Navisworks, Glue, or Both?
Some people view Glue as a lightweight, cloud version of Navisworks. So, in what scenario would you use desktop Navisworks and cloud Glue together? These questions: How do Navisworks and Autodesk® BIM…
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BIM Is Here to Stay. Would you like some help with that?
As you may have seen on LinkedIn: I am pleased to say that I have accepted a position with cutting edge BIM consultancy Virtual Built. I sincerely enjoyed my time at Woodhead, and I truly benefited fr…
Navisworks 2014 Hotfix 3 for download
This hotfix resolves three issues:– Problems resulting from operations that involve clicking in the first column of the Clash results grid, such as collapsing/expanding groups, dragging clashes and re…
Direct XML Editing for Navisworks Search Sets
Daniel Gijsbers uses Notepad++ to do some quick editing and creation of similar Navisworks search sets: “Let’s create a couple of searchsets that will find the same parts but on different levels.” He …
Linking Excel to Navisworks
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Navisworks 2014 SP1 NWF Refresh Hotfix
This hotfix addresses issues with NWF refresh causing Navisworks to crash following installation of Navisworks 2014 Service Pack 1. Download at:http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=1…
Revit View Settings and Effect on Navisworks export / import – plus a Model Line workaround via IFC
Interesting post by Ben a while back on the impact of Revit view settings when exporting to Navisworks. In most cases, this is “logical” – if you can see it, it will get exported, but if you can’t see…
Conquer Navisworks – Split Scene View
“… different parts of a model can be viewed at a time by splitting the Scene View vertically and horizontally. The options can be accessed from the View > Scene View > Split View drop-down. …” from Sh…
Revit Interference Check with Shared Nested families can actually be Useful
By now, most of us are using Navisworks for some sort of aggregation, model checking or clashing. So why would anyone want to use Revit Inteference Check (on the Collaborate tab, Coordinate panel)? Ba…
Thirteen Navisworks Tips to Boost your Productivity for 2014
I previously posted about Up and Running with Autodesk Navisworks 2014 by Deepak Maini a while back, but I think it definitely deserves another mention. Here is a selection of usability and productivi…