Navisworks Coordination Issues Add-In

Open models, group clashes, and work with issues from Model Coordination directly in Navisworks using the Navisworks Coordination Issues Add-in. The add-in supports both Autodesk Construction Cloud and BIM 360-based projects.

Note: For BIM 360 projects, models must be stored in the Project Files folder in the BIM 360 Document Management module. For Autodesk Construction Cloud projects, models must be stored in Autodesk Docs. To use the add-in to access the models, the models must also be included in a coordination space in Model Coordination.

Sign in

If you aren't already signed in, when you click options on the Coordination tab in Navisworks, or try to open a model from BIM 360 or Autodesk Docs via Desktop Connector, you will be asked to sign in to your Autodesk account using your Autodesk ID. This automatically gives you access to all the projects that you're a member of.

Note: Accessing Model Coordination data using the add-in is only supported for Navisworks 2020 and later. In Navisworks 2019, you can work with issues by opening models via Desktop Connector.

Open Models

Model Coordination

  1. Click the Coordination tab > Coordination panel > Open Models.

  2. Select your account from the drop-down list, then click on the project you want to work in.

  3. Select a coordination space from the drop-down list.

  4. To open models or views:

    • Click Open All to open all of the models or views in the selected coordination space.
    • Browse the list or use the search box to locate specific models or views, select the corresponding check boxes, and click Open to open only the selected models.

  5. To add more models to your selection:

    1. Click the Coordination tab > Coordination panel > Open Models. Your previous account, project, and coordination space selection should persist.
    2. Browse the list or use the search box to locate the models, and select the corresponding check boxes.
    3. Click Append.
    Note: You can only append models that are in the same coordination space as the open models. Views can't be appended.
Note: All file types supported by Model Coordination (RVT, DWG, IFC, NWC and VUE) can be opened using this workflow.

Desktop Connector

  1. Click the Application button > Open > Open.

  2. Navigate to Desktop Connector for Autodesk Docs.

    Note: We recommend that you update to the latest version of Desktop Connector.

  3. Select your account and click Open.

  4. Select your project and click Open.

  5. Navigate to your model, and click Open.

    Note: Only NWD files can be opened using Desktop Connector.

Specify Settings

You can edit the settings for the add-in, such as whether to display clashes in models opened from Model Coordination, using the Options Editor. See Coordination Issues Add-In Page for more information.

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Parent page: Autodesk Construction Cloud™ Add-ins and Integrations with Navisworks