Navisworks and its Significance in Clash Detection and Reduction of Change Orders

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Navisworks and its Significance in Clash Detection and Reduction of Change Orders When it comes to the anticipation and prevention of potential clashes between the elements of Architectural, Structural and MEP Models before the commencement of onsite construction, Navisworks Manage remains the single largest used software product for this purpose. When it comes to identification of clashes it doesn’t only resolve design problems and onsite rework before actual construction but also eliminates delays in project delivery.

In other words reduction of expensive rework which happens because of timely identification of element collisions in Navisworks minimizes delays in project delivery and this signals nothing but high productivity. When BIM modelers perform Navisworks clash detection services they can easily conduct clash tests for specified geometry which effectively assist them in identifying all kinds of hard and soft clashes and in resolving them. When it comes to simplifying the process of clash detection, Navisworks can make all the elements transparent which are not clashing with anything this makes it easy to locate the clashing elements.


This project review software has such a fantastic mechanism that it can help its users in tracking the status of the identified clashes as and when they are detected by its Clash Detective tool. For further simplifying the management of indentified clashes, Navisworks users can group them differently based on their nature and characteristics. If clashes are grouped as per their nature, this makes it easy for modelers to resolve them. Clashes can also be grouped as well as filtered by design and construction professionals with the assistance of level location and grid. The reports of the clash tests can be communicated by modelers to different stakeholders such as architects, structural engineers and MEP engineers for discussing clash scenarios. In this way all the design collisions are appropriately identified by Clash Detective tool and best design solutions are provided to them by design development team members. When it comes to providing effective or feasible solutions to the identified clashes, BIM modelers and engineers have to make accurate design alterations in the model which can enhance the productivity of AEC professionals during actual construction by reducing rework.


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