Collision Course: A Practical Guide to Using Autodesk
Revit with Autodesk Navisworks Manage
David Foley
Associate / Manager - BIM
Class summary
Learn How to leverage your knowledge of Revit in
Navisworks.
Create a standard Navisworks process that improves the
speed and efficiency in the way you utilise Navisworks
create a standard that will produce clash detections and
sequencing animations quickly .
Key learning objectives
At the end of this class, you will be able to:
Describe what is required to effectively get Revit models into Navisworks
Manage
Automate the process with templates, filters, and selection sets
Apply standards, tricks, and tips to your own projects.
Standardize collision/clash detection in your organization
A little bit of History
The NDY Group (est. 1959)
Australia New Zealand United Kingdom
Melbourne Auckland London
Sydney Wellington
Brisbane Christchurch
Perth
Canberra NDY Melbourne, 115 Batman Street, West Melbourne
Adelaide
Darwin
Gold Coast
Asia
Kuala Lumpur
Market Sectors
Experience
In summary our experience with BIM is:
History - NDY have been working in 3D for engineering services since
2001 when we worked in conjunction with AutoDesk to create the libraries
that form the basis of AutoCAD MEP today.
Industry Leaders – NDY have led the industry in the application of BIM as
a methodology to large scale complex projects in Australia. The $200m
Corporate Data Centre in Sydney was designed using a collaborative BIM
approach, a project that started in 2007.
Experience
Revit Usage – NDY adopted Revit as soon as it was released as a metric
version in 2009
Revit Development – NDY have a dedicated full time development team
creating intelligent families of objects and researching integration into
Revit.
Consulting – NDY are one of the few organisations providing BIM
consulting and set-up services to the industry.
Experience
History of my exposure to Autodesk Products
AutoCAD Release 11 in 1991
MAP CADUCT in 2006 (now Fabrication CAD mep)
Navisworks Jet stream v5 in 2006
Revit MEP 2009
Key learning objectives
We wanted to will be able to:
Quickly and effectively get Revit models into Navisworks Manage
Automate the process
Standardise the process and the result
The Handout
Getting Revit models Into Navisworks
To append Revit
To append Revit
To append Revit
To append Revit
To append Revit
To export to Navisworks
This is my preference
Level by Level
Service by Service
(i.e. Mechanical Ductwork,
Mechanical Pipework)
New in 2014
You can export linked files that are Cropped by section boxes.
This enables you to create a Control model
New in 2014
RTV Xporter Pro by RTVtools
Automating the process
Building a Navisworks Template
Navisworks does not have template file
You will need to create an NWC but it needs at least 1 element
Building a Navisworks Template
Now you have an NWC you can Build a template
I would recommend creating the NWC’s that match you Revit template
Building a Navisworks Template
You can append the NWC to NWF
Standard Selection Sets
Use Find items to create basic selections set looking for the file name
Standard Selection Sets
I would recommend you use two items
One for the discipline
One for the level
Standard Selection Sets
You should then have standard collection of search sets
Standard Selection Sets
You can check they work be highlighting them
Back in your Revit Model
Create standard view templates for your 3D views
Back in your Revit Model
Create and apply standard view templates for your 3D views
Back in your Revit Model
Test in on a project
Use a small project to test.
This will assist you in developing your selection sets further.
New in 2014
RTV Xporter Pro by RTVtools
Suite No.
You can name the NWC
export by view name mean
you don't need to rename
the files as they happen
Advanced Selection Sets
Change your find items search to look for sets
Advanced Selection Sets
Select ductwork and then begin to create additional selections sets
Advanced Selection Sets
Always name your sub selection set with a floor name as well
Build these selection sets based on Revit categories or System names
Tips and Tricks
Export your selection sets to XML
Only create selection sets for one level
When exporting the xml file name it accordingly
L00 selection sets.xml
Editing your XML
Copy the selection sets creating one for each Level
Editing your XML
You will need an xml editor I use notepad ++
Editing your XML
Use the standard find and replace function
Replace the level indictor
Selection Set Top Tip
Create several different selection sets as you can load more than one
Overall (Level by Level)
Detailed Service (i.e. Mechanical Ductwork, Mechanical Pipework Arch
facade, structural concrete, Structural steel Etc..... )
Selection Set and appearance profiler
Open up appearance profiler
Select by set
Refresh
Selection Set and appearance profiler
Develop a standard colour guide for each selection set
Selection Set and appearance profiler
Using different shades of the same color for the same discipline
Keep everything looking a consistent
Selection Set and appearance profiler
We are now going to create the your first appearance profile
Select by set
Add colour
Click add
Do this for each set
Than save
Selection Set and appearance profiler
Unfortunately this exports a .dat. Not an .xml file
This needs to be link this first time we set it up each floor
Load in the .dat file
Select the selector(right)
The match it to the set (left)
Then update
Do this for each set
Selection Set and appearance profiler
Hit Run
Save your
View.
Standard collision/clash detection
Clash detection and selection sets
Using a matrix will help you understand how many clash batches you
wish to run.
These should match
Your selection sets
Clash detection and selection sets
To create clash detection batch
Turn your selector to sets select one set against another
To match your matrix. Do this until your matrix is complete
Clash detection and selection sets
Make sure you have named your clash batch with a level id
You can then export the xml
And edit the same
way as before.
More Tips
You will now have two .xml files one for selection sets and one for clash
detection.
You will need to apply the standard selection set first
Then apply the clash detection set second (don't try and just use the clash
detection on its own.
Why have we been doing this level by level?
You can append each NWF level by level in to one
All the selection sets and clash detection batches will work in the overall
model.
You then will have everything in one NWF (if required)
Last benefit
You can then use your level by level sets in Timeliner.
but that another presentation (may be for next year)
Key learning objectives
We ended up with was the ability to be able to:
Quickly and effectively get Revit models into Navisworks Manage
Automate the process
Standardise the process and the result
Thank You
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