Author Topic: Navisworks Simulate 2016  (Read 4133 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

MSTG007

  • Gator
  • Posts: 2598
  • I can't remeber what I already asked! I need help!
Navisworks Simulate 2016
« on: May 20, 2016, 09:33:01 AM »
IT just installed Navisworks Simulate 2016. I am trying to figure out how I can dynamically link a Revit Model from Revit 2015 and Civil3D 2015 and Civil3D 2016 (Pipes and Surfaces). Is this kinda simple to setup? I have not used this before any help would be awesome! Thanks again.
Civil3D 2020

Matt__W

  • Seagull
  • Posts: 12955
  • I like my water diluted.
Re: Navisworks Simulate 2016
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2016, 09:38:52 AM »
The Shared Reference Point tool is your best friend for doing this.
Autodesk Expert Elite
Revit Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Owner/FAA sUAS Pilot @ http://skyviz.io

MSTG007

  • Gator
  • Posts: 2598
  • I can't remeber what I already asked! I need help!
Re: Navisworks Simulate 2016
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2016, 10:26:28 AM »
Thanks for sharing this. I saw the video. It seems like there are ALOT of steps just to be able to get 2 files to link up.
Civil3D 2020

mjfarrell

  • Seagull
  • Posts: 14444
  • Every Student their own Lesson
Re: Navisworks Simulate 2016
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2016, 10:28:37 AM »
APPEND is your friend
Be your Best


Michael Farrell
http://primeservicesglobal.com/

Matt__W

  • Seagull
  • Posts: 12955
  • I like my water diluted.
Re: Navisworks Simulate 2016
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2016, 10:37:36 AM »
Thanks for sharing this. I saw the video. It seems like there are ALOT of steps just to be able to get 2 files to link up.
It's really not that bad. If you don't want the files to be georeferenced, you could always draw some sort of line or indicator in each drawing/model that you then align to after appending the models in Navisworks. But by the time you do that, you've probably spent more time than if you had just used the Shared Reference Point tool in the first place.
Autodesk Expert Elite
Revit Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Owner/FAA sUAS Pilot @ http://skyviz.io

MSTG007

  • Gator
  • Posts: 2598
  • I can't remeber what I already asked! I need help!
Re: Navisworks Simulate 2016
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2016, 10:41:55 AM »
My understanding of that tool. It needs to be installed on every machine that a user would be setting this up? I want to make sure I do not need to install it on machines where users will not be doing this part of the workflow, when all they want to do is use it as a viewer only.
Civil3D 2020

Matt__W

  • Seagull
  • Posts: 12955
  • I like my water diluted.
Re: Navisworks Simulate 2016
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2016, 11:13:15 AM »
Yes, it needs to be installed on at least one machine for Revit & Civil 3D. It's a small install file, less than 10MB. Maybe less than 5MB.

Just to be clear, the Shared Reference Point tool is not a viewer - it's an add-in for Revit/Civil 3D. Are you referring to the Navisworks Freedom viewer? Someone will still need to compile the RVT/DWG/NWC files into an NWD file to be able to view in Freedom.
Autodesk Expert Elite
Revit Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Owner/FAA sUAS Pilot @ http://skyviz.io

MSTG007

  • Gator
  • Posts: 2598
  • I can't remeber what I already asked! I need help!
Re: Navisworks Simulate 2016
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2016, 11:17:22 AM »
To be honest. We are testing this out. My self and another user have the same navisworks installed. I would be the one creating the Model for him to view. If that works out, we can start to add other users in the future.
Civil3D 2020

mjfarrell

  • Seagull
  • Posts: 14444
  • Every Student their own Lesson
Re: Navisworks Simulate 2016
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2016, 11:21:56 AM »
Yes, it needs to be installed on at least one machine for Revit & Civil 3D. It's a small install file, less than 10MB. Maybe less than 5MB.

Just to be clear, the Shared Reference Point tool is not a viewer - it's an add-in for Revit/Civil 3D. Are you referring to the Navisworks Freedom viewer? Someone will still need to compile the RVT/DWG/NWC files into an NWD file to be able to view in Freedom.
pretty sure even freedom can or will  load the rvt file without going to nwd file...and there is a benefit to NOT going the nwd route
Be your Best


Michael Farrell
http://primeservicesglobal.com/

MSTG007

  • Gator
  • Posts: 2598
  • I can't remeber what I already asked! I need help!
Re: Navisworks Simulate 2016
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2016, 11:23:27 AM »
Can you give me an idea? We are just trying to sync up the two models to see what needs to be updated, if any.
Civil3D 2020

Matt__W

  • Seagull
  • Posts: 12955
  • I like my water diluted.
Re: Navisworks Simulate 2016
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2016, 11:45:46 AM »
Yes, it needs to be installed on at least one machine for Revit & Civil 3D. It's a small install file, less than 10MB. Maybe less than 5MB.

Just to be clear, the Shared Reference Point tool is not a viewer - it's an add-in for Revit/Civil 3D. Are you referring to the Navisworks Freedom viewer? Someone will still need to compile the RVT/DWG/NWC files into an NWD file to be able to view in Freedom.
pretty sure even freedom can or will  load the rvt file without going to nwd file
Nope, just NWD, DWF, RCS/RCP.
Autodesk Expert Elite
Revit Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Owner/FAA sUAS Pilot @ http://skyviz.io