Autodesk Navisworks 2021 (or earlier) - Clash Detection

Explore Navisworks file types nwc, nwf, and nwd, how to create a federated model, and how clash detection differentiates Navisworks Manage, Navisworks Simulate, and Navisworks Freedom.

Master sectioning in Navisworks by using up to six planes, moving and rotating them to cut through a model, and using fit selection, lines, and a box to refine cuts.

Learn to print and export in Navisworks, including 3D exports to DWF, image renders, and animations with frame rates, publishing NWT files with passwords and expiry dates to control access.

Define rules for clash detection in Navisworks, automatically ignore clashes by same layer, same group or block, or coincidence snap points, and add insulation clearance rules.

Learn how to create and export clash reports in Navisworks, assigning clashes to resolve, filtering by state, grouping, and exporting in combined or separate formats for architects and MVP engineers.

Create and manage selection sets to group walls by level, then apply them in clash detective to compare against all model elements, run tests, and interpret results.

Use the composite object flashing checker to isolate the desk clash, then turn off the checker to reveal all sub-element clashes within the desk family.

Explore other settings in Navisworks clash detection, using filter by selection, exclusive and inclusive modes, and how to reset, rerun tests, and manage clash statuses (new, active, refused, approved, resolved).