Other Exports

Beyond the clash grid's Excel/CSV/BCF exports and PDF clash reports, ClashWise offers a few more ways to get information out of the platform. This article gives you the map: what each export is, where to find it, and which help section covers it in depth.

Matrix Excel export

Your clash matrix — the rules grid of class-versus-class pairings with priorities, statuses, and contacts — can be downloaded as an Excel workbook.

Where: open the matrix from the Clash Matrices page, switch to the matrix (cross-tab) view, and click Download detailed matrix on the toolbar.
What you get: a workbook named after the matrix that mirrors the on-screen cross-tab. Each cell carries the worst priority's order number and is filled with that priority's configured color — the web matrix and the Excel file always use the same colors, because both read the exact color hex you configured for each priority.
Why use it: share your project's coordination standard with people who don't sign in to ClashWise, or attach it to a BIM execution plan.

See the Clash Matrix section for full details.

Coordination session PDF report

Every coordination session can produce its own PDF report once the session has ended and its minutes exist.

Where: open the session's detail view (from the Coordination panel on the clash set, or the sessions hub) and click Report (PDF) on the minutes.
What you get: a PDF bundling the session's attendees, reviewed clashes, notes, attachments, and the AI-generated minutes. Minutes and the report include only what was actually recorded during the session — auto-recorded clash changes and explicitly saved decisions and action items — never assumed defaults.
Why use it: distribute meeting minutes with a verifiable record of what changed during the session.

See the Coordination Sessions section for the full workflow, including how sessions record changes automatically.

Note: this is different from the general PDF clash report described in this section's PDF Clash Reports article — the session PDF documents a meeting; the clash report documents a set of clashes.

3D viewer snapshot (PNG)

You can capture the current 3D scene as an image at any time.

Where: in the 3D viewer, click Snapshot on the floating toolbar, then choose Download PNG or Copy to clipboard.
What you get: a picture of exactly what's on screen — your current camera angle, color mode, isolation, and section cuts included.
Why use it: drop a view of a problem area straight into an email, chat message, or presentation. Copy to clipboard is the fastest route into a conversation.

See the 3D Viewer section for the viewer's tools and view modes.

The export tray — one place for background export jobs

Large exports from the clash grid don't download instantly — they run in the background. While any export jobs exist, a button appears on the clash grid toolbar (showing Exporting... {N}% during a run, or a count like {N} export(s)). It opens the export tray, which lists each job with:

a status badge — Queued, Processing, Ready, Ready (with warnings), Failed, or Cancelled,
progress, row counts, and file size, and
Download, Cancel, and Dismiss actions.

All export delivery is by browser download — ClashWise never emails export files. If you started a large export and can't find the file, the export tray is where to look.

Getting data out programmatically

If you'd rather pull clash data into your own applications or scripts, ClashWise offers API access with dedicated export endpoints, authenticated by API keys you generate on your profile. See the Developer API Access section.

FAQs

Which export should I use?

A spreadsheet of clash data → Excel/CSV export from the clash grid (see Exporting Clashes).
Issues for another BIM tool → BCF export (see BCF Export).
A readable document over the clashes → PDF clash report (see PDF Clash Reports).
Meeting minutes → the coordination session PDF.
Your rules standard → the matrix Excel export.
A quick picture → the 3D snapshot.
Automated integration → the API.

Do exports work when my organization is read-only? Yes. Read-only mode (for example, after a trial ends) blocks editing, but viewing and exporting keep working.