
There are plenty of different Autodesk solutions right now, each with its use case and a target audience, but the one we’ll be looking at the most is Navisworks.Īfter that, the logical question would be, “What is Navisworks?”. Table of Contents Introduction to NavisworksĪutodesk has been around for a while now and has established itself as one of the top BIM/CAD software providers on the market. dri (legacy file format, support up to 2007) ifc (IFC2X_PLATFORM, IFC2X_FINAL, IFC2X2_FINAL, IFC2X3, IFC4) nwc (all versions, no full backward compatibility) Navisworks Simulate and Manage are most notable for its support for a wide range of design file formats.


This is for finding faults in the design.

This means users can select parts of the model and look for places where the geometry conflicts. Clash Detective - A functionality to enable interference detection.Publisher - This allows users to publish the complete 3D model into a single NWD file that can be freely opened by anyone using Freedom, a free viewer.Users can then navigate around the model in real-time and review the model with a range of mark-up tools. Roamer - The core part allows users to open models from a range of 3D design and laser scan formats and combine them into a single 3D model.Navisworks (formerly JetStream) is built around a core module called Roamer and has a number of built-in functionalities:
