Navisworks Snippet: Group Clashes by Room or Space
If you work with BIM coordination in Navisworks, you probably know how overwhelming it can be to manage hundreds or even thousands of clashes. What if you could simplify that entire process and focus only on the most important areas first?
In this tutorial, you will learn how to group clashes by room inside Navisworks to make your coordination sessions faster, clearer, and far more productive.
Resources
✅ RV ClashBox Plugin for Navisworks
🚧 Why Clashes Should Be Grouped by Room
When you run clash detection in Navisworks, the results often look like a tangled mess of overlapping geometry. It is difficult to understand where each issue is located or which spaces are most affected.
Grouping clashes by the nearest room solves this problem. Here is why this approach works so well:
✅ It helps you focus on the most critical areas first
✅ It organizes your clashes in a way that matches the real building layout
✅ It makes team coordination meetings faster and easier
✅ It reduces visual clutter in the Clash Detective window
🧩 Tools You Need for This Workflow
To follow the tutorial, you will need:
- Autodesk Navisworks Manage
- A Revit model with rooms already created
- The RV Clash Box plugin, which you can try completely free
RV Clash Box is a powerful Navisworks plugin designed to automate clash grouping and visualization. It can group clashes by level, by room, or by a combination of both. It also lets you create clear section box views for each clash group, helping you understand exactly what needs to be fixed.
👉 You can get your free trial here
🔍 What You Will Learn in This Tutorial
In the video, you will discover how to:
- Export room geometry correctly from Revit to Navisworks
- Verify that room data has been imported properly
- Use RV Clash Box to group clashes by level and by room
- Reduce the total number of clashes by up to 90 percent
- Generate automatic viewpoints for each clash group
- Adjust transparency settings for clearer clash visualization
🧱 Step Into a Smarter BIM Coordination Workflow
Once you start grouping clashes by room, you will immediately notice the difference. Instead of looking at an overwhelming web of clashes, you will have an organized structure that lets you handle each room separately. This not only saves time but also improves communication across your coordination team.
Having clean, room-based clash views also makes it easier to prepare for coordination meetings. You can focus your discussions on the rooms that matter most to the project and resolve issues much more efficiently.
🧠 Take Your Navisworks Skills Further
If you found this tutorial helpful, explore more of our BIM automation and Navisworks workflow guides. Each video and post is designed to help you streamline your coordination process and make better use of your BIM tools.
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- Clash management in Navisworks
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🚀 Try RV Clash Box for Free Today
RV Clash Box can completely transform how you manage clashes in Navisworks. It saves time, improves model clarity, and helps your team focus on what really matters.
Try it for free today and experience a faster, smarter way to coordinate your BIM projects.
👉 Download RV Clash Box here
