We didn't think sales and financial reporting software could reliably show detected clashes in Autodesk Revit BIM content. But heck, we were curious and did it anyway! 

If you're interested, follow these steps to give it a whirl yourself in a few steps: 

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We'll need a few things to get started. <a href="https://support.vimaec.com/en/articles/6064282-installing-vim-for-microsoft-power-bi">Follow these handy steps to get ready</a>

Connect the SQL database to Power BI with the VIM webGL Visual

1. Make a VIM
2. Get that VIM into the SQL database
3. Connect the SQL database to Power BI with the VIM webGL Visual

While we already created a VIM and indexed it into a SQL Database, now we get to run vimtool.exe again to detect clashes and store them in a vimprojx file.

Insert the VIM project file (where clash info lives) in the sql DB

1. Pick the preset
2. Insert the VIM project file (where clash info lives) in the sql DB

Here's a really cool way to interrogate clashes in from VIM in Microsoft Power BI

BIM clashes in Power BI

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