Fixes in Navisworks 2026
Navisworks 2026 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).
Viewpoints
Updated the order of the tabs in the Saved Viewpoints Window (NW-61327).
When exporting viewpoints to HTML, the file now includes override settings such as color, transparency, and hidden objects (NW-60278, and 60438).
Fixed an issue where deleted viewpoints were reappearing when saving the file as an NWD (NW-60671).
Resolved an issue causing the Appearance Profiler to stop working when updating viewpoints (NW-60723).
Fixed an issue where the Avatar drop-down list on the Edit Viewpoint dialog didn't contain any values (NW-61408).
Viewpoints that have had comments added now correctly shows the comment icon (NW-61449).
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).
Exported NWC files no longer contain missing or unexpected text items (NW-60848).
The Prevent Object Property Export option now correctly prevents user data from being included with the model when publishing or exporting to NWD (NW-61130).
Fixed an issue where NWC files exported from AutoCAD would not display included materials in the Autodesk Rendering window (NW-61473).
Links
Right-clicking a hyperlink and selecting the Edit option now correctly displays the Edit Link dialog, enabling you to edit a single hyperlink (NW-1453). In addition, the Edit Link dialog is not available when multiple items are selected in the scene (NW-61188).
Fixed an issue where adding multiple hyperlinks to an object and then using attachment points to offset the position of some of them didn't result in the correct repositioning (NW-5036).
Hyperlinks are now correctly rendered when attached to instanced geometry (NW-61248).
The Add Link dialog now permits selection of multiple items. Previously it would only be added to the first of multiple selected items (NW-61176).
Fixed an issue where creating a new file in Navisworks did not clear the hyperlinks from a previously loaded file (NW-61389).
Navigation
When using the Zoom Window option, the selected item now centers correctly in line with the crosshair (NW-60649).
Fixed an issue causing models to disappear from view when using orbiting and zooming options, or not load correctly (NW-60664, 54782, 55179, 58449, 59935).
The View tab > Scene View panel > Split View option splits the view based on the currently selected view, rather than always splitting against the default view (NW-61293).
Fixed an issue causing the pivot ball to be cut by section planes (NW-61174).
Appearance Profiler
When editing a rule in the Appearance Profiler, deleting the profile, or switching to another profile now correctly results in coming out of edit mode (NW-61238).
Fixed an issue causing the Appearance Profiler > Review tab options to not work correctly (NW-61346).
Fixed an issue where editing rules was not working correctly in the Appearance Profiler (NW-61469 and NW-61478).
Selection Tree
Resolved an issue where the hierarchy of the Selection Tree didn't match that seen in SmartPlant 3D (NW-60675).
Items no longer incorrectly overflow off the bottom of the Selection Tree (NW-61451).
VUE file properties are now correctly displayed at both the group and geometry level in the Selection Tree (NW-59170).
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).
Removed support for stereo rendering (NW-60458).
Using a Sun background no longer forces the view projection mode to perspective (NW-61482).
The Autodesk Rendering window now correctly lists document materials (NW-61485).
Sets
Fixed an issue where dragging a selected set to change its position in the Sets window would cause it to no longer be highlighted (NW-50085).
Using Ctrl + click on selection sets and items in the view now correctly works in an additive manner (NW-61172).
The Sets panel now correctly displays all items (NW-61407).
Fixed an issue causing selection sets to disappear when they are dragged into a folder in the Selection Sets window (NW-60930).
General
Fixed several issues causing unexpected product closures (NW-60928, 60933, 61325, 61326, 61450, 54930, 60485, 60639, 60642, 60689, 60695, 60699, 60731, 60918, 60977, 61025, 61027, 61039, 61078, 61148, 61282, 61283, 61291, 61307, 61375, 61378, 61401, 61406, 61419, 61431, 61436, 61447, 61450).
When dragging and dropping multiple files from Windows Explorer into the Navisworks Home Page, Navisworks now correctly opens all files instead of just one (NW-60972).
Fixed an issue where clashing objects would disappear and the viewpoint camera angle would be changed to an invalid position after running a clash test (NW-53141).
Improved the loading performance when opening SketchUp files (NW-60592 and 60593).
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).
Improved handling of files that previously caused the Measure Tools to not work correctly (NW-9494).
TriCAD properties are now displayed when using the DGN Beta file loader (NW-57871).
Resolved an issue where, in various contexts, clicking the New option on the Quick Access Toolbar was not behaving as expected (NW-59950, NW-59956).
v7 and v8 DGN files now load properly in Navisworks 2026 (NW-59971 and 59985).
Resolved an issue causing the recently opened files list to be missing or displayed incorrectly on the Navisworks home screen (NW-60625).
Two sessions of Navisworks that have the Options Editor dialog > Interface node > User Interface page > Start home page on startup option enabled, can now run simultaneously. Previously, opening a file in one session would cause the other session to freeze (NW-60743).
Switching tabs on the Timeliner no longer causes appearance definitions to disappear (NW-60852).
Fixed an issue where pressing Enter or clicking OK was not possible on the Enter Markup Text dialog until the cursor was moved out of the text field (NW-60921).
Fixed an issue causing the Items area of the Clash Detective to not be visible when in full screen (NW-61096).
Improved error handling when trying to load and render corrupt DWF files (NW-61153).
Pipe colors now appear as expected when using the Options Editor dialog box > Model node > Performance page > Optimize on Load option (NW-61162).
Navisworks now supports MicroStation 2024 (NW-60729, 61467).
AVEVA properties are now correctly displayed in the Properties window (NW-61339).
The Find Items window now clears the previous search after being closed (NW-61340).
Dashed lines that are shown when using the Measure Tools now work correctly with different regional settings (NW-61367).
When working with dockable windows, fixed an issue where Auto Hide was not working correctly (NW-61386).
Fixed an issue causing floating windows from a previous session to not dock together in a new session (NW-61418).
Clicking the X button to cancel editing custom property values now works as expected (NW-61420).
The Background Settings dialog box now correctly reflects the current background settings (NW-61438).