Infrastructure
Metro Central Transit Hub
Over 1,200 hard and soft clashes identified and resolved across 5 trade models prior to site mobilization.
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BIM SERVICES
Clash Detection & BIM Coordination
Identify, analyze, and resolve multidisciplinary design conflicts before they become construction problems, saving project time, reducing field rework, and protecting margins.
FEDERATED MODEL COORDINATION
Resolving Design Interferences Before On-Site Execution Begins
Uncoordinated design files are the primary cause of cost overruns and installation delays in modern construction. Vircora BIM Services integrates architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection models into a unified federated coordination environment.
Using Autodesk Navisworks Manage, Revizto, and Solibri, we run automated clash detection rules, distinguish hard spatial collisions from soft clearance issues, assign responsibility, and chair multidisciplinary resolution sessions until 100% clash clearance is achieved.
99.4%
Pre-Construction Resolution
BCF & NWD
Open Standard Issue Reports
Navisworks Federated Clash Matrix
WHAT WE DELIVER
Clash Detection & Coordination Deliverables
Structured coordination processes and conflict resolution reporting for general contractors, BIM managers, and project owners.
01
Federated Model Integration
Merging architectural, structural, MEP, and civil models into a single Common Data Environment (CDE) file.
02
Hard Clash Detection
Identifying physical geometric collisions (e.g. HVAC duct hitting a structural steel beam or column).
03
Soft Clash & Clearance Audits
Verifying required insulation thickness, equipment maintenance access zones, and pipe clearance envelopes.
04
Constructability & Sequence Reviews
Detecting installation workflow conflicts and spatial headroom violations in corridors and riser shafts.
05
Clash Matrix & BCF Issue Reports
Generating structured coordination reports with 3D snapshots, grid coordinates, and BIM Collaboration Format (BCF) files.
06
Multi-Trade Coordination Meetings
Leading weekly online BIM coordination meetings with trade contractors to review and assign issue resolutions.
07
RFI Reduction & Technical Advice
Providing practical engineering rerouting solutions that minimize Request for Information (RFI) delays.
08
Clash-Cleared Model Sign-Off
Issuing fully coordinated sign-off models ready for 2D sheet extraction and on-site prefabrication.
VALUE PROPOSITION
Why Clash Detection & Coordination Matters
Eliminate On-Site Rework
Resolving clashes in 3D costs a fraction of physical field modifications, core drilling, or duct rerouting.
Trade Alignment & Trust
Trade contractors gain clear spatial zones and coordinated submittals before mobilizing crews to site.
Drastic RFI Reduction
Reduces technical RFIs during construction by up to 75%, preventing schedule bottlenecks.
Guaranteed Constructability
Validates ceiling height clearances, access doors, and structural penetrations before concrete pours.
WORKFLOW & PROCESS
Our Clash Detection & Coordination Process
01
Collection
Gathering native Revit/IFC models from architectural, structural, and MEP trade design teams.
02
Federation
Assembling models in Navisworks Manage, aligning shared coordinates and level origins.
03
Clash Scan
Running predefined clash detection rules (Arch vs MEP, Structural vs MEP, Pipe vs Duct).
04
Filtering
Filtering out false positives, grouping related collisions, and assigning trade ownership.
05
Meeting Review
Hosting 3D coordination sessions with project teams to agree on model modifications.
06
Sign-Off
Re-scanning updated models until 100% clash resolution is reached and issuing sign-off packages.
SOFTWARE ECOSYSTEM
Technologies & Tools We Master
SECTOR APPLICATIONS
Where Clash Coordination Is Applied
High-Rise Commercial
Multi-discipline coordination across vertical riser shafts, ceiling voids, and basement plant rooms.
Hospitals & Labs
Resolving dense medical gas, HVAC, structural, and plumbing interferences in complex clinical facilities.
Airports & Transit Hubs
Large-scale spatial coordination across passenger terminals, baggage handling, and structural spans.
Industrial Plants
Coordinating process piping, structural steel frames, and electrical busways in manufacturing facilities.
CASE STUDIES
Featured Coordination Projects
Infrastructure
Healthcare
St. Jude Hospital Complex
Multidisciplinary coordination between medical gas piping, structural beams, and cleanroom ceiling voids.
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Manufacturing
Semiconductor Manufacturing Plant
Clash-free sign-off for industrial chemical piping, high-voltage electrical, and heavy structural steel.
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SERVICE FAQ
Clash Detection FAQ
A hard clash occurs when two physical elements occupy the exact same 3D space (e.g. duct cutting through a steel column). A soft clash occurs when an element violates required spatial clearance envelopes (e.g. insufficient insulation space or blocked valve maintenance access).
We work with native Autodesk Revit files (.rvt), Navisworks files (.nwd, .nwc), AutoCAD (.dwg), Tekla (.ifc), and openBIM IFC containers from any 3D authoring platform.
We generate structured HTML/PDF clash reports and export openBIM BCF (BIM Collaboration Format) files or Revizto / BIM Track issues that import directly back into trade designers' Revit screens.
Typically, coordination sessions are held weekly or bi-weekly depending on project phase intensity. Between meetings, trade designers update their models based on assigned BCF issues.
Yes. We frequently serve as Lead BIM Manager / Coordinator on behalf of general contractors or project owners, managing federated models, running clash matrices, and leading trade coordination.