Navisworks

Navisworks for Detailers

avoids clashes, speeds up coordination process, apply align to surface or align to view options to cut elevation view along route, lock measurements, reset transforms once perfect path is found

Optimizing Parallels Settings for Autodesk BIM 360 Glue/Autodesk Navisworks

maintain back up copy of virtual machine before starting to modify any settings, configure for design, select virtual machine performance options for best results, tune hardware settings

Revit UniqueId in Glue and Navisworks

specify UniqueId in Navisworks exporter options to include it in Glue viewer or else open options editor, check mark ‘convert element properties’ to include UniqueId via Navisworks

Civil 3D 2015 – Using the Navisworks Switchback Tool

invoke NWCOUT command to export current .dwg as .nwc file, NWLOAD command to open communications between Civil 3D, Navisworks

Enable PDF Takeoff’s with Autodesk Navisworks

employ Navisworks 2015 PDF reader to add 2D PDF sheets to Navisworks project, control visual fidelity through ‘resolution(DPI)’ setting located in options editor

Revit to BIM 360 Glue Improvements

latest release offers enhanced viewing of materials, color support, object names, model tree hierarchy, property support allows better ways of mapping properties for BIM 360 field