Navisworks® Coordination Issues Add-In

Win64, English

Autodesk, Inc.

View, Respond & Create Issues directly within Autodesk® Navisworks®. Collaborate with the entire project team from desktop, mobile & web. Open Model Coordination models & Clash Issues in Navisworks.

Version History

General Usage Instructions

Download and install the latest version of the Desktop Connector
Download and install the Autodesk_Navisworks_Coordination_Issues_Add-In.exe
Silent install can be done using the -q parameter
Sign-in using your Autodesk ID
Recommended use of 2024.2 or later Autodesk Navisworks
Navigate to the Coordination Tab within the Navisworks Ribbon Interface
Navigate to the Open Models Tab within the Coordination Ribbon
Select Account and Project
Select Available Coordination Space(s) (Note: Users only see Coordination Space Folders they have access to)
Select/Filter Model(s) or Views (Curated Model Groups) to Open within Navisworks
View a list of Issues that have been created for all models within a Coordination Space
Select Issues to show details in the Issues Panel
Perform Navisworks Clash Detective, Point Cloud Deviation Analysis, 4D Simulation & other extended workflows
View, respond and change the status of issues. View Automatic Screenshot Attachments of Issues in both directions
Hit 'Create Issue' to create new issues within Navisworks for the Extended Project team review
Save as .NWF for collaborative file share and automatic clash detection within Model Coordination Coordination Spaces
Publish .NWD file

Screenshots

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store has already installed the app/plug-in. You may need to restart Autodesk Product to activate the plug-in. To uninstall this plug-in, you can run the installer again, or click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 7/8.1/10/11) or Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs, and uninstall as you would any other application from your system.

Requires:

Navisworks Manage or Simulate: 2025/2024 /2023/2022/2021/2020

Autodesk Desktop Connector or Autodesk Construction Cloud® Connect App (Autodesk AppStore)

Document Management Project Access.

Model Coordination Project Access.

Additional Information

Desktop Connector Link:

https://www.autodesk.com/bim-360/desktop-connector/

ACC Connect Link:

https://apps.autodesk.com/BIM360/en/Detail/Index?id=7330054718304792786&appLang=en&os=Web

Known Issues

Contact

Company Name: Autodesk, Inc.

Company URL: http://www.autodesk.com/

Support Contact: navisworks.apps@autodesk.com

Author/Company Information

Autodesk, Inc.

Support Information

navisworks.apps@autodesk.com

Version History

Version Number	Version Description
4.5.0	Note: You must uninstall older versions prior to installing a newer version General: Option to only display issues pushpins within a certain distance from your view : Global Options > Tools > Coordination Issues Add-in : Issue pushpin cull radius Model/View selection redesign Navisworks 2025: Integration with Homescreen Project issues list ACC: Templates support Watchers and Start Date fields now supported Prior versions: Clash Grouping: Improve Undo to be a single entry rather than undo per grouping Option added to Populate Existing Groups (Incremented new group if not) Selection of clash tests improvements: Use Ctrl or Shift to select multiple tests, then use Select clash tests checkbox to select or unselect them Clash grouping: Allow grouping by multiple options ACC: Add Take additional screenshot button to top of Issues detail screen (Adds new photo reference) Issues Thumbnail creation support (Initial screenshot will no longer be a photo reference, and will appear at top of issues detail screen) General: Issues Details panel: Add Next/Previous arrow buttons to quickly move through issues Include markups in screenshot when creating an issue Clash issue creation: Issues panel now opened automatically if not already Allow resizing between Project list and File list in Model browser Add Version column to Model browser Fixes various user reported problems: Templates option disappearing sometimes when creating clash based issues Template specified Status not being applied Non-clashing spaces: Models missing from list Clash highlighting not working in certain cases Pushpins not appearing in certain cases
4.4.0	Note: You must uninstall older versions prior to installing a newer version General: Clash Grouping: Improve Undo to be a single entry rather than undo per grouping Option added to Populate Existing Groups (Incremented new group if not) Selection of clash tests improvements: Use Ctrl or Shift to select multiple tests, then use Select clash tests checkbox to select or unselect them ACC: Add Take additional screenshot button to top of Issues detail screen (Adds new photo reference) Issues Thumbnail creation support (Initial screenshot will no longer be a photo reference, and will appear at top of issues detail screen) BIM 360: Issues Details panel: Add Next/Previous arrow buttons to quickly move through issues Fixes: Fix install error affecting a small subset of users ("A device attached to the system is not functioning") Known Issues: Loading models from AUS region is unsupport in Navisworks 2024/2024.1 Supported in 2024.2 and on Prior versions: Clash grouping: Allow grouping by multiple options Issues Details panel: Add Next/Previous arrow buttons to quickly move through issues Include markups in screenshot when creating an issue Clash issue creation: Issues panel now opened automatically if not already Allow resizing between Project list and File list in Model browser Add Version column to Model browser Adds support for displaying issues for models loaded from a coordination space when a model is then appended from desktop connector. *Only issues for the cloud models will be shown, not for the desktop connector model\s Fixes various user reported problems: Model selection panel could appear offscreen in some cases Allow loading of views with \ character in name Avoid crash or model drop when loading NWF or View referencing an NWC where the sheet name has been changed Avoid crash when two users attempt to save the same view simultaneously in Navisworks 2024 Add support for Navisworks 2020 Update 7 Listing and opening models for non-clashing spaces with over 100 folders Problems loading models in certain scenarios Photos not being shown when attached as a file reference and enlarged
4.3.0	Clash grouping: Allow grouping by multiple options Issues Details panel: Add Next/Previous arrow buttons to quickly move through issues Include markups in screenshot when creating an issue Clash issue creation: Issues panel now opened automatically if not already Fixes: Model selection panel could appear offscreen in some cases Prior versions: Allow resizing between Project list and File list in Model browser Add Version column to Model browser Fixes various user reported problems: Allow loading of views with \ character in name Avoid crash or model drop when loading NWF or View referencing an NWC where the sheet name has been changed Avoid crash when two users attempt to save the same view simultaneously in Navisworks 2024 Add support for Navisworks 2020 Update 7 Listing and opening models for non-clashing spaces with over 100 folders Problems loading models in certain scenarios Photos not being shown when attached as a file reference and enlarged Adds support for displaying issues for models loaded from a coordination space when a model is then appended from desktop connector. *Only issues for the cloud models will be shown, not for the desktop connector model\s
4.2.0	Allow resizing between Project list and File list in Model browser Add Version column to Model browser Move to using Webview 2 Fixes: Allow loading of views with \ character in name Prior versions: Fixes various user reported problems: Avoid crash or model drop when loading NWF or View referencing an NWC where the sheet name has been changed Avoid crash when two users attempt to save the same view simultaneously in Navisworks 2024 Add support for Navisworks 2020 Update 7 Listing and opening models for non-clashing spaces with over 100 folders Problems loading models in certain scenarios Photos not being shown when attached as a file reference and enlarged Adds support for displaying issues for models loaded from a coordination space when a model is then appended from desktop connector. *Only issues for the cloud models will be shown, not for the desktop connector model\s
4.1.1	Fixes: Avoid crash or model drop when loading NWF or View referencing an NWC where the sheet name has been changed Avoid crash when two users attempt to save the same view simultaneously in Navisworks 2024 Add support for Navisworks 2020 Update 7 Prior version: Fixes various user reported problems: Listing and opening models for non-clashing spaces with over 100 folders Problems loading models in certain scenarios Photos not being shown when attached as a file reference and enlarged Adds support for displaying issues for models loaded from a coordination space when a model is then appended from desktop connector. *Only issues for the cloud models will be shown, not for the desktop connector model\s
4.1.0	Fixes various user reported problems: Listing and opening models for non-clashing spaces with over 100 folders Problems loading models in certain scenarios Photos not being shown when attached as a file reference and enlarged Adds support for displaying issues for models loaded from a coordination space when a model is then appended from desktop connector. *Only issues for the cloud models will be shown, not for the desktop connector model\s
4.0.2	Automatic NWF management when saving as Model Coordination View (ACC or BIM 360). NWF data restored when re-opening Model Coordination View. Prompt to Merge NWF data when out of sync with other Navisworks users working on the same Model Coordination View. Requires Autodesk BIM Collaborate/Pro subscription to access Model Coordination. * Model Coordination auto-clash-off Coordination Space support Access latest model versions as they’re updated in Autodesk Docs. Aggregate models in Navisworks for review and user-defined Clash Detection. * User experience improvements Search for projects within the Coordination Issues Add-in. Display model & contributor details including profile picture and last updated date. Resize columns to focus on specific data, plus tooltips. Select All feature to efficiently open model search results. * Batch issue creation improvements Issue screenshots include user defined clash/group viewpoints, including markups. Leverage Issue Templates (ACC or BIM 360) to efficiently assign and populate attributes. Multi-model context stored, improving issue review in Model Coordination. *Fix access to Issues when NWD's 4GB+ in size are loaded from Desktop Connector
4.0.1	Automatic NWF management when saving as Model Coordination View (ACC or BIM 360). NWF data restored when re-opening Model Coordination View. Prompt to Merge NWF data when out of sync with other Navisworks users working on the same Model Coordination View. Requires Autodesk BIM Collaborate/Pro subscription to access Model Coordination. * Model Coordination auto-clash-off Coordination Space support Access latest model versions as they’re updated in Autodesk Docs. Aggregate models in Navisworks for review and user-defined Clash Detection. * User experience improvements Search for projects within the Coordination Issues Add-in. Display model & contributor details including profile picture and last updated date. Resize columns to focus on specific data, plus tooltips. Select All feature to efficiently open model search results. * Batch issue creation improvements Issue screenshots include user defined clash/group viewpoints, including markups. Leverage Issue Templates (ACC or BIM 360) to efficiently assign and populate attributes. Multi-model context stored, improving issue review in Model Coordination.
4.0.0	Automatic NWF management when saving as Model Coordination View (ACC or BIM 360). NWF data restored when re-opening Model Coordination View. Prompt to Merge NWF data when out of sync with other Navisworks users working on the same Model Coordination View. Requires Autodesk BIM Collaborate/Pro subscription to access Model Coordination. * Model Coordination auto-clash-off Coordination Space support Access latest model versions as they’re updated in Autodesk Docs. Aggregate models in Navisworks for review and user-defined Clash Detection. * User experience improvements Search for projects within the Coordination Issues Add-in. Display model & contributor details including profile picture and last updated date. Resize columns to focus on specific data, plus tooltips. Select All feature to efficiently open model search results. * Batch issue creation improvements Issue screenshots include user defined clash/group viewpoints, including markups. Leverage Issue Templates (ACC or BIM 360) to efficiently assign and populate attributes. Multi-model context stored, improving issue review in Model Coordination.
3.0.0	Batch Clash Issue Creation functionality is now available and supported in Navisworks 2023.2 Easily create and assign issues on Clash Items or Groups, single or multiple, via right click menu in Clash Detective. See Help page for further info and workflow Updated release, various bug fixes and support for additional Navisworks versions. Support for Navisworks update versions 2023.2 and 2020.6 Fixed grid positioning for Revit models Fix removal of referenced model when viewable name has changed (NWC/NWD) Navisworks 2019 will no longer be supported in future releases
2.9.0	Updated release, including access to Issues Templates for BIM 360 Projects and various minor bug fixes.
2.8.0	Updated release, including additional access to all IFC, NWC and VUE models from Model Coordination, retention of section planes when creating and opening issues, and support for Grids and Levels from relevant models which can be used for clash grouping and visualization.
2.7.0	Updated release, including Clash highlight for Model Coordination based Clash Issues, and Clash Grouping tool for easily grouping clashes in Clash Detective. Clash highlighting requires Navisworks 2022 Update 1 or later version.
2.6.0	Updated release.
2.5.3	Updated release.
2.5.0	Updated release.
2.4.0	Updated release.
2.3.0	BIM 360 Model Coordination Integration Update 1
1.0.5	Initial Release.