Building Information Modelling: Navisworks, Revit, A360, BIM360

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Table of Contents
1 Navisworks...............................................................................................................................3
1.1. Application........................................................................................................................3
1.2. File formats.......................................................................................................................3
1.3. Versions............................................................................................................................3
2 Revit.........................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Application........................................................................................................................4
2.2 File formats.......................................................................................................................4
2.3 Versions.................................................................................................................................4
3 A360.........................................................................................................................................5
3.1 Application........................................................................................................................5
3.2 Versions............................................................................................................................5
3.3 File formats.......................................................................................................................6
4 BIM360....................................................................................................................................6
4.1 Application........................................................................................................................6
4.2 Versions............................................................................................................................6
4.3 File formats.......................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................7

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1 Navisworks
1.1. Application
The main use of Navisworks is to review, combine and analyze 3D models of proposed projects
(BOXX Solutions, n.d.).
1.2. File formats
Navisworks has its own file formats i.e. Navisworks(nwd., nwc., nwf.). This software also
supports a variety of 3D CAD formats such as AutoCAD (dwg., dwf.) and MicroStation (SE, J,
V8 & XM) (Autodesk Support, 2108).
File format Feature
.nwd The Navisworks .nwd file format saves all the
loaded models and current views in a single
file. An .nwd file is regarded as complete.
This file can be opened by any Navisworks
product.
.nwf On the contrary, when one saves data into the
Navisworks .nwf file format, only a list of the
currently loaded files is saved.
1.3. Versions
Navisworks versions are Navisworks Freedom, Navisworks NWC Export Utility.
Version Feature
Naviswork 2018 The Naviswork 2018 has added IFC
improvements and improved support of .vue
file formats. The Revit IFC reader will now