Introduction to Navisworks

Summary

An introduction on what Navisworks is and how to

use it.
Key learning objectives

At the end of this Presentation, you will be able to:

 You will learn what is Autodesk Navisworks

 You will learn methods to navigate around a model

 You will learn about what each key tool does

 You will learn some of the principle of how to use Navisworks well
 What is Navisworks?
 Must have App
 Absolutely Essential
 Powerful model and
data manipulation
 The glue for Autodesk
Collections
 Design Review
 Enabler for BIM
 Swiss Army knife of CAD

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Wide range of uses and projects
Federated Model
Q: What’s a Federated Model
A: It Depends

A federated BIM model is a combined

model that is compiled from several
BIM models from different disciplines
into one.
Why
Q: WhyNavisworks, Doneed
Navisworks, Do I really I really
it? need it?
A: A: It Depends
It Depends

No. of Links Simpler Geometry Fast Clash Detection

What does it do?

 Design Review
 Clash Detection
 Construction
Simulation
 Quantification
 Animations
Navisworks products

Freedom Simulate Manage

Entry Level Premium
Free
Reads all formats
Reads all formats
Reads NWD and DWF only Works with BIM 360
Works with BIM 360
All Tools including Clash
Basic Review Functionality All tools except Clash Included in AEC Collection
 Revit*
Sketchup DWG*

RVM DXF
AEC
Formats

IFC DWF

ArchiCAD* DGN*
 Inventor

STP CATIA

MFG
Formats
IG ES Solidworks

JTOpen ProEngineer
 Recap

Z+F ASCII

Point
Cloud
Formats

Riegl Faro

Leica
Navisworks file formats

NWC NWD NWF

Cache and Snapshot File Referencing
Export File File

Geometry
Geometry and Properties &
Navisworks
Properties Navisworks Data data
Open / Append / Merge

Open Append Merge

Adds a For Multiple
Opens a new
CAD/BIM file to Navisworks
session
current session files

Creates NWC of Changed Merged duplicate

CAD/BIM data behaviour with geometry and
(can be hidden) BIM 360 Glue properties
Typical workflow
Live Files Weekly Progress
Top 5 Features
Top 5 Features I Use Everyday
I Use Everyday

Navisworks
1. Find Items, Selection Tree, Manage Sets Properties
2. Measure
3. Appearance Profiler
4. Sectioning Tools
5. Clash Detection.
1.Find Items
1.Find Items & Tree
& Selection Selection Tree
Navisworks
⚫Navisworks introduces a powerful Find Items
tool that is based on user-input conditions.

⚫Navisworks allows the user to save their found

items under the Search Sets to allow further
usage and Clash Detection between the sets.

⚫Selection Tree allows the user to instantly detect

the link in which the selected element is in.
2.Measure
2.Measure

Navisworks
⚫Hassle-free quick measuring tool,
just click the two points you
want a the distance between
and it will give you the three
dimensional components as a
bonus.
3.Appearance
3.Appearance Profiler Profiler

Navisworks
⚫When Mixed with the proper usage of
search sets, the result is magical.

⚫It allows the user to “colorize” the search

sets for better display and better understand
some crucial issues.
4.Sectioning
4.Sectioning Tools Tools
Navisworks
⚫This tool offers a better review option by
allowing the user to take section using
one or more cutting plan.
⚫The only difference between it and
Revit’s section box is that it’s only
FASTER.
 Navigation - Basic controls

Whole Model

Selected Object

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Selection Sets Search Sets
Static group of items Dynamic group of items

Needs new items to be added Picks up new items with

manually refresh

Can be moved between

Only for that project
projects

Good for one off uses or dumb Good for most uses and data
models rich models
Viewpoints

 Camera location
 Can also contain
 Sections
 Colour overrides
 Mark-ups
 Comments
5.Clash Detective
5.Clash Detective

Navisworks
⚫Clash detection allows the user to run
clash tests between multiple links or
search sets, all at once.

⚫Unlike Revit, there’s an option for

adding Tolerance so minor clashes
could be ignored.

⚫Clearance clash check allows better

review in critical areas where a certain
clearance should be maintained.
Clash Detective

 Check for design clashes

 Hard
 Clearances
 Point Clouds
 Animated

 Create detailed reports

 Resolve in design software

Timeliner

 Construction Simulation

 Link to MS Project,
Primavera P6 and Asta
Powerproject

 Check Costs, planned &

actual schedules
Quantification
 Take quantities from
models

 Add resources and

‘recipes’

 Change Analysis

 Export to Excel or
costing software
Recommended tools to look at
Tool Purpose
Appearance Profiler Quick repeatable color overrides
Selection Inspector Quick Property Viewing and export
Review tools Mark-up, comments and tags
Sectioning Tools Powerful Section Planes and boxes
Measure Tools Measurements, areas, angles and move objects
Measure Tools Add materials & rendering of aggregated
Rendering models Create panoramas and keep working
Animator Animate objects
DataTools Link to databases
BIM 360 Glue
Everyone uploads files to Glue
Navisworks user just opens
from cloud
No NWF, NWC, Append
complication
Available to all users
BIM 360 Field
Uses same BIM 360
Glue/Navisworks files
Data Collector for model
objects
Use for commissioning or
progress tracking