Review Navisworks Clashes in Revit

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Review Navisworks Clashes in Revit – Practice Exercise

Task 1: Enable the SwitchBack Functionality in Revit 

  1. Start Revit. 
  2. Open the Mechanical Revit model from the local drive. 
  3. From the Add-Ins ribbon tab > External Tools flyout, click Navisworks SwitchBack, as shown below: 

Task 2: Link Structure NWC File as a Coordination Model

  1. From the Insert ribbon tab, click Coordination Model, as shown below:



  2. From the Positioning drop-down list on the bottom left, select By Shared Coordinates.
  3. Click the Add button and then use the Desktop Connector to browse to the Structure folder on the Docs project.
  4. Double-click on the NWC file in the Structure folder; the file is listed in the Coordination Model dialog box, as shown below:



  5. Click OK in the dialog box; the NWC file is linked to the Revit model as a Coordination Model, as shown below:

Task 3: Using the SwitchBack Functionality to Select Clashing Element in Revit 

  1. Start Navisworks and load the NWD file from the Docs project. 
  2. Click on the clash group relating to the ACC issue you want to resolve, as shown below:



  3. In the Clash Detective window, expand the Items area from the bottom.
  4. From the Item 2 area, click on the Select in Scene button to select the clashing duct.
  5. Next, click the SwitchBack button, as shown below:



  6. Return to the Revit window and notice the Navisworks SwitchBack 3D view with the duct highlighted. 
  7. Orbit the model to get a better view of the clashing duct, as shown below:



  8. With the duct still selected, create a section box around it. 
  9. Navigate close to the section box and then adjust it to show only the duct and the clashing structural sections, as shown below: