no plugin exists that will open *.rvm

[nwcad]

Hi Autodesk Support,

My Naviswork JetStream 5 Roamer can not open *.rvm file.

There is a message “no plugin exists that will open *.rvm”.

appreciate for your help

Thank You

[Patrick_Aps_9121]

Back in the Old days, the RVM reader was a seperate package with a seperate licence. As this old version 5 is no longer available for sale, you only option is to use a more recent version of Autodesk Navisworks Simulate or an old NavisWorks Review to open the RVM. Only an old Review 2009 or 2010 is able to save as a version 5.nwd and those old versions are not for sale any more. I expect you will need to buy and start using Navisworks 2014.

[lucsch]

Hello,

Im working with Naviswork Freedom 2014 and Im dealing with the same problem:

There is a message “no plugin exists that will open *.rvm”.

there is a plugin I must install to open this file?

[Patrick_Aps_9121]

Navisworks comes in different Flavours:

-> Freedom: can only open NWD and NWC files, view them and is for free. Compare it with Adobe Reader.

-> Simualte can open almost any 3D CAD file, including RVM, laser clouds and so on. These models can be combined and saved in a single NWD file for freedom to view. Compare it with Adobe Standard

-> Manage adds Clash Detection functionality to Simulate.

So download the 30-day trial of Manage 2015, open your RVM file, save it as an 2014 NWD and you can view the model with Freedom 2014.

[lucsch]

Thank you very much, Patrick! 

Do you know if I can use Navisworks to convert from .rvm to .dgn file?

[Patrick_Aps_9121]

That is not the purpose of Navisworks. Navisworks is there to view, analyse 3D models.
However, there could be a way because you can save as FBX, convert that to DWG with 3D Studio and then use AutoCAD to save the DWG as DGN. But it is not a good idea, because you make a convertion of a convertion of a convertion. You will never have an idea if the convertion went well on all objects and you will loose all the poperties of the RVM objects.

[smbrennan]

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@Patrick_Aps_9121 wrote:

Navisworks comes in different Flavours:

-> Freedom: can only open NWD and NWC files, view them and is for free. Compare it with Adobe Reader.

-> Simualte can open almost any 3D CAD file, including RVM, laser clouds and so on. These models can be combined and saved in a single NWD file for freedom to view. Compare it with Adobe Standard

-> Manage adds Clash Detection functionality to Simulate.

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In addition to Patrick's description for Simulate, it can also perform quantity take-offs, output animations, create schedules with the timeliner (which can coincide with animation output). For a little more information, go the 'Compare Navisworks Family' page.

But, he is right in the sense that Manage can perform everything PLUS clash detection. Obviously that's the "bread and butter."