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Clashes are common in construction projects where there are multidiscipline teams working together on a single construction project. Imagine structural engineers putting a concrete slab where MEP engineers have located the space for a plumbing pipe. Or, imagine allocating a concrete slab on walls that do not meet. Such clashes could be costly.
A clash can be defined as an unplanned concurrent occurrence of elements in an integrated model where several models have been combined into one. Clashes could be geometric, where one structure passes where it shouldn’t, or schedule based where elements do not occur sequentially but concurrently. employs sophisticated BIM tools to detect such collisions and then resolve them accordingly using cutting-edge Autodesk clash detection software.
Clashes have been there even in old construction projects before the emergence of BIM modeling. However, their detection was rather tedious because it was mainly done manually. Construction teams would lay out the 2D drawings and manually investigate any collisions that may arise. Either way, errors were reported and have incurred large sums of money for re-construction requests.
The good part with modern clash detection tools is that clashes are detected early and resolved before the design goes into construction. As a result, you get to save a vast amount of money. Working as an interdisciplinary team can be demanding because you need a high level of BIM model coordination and management. We are experts in BIM coordination and BIM management, and can therefore act on your behalf to ensure that your large team of construction agents collaborate efficiently with no collisions whatsoever.
Clashes have prompted the establishment of clash detection services. BIM tools make clash detection an automated process of finding errors in the 3D building models. As we highlighted above, BIM modeling is a culmination of different models that are combined to form a single integrated model. Various professionals engage in a construction project and may be tasked to form their models independently. Clashes are likely to occur during the integration of these models.
There are several software programs that are used for clash detection. These include Navisworks, Revit, ArchiCAD, Tekla BIMsight, Solibri Model Checker, and Vico Office Constructability Manager. These software programs differ with features and it is the responsibility of the construction manager to ensure that a high-level software is used. At we use unparalleled software with the best features that excel in clash detection automation.
Our experience and expertise in BIM made us the best well-rounded professionals in clash detection and resolution services. We are multi-skilled and versatile to detect clashes in an assortment of construction projects. Previously, our services have been appreciated in a broad range of facilities: healthcare, engineers, schools, industrial plants, and government departments.
There are basically two types of clash detection software. is well-versed with both ways of detecting clashes.
- BIM modeling design software: if the models are exclusively done with one software, then that software can only detect clashes in proprietary models. For example, Solibri can detect clashes in models made in Solibri, not Navisworks. If you have a large team of interdisciplinary professionals using different BIM model software programs, it could be challenging to use a single software to identify the clashes.
- BIM integration tools: this software can identify collisions between non-proprietary models. However, if there are any alterations, they have to be made in the primary software in which the clash was detected and the model was made.
technicians are multi-skilled in a plethora of BIM clash detection software programs. We use all types of detection software to identify collisions in models. This puts us at the forefront of cutting-edge technologies in the construction industry.
It is not always that construction project teams use the same BIM model hence the need for clash detection service in a variety of software programs. You may, for example, find that the architects’ team is using Tekla software to build BIM model and the mechanical team is using Revit for their HVAC installations, and structural engineers use Bentley for their electrical installations. All these models have to be integrated at the end to form a solid model upon which they can collaborate.
Our engineers can maneuver all these software programs to detect clashes and then resolve them. We are capable of interacting with an assortment of construction stakeholders. Note that models can be imported but not altered.
Clash detection versus BIM model auditing
Clash detection and BIM model auditing go hand in hand. BIM model auditing is specifically about auditing the consistencies and accuracy of the model before the construction starts. This checks how coordinated the model components are and how consistent the model is when compared with the original designs on 2D or CAD designs. is an expert in both BIM Model Auditing and Clash Detection service.
In our model auditing, we include clash detection services as well. Clash detection is a subservice of our auditing process.
Our clash detection process
Armed with unmatched Autodesk Revit software, pride itself in detecting and resolving clashes in a wide variety of projects. Our engineers will assess the 3D design models and study all the components. If the designs are done in 2D or CAD, our engineers can offer CAD to Revit modeling for easy of clash detection services.
Using BIM Modeling, BIM coordination, BIM management, and BIM model auditing expertise, our engineers can easily detect collisions in your designs. Clash detection is automated in our BIM modeling technology. All thanks to our expertise in designing the best models.
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