59 Clash Importer
Welcome to this demonstration on Bonus Tools – Clash Importer.
Clash Importer, convert an XML report into clash points and 3D views placed on sheet(s).
- To run the tool first you must have completed a Navisworks clash or Solibri or the likes and exported the Results and an XML file with at least the X,Y,Z coordinates.
- Then navigate to the Bonus Tools Tab and select Clash Importer.
- The Clash Importer dialog will appear.
- Title Block Information
- Within the first tab you choose:
- Whether you want to create a 3D cropped View for each clash:
- With or without a Tag.
- Placed on s Sheet.
- Whether you want the Section Box visible or hidden.
- If you choose to create Sheet(s), you can then specify:
- The Titleblock.
- And the Margins.
- And spacing's between each View on the Sheet.
- Clash Point Information.
- Select the Coordinate system, Project Internal or Shared.
- Select a Generic Family Tag by Clicking on the button at the end of the Input file text box. (this is optional)
- Navigate to and select a Generic Family Tag.
- Select a Generic Family by Clicking on the button at the end of the Input file text box. (required)
- Navigate to and select a Generic Family.
- Select a Clash XML file by Clicking on the button at the end of the Input file text box. (required)
- Navigate to and select an XML file.
- Once selected and XML Parser dialog will show. From this dialog you select the X, Y, Z columns, the Clash Id column and assign Revit parameters to columns.
- Select the X, Y, Z columns and the Clash Id column.
- The XML Parser will only allow you to select columns that contain doubles for the X,Y,Z coordinate.
- Select a Clash Id column.
- From the Grid
- To hide unwanted columns, select the columns.
- Right click and select Hide Column
- Hide all unwanted columns (optional)
- Assign Revit parameters to Columns by selecting the parameter from the first row in each Column. (optional)
- Once selections are made, click Ok.
- Navigate to and select a Generic Family.
- You will return to the Clash Import dialog.
- Check all selections and Click Ok
- A dialog will appear confirming for Clashes are placed and parameters are added and the Sheet information if a Sheet was created.
- When complete you can close the dialogs and view the newly created 3D Views and Sheets.
- If you go to a newly created view and select a Clash Point you will notice the Shared Parameters are filled out with the Clash Name, Result Status, Position, Element 1 Id and Element 2 Id.
Note: Creating Views and Sheets for a large clash set can take a long time.
Note: Each row is unique. You group rows into clashes to load clash points into Revit.
The X, Y, Z columns are used to place the clash points. The Clash Id column is used to group the rows into Clashes.
Note: If the same column is select for X, Y and Z then you will be warning this may cause inaccurate results.
Hide/Unhide columns Assign Revit Parameters to Columns
Note: The options to select X, Y, Z and Clash Id columns will update. Only Hide unwanted columns.
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