AutoCAD mobile vs Navisworks

Likelihood to Recommend

AutoCAD 360 has multiple functionalities that adapt to circumstantial conditions. It has a focus on available tools at all times and deserves to be updated to be at the forefront of technological platforms. It is very useful in some aspects of functionality to have access to less dense and capable tools to develop environments and improve visualization.

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Fran Maita

Analista

Fondo de Compensación Interterritorial - Consejo Federal de GobiernoArts and Crafts, 501-1000 employees

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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.

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Aaron James

BIM Manager

Ludvik Electric Co.Construction, 501-1000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Photo documentation

Jobsite reports

Document sharing

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

As-built drawings

Mobile app

Submittal design and management

Checklists

Specifications

Change orders

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

Tracking of all physical assets

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

Standard reports

Custom reports

Data exportability

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost databases

Cost calculator

Bid creation

Pros

Allows our entire design team to share and review information graphically in one location (cloud-based).
Has the capability to fluidly interact with many other Autodesk software products.
Being able to use AutoCAD 360 on the iPad is a great feature without having to install the software.

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Jason Galati

Hawaii / Guam Regional Manager

Corrpro Companies, Inc.Construction, 5001-10,000 employees

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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.

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christian Maxwell

Project Engineer

Okland ConstructionConstruction, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

It'd be nice to be able to use AutoCAD 360 to leave comments on peoples files, such as being able to annotate a certain part of it and mark it for review, so then its author can look at the note and make necessary changes.

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Verified User

Professional in Other

Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employees

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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.

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Roelie Oelofse

BIM Manager

WSPCivil Engineering, 10,001+ employees

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Likelihood to Renew

AutoCAD mobile 10.0

Based on 1 answer

This is so useful so we would like to keep renewing as Autocad 360 does. In fact we are very optimistic about the tools that come in every renewal because we will then have even more features available.

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Nelson David Sanchez Villasmil

Gerente de proyectos de Arquitectura ( Contrato fijo )

Stoneleaf Construction LLCConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

No score

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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.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Engineering

Construction Company, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

The AutoCAD 360 can work directly from the program, making changes or indicating where changes should be made while agreements are reached for the good of the project you are working on, the other systems show you the plan, but they do not help you with the edit or modifications

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Julio A Rivas

Director

MCP 2010 Ingeniería C.A.Civil Engineering, 1-10 employees

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Navisworks is a master tool if we want to do any 3D model coordination with any trade of a building. It allows us to view our model content with all elements to visualize and understand for certain where our design stands in terms of accuracy and how all things can be assembled on site. Navisworks also comes with a lot of additional tools to make BIM process easy.

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Verified User

Engineer in Professional Services

Design Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

ROI is a bit low, because a lot of people are moving to Revit and BIM 360.
Not all consultants use CAD so it makes it hard for compatibility.

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Benjamin Wyszynski

Healthcare Associate

McMillan Pazdan Smith ArchitectureArchitecture & Planning, 51-200 employees

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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.

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Lennart Andersson

Director of Virtual Design & Construction, Senior Associate Vice President

LiRoConstruction, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

AutoCAD mobile Editions & Modules

Edition

Premium	$5.00¹
Ultimate	$15.00¹

Per User Per Month

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Navisworks Editions & Modules

Edition

Simulate	$115.00¹
Manage	$285.00¹

Per User Per Month

Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

Likelihood to Recommend

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

Feature Rating Comparison

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Photo documentation

Jobsite reports

Document sharing

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

As-built drawings

Mobile app

Submittal design and management

Checklists

Specifications

Change orders

Tracking of all physical assets

Standard reports

Custom reports

Data exportability

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost databases

Cost calculator

Bid creation

Pros

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

Cons

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

Likelihood to Renew

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

Support Rating

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

Alternatives Considered

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

Return on Investment

AutoCAD mobile

Navisworks

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

AutoCAD mobile Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Navisworks Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

Rating Summary

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