Revit Grid in Navisworks

[ben.bringardner]

I am working with a model which will include coordination of items in the ceiling grid. I would like to be able to see the grid created in Revit in Navisworks where our coordination will be taking place, but currently the exported ceiling appears as a solid without any grid.

I have two work arounds but neither get me quite what I am looking for, and I wanted to see if anyone had a better way of doing this.

1) Export the ceiling to ACAD add a hatch and extrude it 1.5" then load it into the model (too much effort and would require manual updating).
2) Add a material to the ceiling in NW (not accurate enough)

Am I missing something?


Ben

[JoelLondenberg]

The general method we use in Navis is to check the lights vs air grilles. If the two disciplines agree, they probably also both match the architectural grid. If one or the other is off, both need to double check.

[cmealy]

In the past we have made the ceiling grid using Tekla and exporting as a .dwg or .ifc. We made a profile of a standard "T" for the ceiling grid and layed out the grid using the RCP as a guide. We had one client that wanted to make sure that all above ceiling access zones could be accessed by removing only one celing tile. This could be as solution in revit too i suppose. Hope it helps

[Aaron.Wright]

Is there not a way to create the hatch and extrude in Revit for the Grids?

[pauljordan]

This is kind of out of the box thinking.. in fact, it's in a box in another store down the street and around the corner kind of thinking.

We've made a grid family that we actually place on top of the grid lines. It has a horizontal and vertical number spaced along the grid.

When you zoom into a room and create a camera view of what it is you're trying to show, you'd see the "3D" gridlines in the picture so you know where you're at.

[amixam]

You might want to check out this post by David K.

http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=97517&highlight=grids+Navisworks

[pauljordan]

Yep, that one's even more better than the one we use.

Not a bad find from the "other" portland... Hey, do they have bumper stickers all over Portland, ME that say "Keep Portland Weird" like they do around here?

[ben.bringardner]

So it's been two years since I first asked this question, but I am still searching for the right (easier) solution so I thought I would check in again...

Does anyone know of a way to export the ceiling grid (no tile) from Revit so that it will be visible and in 3D in Navis? (The grid itself could be 2D, but at least elevated correctly).

For the past two years I have been exporting and elevating the 2D to the correct elevation, but I would prefer just to export it since it is a fairly intricate ceiling design.


Thanks,
Ben

[brenehan]

Hi Ben

I'm afraid there has been no solution to the issue you are having in Navisworks to date. I would be lovely to be able to see model hatches in Navisworks.
Stick with your current workflow for 2013.

Brian

[ben.bringardner]

I will add this to the wish list. It is important to have the grid in place during coordination (for construction), especially since we are now coordinating clg mtd devices in Navis.

Thanks for the reply.


Ben

[brenehan]

Hi Guys

Here is a nifty idea.
How about we export the gridded ceilings out of revit using FBX export. We then append the gridded ceiling FBX into Navisworks main model.
Attached is the result you get. Note you need to change Navisworks viewpoint to shaded.

For a visual inspection it is not to bad.

Brian

[Paul2010]

I am working with a model which will include coordination of items in the ceiling grid. I would like to be able to see the grid created in Revit in Navisworks where our coordination will be taking place, but currently the exported ceiling appears as a solid without any grid.

I have two work arounds but neither get me quite what I am looking for, and I wanted to see if anyone had a better way of doing this.

1) Export the ceiling to ACAD add a hatch and extrude it 1.5" then load it into the model (too much effort and would require manual updating).
2) Add a material to the ceiling in NW (not accurate enough)

Am I missing something?


Ben

Just explode the grid and you will see it in Navisworks.