File Aggregation

The building industry has expanded and become more technically diverse over the last few decades. As a result, there are a plethora of design and engineering applications aimed at solving their own small piece of the building puzzle. Couple that with the fact that each of these applications has its own unique file format, and you can quickly see how managing these files becomes a challenge. This is where Navisworks shines by allowing the user to combine these disparate files into a composite model, thereby removing the interoperability challenges of the numerous formats.

In this section, we'll explore the concept of aggregating these various file formats and ways to automate the creation of the composite model. As you read through ...

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