It is not you. You are doing all you are able to with the platform you are using. It is a hard struggle using Navis to clash check. I have been on AutoSPRINK for damn, going on 19 years.
If you cannot upgrade at this time, best advice I can give is let the BIM coordinator tell you where the clashes are. You can then go down the list of an nwd file and resolve. Hard part, as you stated, is what other items are affected by your correction. Those you will have to evaluate. Best to you. I can relate. R/ Matt Matthew J. Willis Design Manager /3-D Specialist Rapid Fire Protection Inc.<http://rapidfireinc.com/> 1530 Samco Road Rapid City, SD 57702 Office-605.348.2342 Direct Line-605.593.5063 Cell-605.391.2733 Fax:-605.348.0108 [cid:[email protected]] From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Stossel Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 7:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Software I am having a tremendous amount of problems performing 3D coordination's. It is taking me approximately 3 times longer than the old flat way of a standard coordination overlay. I know a lot of you are using AutoSprink and HydraCAD, but I am not. I am a SprinkCAD user and at this time cannot switch to another platform. I use Navisworks Freedom viewer to see the clash locations, and do the best I can to measure and move out of the way and submit the new model to see if I guessed right. I did not switch to SprinkCAD 3D as of yet as I have not had time to build a brand new database that incorporates products other than what TYCO supports. In all honesty I don't know that it would make any difference as it appears that I would be doing the same guess work that I am doing now. Does anyone else on the forum use SprinkCAD or have you all switched over? If you are a SprinkCAD user did you switch to the 3D version and was it helpful and worth all the time of constructing a new database? Does anyone have any helpful hints on how to speed up the process or is it just me or the software that I am using? I am OK with hearing that it is just me, that means that I just have to work harder at it and constructive criticism is always welcome. It just seems that something that was supposed to be better, it is much more difficult and time consuming and that you almost can't charge enough money to cover the time it takes. I know I have to embrace it as this is the future, but I am really struggling with it. Thanks and any help that anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated. Mike Stossel SET [400dpiLogoCropped] 36 Barren Road East Stroudsburg, PA 18302 Office: 973-670-2627 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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