BIM and NavisWorks Freedom

Autodesk NavisWorks is specifically designed for your Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow & used to integrate information from a diverse family of design and modeling tools into a Revit building information modeling (BIM).

NW imports about 35 different file formats, and allows them to all work together inside one virtual workspace.

It is a powerful tool that can detect, manage & resolved dimensional interferences (clash, collision) between architectural and engineering BIM models when various 3D modeling platforms are put together in the same virtual workspace and collisions.

Ex - the Fire-suppression 3D plans are combined with the structural 3D plans shows a collision where sprinkler piping penetrates beams at certain points.

NavisWorks also provides photo real visualizations, real-time walkthroughs, and project reviews for improved coordination and collaboration. In addition, this combined design data can be integrated with construction logistics models and project schedules, enabling "4D" time modeling for improved project sequencing and construction simulation.

By integrating building information, data, and geometry, the Autodesk NavisWorks project model becomes the center for all digital information — helping project stakeholders to make a more complete understanding of the overall project, better design and construction decisions, some of which will expand the benefits of BIM to cross-platform project teams and impact the owner's operations.

It should be noted that in addition to geometry, component attributes and materials in many native models are also transferred to the Autodesk NavisWorks environment, allowing project members to query or visually filter the model based on attributes.

• Collision detection
• Version management
• Merging models
• Real-time walkthrough, fly through, orbit, stored camera settings
• Review tools: markup, measure, sectioning planes, record-playback animations, export to AVI movie files
• Reads object properties stored in BIM objects
• Stereoscopic viewing with an appropriate graphics card
• Multiple users can collaborate on a single model using NetMeeting