Working with the Matrix View

Once a matrix has been generated, you work with it on the Clash matrices page at https://clashwise.ai. Every matrix has two interchangeable views: a visual matrix (cross-tab) view for scanning and bulk-editing discipline pairs, and a table (rules) view for detailed, rule-by-rule editing. This article covers both, plus the matrices list itself.

Viewing matrices only requires signing in; editing anything requires an active Clash Management subscription (a Pro or Business plan, or the trial).

The matrices list (left drawer)

The drawer header reads CLASH TABLES with a count, a refresh button (Refresh tables), and a + button to generate a new matrix from a clash set.
Two tabs: My matrices and Company library (see Sharing and Company Library).
Each row shows the matrix name, its project chip (if shared with a project), a COMPANY LIBRARY badge where relevant, and a summary like "24 rules · 2 days ago".
Status badges: PROCESSING ("Processing clash rules, check back later") while a matrix is being generated, and FAILED ("Unable to create all clash rules. Please try again") if generation didn't finish.
Bulk delete: tick the checkboxes and click Delete {n}. Deletion asks for typed confirmation (type the table's name, or the phrase "delete {n} clash tables"), warns how many rules are affected, and reminds you that "Any clash set still pointing at one of these tables will need a new matrix assignment" — and that it can't be undone.

The matrix header and toolbar

Opening a matrix shows a hero line — "{N} rules in {name}" — with a pencil icon to rename it (Rename matrix dialog, names up to 150 characters). The toolbar offers:

Refresh.
The view toggle — switch between the table view and the matrix (cross-tab) view.
In matrix view: a toggle between discipline pairs and category pairs, a status-dots toggle, a density toggle, and Download detailed matrix (Excel — see Matrix Excel Export).
Reset column layout and delete.

The matrix (cross-tab) view

The cross-tab shows your classes' disciplines (or categories) on both axes as a symmetric grid:

The upper triangle and the diagonal are interactive cells; the lower half shows an inert "x" mirror — the same layout the Excel export uses.
A legend maps each priority to its number, color, and name.
Each cell shows the worst priority's order number among the rules in that pair, optionally with a dot for the dominant status. The cell's fill color deepens with the number of rules in the pair.
Hovering a cell shows a tooltip summarizing the pair: how many rules, worst priority, dominant priority and status, and how many rules are missing a contact.
All colors come from each priority's configured color — the grid, the clash grid, and the Excel export always match.

Editing from a cell

Click any interactive cell to open its popover ("{Class A} vs {Class B}", "{N} rules"):

Inline CONTACT, PRIORITY, and STATUS dropdowns, each with its own Apply button and an "Overwrite existing assignments" switch (on by default). Applying sets that value on every rule in the discipline/category pair — with the switch off, only rules that don't already have a value are filled.
View {N} rules jumps to the table view pre-filtered to that pair.

The footer reminds you: click a cell to edit.

The table (rules) view

The table lists every rule in a grid you can sort, resize, reorder, and page through.

Searching

The search box supports a compact syntax, for example:

Critical AND Wall* — AND/OR/NOT combinations with * wildcards
door OR Beam NOT Column
"exact phrase" — quoted phrases
#37 — jump to a rule by its number

Columns

Id — the rule number.
Active — an inline checkbox to switch the rule on or off. Inactive rules are kept but not applied during analysis.
Class A / A (Discipline) / Class B / B (Discipline) — the pairing. Disciplines are editable, and chips distinguish AI-suggested values from original ones.
Tolerance — hidden by default; in the clash set's source units.
Default Priority — a colored chip. Click to open the priority picker; the × removes the priority (with a confirmation). If the AI suggested the priority, its reasoning shows as a tooltip; picking one manually clears the AI reasoning.
Default Status — same pattern as priority.
Tags — chips with inline add and autocomplete (only shown when tags are enabled for the matrix).
Responsible Contact — a chip with a name/email/company display toggle and a copy button.
Hidden by default: Notes and Reasoning.

Rows support inline Edit / Save / Cancel.

Important: individual rules cannot be added or deleted in the table. Rules only come from generation and the sync flows (Add classes, Sync with clash set, Regenerate). To retire a single rule, untick its Active checkbox instead.

The second toolbar row

Apply priority, Apply status, Apply contact — bulk-apply a default across rules filtered by discipline or class (see Priorities, Statuses, Contacts, and Tags).
Re-evaluate — asks the AI to re-score rule priorities and statuses (see Keeping the Matrix in Sync).
A "{N} NO CONTACT" warning chip — how many rules still have no responsible contact; a quick way to spot routing gaps.
The More menu — the full management menu covering contacts, statuses, priorities, tags, clash-set assignment, syncing, sharing, and class removal. The relevant entries are covered in the other articles of this section.

Tips

Use the cross-tab view for the big picture and bulk decisions; switch to the table view for precision work on individual rules.
Chase the NO CONTACT chip down to zero before running analysis — clashes can only be routed to a contact if their matched rule has one.
If the grid layout gets messy after resizing and reordering columns, use Reset column layout.