Add-ons for NavisWorks?

[rick.hall]

My company (see www.arkitectonix.com) has been recently established specifically to develop add-ons for NavisWorks. We have detailed knowledge of NavisWorks API functionality and the first 'product' we have developed is called Surveyor (see Spadaro in thread). This enables the user to produce Excel reports based on object properties associated with Search and Selection Sets. We are also developing other add-ons and would welcome enquiries from users with needs or just ideas for add-ons.

[madebr]

Rick,

This is really what we need as an EPCm contractor, but also as plant owner.
Some cases:
You get a SPR file from a turn key contractor: You can view this in Navisworks, incl. PDS data, but now you can also create complete MTO yourself of your as-built model, without having to implement PDS.

A constructor can just make a selection of his daily workload, so he can run an MTO for the work of the day, and he can go to the ware house with a list of materials he needs that day.

You can run a material list of all lines that need periodic inspections, e.g. for corrosion.

You can make as a plant owner a list of all bronze valves in your cooling water system you want to replace by decent Frost-proof valves...

So yes Rick, after the wheel and the combustion engine, this is next one on my list! )

Marc

[harrymckinney]

I'm not sure if this is what you are asking, but ArtrA Archiver is built around the Navisworks Freedom Viewer and is used to attach documents and design data to model objects for use as a Facility Maintenance software. It is distributed by AEC Design Group.

[ian.205287]

I'm not sure if this is what you are asking, but ArtrA Archiver is built around the Navisworks Freedom Viewer and is used to attach documents and design data to model objects for use as a Facility Maintenance software. It is distributed by AEC Design Group.

Just to clear up a couple of things.

When you install Freedom, you accept as part of the license that you will not attempt to use the NavisWorks Freedom activeX control yourself. The same applies to the full Roamer control, whatever name it may now be marketed under.

Artra has used the licensed activeX control since version 1.4 (I think), so for around 5 or 6 years now. Although you can get this from our website, Artra is a data and asset management solution based around NavisWorks models, in use in the construction and petro-chemical industries. It has produced lists of materials for 5 years.

Ian

[ndar]

Hi Aaron,

Arkitectonix (.com) have just released Surveyor v2 for NaviWorks. It runs under NW v5.x, v2009.x and v2010. It is localised in various languages (we handled the French).

We work with NW in various industries and countries and I welcome all correspondence on this and related subjects.

cheers

nick

A "surveyor" or report generated from the Find Items Search would be extremely important. Or at least know a certain number of items found or contained during a search or selection. Does anyone know if something close to this exists now?

[ndar]

Madebr,

you may or may not know that Surveyor v2 for N v5.x, v2009.x and v2010 has been released.

Surveyor has been localised in various languages (we did the French).

Be happy to take your order or point you towards a clooeague - what do you do and where are you ?

Thanks,

nick

www.ndar.com, France

Rick,

This is really what we need as an EPCm contractor, but also as plant owner.
Some cases:
You get a SPR file from a turn key contractor: You can view this in Navisworks, incl. PDS data, but now you can also create complete MTO yourself of your as-built model, without having to implement PDS.

A constructor can just make a selection of his daily workload, so he can run an MTO for the work of the day, and he can go to the ware house with a list of materials he needs that day.

You can run a material list of all lines that need periodic inspections, e.g. for corrosion.

You can make as a plant owner a list of all bronze valves in your cooling water system you want to replace by decent Frost-proof valves...

So yes Rick, after the wheel and the combustion engine, this is next one on my list! )

Marc

[jeglet]

The same applies to the full Roamer control, whatever name it may now be marketed under.
Ian

I don't think that sounds quite right, since you can distribute an ActiveX control for use through a website and stream your NWD files through that. But it is limited to Freedom type functionality, perhaps that was your point?

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...inkID=10382102 refers to a fix of a problem in doing this, so looks like it's all ok and legal!

I did a bit of a hunt to see if anyone was actually using this, but couldn't find any examples.

[ndar]

jeglet, ian.205287 :

we started reselling NW in 2000, and the activeX has always supplied for free to anyone wishing to use it, no restrictions. In fact, customers with programming skills and resources are encouraged to use it. Autodesk continue to endorse this policy.

[rick.hall]

There seems to be a lot of potential for taking advantage of the API in NavisWorks to build external applications as mentioned here https://customer.navisworks.com/slxw...sourcesAPI.php
But does anyone know of anything that has already been developed?
I haven't been able to find anything.

My company specialises in developing API plug-ins to NavisWorks. We have just released Surveyor v2 plug-in for NavisWorks. This allows users to create Excel reports based on Property data from elements contained in Search and Selection Sets. Please refer to www.arkitectonix.com where an evaluation version of Surveyor can be downloaded.

[ian.205287]

jeglet, ian.205287 :

we started reselling NW in 2000, and the activeX has always supplied for free to anyone wishing to use it, no restrictions. In fact, customers with programming skills and resources are encouraged to use it. Autodesk continue to endorse this policy.

As a matter of interest, which ActiveX? There are 3, the "Roamer", "Freedom" and "3rd Party", We pay Autodesk a lot of money for each installation of the "3rd Party" ActiveX, which has to be licensed separately, so I should probably object if others are allowed to distribute it free.