An NWD file is considered the complete file and can be opened in any Navisworks product and the Navisworks Freedom viewer. This is known as publishing a Navisworks file and creates a ‘snapshot’ of the project file/data. All other geometry outside of this sectioned view will be hidden in Navisworks as it will be in Revit.When you save to a NWD (Navisworks file), all loaded models, the environment, current view and saved viewpoints (including redlines, comments etc) are all saved to a single file. nwc only items within the section box will be exported. If you have a section box on your model when you export to. IFC and then bring that file into Navisworks.IFC brings through model lines but not detail lines through the Parameter. One way to combat this would be to export your Revit file as an. Model lines will not be shown in your 3D Navisworks file when brought through from your Revit project.

Ensure that all applicable worksets are turned on before exporting to. Worksets which are hidden or turned off in your Revit model will not be brought through into your Navisworks project. For example, if you have your Ducts category turned off in your Revit project via ‘VG’ these will also be turned off in Navisworks when exporting to an. Items which are turned off in Visibility/Graphic Overrides will be applied in your Navis view. However, if you apply your hide / isolate elements to the view, Navisworks will remember these settings and omit any elements hidden and applied. Items which are hidden but not applied to the view will still be visible in Navisworks. If your model is on ‘Course’ detail, elements such as pipes will show up as lines rather than 3D pipes as you would see in Revit.

When exporting your Revit model to Navisworks, pay attention to the detail level which is set. There are various ‘view settings’ which are transferred through from Revit into Navisworks that you may not be aware of:

Export from revit to navisworks