Change the status of a clash

1. Select the clash whose status you want to change.

2. Right-click on the Status column.

3. Select a suitable status.

Change the priority of a clash

1. Select the clash whose priority you want to change.

2. Right-click on the Priority column.

3. Select a suitable priority.

Group and ungroup clashes

You can combine several clashes into a group so that the clashes are treated as a single unit.

1. Select the clashes that you want to group.

2. Right-click and select Group > Group.

3. If you want to add clashes to a group that already exists, select the clashes and the group, and then repeat step 2.

   Note that you cannot create nested groups of clashes.

4. If you want to ungroup clashes:

   1. Select the clash group to ungroup.

   2. Right-click and select Group > Ungroup.

Add, modify, and remove comments for a clash

You can add comments for clashes and clash groups. For example, you might want to use comments as reminders to yourself and other users. You can modify the comments and remove them.

1. Select the clash or clash group for which you want to add a comment.

2. Right-click and select Clash Information.

3. Go to the Comments tab.

4. Click to open the Add comment dialog.

5. Enter your comment in the Comment box.

6. Modify the author name and the date, if needed.

7. Click OK.

To modify a comment, select the comment in the Clash Information dialog and click .

To delete a comment, select the comment in the Clash Information dialog and click .

Search for clashes

Use the Search box to find clashes. The more search terms you enter, the more refined your search will be. For example, if you enter column 8112, only the clashes that match both of these terms are displayed.

1. Open the clash check session from which you want to find clashes.

2. In the Search box, enter the words to search for.

   The search results are displayed as you type.

3. To narrow down your search, enter more characters.

4. To display all clashes again, click next to the Search box.

To zoom in the active view

To zoom in the active view so that the selected objects are shown in the center of the view, double-click a clash in Clash Check Manager.

To zoom in on and highlight a clashing object

To zoom in on and highlight a clashing object when there is only one clash, right-click the clash in Clash Check Manager and select Clash Information.

View the history of a clash

You can view the history of a particular clash. For example, you can view when and by whom the clash was detected.

1. Select a clash or a clash group.

2. Right-click and select Clash Information.

3. Go to the History tab to view the history information.

View the details of a clash

You can view the details of a clash, such as the profile, material and class of the objects that collide. This can be useful especially when you view clash groups that contain more than two objects.

1. Select the clash or clash group whose details you want to view.

2. Right-click and select Clash Information.

   You can view the details of one clash or clash group at a time. If you select more than one clash or clash group, the Clash Information option is disabled.

Show or hide a column in Clash Check Manager

1. Right-click one of the column headings to open a menu.

2. Click any of the list items to show or hide them.

   A check mark in front of the item indicates that it is visible.

Click the heading of the desired column to alternate between ascending and descending sort order.

Print the clash check results

1. Click to open the clash check session that you want to print.

2. Click Print....

3. If needed, modify the print settings.

4. Click Print....

Preview before printing

1. Click the down arrow next to and select Print preview....

2. Click one of the page layout buttons to select how many pages to view at a time.

3. Click to print the current page.

Define the page setup

Click the arrow next to the button and select Page setup.