Publishing Navisworks projects to Revizto Follow
This article describes how to publish Navisworks Manage and Navisworks Simulate projects to Revizto 5.
Overview
You can publish models from a Navisworks project to Revizto.
Prerequisites
Before you publish Navisworks projects to Revizto, ensure that the following conditions are met:
- Your computer meets the requirements for publishing projects.
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Both Navisworks and Revizto are installed on your computer.
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You have the required access rights in the destination Revizto project.
The required set of access rights depends on your goals. Consult the following table.
Right Description Add new 3D models Publish new 3D models and new versions of the 3D models that you published earlier.
This does not grant the right to publish new versions of 3D models that were previously published by other Revizto users.
Manage all 3D models Publish all 3D models, including new versions of the 3D models that were previously published by other Revizto users. Add new sheets Publish new sheets and new versions of sheets that you published earlier.
This does not grant the right to publish new versions of sheets that were previously published by other Revizto users.
Manage all sheets Publish all sheets, including new versions of sheets that were previously published by other Revizto users. Assign custom object properties This right is required to set model coordinates in Revizto when you publish a 3D model for the first time.
Principles
You can publish the following from a Navisworks project to Revizto:
- A model with its linked models, viewpoints, textures, lines, object geometries, object properties, and point clouds.
When you publish models from a Navisworks project to Revizto, the following rules apply:
- You can publish the objects included in the specified view.
- When you re-publish a Navisworks project, the destination scene is completely overwritten. If some models are missing from the view or selection that you publish, they will be deleted from Revizto after publishing.
Limitations
When you publish models and sheets from a Navisworks project to Revizto, the following limitations apply:
- If lines are published in "Compatibility (3D geometry)" mode, they are published as meshes.
- Texture coordinates are not published due to Navisworks API restrictions. As a result, textures might get distorted or rotated.
Publishing options
These options apply when you publish Navisworks projects to Revizto.
When you publish your Navisworks project to Revizto, you can specify the model publishing settings.
Basic settings
These settings apply when you publish Navisworks models to Revizto.
| Option | Description |
| Select view |
Select the 3D view to be published. Only the elements that are visible in the view will be published to Revizto. |
| Viewpoints |
If you want to publish Navisworks views to Revizto viewpoints, select this checkbox.
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| Textures |
If you want to publish textures, select this checkbox. This option is recommended when the material appearance is important.
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| Lines |
If you want to publish lines, select this checkbox. Lines are published to Revizto as meshes. |
| Point clouds |
If you want to publish all point clouds linked to the Navisworks project, select this check box and select the point cloud quality (the minimum distance between points). The point size will be adjusted based on the distance. You can change the point size after publishing in the Edit > Visual Effects section of your Revizto project. Publishing point clouds with higher quality will increase the size of the resulting Revizto project and the publishing time. |
| Advanced settings | See Advanced settings. |
Advanced settings
These settings apply when you publish Navisworks models to Revizto. To view them, in the publishing settings dialog, click the Advanced options button.
| Option | Description |
| Publish models with no changes detected |
By default, Revizto publishes only changed models. In rare cases Revizto cannot detect the changes due to Navisworks API constraints. If Revizto does not publish a changed model, select this checkbox. |
| Use IFCGuid for object identification in IFC models |
To generate the ReviztoId property from the IFCGuid property for IFC-originated objects, select this checkbox. This is the recommended option. For compatibility reasons, clear this checkbox for models that were first published using Revizto 5.10 or earlier. |
Publishing Navisworks projects
You can publish a Navisworks project to Revizto manually, or schedule publishing for nonworking hours.
- Publishing Navisworks projects to Revizto manually
- Scheduling publishing of Navisworks projects to Revizto
- Linking Navisworks projects to Revizto projects
Publishing Navisworks projects to Revizto manually
To publish a Navisworks project to Revizto:
- In Navisworks, open the source project and then open a 3D view.
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At the top menu, go to Revizto 5 > Publish to Revizto.
Troubleshooting:
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If your Navisworks project is not linked to a Revizto project, you will proceed to the Link to Revizto project dialog.
- To create a project and link the model to it, click Create a new Revizto project, click OK, enter the project name, and click OK.
- To link the model to an existing project, click Link to an existing Revizto project, click OK, select a project, and click OK.
This will create a local project. Then you can open it in the Revizto application and upload it to a cloud or shared location.
- If it is the first time publishing to this Revizto project and the Revizto project already has a 3D model, select the destination scene and click OK.
- Add as a new model. Publish the Navisworks models to a new scene.
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Update an existing model. Select a Revizto scene to overwrite.
Troubleshooting:
- If you selected Update an existing model in the previous step, review the mapping between the Navisworks models and the Revizto models and correct it if needed, then click OK.
- Specify the publishing options.
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If you want to change the destination Revizto project, click Change.
You will proceed to the Link to Revizto project dialog. See Linking Navisworks projects to Revizto projects.
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If there is an asterisk next to the Publishing settings title, some of the settings that are stored in a configuration file and affect publishing have non-default values. Move the pointer over the asterisk to review the changed settings.
- Click Publish.
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Wait until publishing is completed.
This might take from several minutes to several hours, depending on the project size and the performance of your computer.
Scheduling publishing of Navisworks projects to Revizto
You can schedule publishing of Navisworks projects to Revizto.
To schedule publishing of a Navisworks project to Revizto:
- In Navisworks, open the source project.
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At the top menu, go to Revizto 5 > Revizto Scheduler.
Troubleshooting:
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If your Navisworks project is not linked to a Revizto project, you will proceed to the Link to Revizto project dialog.
- To create a project and link the model to it, click Create a new Revizto project, click OK, enter the project name, and click OK.
- To link the model to an existing project, click Link to an existing Revizto project, click OK, select a project, and click OK.
This will create a local project. Then you can open it in the Revizto application and upload it to a cloud or shared location.
- If it is the first time publishing to this Revizto project and the Revizto project already has a 3D model, select the destination scene and click OK.
- Add as a new model. Publish the Navisworks models to a new scene.
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Update an existing model. Select a Revizto scene to overwrite.
Troubleshooting:
- If you selected Update an existing model in the previous step, review the mapping between the Navisworks models and the Revizto models and correct it if needed, then click OK.
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Specify the publishing options.
Option Description View The 3D view that you want to publish. Viewpoints
Textures
Lines
Point clouds
Advanced settings
See publishing options. Sync Revizto project after publishing Sync the Revizto project with the cloud or a shared location after publishing.
This option is available only for cloud and shared location projects.
Weekday(s)
Time
The publishing schedule. Navisworks license type Your Navisworks license type.
If you do not know your license type, ask your IT department.
Linked to The destination Revizto project.
To change the destination Revizto project, click Change. You will proceed to the Link Settings dialog. See Linking Navisworks projects to Revizto projects.
- Click OK.
Linking Navisworks projects to Revizto projects
When a Navisworks project is linked to a Revizto project:
- The Navisworks project is published to the linked Revizto project.
- You can create issues in the linked Revizto project directly from Navisworks.
- You can switch back from the linked Revizto project to the Navisworks project.
- You can sync Navisworks clashes with the linked Revizto project.
When you publish a Navisworks project to Revizto for the first time, you are prompted to link it to a Revizto project.
You might want to change the linked Revizto project if you want to publish your Navisworks project to a different Revizto project.
To link a Navisworks project to a Revizto project:
- In Navisworks, open the source project.
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At the top menu, go to Revizto 5 > Link Settings.
If you are not signed in to Revizto, you will be prompted to sign in.
- Click Link or Link to another project.
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Do one of the following:
- To create a project and link the model to it, click Create a new Revizto project, click OK, enter the project name, and click OK.
- To link the model to an existing project, click Link to an existing Revizto project, click OK, select a project, and click OK.
This will create a local project. Then you can open it in the Revizto application and upload it to a cloud or shared location.
Troubleshooting
To troubleshoot publishing of Navisworks projects to Revizto, see the following sections:
Starting publishing
Q: In Navisworks , the "Revizto 5" menu item is missing.
A: Ensure that the following conditions are met:
- You are using a supported Navisworks version.
- Navisworks is installed on your computer.
If both conditions are met, the Navisworks plug-in that was installed with Revizto is missing or corrupted. To restore the plug-in, close Navisworks and reinstall Revizto.
Publishing errors
Q: When I publish a project from Navisworks to Revizto, I get the "The project is locked by another instance of Revizto. To unlock the project, close other Revizto instances on your device." error.
A: Another application is writing data to a Revizto project. This might be manual or scheduled publishing from another authoring tool, or synchronization with a cloud. Wait until the operation is completed or cancel it.
Q: During the scheduled publishing from Navisworks to Revizto, Navisworks does not start.
A: This can have the following reasons:
- Navisworks might not start because it cannot sign in to Autodesk services. Check whether your Autodesk account is active.
- The license type specified in the scheduler settings is incorrect. Select another license type and try again.
Q: When I choose to update an existing model, some of the models in the list are unavailable. They are marked with the icon.
A: This can have the following reasons:
- The first version of the model was published by another project member, and you do not have enough rights to overwrite it.
- The model was published from another authoring tool. It can be overwritten only from that authoring tool.
Please consult the project owner on the correct method of updating the model.
Publishing results
Q: I cannot find a published model in Revizto.
A: Do the following:
- In the Revizto application, open the object tree.
- In the object tree, right-click the model and click Focus on objects.
- If you still cannot find the model, in the object tree, right-click the model and click Isolate.
Note. You can undo the isolation by clicking Undo at the bottom toolbar.
Q: The colors of some objects in the Revizto model are different from the colors of the source Navisworks model.
A: The selected render does not include textures (for example, it is the "Shaded" render) but the publishing settings have the Textures checkbox selected. Clear the Textures checkbox and try again.
Q: After publishing from Navisworks, some models or model parts are not displayed in Revizto.
A: This can have the following reasons:
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The modes or model parts are hidden from the view that you selected in the publishing settings.
Select a view that includes the models or model parts, and then re-publish the model.
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Revizto cannot detect that the models were changed and therefore does not publish them.
Select the Publish models with no changes detected checkbox in the advanced publishing settings, and then re-publish the project.
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The camera visibility distance in Revizto is short. The model parts were published but you cannot see them from that distance.
In the Revizto application, do one of the following:
- Move closer to see the missing parts.
- In Preferences > Camera, increase the camera visibility distance.
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To optimize model rendering, Revizto draws only one side of each polygon. You do not see the polygons because their surfaces that face your point of view are not displayed.
See Some parts of a model are not displayed in Revizto.
Scheduler
Q: Publishing does not start at the scheduled time.
A: Do the following:
- Ensure that at least one weekday is selected in the publishing schedule.
- Ensure that the computer that runs the publishing is turned on, is not in sleep mode, and you are signed in to the Windows user account that you use to run the publishing.