OpenBuildings™ Designer Help

To Set Up and Run Penetration Clash Check

  1. Click Clashes on Collaborate ribbon.

    The Penetration Clash Check dialog opens.

  2. Select the files to find clashes from the Source drop-down list.
  3. Select one of the Penetrating Elements and Elements to be Cut, for example, Ducts and Walls.
  4. Click Process.

    It processes clash check, transfers data to clash API and determines all the clashes by generating a clash report. The clash report is filtered only by clashes involving Ducts and Walls and returned to clash files.

  5. Enter the file name in File Name textbox of Clash Check Process dialog and then click Save.

    If a file already exists, it opens a Confirm Save As dialog and prompts you with a warning message File already exists! Do you want to overwrite it?

  6. Click Yes to save the file else click No.

    If you select Yes, the Clash Check Process dialog opens from where you can open Penetration Manager.

  7. Click Open Penetration Manager.

    The Penetration Manager dialog opens and loads data from recently generated configuration files and clash files.