Speckle for Navisworks

Publish Navisworks models to boost design coordination and business intelligence workflows.

Supported versions

2020-2027

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Ways to integrate with Navisworks

Install a plugin for Navisworks

Use the Speckle connector to exchange data and objects with other tools as you design.

Download plugin

Link via Autodesk Construction Cloud

Set up automatic Navisworks data sync with every update to access both real-time and historical model analytics.

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Drag and drop files

Drag and drop files into Speckle to view, analyze, and share models without needing a design tool license.

Send Navisworks data to other CAD and BIM tools

Rhino

Send Navisworks models into Rhino as meshes and lines, with per-item colors and materials.
Property categories arrive as user strings on each object.
Preserve model hierarchy as nested layers using the "preserve model hierarchy" setting.
Navisworks instancing is preserved as Rhino blocks.

Revit

Send Navisworks models into Revit as DirectShapes with colors and materials.
Enable "Revit category mapping" at publish to land elements in their original Revit categories instead of the Generic Model.

Grasshopper

Load Navisworks models into Grasshopper with full property categories inspectable.
Use for clash reporting, QTO, and coordination workflows.

Power BI

Embed Navisworks models directly in your Power BI reports with a 3D visual.
Access property categories per model item for coordination dashboards.

SketchUp

Send Navisworks models to SketchUp as faces and edges with materials.
Navisworks instancing is preserved as SketchUp components.

Blender

Send Navisworks models to Blender as meshes and curves with Principled BSDF materials.
Navisworks instancing is preserved as Blender collection instances.

Speckle boosts your Navisworks workflows

Drag and drop Navisworks files

Upload NWD and NWC files directly into Speckle's web app; no Navisworks license required. Anyone on any device can view full model geometry and properties, making it ideal for stakeholder reviews, read-only access, and hands-off coordination pipelines.

Publish federated models once, share everywhere

Navisworks is where models come together; now so does your data. Publish your federated coordination model to Speckle and instantly make it accessible in Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit, Power BI, and Blender. One publish, every tool your team uses.

Keep all your property data

Every property category attached to elements in Navisworks, including DataTools properties, source file metadata, and custom attributes, travels with your model to Speckle. Inspect them in the web viewer or consume them in downstream tools for QTO, reporting, and analysis.

Preserve hierarchy for smarter workflows

Enable Preserve Hierarchy to carry your model's full selection-tree structure into Speckle as nested layers and collections. Downstream tools like Rhino and Grasshopper respect this structure, so your model arrives already organized the way your team expects.

Revit-ready output

Use Navisworks' Revit Category Mapping setting before publishing to tag elements with their original Revit categories. When those elements land in Revit via Speckle, they slot into the correct categories instead of arriving as Generic Model, making coordination model handoffs far cleaner.

Version and change tracking

Every publish to Speckle creates a new version. Compare coordination models across design stages, track what changed between clash detection runs, and keep the whole team aligned on model evolution, all without leaving your browser.