
NWC - cache files created when an NWD file is opened, to speed up subsequent loading NWF - contains links to model files, plus markup data NWD - contains all the models in a single, compressed file The native file formats of Navisworks are as follows: To view how it all fits together, the individual models are loaded and coordinated in Navisworks, from which clash detection, markups, project progress, and so are performed. (See figure.) For more info on formats, see /support/navisworks-products.įor instance, you are designing a building with Revit that contains a machine designed in Solidworks, all on top of topology from a point cloud (Recap).


Navisworks is Autodesk's universal file format for viewing project files made with multiple software programs, such as AutoCAD, Revit, and Inventor, as well as neutral file formats (like IFC, STL, and PDF) and proprietary ones, such as Pro/Engineer, Solidworks, and MicroStation. OpenDesign Alliance's BimNv SDK is a software development kit for dealing with Navisworks files and was developed independently of Autodesk.
