Report Tab

The Report tab enables you to set up and write reports containing details of all clash results found in the selected test.

Note: A summary of the currently selected clash test is displayed at the top of the tab. You can display the Tests panel at any time by clicking the expansion button. If a clash test has been altered in some way since being set up (this might include changing an option, or having loaded the latest revision of the model) that will mean the results may not reflect the latest model or settings, then a warning will be displayed

. Right-clicking on this icon enables you to re-run the test.

The Contents Area

Select the required check boxes to specify which clash-related data to include in your report.

For example, you can include Quick Properties relating to the items involved in the clash, TimeLiner task information, image of the clash and so on.

The Include Clashes Area

For Clash Groups, Include

Use the options in this box to specify how to display the clash groups in your report. Choose from the following options:

Group Headers Only - reports will include summaries of clash groups and individual clashes not in groups.
Individual Clashes Only - reports will only contain individual clash results, and will not distinguish those results that have been grouped. For each clash that belongs to a group, an extra field, called Clash Group, can be added to the report to identify it. To enable this functionality, select the Clash Group check box in the Contents area.
Everything - reports will contain both summaries of clash groups that you have created, clash results that are part of each group, and individual clash results. For each clash that belongs to a group, an extra field, called Clash Group, can be added to the report to identify it. To enable this functionality, select the Clash Group check box in the Contents area.

Note: If your test does not contain any clash groups, this box is not available.

Include Clash Types

Select the check boxes in this field to specify which clashes to include in your report.

The Report Type

Select the type of report from the drop-down list:

Current Test - creates a single report for the current test only.
All Tests (Combined) - creates a single report for all tests.
All Tests (Separate) - creates a separate report for each test.

The Report Format

Select the format of the report from the drop-down list:

XML - creates an XML file.
HTML - creates an HTML file with clashes listed sequentially.
HTML (Tabular) - creates an HTML (tabular) file with the clash test(s) displayed as a table. This report can be opened and edited in Microsoft Excel 2007 onwards.
Text - creates a TXT file.
As Viewpoints - creates a folder called [Test_Name] on the Saved Viewpoints dockable window (this window is automatically displayed when the report is run); it contains each clash saved as a viewpoint with an attached comment describing the clash.
Preserve result highlighting - this is available with Viewpoints report only. Checking this box will maintain the transparency and highlighting for each viewpoint. You can adjust highlighting in the Results tab and the Options Editor.

Note: When using XML, HTML, or Text format options consider the following:

By default, Clash Detective attempts to include a JPEG viewpoint image for each clash. Make sure to select the Image check box in the Contents box, otherwise the report will contain broken image links.
For clash groups, the viewpoint image is the aggregate viewpoint for the group.
You need to create a separate folder for the report and its viewpoint images.

The Write Report Button

Creates the selected report and saves it into the selected location.