NavisWorks Plugin as viewer on existing website

[vcroke]

Hi,

I'm not a software developer or anything of the sort and I'm sure this might sound like a silly question but I hope someone can point me in the right direction in relation to the following.

Is it possible to integrate Navisworks with an existing website to view nwd files and use some of navisworks functionality.

For example: If a user on our website clicks on an NWD file, Navisworks Freedom, Simulate or Manage would open the file in a windw on our website. The possibility to utilise the standard NavisWorks functionality would be great and the ability to use hyperlinks to external infomation from the model would be a benefit too.

Firstly is the above possible and secondly if yes is the a post that I could look at to begin developing this process. 

If the above is possible we will possibly tender this development out to a software developer so if a post exists it doesn't need to be simplified for me.

Thanks

Vinny

[xiaodong_liang]

Hi,

currently the only ways is using ActiveX control, here is one blog in details:

http://adndevblog.typepad.com/aec/2012/05/navisworks-activex-controls.html

http://adndevblog.typepad.com/aec/2012/05/web-server-with-navisworks-activex-control.html

Note: to have most abilities of API as what you need such as selection, attributes etc, your client must install Navisworks Simulate or Manage. Please refer to the blogs for more.