Navisworks Database Link - Primer
One of the things I like about my job is that is the clients I get to interact with. Their needs and challenges are different which makes the job very interesting. Today one of my clients needed to connect database information with their Navisworks models. This is essentially a FM exercise as the data about the equipment is stored in the database and the geometry is in Navisworks. Fortunately, Navisworks provides the means and method to do this, if you can make heads or tails of the process. So lets go thru the process. For this demo, I am going to use the Gatehouse sample file that ships with Navisworks 2014. You can find the files C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Navisworks Manage 2014\Samples\gatehouse\ The Process In order to connect an external data source such as an Excel spreadsheet 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...