Excel to display the Save to Excel window which allows you to select a destination and filename for the Excel file.
If you require a text report of the clashes, select Report to file when checking for clashes check box on the Report tab. A report is then written to a file each time a check is performed.
When checking for clashes the default obstruction is All which means the element is checked for clashes with everything in the database. To check for clashes against specific obstructions and exclusions, you can set the rules using the Obstructions/Exclusions tab. You add the elements to the Obstructions list and can exclude elements by adding them to the Exclusions list.
To add an element to either the Obstructions list or the Exclusion list, select the method of selection from the drop-down list, select the element, if required to do so and click Add.
Note:
By default the Obstructions list contains All the design elements in the current MDB.
To remove an element from either the Obstructions list or the Exclusion list, highlight the element and click on it and then click Remove.
To remove all the elements in either the Obstructions list or the Exclusion list click Clear. A Confirm window is displayed, you need to confirm if it want to clear the list. Click Yes to clear the list or No to cancel the operation.
Click Save to save any changes made during a session to a file. Click Restore during a session to change the settings back to your saved settings.
Creating an Obstruction/Exclusion list is not the only way you can set the obstructions. Using the Limits tab you can create an area around items or a region to create an obstruction box. Any element that lies partly or wholly within the limits box is checked. A clash between items that lie partially within the limits box is always reported, even if the point at which the clash occurs lies outside the box.
Right-click within the From or To panes but outside of the text fields to display a pop-up menu which allows you to change how the From and To limits are displayed.
Click Clear to set the values defining the corners of the obstruction box to zero.
To display the Volume box in the 3D graphical view, select Display check box.
To set the clash midpoint position to On, select Clash Midpoint Position check box.
The Cell method highlights the boxes in the map where clashing takes place, allowing you to quickly identify areas of concern within a model. The Cell method is quick because it requests less information from the Laser Modelling System (LMS) where the scanned referenced data is sourced.
The Exact method provides more detailed results, showing exactly where the AVEVA E3D™ geometry clashes with the laser model. The Exact method requires detailed point cloud data from the third party LMS, it can be slower to identify clashes, particularly in larger methods.
Grouping clashes per branch and then clashes against the same obstruction is a common requirement. Selecting the Group Clash/Obstruction check box presents the results using the Clash and Obstruction columns as default.
Other presentation aids are also available to you, Clash Item Aid, Clash Obstruction Aid, Clash Position Aid, Obstruction Visibility and Capping.
You can change the colours displayed in the 3D graphical view for the Major Clash Items, Obstruction Items and the View Background. Click on any of the three options to display a colour palette window. Select the required colour and click Dismiss.
Click Reset System Defaults to restore all the system defaults back to the original installation settings.
User Settings allows you to click Save to any changes made during a session to a file. Click Restore during a session changes the settings back to your saved settings.
The Report tab allows you to report to a file when checking for clashes, by default the option is turned off and needs to be activated, select Report to file when checking for clashes check box.
Allows you to display the AT World Coordinates against each clash element in the clash report. Click to select World or Site and not to display the clash element in the clash report, click to select Off.
Allows you to choose if the clash report is on Clashes, Clearances or Touches or a combination of the three.
Allows you to turn ON/OFF the Check for various types of elements. Select List Elements check box to display the Check status. Click on an elements type to change the status.
Allows you to enter a name for the report in the File name text field or click Browse to open a browser window which allows you to navigate to a folder and save the file.
Allows you to click Reset System Defaults to restore all the system defaults back to the original installation settings. The User Settings allows you to click Save to any changes made during a session to a file. Click Restore during a session changes the settings back to your saved settings.

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