Asite plugin for Autodesk Navisworks enables users to:

Note: This plugin is an add-on to the cBIM product and involves commercial costs. Please speak with your Asite point of contact for more information.

What is Autodesk Navisworks Manage?

Autodesk Navisworks Manage software is a comprehensive project review solution that supports coordination, analysis, and communication of design intent and constructability.

Asite Navisworks Plugin is available to download at https://www.asite.com/resources/downloads as shown in the below snapshot:

Run the installer and follow the instructions to continue.

Once the Asite Navisworks plugin is installed, you can see a new tab named 'Asite' each time you open a 3D model in Autodesk Navisworks Manage. This tab will have options 'Connect to Asite', 'Clashes to Issues', and 'Attach NWD'.

'Connect to Asite' lets you connect your 3D model files opened in Autodesk Navisworks Manage with the Asite Cloud.

'Clashes to Issues' enables you to export 'Clashes' created in Navisworks Manage as 'Issues' in your project model on Asite.

'Attach NWD' lets you open your project models on Asite, instantly convert them to a native '.NWD' file, and attach it as an attachment or secondary file to your project model on Asite.

'Attach NWF' lets you open your project models on Asite, instantly convert them to a native '.NWF' file, and upload it as an attachment to your project model on Asite.

'Load NWF' lets you load NWFs saved for your model on Asite if any. This means that all your application settings like current views and clash results are loaded directly based on the selected NWF file.

1. Once a model file is open in Autodesk Navisworks Manage, click on 'Connect to Asite'.

2. It will open a new layered screen with an option to log in to Asite. Choose the relevant cloud - Asite Cloud / Asite US Gov. Cloud (Hosted in AWS GovCloud (US) / Asite UAE Cloud / Asite KSA Cloud / Asite Canada Cloud / Asite Hong Kong Cloud - as applicable, then enter login details i.e. your registered email address and your Asite account password.

3. Once logged in, select an appropriate project from the dropdown or use filter options to search for the required project.

Then select the required project model to continue.

4. Now, click the 'Sync' button to start synchronizing all the files from the selected model (including the secondary file if it is in .NWC file format) to Navisworks.

1. Once a model file is open in Autodesk Navisworks Manage, click 'Clashes to Issues'.

2. Use 'Clash Detective' in Navisworks Manage and generate a clash report for the selected model file.

3. Once the clash report is populated, create a clash group by selecting clashes that must be raised as issues on your project model in Asite.

4. Select the 'Clashes to Issues' option under the 'Asite' tab.

5. Select the group from the next screen and click the 'Export' option.

6. All clashes in the group are exported successfully as issues on the project model in Asite.

Under the 'Asite' tab, click the 'Go to Issues' option to go to 'Issue Manager' for the selected project model in Asite. Here, you can view all the issues on the selected model including all the model issues exported via Navisworks Manage if any.

1. Once a model file is open in Autodesk Navisworks Manage, click 'Attach NWD'. NWD is a file extension in which Navisworks Manage will save the model file.

2. A converted '.NWD' file version of the selected Asite project model open in Navisworks Manage will get uploaded to Asite as an attachment or secondary file on the related project model on Asite and a relevant message will appear on the screen.

3. The audit trail for that project model on Asite will be updated to show the attached file.

1. Once a model file is open in Autodesk Navisworks Manage, click 'Attach NWF'. NWF is a file extension in which Navisworks Manage saves the model file.

2. A converted '.NWF' file version of the selected Asite project model open in Navisworks Manage will get uploaded to Asite as an attachment or secondary file on the related project model on Asite (along with date and time information) and a relevant message will appear on the screen.

3. The audit trail for that project model on Asite will be updated to show the attached file.

1. Once a model file is open in Autodesk Navisworks Manage, click 'Load NWF'.

2. The NWF files attached by the logged-in user will appear as a list for loading to the model open in Navisworks Manage. You can select the relevant NWF based on the date and time mentioned and continue to load the view and clash results according to the session specific to the selected NWF.