In Revit 2019 it’s finally possible to insert Navisworks file into Revit (via insert coordination model). However when Enscape is launched, the navisworks model isn’t displayed in Enscape.
This seems to be a bug. Is it planned to solve this problem on Enscape’s roadmap ?
It’s a limitation on the Revit side if I recall correctly.
This geometry is not ‘really’ there in the model but just loaded directly to the graphics pipeline. It makes it really fast, but it also means that it’s never included in any of the exports in Revit (or even when using the API).
It’s actually pretty interesting technology, but it brings some undesired limitations unfortunately. You can google ‘directcontext3d’ if you want some info on the technical parts.
@JSANDERS , as mentioned by Pieter, due to technical reasons imported Navisworks models are not yet being displayed in Enscape. Support to have them rendered is definitely on our agenda already in form of a feature request - I’ll of course add your upvote to it through your voice.
I am also greatly in need to be able see an NWD file with Enscape. Even today, I have an NWD file, I can import it into Revit, but I can’t see it in Enscape. It’s frustrating to explain to my colleagues / superioers to explain why it doesn’t work and they ask me to find another way, so do I have to look for another software ?
My company would be delighted to pay more to have this feature.
Please put this as high priority on your list, it would make Enscape that much better…
Just wanted to upvote this aswell. As JSANDERS says, it would have been wonderful to be able to view your imported Navis-file in Revit also in Enscape.
Hi @simonwirf , thank you for your feedback and welcome to our forums! I have upvoted the request in your name. Let me know in case there’s any other features you would wish for.
I have had to start using Fuzor for bringing Navisworks files to VR. Preety soon our management will want to stop paying two different software platforms and I will have to decide on Fuzor if Enscape doesn’t pick up the slack.
Please add my upvote to this request, although I’m told that Autodesk is working on improving the ability for Revit to import InfraWorks files much more easily.
Thank you all, I have gladly forwarded your upvotes to the existing feature request. I’m afraid at least for now there are no definite plans as to when we’ll implement this. I’ll keep you posted in case anything changes in the future.
Still no ability to bring Navisworks files into Revit to render them in Enscape. According to Autodesk, they are considered coordination models and are treated differently.
In regards to bringing InfraWorks models into Revit, export them as *.fbx files, then import them into FormIt Pro. Lastly in Revit, Import CAD and change the file format from DWG to AXM and you’ll see the FormIt file. It will render in Enscape, but I find the aerial imagery comes in a bit glossy.
I’m still dreaming of site context consisting of Google’s 3D tiles and Cesium’s plugin for hyper-accurate Google-Earth-style models.