HTML and PDF Reports

This article covers the HTML and PDF reports.

Verity Reports

You can export any selected items to several different types of PDF or HTML reports. HTML reports can be opened on any device with an internet browser. None of these reports contain any scripts or other content that would prevent them from running on any particular platform or browser. Android, iOS, Mac, Windows, and Linux are all supported, and they should work on other unlisted systems as long as the browser supports HTML. Once an HTML or PDF report has been generated, it will automatically open.

Report Types

  • Summary Report - Contains high-level, aggregate data about the analysis as a whole. This includes graphics and metrics. This is identical in form to the auto-generated summary report, but will respect the current selection (as long as more than one object is selected).

    Figure 1: Summary Report

  • Table Report – This will generate an HTML or PDF table of the selected elements, similar in content to the CSV export.

    Figure 2: Table Report

  • Table + Items – This report will generate both the table above and individual item reports for each selected item in the Verity table. The table acts as a table of contents with items hyperlinked to the item reports and sequentially numbered so you can identify an individual item page in the report elements folder. Each item report is a self-contained file and has the split pane view format as images to accompany the metrics associated with the item. The views will be generated using the current settings in the Verity viewer for visibility of geometry, heatmaps, etc. The navigation buttons at the top to move between items within the full report. These links will work as long as the report, and report elements folder maintains the same relative file path.

    Figure 3: Items Report

  • Items – This report generates individual, unlinked item reports for each selected item. The reports are identical to the item reports generated by the Table + Items option except for the Previous, Table, and Next buttons. These are meant for individual distribution, and no table is generated along with these reports.

  • Combined - This report will include each Report type above. These reports can be resource-heavy for large analyses; we recommend exporting Combined reports on a selection basis.

Report Contents

Verity Item Table

Report contents will vary with the type of report chosen and the items selected to report on. In general, each Verity report type will contain the information in the Verity Item Table, including Verity-determined status and deviation metrics, user-input columns, and location information.

Identifiers

In addition to the information visible in the Verity Item Table, HTML and PDF reports will also include up to three Element IDs:

  • Verity GUID - All elements added to Verity will have a Verity GUID assigned automatically, included in all item reports.
  • ElementID - This is the Revit ID, applicable to model elements that originated from a Revit file, making it easy to find that element in the Revit or Navisworks model with the Select by ID or Quick Find tools. If a geometry file originated outside of Revit- a .DWG from AutoCAD, for example- this value will not be populated. Keep in mind that because Verity analyses are snapshots of the model at the time they’re completed, it is possible this reported ID will change in the original model to no longer match the Verity report.
  • UniqueID - All elements will report a UniqueID dependent on the host application the element was analyzed in. If the Verity analysis was done on a Navisworks model, this ID will reflect the Navisworks Item GUID, making it easy to use Navisworks’ Find Items or Quick Find tools to locate the item in the model. In Revit, this is the Revit UniqueID of the original element.

Adding a Custom Logo to the HTML Reports

A company logo can be added to HTML reports by saving an image file to the default C:\Users\MyName\Documents\ClearEdge3D\Verity\CustomerLogo folder. The first image in the folder will be the image that is used in the reports. The report will automatically resize the company logo to fit. Still, the image size in pixels and the corresponding file size of the added image directly affects the file size of each HTML file. Generally, a logo with a maximum width and height of 300 pixels will be sufficient.