topic Re: Opening Revit .RVT files in Navisworks Forum

Opening Revit .RVT files

roger.walkerV6YGZ — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:22:45 GMT

This page says that Navisworks Freedom 2022 will open revit files but I can't get it to.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/NAV/2022/ENU/?guid=GUID-38E592D6-4EE1-462F-BC80-68890AA2597E

The file open dialog only show recap and DWF files.

Likewise the settings for "file readers" only shows these 2 options.

I do not have Revit, this is to view a revit model.

The online viewer will not open it (after several minutes of importing and processing it throws an error)

Thanks

Roger

Re: Opening Revit .RVT files

DarrenP — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:34:52 GMT

No it doesn’t that is the help for full Navisworks

Freedom doesn't open rvt files

Here is the help for freedom: https://help.autodesk.com/view/NAVFREE/2022/ENU/?guid=GUID-82273D46-50EB-42F1-A1BC-0F60DF68621D

Re: Opening Revit .RVT files

PatrickDavis20 — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 01:23:09 GMT

What are you trying to accomplish?

If you want to open the Revit model just to view it, you have a couple of free options from Autodesk.

The first and easiest is using their viewer. https://viewer.autodesk.com/.

The second is using Revit. You can install Revit and use it without a license. That is the viewer mode. You will not be able to save or export anything (except exporting to Assemble), but you can view the model.

If you need to use the model in Navisworks, as the author of the model to create an NWC or DWF file that you can import.

Re: Opening Revit .RVT files

roger.walkerV6YGZ — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:03:02 GMT

As I said - the viewer doesn't work on the files I have.
An install of Revit is something I've asked the IT department for but not sure what their response will be.

Re: Opening Revit .RVT files

DarrenP — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:14:49 GMT

Who are you getting the file from?

What software do you have installed?

Re: Opening Revit .RVT files

roger.walkerV6YGZ — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:30:51 GMT

Architect, Navisworks Freedom

Re: Opening Revit .RVT files

DarrenP — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:32:53 GMT

Can the architect not convert the file for you?

Re: Opening Revit .RVT files

roger.walkerV6YGZ — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:46:51 GMT

I doubt they would.

Re: Opening Revit .RVT files

DarrenP — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:12:02 GMT

then you need to work with the Architect & get the correct file format for you to use

or get Revit installed on your computer or have someone else convert the file for you