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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bentley Navigator

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ABentley Navigator is a BIM model review and collaboration software for managing the project lifecycle of construction/design projects. In addition to accessing drawings, documents, and 3D models, Navigator allows users to create visual reports, query model information, resolve issues and conduct coordination reviews. It connects to ProjectWise (also from Bentley systems) and other document repositories. A mobile app version of Navigator is also available.N/A

    Navisworks

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AAutodesk's Navisworks is a 3D model and construction project review and coordination software allowing the user to combine design and construction data into a single model, and identify and resolve clash and interference problems before construction.

    $135

    per month

    Pricing
    Bentley NavigatorNavisworks
    Editions & Modules
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    Navisworks Simulate - Monthly
    $135
    per month per user
    Navisworks Manage - Monthly
    $335
    per month per user
    Navisworks Simulate - Yearly
    $1,080
    per year per user
    Navisworks Manage - Yearly
    $2,670
    per year per user
    Navisworks Simulate - 3 Year
    $3,240
    3 years per user
    Navisworks Manage - 3 Year
    $8,010
    3 year per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bentley NavigatorNavisworks
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Bentley NavigatorNavisworks
    Considered Both Products
    Bentley Systems
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    Autodesk
    Chose Navisworks
    Navisworks allows viewing of our model content with others to know whether our design is correct and can be assembled for final stage. As compared to Bentley software, Navisworks is good in terms of asset management, reporting, and analysis. Its model viewing and navigation …
    Incentivized
    Chose Navisworks
    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 …
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Bentley NavigatorNavisworks
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Bentley Navigator and Navisworks
    Feature
    Bentley Navigator
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Navisworks
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    RFI tools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    As-built drawings9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Bentley NavigatorNavisworks
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    Score7.5 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
    Blender
    Score9 out of 10
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    Revit
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Bentley NavigatorNavisworks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bentley NavigatorNavisworks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bentley Systems
    I think the complexity and cost of the program make it particularly useful, in situations where: the project is relatively large, with a wide variety of specialties that interact and depend on one another, and with specialists who are not physically together and whose communication and understanding is vital for the proper development of the project. If the project does not meet these characteristics, it is preferable to use less complex tools, cheaper, and that require less effort training the staff to use the software in question.
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    Autodesk
    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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    Pros
    Bentley Systems
    • It allows the different specialists or users, to make virtual and quick analyzes that have been translated into the rapid resolution of problems.
    • Bentley Navigator allowed me to incorporate and manage important amounts of information that were key in the design phase, and that being inputs for different areas could be a source of conflict. The conflicts that have been generated are much smaller than those seen in similar projects previously carried out without the help of this tool.
    • Allowing the visualization of the information in 3D models, added to its capacity to export 3D models as PD files, has allowed to increase the fluidity and communication of information with the client, which has translated into a reduction of the hours invested by the technical manager in that activity.
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    Autodesk
    • 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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    Cons
    Bentley Systems
    • It could give alert messages warning that the information that is of shared use, has the latest version, with all the updated modifications.
    • The information contained in the visual reports currently generated by the software could be expanded.
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    Autodesk
    • 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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    Usability
    Bentley Systems
    No answers on this topic
    Autodesk
    Users are very happy with it and hear no complains from them
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    Support Rating
    Bentley Systems
    No answers on this topic
    Autodesk
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Bentley Systems
    The tools and functionalities that have been used previously, are not commercial software, they have been software developed internally, of course much simpler and less functional than commercial software such as Bentley and its competition. This fact clearly obeyed a guideline of the organization that aimed to minimize the costs associated with the acquisition of software such as the Bentley.
    As you learn from the experience and mistakes, once you lost a lot of time and money because you did not have the necessary tools to guarantee the timely flow of information, between personnel who were physically distant from each other but who needed of a very high technical interaction. As a result of this fact, the use of tools such as this was proposed as a test, in order to evaluate its real usefulness over time.
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    Autodesk
    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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    Return on Investment
    Bentley Systems
    • The frequency and quality of information flow between field and office staff has improved.
    • The costs for cellular use concepts associated with the sharing of information associated with the projects where the software has been used have been reduced compared to projects where more traditional control tools have been used.
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    Autodesk
    • 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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