This session will cover the basics of Navisworks software, why it's an important piece of software for every construction company, and many design disciplines from one of the original Navisworks Ltd Teams. You'll be given a high-level overview of what each of the key tools does and how you could use the tools in your firm. This session features Navisworks Manage and BIM 360 Glue. AIA Approved

Are you a BIM professional looking to get more out of Navisworks software? As you probably know, BIM workflows can vary greatly from firm to firm, creating large gaps between the generalized functionality of mass-market BIM software and the custom needs of a particular group. Enter the world of programming. Daunting as it may seem for people who have never written a line of code, with some effort you can be writing Navisworks add-ins in 6 weeks or less. We'll be focusing on 3 main topics: a high-level overview of the API structure, a case study of a real-world plug-in built by Brasfield & Gorrie to track issues in the coordination process, and some helpful resources to get you started coding and writing your own plug-ins. You'll leave with inspiration and ideas for your own coding projects, along with confidence to take the next step.

Are you using Navisworks Quantification software and you want to talk with others about their workflows? Come to this session and discover from others what’s working for them and what challenges they face.

Collaboration in construction is challenging. How can you organize the quality in data and geometry with all these different parties and models? Which software do you use to check your model: Navisworks or Solibri. An IFC workflow with Solibri provides you insights in the different clashes and the possibility to check in a rule based manner. But how do you create reports and collaborate with team members? Does Navisworks manage a more better workflow with more possibilities for everybody? With Navisworks you are free of file format. It is easy to append and update Revit, IFC, rcp or dwg files to a federated model in one single file. Checking model geometry, duplicates and data in a standardized way with Collaborea. It is the rulebased modelchecker for Naviswork. A report is no longer necessary because all the issues are visible and editable on a Cloud platform using Autodesk Forge. Checking and collaborating becomes easy and editing the models in an Autodesk workflow is simple.

Your teams are experienced with Revit software and Building Information Modeling (BIM). You have a BIM deployment plan, you exchange models with the team regularly, and you have coordination meetings to review model progress. You share your coordinated, "clash-free" models during construction-only to be shocked at the first construction coordination meeting when the design models contain 53,724 clashes. This scenario is every BIM manager's nightmare. Implementing Navisworks software during a project's design will let the team coordinate more efficiently and eliminate issues that typically may not be discovered until later in the project. Navisworks provides powerful tools that you can use during design to streamline workflows and add value to your BIM process. We will present specific use cases for implementation during design and provide understanding of how to implement a refined coordination process. We will also look at strategies for establishing efficient standardized workflows for implementation.

Autodesk Navisworks software isn't just for contractors. Architects are seeing the value of using Navisworks during design as a coordination tool. Get a firsthand look from an architect and Building Information Modeling (BIM) service provider on how to use Navisworks for phasing studies and learn the value of using Navisworks early in the design process for owners and architects. We will show a case study from Florida on how local governments used the design model for tenant phasing, and site logistics in design. We will describe how architects use clash detection for design coordination, discuss what not to model, and explain the difference between what is modeled in design versus construction for coordination. We will give best practices and tips and tricks on how to make Navisworks work for you.

This course will discuss the utilization of Revit software and Navisworks software on small construction projects (less than $10 million) where full-scale, 3D trade coordination is not feasible. We will outline strategies to use low level of development (LOD) models for constructability and planning purposes in the interest of increasing overall field efficiency and quality of finished work. We will cite specific cases where the need for rework was avoided as a direct result of model usage on low-budget projects.

Anybody who is serious about Building Information Modeling (BIM) knows there is more to BIM than the data stored in the model. The more involved the BIM implementation becomes, the more important it becomes to store information in an external database. Autodesk Navisworks software is primarily a collaboration tool and as such presents unique challenges and unique opportunities over authoring tools. Taking full advantage of a database can automate coordination tasks, improve communication, tighten collaboration, enhance 4D and 5D simulations and create a much more enhanced overall BIM experience. Passing data between applications is easy, but finding the proper strategy for implementation is critical for success. This class will outline several opportunities for connecting Navisworks to a database as well as identify the key elements of a successful implementation strategy.

This class is designed to give you an introduction to customizing Autodesk Navisworks 2013 software using the .NET API. It will cover how to create add-ins that sit inside the product and enable you to integrate with third-party systems, how to automate the product to perform process-intensive and repetitive tasks, and how to embed the .NET controls in your own application to take full advantage of the powers of Navisworks. There will be a specific focus on the new Clash and Timeliner API features. This class will benefit those who want to extend the functionality of Navisworks using a .NET language such as C#, so some programming experience is preferred.

Navisworks 2015 project review software took a huge step forward with Quantification. This class will teach you how to create catalogs, access data properties in the model, perform 2D takeoff, create custom quantity formulas, override model quantities, and export the data to Microsoft Excel software.

Imagine the scene: Your teams are experienced with Revit software and BIM (Building Information Modeling). You have a BIM deployment plan, you exchange models with the team regularly, and you conduct coordination meetings to review model progress. You share your coordinated, "clash-free" models during construction, only to be shocked at the first construction coordination meeting when the design models contain 53,724 clashes. This scenario is every BIM manager's nightmare. Implementing Navisworks software during a project's design will let the team coordinate more efficiently and eliminate issues that typically may not be discovered until later in the project. Navisworks provides powerful tools that you can use during design to streamline workflows and add value to your BIM process. We will present specific use cases for implementation during design, and provide understanding of how to implement a refined coordination process. We will also look at strategies for establishing efficient standardized workflows for implementation.

Navisworks 2014 software onwards gained an enhanced capability to utilize point cloud data via the use of the ReCap software engine. The aim of this class is to demonstrate how you can use this enhanced capability on infrastructure projects with point clouds upward of 2.5 billion points. As infrastructure engineers we often have to work around existing constraints of buildings, footbridges, flyovers, railway arches, bridges, and a wide range of other structures, all of which need clearances from our carriageway envelopes. We will look at how you can use these large point clouds to not only demonstrate these interactions to our clients and stakeholders, but also to utilize the model to check lateral and headroom clearances and visually inspect visibility issues.

Stop wasting unnecessary time. Do you want to stop worrying about whether you have the most up-to-date clash models? Do you wonder if you could be more time efficient in Navisworks software with the proper workflows? Do you feel that your coordination meetings aren't as effective as they could be? This class will discuss why BIM 360 Glue software is a great addition to your coordination workflows, what changes you can make to your Navisworks workflows to improve productivity, and a few tips and tricks to make your coordination meetings more effective. We will explain our recommendations and then you’ll be able to provide feedback about whether or not you think they will work for you, or what you believe we can improve on.

Attend this session to learn how you can access an increasing number of file types (including IFC and SmartPlant 3D) through Assemble’s Navisworks publisher. Work collaboratively in the cloud on multidisciplinary design data and learn how you can use Assemble to supercharge your preconstruction and construction workflows, including quantity management, data conditioning, work packaging, model coordination, and more.

The combination of Revit software and Navisworks software is by far the best Building Information Modeling (BIM) tool for model authoring and clash coordination. The workflow of using these software systems is pretty straightforward. Once the clash results are out, we can use the Switchback tool from Navisworks Manage to locate those clashes back to Revit. However, having to simultaneously highlight the exact location of those clashes in the Revit file would be challenging. In this class, we will show how we can use a Dynamo script to locate those clashes in Revit by using a sphere family that can be scheduled and highlighted in the model for quick viewing. And finally, we'll add comments in the sphere family schedule to communicate these updates back to the rest of the team.

This class will cover both time-saving tips and tricks and practical user workflows for different aspects of Autodesk Navisworks software. You will learn about Clash Detective, Animator, TimeLiner, and other Navisworks features. The tips and tricks are based on seven years of real-world experience using Navisworks on over 300 projects. Both beginning and intermediate Navisworks users will learn useful workflows and time-saving tricks for using Navisworks.

Collaboration in construction is challenging. How can you organise the quality in data and geometry with all these different parties and models? Which software do you use to check your model: Navisworks or Solibri? An IFC workflow with Solibri provides you with insights into the different clashes and the possibility to check in a rule-based manner. But how do you create reports and collaborate with team members? Does Navisworks manage a better workflow with more possibilities for everybody? With Navisworks you are free of file format. It is easy to append and update Revit, IFC, RCP or DWG files to a federated model in a single file. Check model geometry, duplicates, and data in a standardised way with Collaborea, the rule-based model checker for Navisworks. A report is no longer necessary because all the issues are visible and editable on a cloud platform using Autodesk Forge. Checking and collaborating becomes easy and editing the models in an Autodesk workflow is simple.

Navisworks software lets you better predict project outcomes, reduce conflicts and changes, and achieve lower project risk. In this class, you will prepare your Revit and Civil 3D models for Navisworks Manage. Next you will set a project point in Revit to make model consolidation easier. Then you will create a construction schedule of a building and its access road. This will help you uncover coordination issues in the field before construction ever begins.

This class is for individuals involved in design and construction seeking to use BIM coordination clash data. The workflow presented aims to facilitate instant clash metrics reporting and make model data meaningful and accessible for various project stakeholders using Navisworks software and Microsoft Power BI. We will focus on various elements in the workflow that include general clash test setup in Clash Detective, managing clash status and flow of changes throughout the coordination process, and exporting Clash Detective data with a custom plug-in using Navisworks API. Then, we will demonstrate how to use the exported data to visualize custom clash metrics in Microsoft Power BI and its effectiveness in strategizing BIM coordination and communication.

This session will cover many of the more advanced workflows possible with Navisworks software, covering the full range of the tool and link into other tools like the BIM 360 mobile and web platform suite and Autodesk, Inc.’s, design tools This session features Navisworks Manage, BIM 360 Field, and BIM 360 Glue. AIA Approved