When we work on projects where different disciplines coordinate, we reach stages where categories need to be taken ownership of. Structural Engineers model foundations, slabs, and columns. Mechanical Engineers model ducts and pipes. Once this is the case, the elements need to be deleted from the other disciplines if they exist at duplicates.

This creates a conundrum for many because the ability to join geometry between the linked model and the author’s model disappears. No longer can a wall and a column be joined to automatically resolve the join and eliminate the clash. Similar arguments hold for other disciplines. If a mechanical duct or pipe penetrates a wall, then you need to create the hole for the duct or the wall if you don’t want them to clash. The time to achieve this if considerable. Alternatively, if you are using a clash detection platform that allows you to ignore certain clashes, then you can save some time by simply designating the clash as not being an issue and either leave it for future attention or ignore it completely.

Shown below is an example of how a wall was interrupted and a face covering put onto a column.

If you would like to see this capability included in Revit, then sign in with your Autodesk ID and vote for the Idea here: Join geometry for Revit Linked Models

The more people vote for the idea, the better chance it stands of being accepted and implemented in future. It might be an idea to create a mailing list of your colleagues and peers to vote for the idea if they feel it will be useful to them in future.

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