Item: Navisworks
Rating: 10
Author: William Cameron

Overall Satisfaction with Navisworks

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Arden Building Companies is Design/Build MEP/FP Firm. We use Navisworks to coordinate Designs, communicate with clients and perform Clash Detection for our Construction Projects. We use this software across all four of our companies. There is no better way to explore a building virtually than with Navisworks. It is such a powerful program that reads so many different file types. It is the ultimate collaboration tool in the AEC Industry.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Section buildings to explore virtually
Clash Detection among building elements and disciplines
Communication tool

Cons

I do not have any cons for this software

Return on Investment

Whenever a Clash is detected and resolved in the virtual world, there is ROI

Alternatives Considered

There is a few programs out there like Navisworks however it is truly one of a kind.

Support Rating

Autodesk support has greatly improved over the years.

Key Insights

Do you think Navisworks delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Navisworks's feature set?

Yes

Did Navisworks live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Navisworks go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Navisworks again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Navisworks is the ultimate collaboration tool. This is why it is such a powerful program in the Architecture, Engineering & Construction field. There is a free viewer called Freedom for clients that do not require the full version but can still explore their building. There is not a construction project that would not benefit from using this software.

Navisworks Feature Ratings

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