Discipline Designer Role

Depending on the size and scope of the project the first thing to decide is what role the discipline designers take in the clash resolution process. There are typically three approaches that can be taken:

• All discipline designers have access to the Clash Manager reports and are responsible for ensuring the clash free status of their part of the 3D model. This approach is most suitable for medium to large projects where a large clash data set is anticipated and requires frequent review by all designers on a regular basis.

• Discipline leads or a small number of nominated discipline designers are given access to the Clash Manager reports. These users are responsible for ensuring the clash free status of their discipline’s part of the 3D model. This approach is most suitable for small to medium projects where a small team of users can adequately manage and review the Clash Manager reports on a regular basis.

• An overall clash coordinator is responsible for all clashes on the project and is tasked to review the Clash Manager reports and perform clash resolution in consultation with discipline designers. This approach is most suitable for small projects where only a small clash data set is anticipated and can be easily handled by one person on a part time basis.

The options described above are for guidance only but represent the typical approaches taken by existing users in the deployment of Clash Manager. It may be decided to adopt one of the above approaches directly or formulate a specific solution to match the specific project requirements.