Usage of Navigation tool , Timeliner and Clash Detection test using Naviswork

Aim:

 To Exporting the Revit architecture and structure model to Navisworks Cache file as discussed in the video.

Tools Used:

    * File

    * NWC

    * Navisworks

Procedure:

Step 1:

1) Go to Autodesk website

2) Search Naviswork export utility and download 2021 version

3) Click run and extract it.

Step 2:

1) Open a saved file in Revit application

2) Click file and export it into NWC

3) Save the file in appropriate location

Step 3:

1) Open Navisworks Manage 2021

2) Click file menu and choose Open

3) Open a file which we saved from revit application

Result:

Thus the Revit file has been exported to Navisworks sucessfully.

2) Use Navigate Tool to walk around the model and walk through the rooms created and record your moving as animation in your Navisworks file

Aim: 

 To creating the walk through model and recording the movements using Navisworks.

Tools Used:

  * Walk

  * Record

Step 1:

1) Open a Naviswork and import a file 

2) Click Walk tool in Viewport tab

Step 2:

1) In the selection tree select the 3d view which you want to walk through

2) By using the mouse move as your wish

3) Depends upon the mouse moving the screen will moving inside the room as a human walking.

Step 3:

1) Click the record option in the viewport

2) Once the recording starts move your walk through

3) Stop the recording and the saved files will automatically appears in selection tree

Result:

Thus the Walk through our model using navigation tool has been done successfully.

3) Use Navigate tool to use Realism feature to walk through the model and record your moving as animation in Navisworks file

Aim:

 To creating the Realism feature to walk through the model using Navigation tool in Navisworks

Tools used:

  * Walk

  * Realism

  * Record

  * Framings

Procedure:

Step 1:

1) Open a Naviswork and import a architectural file

2) Click Realism tool in Viewport tab

3) Choose Third person option.

Step 2:

1) After clicking the Realsim option

2) A human model will appear in the screen

3) From this human human model we can easily walk through and seeing the plan more realistically.

Result:

Similarly we can record this walk framings as we did in normal walk through tool

4) Embed both architecture and structure *.nwc file to your Navisworks file. Create a clash detection test between the two models
              a. Run the Clash Detection Test
              b. Study the clashes between the two models
              c. List which of the clashes could be approved
              d. List which of the clashes could be neglected ( will be taken care later)
              e. List which of the clashes can be resolved
              f. Save the results after color coding the clashes to the Navisworks file
              g. In case of resolution annotate the clash and save the view to defined views in Navisworks

Aim:

  To run the clash detection test between two files and listing the clashes using Navisworks

Tools used:

  * Clash detective

  * Run

  * Status

Procedure:

Step 1:

1) Open a Architectural file 

2) Export it to the Naviswork

Step 2:

1) After exporting the architectural file click Append

2) Choose Append and import Structural file into this file

Step 3:

1) Once the architectural and structural file has been merged click Clash detective tool in Viewport

2) Click Start Test

3) Choose Architectural vs Structural

4) Click Run test

5) After running the test the result screen will appears.

Step 4:

1) In the result tab totally 15 clashes has been found

2) Here i allocate the status as Approved, Reviewed, Active. Resolved based on the preference.

3) When you click the clash and switch it into Approved it turns as Green round similarly Yellow for Reviewd, Orange for Active

Result:

Out of 15 clashes i assigned 5 clash as active, 4 clash as approved, 2 clash as resolved and 4 clashes as renewed. Thus the clash detective test has been done successfully.

5) Using the Timeliner feature in Navisworks prepare a schedule for the project developed in week 6 to 8 by adding reasonable assumptions for task start date and end date and simulate the task completion as a visual simulation. Record it and save the timeline simulation to Navisworks file

Aim:

 To creating the schedule of the project using Navisworks.

Tools used:

 * Item tools

 * Timeliner

 * Simulate

Procedure:

Step 1:

1) Open Naviswork and import the file you want to schedule

2) Click Timeliner tool in home tab

Step 2:

1) After clicking the timeliner tool enable the selection treen on the left side of the screen

2) Click Add task option

3) Name the task and assign the start date and end date of the activity

4) Click Attach and choose current selection simultaneously.

 Step 3:

1) After entering all the necessary data in the field 

2) Click Simulate tool

3) Click play option 

4) Now the schedule will play as per the selection and date

5) Video will play from foundation to roof as per the date we scheduled

Result:

Thus the schedule has been done using timeline features in Navisworks successfully.