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Fixes in Navisworks 2025 Update 5

Navisworks 2025 Update 5 includes the following fixes:

Revit

  • Nested families from Revit files are now displayed under the correct parent family when opened in Navisworks (NW-60961).

  • Shared parameters from Revit are now displayed correctly in Navisworks (NW-60861).

  • Fixed an issue causing elements in NWC files exported from Revit to be listed under the wrong category in Navisworks (NW-60627).

NWC, NWF, and NWD files

  • Color overrides are now correctly maintained in NWF files when objects are transformed in the corresponding NWC file (NW-59437).

  • Fixed an issue where geometry would disappear when combining an NWC with other files and saving to NWD (NW-61050).

  • When NWC files are exported from MicroStation, the geometry associated with Construction class elements is now displayed correctly (NW-61191).

Rendering

  • Changing the XYZ coordinates on the Autodesk Rendering dialog > Material Mapping tab now correctly changes the position of the texture (NW-60837).

  • The Viewpoint tab > Render Style panel > Lighting drop-down list > Full Lights option now works correctly for all system locale settings (NW-61456).

DWF files

  • Fixed an issue where exporting NWD files to DWFx resulted in missing geometry (NW-61472).

  • Fixed an issue causing Navisworks to close unexpectedly when loading DWFx files (NW-61550).

Clash Detective

  • Fixed an issue where the color indicators on the Clash Detective > Results tab weren't displaying correctly (NW-61332).

IFC files

  • When exporting linked IFC models from MicroStation to NWC format, custom colors are now supported and the color used in the linked file is respected (NW-61207).
  • Hyperlinks are now correctly rendered when attached to instanced geometry (NW-61248).

General

  • Fixed an issue where having the Vault Add-in browser pallet open when opening an NWF file from Vault was causing Navisworks to close unexpectedly (NW-54930).

  • Fixed an issue where editing a custom property value was causing Navisworks to close unexpectedly (NW-61078).

  • The Resize Floor option now works correctly when working with Factory Design Utilities layouts in Navisworks (NW-59878).

  • Geometry is no longer incorrectly ghosted or missing contours when using the Options Editor dialog > Interface node > Display page > Autodesk subpage > Screen Space Ambient Occlusion option and the Options Editor dialog > Interface node > Sectioning page > Capping option in combination (NW-60660 and NW-61373).

  • Fixed an issue causing some PDF files to be shown as a blank screen when loaded into Navisworks (NW-60913).

  • Pipe colors now appear as expected when using the Options Editor dialog box > Model node > Performance page > Optimize on Load option (NW-61162).

  • AVEVA properties are now correctly displayed in the Properties window (NW-61339).

  • Fixed an issue preventing RVM files containing v1.2 primitives from loading (NW-61979).

  • Dashed lines that are shown when using the Measure Tools now work correctly with different regional settings (NW-61367).

  • Navisworks now correctly handles loading PDF files that are password secured (NW-59975).

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