Overview
Collision Analysis is how PVX.AI spots racks that conflict with the terrain they stand on. It scans every rack in a PV area, ranks what is out of limits, and turns the findings into fixes.
Prerequisites
Racks placed on a 3D surface inside a PV area.
Step-by-Step Guide
1. Run the scan
On the Layout panel, click Collision Analysis, then Select PV area and Run analysis. The scan measures pile reveals against the reveal band, ground clearance along the structure’s underside, and slope limits, judging each rack against its own spec.
2. Read the results
The inspector grid ranks findings by how far past a limit they are. Select a row to zoom to that rack, or double-click to jump into the drawing. A persistent overlay badges violating racks with a dated legend, and Clear overlay removes it.
3. Check the limits pane
It holds the pile reveal minimum and maximum per rack family, the ground clearance floor, the maximum shift ceiling, and the maximum ground change per pile.
4. Fix the findings
Work in escalating order. Apply selected shifts gives shift-fixable racks a one-click rigid vertical lift with no earthwork. Fix collisions then Run design lifts each rack where that is enough and regrades only the ground that still misses, reporting racks lifted, racks graded, and cut and fill. Adapt terrain to piles hands the selected racks to targeted terrain adaptation, holding the rest of the area as constraints.
5. Export the evidence
Export the pile schedule (CSV, one row per pile with its verdict) and the run report for the structural reviewer.
Tips & Recommendations
- Multi-row tracker groups are judged and fixed as one unit, with one shared vertical shift.
- If the reveal band and the clearance floor contradict each other, the panel states the conflict with exact numbers and offers one-click remedies.
- The overlay dismisses itself on any geometry-changing command, so you never read stale verdicts. Re-run the analysis after grading or moving racks.
- The older automatic check still runs during 2D to 3D conversion: tables over the slope limit are not converted, and adjacent tables that intersect after projection are highlighted in pink and red.