Unified Meshes in Navisworks and Revit (FBX Format)

Modified on Wed, 19 Feb at 1:49 PM

Importing Cintoo Cloud’s Unified Meshes in Autodesk Navisworks and Revit is possible, although mind the size of the mesh that is being generated.

Low mesh resolution (1 to 2 inches / 2.5 to 5 cm) is preferred for building interiors, walls, ceilings, floors…
Medium mesh resolution (1/2 inch to 1 inch / 1 cm to 2.5 cm) is preferred for point cloud sections and slices, building structure (beams) or indoor equipment.

The proposed workflow is the following:

Generate a Unified Mesh in Cintoo Cloud, selecting FBX as a file format.
Import this FBX file in Navisworks.
- Colors are kept.
Export a NWC or NWD from Navisworks, that will reference this mesh.
- This will have the effect of reducing the size of the mesh.
Import this NWC or NWD file in Revit.
- Colors will be lost when displaying the mesh in Revit.

Detailed workflow

Download the Unified Mesh in FBX format from Cintoo Cloud.
Make sure that the FBX file and the texture maps and materials are all in the same folder (default setting from Cintoo Cloud).
Import this FBX file in Navisworks using the Append tool:
The Unified Mesh is then displayed in Navisworks with its colors:
Publish from Navisworks using .nwc or .nwd as a file format:
Import the NWC or NWD model in Revit using Coordination Model > Add:
The Unified Mesh is displayed in Revit without the source colors: