Leveraging Navisworks in BIM

The following scenarios describe the BIM (building information modeling) process in contractor and civil workflows. In all of these examples, Navisworks plays an important part in the overall solution and incorporates topics such as clash detection and 4D into the day-to-day operations. In some cases, the authors are sharing a glimpse of how they are using the fundamental tools in Navisworks and proposing new workflows to address areas such as facilities management or production planning.

In addition to the core functionality of Navisworks, the authors have expanded on best practices around model sharing, naming conventions, and project team interactions to address the data flow from authoring software such as Autodesk ...

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