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Dynamo for simple clash detection

After a couple of months my life is completely changed. Now I work in Qatar for an MEP company and I'm involved in the Red Line South Metro Project.
I'm coming back with a very simple but interesting definition for Dynamo. Basically is composed by two different definitions:

  1. the first definition search for intersections between pipes, duct, ceilings and wall (could be improved with other categories)
  2. the second definition put a rectangular void, around the clash

You need to load two families inside the project (you can find all the families and the sample project at the end of the article): clashSphere and  voidCutter.
Then open Dynamo and start first clashSphere.dyn then voidCutter.dyn. Fix the cutting issues and check again loading clashSphere.dyn or with the standard Interference check tool.
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Location: Doha, Qatar

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  1. Unknown17 June 2016 at 23:27

    the link of files is broken

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  2. Unknown25 June 2016 at 05:54

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  3. Unknown9 February 2018 at 16:11

    Hello. The link provided above isn't working. Can You please send me these files?
    thanks in advance: ps@moonstudio.com.pl

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  4. AHammer22 May 2019 at 14:06

    Hello. Would also appreciate if you could send me the files :) Thanks. Alar alarhammer@gmail.com

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  5. iron21 June 2019 at 06:28

    Thanks for the best content
    GREAT WORK
    IMPRESSIVE!!!
    REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK!!!
    Bim consulting USA

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  6. Orhun TIG23 July 2019 at 15:01

    Hello. The link provided above isn't working. Can You please send me these files?
    thanks in advance: orhun.tig@gmail.com

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  7. Unknown17 September 2019 at 13:44

    Same problem over here, the link isn't working...
    It would be awesome if we could use this,
    if possible can you send it to me on wesvlion@gmail.com?
    Thanks!!

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