Viewing multiple models together in the Model Coordination module allows you to understand how different disciplines and trades, often represented as separate models, fit together. This allows for clash detection and constructability reviews. Precise model positioning is therefore important to help ensure clash data are accurate and valid.
The Transform feature allows you to check the alignment of models within the project, and edit their position and rotation. When you have transformed your model, the new positions are used anytime those models are viewed in context of the project.
To use the Transform feature in the Model Coordination module, you currently need Folder Control permissions for the folder a coordination space has been created against. If you don’t have these permissions, the feature isn't visible.
To open the Transform feature:
Select the model you want to transform. You can either click a model in the viewer or select a model from the drop-down list in the Transform Model panel.
If the selected model is positioned far from the other models, use the Move into view option to move the selected model into the center of your current camera view.
The Coordinates fields show the current coordinates of the selected model, which are based on the coordinates in the file from the authoring software. Edit the coordinates by typing in the fields, or hover over the fields and use the arrows to increase or decrease the coordinates in units of 1.
Use the Copy from drop-down list to copy coordinates from one of the other open models to the selected model.
The Rotation field shows the current rotational position of the selected model based on the coordinates in the file from the authoring software, relative to North. Edit the rotation by typing in the fields, or hover over the fields to use the arrows to increase or decrease the rotation in units of 1.
Click Point to Point to move the selected model by picking specific points:
Click Rotate to rotate the selected model by aligning two edges:
First, click two points on your selected model to define an edge.
Next, click two points on another model to define the second edge.
Click Apply to rotate your selected model so that the two edges align.
Use the Revert option to return the selected model back to its original position.
Click Save transforms to save your changes.
Click Cancel to cancel the transform process. This resets all transform data you have edited and returns the model to its original position.
Transformed models have a transform icon displayed next to their name. Transformed positions are respected whenever the models are reopened in the project.