Clash Status Updater by eT.ools is an excellent tool for Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage to help BIM Managers of Lead Appointed Parties collect Approved and Reviewed clash statuses from the Appointed Parties and update the Clash Detective in their NWF files for clash resolution tracking over time.

Workflow:

• NWD file with the Clash Detection included is shared by the Lead Appointed Party BIM Manager with the Appointed Parties' BIM Managers.
• Each Appointed Party checks the clashes related to their disciplines within the Clash Tests and updates the clashes' status either to be Approved or Reviewed.
• Lead Appointed Party BIM Manager collects the reviewed NWDs from each Appointed Party with the exported Clash Report results XML files ”All tests (separate)”
• Lead Appointed Party BIM Manager updates the NWF Clash Detective with the latest clash checks by using the Clash Status Updater tool.
• The workflow is repeated with every shared NWC by the Appointed Parties.

How-to:

• Import the XML files of the Clash Report results in bulk.
• The imported clash tests with the clash names and statuses are displayed in the tool's window.
• Update the clash statuses to Approved and/ or Reviewed in bulk in the Clash Detective as per the imported XML files.

Benefits:

• Save time updating the clashes Status one by one.
• Remove human error.
• Provide a successful workflow to track clash resolution over time.