Revit OpEd: Reload From with Images: Luke mentioned the Reload From button in the Manage Images dialog in his post the other day. While preparing for my What's New in Re...
For this demo, I am going to use the Gatehouse sample file that ships with Navisworks 2018. You can find the files C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Navisworks Manage 2018\Samples\Gatehouse\. If you have a newer or older version of Navisworks, the process basically works the same. The Process In order to connect an external data source such as an Excel spreadsheet or an Access database to a Navisworks model, we need to configure a DataTools within Navisworks. We will then be configuring the database connection. When working with the DataTools in Navisworks, there are a few very important rules to keep in mind. If you are using a 32-bit workstation, then you need to utilize the 32-bit ODBC drivers. 64-bit workstations need to utilize 64-bit ODBC drivers. It is also important to note, that the link to Navisworks is one way. Data can be linked and viewed inside of Navisworks, but the data can’t be updated within Navisworks. My workstations are all Windows 10 64-bit workstations. My PC’s are using...
Autodesk has released a new free file viewer that reads about 50 file formats. This is a online/cloud based viewer with a very simple user interface. The file formats supported are: 3DM 3DS ASM CAM360 CATPART CATPRODUCT CGR DAE DLV3 DWF DWFX DWG* DWT EXP F3D FBX G GBXML IFC IGE IGES IGS IPT JT MODEL NEU NWC NWD OBJ PRT RCP RVT** SAB SAT SESSION SIM SIM360 SKP SLDASM SLDPRT SMB SMT STE STEP STL STLA STLB STP WIRE X_B X_T XAS XPR Opening a file is as simple as dragging or selecting a file to open. Once the file has been opened, you have some basic navigation and query tools. The one feature that I think makes this viewer stand out of the collaboration functionality. It allows multiple users to view a model simultaneously as well providing a chat window. A link to share the models can be sent via email.
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