Openroads to Navisworks

RE: Openroads to Navisworks

Mark Shamoun — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 21:14:32 GMT

Hi Adam,

In order to avoid some errors during export, we create a new 3d only DGN, reference in the Default-3d model only (with unwanted levels turned off) and merge to master. This works well and has all civil data stripped so they are all Unlocked Microstation meshes.

Except for the open meshes created by clipped corridors, etc. Standard clash detection in Navisworks works fine. Personally I prefer the one in SUE but we don't have a choice most of the time.

RE: Openroads to Navisworks

Adam Wieczorek — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 20:49:44 GMT

Thanks. It happens my meshes dont; look good in navis. What is your workflow when you have to deliver road models to coordinator working with Navisworks? My preferable soultion would be to provide imodel created out of Dfault-3d model.

Will appraciate you hints and tips.

thanks!

RE: Openroads to Navisworks

Adam Wieczorek — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 20:46:15 GMT

Thanks Marks. So basically you export Default-3D model to dwg? and than meshes can be used for clsh deteciton in Navis?

RE: Openroads to Navisworks

Martin Y — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 15:16:46 GMT

Adam

Sorry, but I can't replicate your problem

This is what I get when I open a dgn in Navisworks

RE: Openroads to Navisworks

Mark Shamoun — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 10:57:01 GMT

Please note this doesn' t always happen but often enough for us to not to not bother even trying to import OR dgns

RE: Openroads to Navisworks

Mark Shamoun — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 10:52:46 GMT

Unfortunately Openroads meshes have an issue with holes in meshes that means you will have to export to DWG first for a decent result.

Openroads DGN vs DWG in Navisworks:

RE: Openroads to Navisworks

Adam Wieczorek — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 09:23:20 GMT

Martin

Can Navisworks consume OpenRoads pavement meshes and use it for for clash detection? Navis will open dgn, that is true but it is a big pain with meshes. Some workarounds say to convert meshes to solids with a keyin and use macro to clean it up. I would rather avoid creating additional models and would like to use native default-3d models created with ORD.

Unfortunately it looks navis is becoming industry standard. This affecting OpenRoads users since they produce meshes... What is your best practice when you need to deal with ORD and Navis?

Thanks for your thoughts.

RE: Openroads to Navisworks

Martin Y — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:54:49 GMT

Are you missing a trick here - Navisworks will open dgn files so you may not need to mess about converting to dwg

RE: Openroads to Navisworks

Martin Wilson — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:02:09 GMT

I have just noticed, it is exporting 2D and 3D models, I was just opening the 2D one. I never noticed the 2nd file. Doh...

RE: Openroads to Navisworks

Mark Marnell — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:50:04 GMT

Are you exporting the 'Default' or 'Default-3D' model?