Exporting Clashes

ClashWise lets you export the clashes in any published clash set to an Excel workbook, a CSV file, or a BCF coordination package. Exports are the quickest way to get clash data out of ClashWise — for reporting to stakeholders who don't have an account, archiving a coordination milestone, analyzing data in a spreadsheet, or handing issues to another BIM tool.

Why export clashes?

Share with people outside ClashWise — send a spreadsheet to a client or consultant who doesn't sign in to the platform.
Build your own reports — pivot, chart, or merge clash data in Excel or another analysis tool.
Keep a record — snapshot the state of a clash set at a design freeze or milestone.
Move issues into other coordination tools — the BCF format packages each clash as a coordination topic that BCF-compatible tools can read (see the BCF Export article in this section).

Who can export?

Any signed-in user who can open the clash set on the web can export it. Exporting doesn't require a paid plan of its own, and it keeps working even when your organization is in read-only mode (for example, after a trial ends) — read-only blocks editing, not viewing or exporting.

Where to find it

Open your clash set from the Clash Sets page.
On the clash grid toolbar, open the More menu.
Choose Export….

This opens the Export clashes dialog: "Choose what to export, then pick the columns. Filters and selections from the grid carry over."

How to export

Prepare the grid first (optional but recommended). Any filter you have applied, and any clashes you have selected, carry over into the export dialog as scope options — so filter or select before you open it.
Open More → Export….
Pick a Format:
- Excel (.xlsx) — a formatted workbook, best for reading and reporting.
- CSV (.csv) — plain data, best for importing into other systems.
- BCF (.bcf) — a coordination package for BCF-compatible BIM tools. Note the dialog's explanation: "BCF exports a fixed coordination format (topic, comments, snapshot, and 3D viewpoint per clash). Column selection doesn't apply."
Pick a Scope (each shows a live count of the clashes it covers):
- All clashes in this set
- Matching current filter
- Selected clashes
Adjust the File name if you like — a live preview shows the final name.
Choose your columns (Excel and CSV only — see below).
Set any extra options, then start the export.

Choosing columns (Excel and CSV)

The column picker is organized into three groups:

Core clash fields — Number, Title, Description, Generated Description, Status, Priority, Tags, Type, Test, Distance, Date Found, Group, Location/Level/Grid Cell, GUID, Analyzed, Analysis Date, Matched Rule, Recommended Priority/Status, Contact Name/Email/Company, and User Modified.
Element fields — properties of Element A and Element B in each clash.
Custom element properties — any Navisworks property captured when the set was published, selectable for Element A, Element B, or both.

Your column selections are remembered per clash set, so your next export of the same set starts from the same layout. Use Reset to restore the default selection.

Column selection does not apply to BCF exports — BCF always uses its fixed format.

Options and settings

Status & Priority values — when the set has a clash matrix assigned, a toggle lets you export the matrix's recommended Status and Priority instead of each clash's applied values: "Use the matrix's recommended Status & Priority (instead of each clash's applied values)".
Include audit fields — adds who last modified each clash and when.
Include AI analysis summary — adds the AI analysis summary to the export.
Include clash viewpoint image URL — adds a link to each clash's viewpoint image.
Include full history — adds each clash's change history as an extra sheet (Excel), or delivers a .zip that includes a history.csv file.

If AI analysis is still running on the set when you export, the dialog warns you that the export will include only the clashes that have been processed so far.

What happens next

Small exports download immediately. You'll see a confirmation such as Exported to {file} and the file lands in your browser's downloads.
Large exports run in the background. The dialog tells you: "Export is too large for direct download — running in the background. We'll notify you when it's ready." You can keep working; when the job finishes you get a notification — "{file}" is ready to download. — with a Download action.

Exports are delivered as browser downloads only — ClashWise does not email export files.

The export tray

While any export jobs exist, an extra button appears on the toolbar (showing Exporting... {N}% while a job runs, or a count like {N} export(s)). Click it to open the export tray, which lists your export jobs with:

A status badge: Queued, Processing, Ready, Ready (with warnings), Failed, or Cancelled.
Progress, row counts, and file size.
Download, Cancel, and Dismiss actions per job.

Tips

Filter before you export. "Matching current filter" is the easiest way to produce a targeted export — for example, only Critical clashes assigned to one contact.
Lead with clash numbers. The Number column carries each clash's permanent identity within the set (clash #N) — include it so everyone can reference the same clash across the spreadsheet, the web grid, and the 3D viewer.
Use the matrix-values toggle for "should-be" reports. Exporting recommended Status & Priority shows what your matrix rules say each clash should be, which is useful when reviewing how far the set has drifted from the standard.

FAQs

Can ClashWise email the export to me or my team? No. Exports are browser downloads only. Download the file and share it however you normally share documents.

Where did my export go? Small exports go straight to your browser's downloads. Large exports appear in the export tray on the clash grid toolbar — open it and click Download next to the finished job.

Do my grid filters really carry over? Yes. The scope option "Matching current filter" exports exactly what the grid is currently showing, and "Selected clashes" exports the rows you had ticked. Both show live counts in the dialog so you can confirm before exporting.

Can I export while my organization is read-only? Yes. Read-only mode blocks edits, but viewing and exporting continue to work.

Troubleshooting

The export shows a "Failed" badge in the tray. Run the export again from the Export clashes dialog. If it keeps failing, contact support@clashwise.ai.
Some analyzed values are missing from my export. If AI analysis was still running when you exported, only the clashes processed so far carry analysis results. Wait for the analysis to finish, then export again.
My columns look wrong. Column selections are saved per clash set, so a previous export's choices may still be applied. Open the column picker and click Reset to restore the defaults.

Limitations

Exports are delivered by browser download only — there is no email delivery.
Column selection applies to Excel and CSV only; BCF uses a fixed coordination format.
Very large exports run in the background rather than downloading instantly — watch the export tray.