topic Re: Cant find element dimensions for all elements in property explorer in Navisworks Forum

Cant find element dimensions for all elements in property explorer

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:49:59 GMT

Hi, There,

Im new to navisworks so please bare with me. I have a question. Why can't i see all dimension properties in Navisworks wich i can see in Revit.

In this printscreen you can see te properties in revit. I'm interested in the dimensions.

Now in looking in Naviswork property explorer and can't find the dimensions.

Where can i find the Dimensions for this element. The strange thing not for all object are the dimension propperties invisible..

Hope someone can tell me where i can find the light in the darkness..

Kind regards,

Irvin

Re: Cant find element dimensions for all elements in property explorer

danielkazado — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:21:51 GMT

Hi,

There may be 2 reasons for that I can think of ;

1- The File Reader of Revit may not be set properly. To check this if you are opening revit file in Navisworks go to N-->Options-->File Readers-->Revit and check if the selection for Convert is Entire Project. If you are exporting nwc from Revit than Add-Ins-->External Tools-->Navisworks 20xx-->Navisworks Settings and check if the selection for Export is Entire Project.

2- Second and most probabale reson can be, in Navisworks after you select an element look to the Selection Tree and try to select one upper level of the element. The selection you made can have an icon like a cube and one level up may have an icon like a box and arrow above. Just try to go up or down in selection tree to find appropiate element. There are different Selection resolutions and you may not find all properties in the same Level. This resolution level of selection can be set by right clicking an element. Generally you will find the properties coming from Revit under Element tab.

Hope helps...

Re: Cant find element dimensions for all elements in property explorer

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:28:51 GMT

Thanks, Danielkazado,

My options where ok, I did not look in the selection tree. I needed to go up a noth to find the properties i needed.

Kind regards and Kudos to you!

Irvin

Re: Cant find element dimensions for all elements in property explorer

jtheisQSND9 — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:20:11 GMT

Regarding your second solution... Is there a way for your selection to automatically select the correct element in the Selection Tree? Instead of having to go over to the Selection Tree and move the selection up to the correct element.

Thanks,

John

Re: Cant find element dimensions for all elements in property explorer

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 21:24:57 GMT

Hi @jtheisQSND9,

yes there is.

In Navisworks Home, you go to Select & Search Ribbon, you can see an arrow there and you can pick the selection type you like from there. See the attached image.

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Re: Cant find element dimensions for all elements in property explorer

jtheisQSND9 — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 21:29:28 GMT

Thanks, Selecting First Objection seems to be the best working option for me.

Thanks,

John