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Likelihood to Recommend
Altair Inspire
For any smaller company developing products that use motors and actuators to do work and need the best of class performance, Altair Inspire is the simplest to learn to use. Our first project required building booms to handle an offset load. I could not get SOLIDWORKS motion to simulate the movements to be done. It took less than 8 hours to fully define and run the first simulation to find excavator type boom design was not going to be light enough or rigid enough for the product.
Owner
6K ProductsMachinery, 1-10 employees
Navisworks
Navisworks is a key tool if doing any 3D model coordination with other trades. It will allow you to view your model content with others to know for certain that your design is accurate and can be assembled. Navisworks also comes with a lot of additional tools to make this process easy.
BIM Manager
Ludvik Electric Co.Construction, 501-1000 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Construction Project & Field Management
Altair Inspire
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Navisworks
7.4
Plan distribution & viewing
Altair Inspire
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Navisworks
8.3
Plan markups & sharing
Altair Inspire
—
Navisworks
7.6
Issue tracking & punchlists
Altair Inspire
—
Navisworks
8.2
Photo documentation
Altair Inspire
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Navisworks
6.3
Jobsite reports
Altair Inspire
—
Navisworks
6.4
Document sharing
Altair Inspire
—
Navisworks
7.3
RFI tools
Altair Inspire
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Navisworks
5.1
Collaboration & approvals
Altair Inspire
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Navisworks
7.7
As-built drawings
Altair Inspire
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Navisworks
8.2
Mobile app
Altair Inspire
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Navisworks
7.2
Submittal design and management
Altair Inspire
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Navisworks
8.7
Estimating
Altair Inspire
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Navisworks
5.8
Takeoff tools
Altair Inspire
—
Navisworks
6.4
Job costing
Altair Inspire
—
Navisworks
7.0
Cost databases
Altair Inspire
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Navisworks
7.0
Cost calculator
Altair Inspire
—
Navisworks
4.5
Bid creation
Altair Inspire
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Navisworks
4.0
Pros
Altair Inspire
- Defining the actuators, pin joints, sliding joints is very easy.
- Defining a motion sequence is straightforward.
- The UI tends to make you follow a sequence of steps to be successful in doing a motion simulation and finite element analysis study on a design.
- The motion simulation results are automatically transferred to the FEA solver.
Owner
6K ProductsMachinery, 1-10 employees
Navisworks
- Model Viewing, the navigation tools are really easy to use for walking through the model, especially if viewpoints are set up for key locations.
- The take-offs work really well and can be very quick and easy if the model was built right.
Project Engineer
Okland ConstructionConstruction, 501-1000 employees
Cons
Altair Inspire
- Currently, we have to import the SOLIDWORKS assembly and reposition it in space.
- Currently, there are no mesh refinement capabilities.
Owner
6K ProductsMachinery, 1-10 employees
Navisworks
- A link to BIM 360 Model Coordination is a serious shortcoming. It used to be easy to link to models loaded to BIM 360 Glue for more in depth clash detection.
- I would have liked the ability to export a simulation created in Navisworks to 3DS Max for a more immersive animation with decent material mapping and better animation tools.
- I would like to be able to view/create BIM 306 Docs/Field issues directly in Navisworks. In the current workflow we have to use other file formats to work within BIM 360. It would be more productive to be able to navigate the model through Navisworks and to create viewpoints and issues from within Navisworks.
BIM Manager
WSPCivil Engineering, 10,001+ employees
Support Rating
Altair Inspire
Altair Inspire 10.0
Based on 2 answers
When I needed clarification on how do use a feature or best way to define the constraints for a design problem, the response was quick and solved my needs.
Owner
6K ProductsMachinery, 1-10 employees
Navisworks
Navisworks 7.4
Based on 11 answers
Autodesk owns Navisworks, and it seems to have a pretty good support network. A lot of the troubleshooting or support information is provided through an online database, so you most likely would not be getting any personal attention with your issues. Since there are so many users for Navisworks, there is a lot of information on the web.

Verified User
Project Manager in Engineering
Construction Company, 201-500 employeesAlternatives Considered
Altair Inspire
Working Model, MathCad, Dynamic Designer, Algor, and Mathlab had poor UI's and poor ways to define actuator and motor motion profiles. The force results and vectors were not easy to input into the FEA software. SOLIDWORKS Motion does not have an excellent way to define a linear actuator or its motion profile.Altair provides a UI that guides you through defining your linear actuator or motor's motion profile quickly.
Owner
6K ProductsMachinery, 1-10 employees
Navisworks
It can integrate many different types of file formats of all types of design including architectural, structural, interior, MEP. It has good ability to make walk through videos and make it inclusion with the timeline. Clash detection is the main feature which sets it apart from the other software. No other programs has as effective clash detection as Navisworks.
Research Student
University of FloridaConstruction, 10,001+ employees
Return on Investment
Altair Inspire
- We have completed a proof of concept product for disabled people that will be a new market area for our company.
- We are expanding the number of special projects we will do every year that requires motors and actuators.
- The only negative is being busier means expanding at a higher rate than expected.
Owner
6K ProductsMachinery, 1-10 employees
Navisworks
- It helps in coordination on BIM projects. We have had major project coordination saving millions on jobs.
- Helps us win more projects as we can coordinate them
- Used to use the animation tools for site logistics. Now we use game engines.
Director of Virtual Design & Construction, Senior Associate Vice President
LiRoConstruction, 501-1000 employees
Pricing Details
Altair Inspire
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Altair Inspire Editions & Modules
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Additional Pricing Details
—Navisworks
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Navisworks Editions & Modules
Edition
Simulate | $115.001 |
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Manage | $285.001 |
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