topic Re: How to view .nwd models on a android tablet? in Navisworks Forum

How to view .nwd models on a android tablet?

nico.huttunen4RLH9 — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:31:27 GMT

Hello all,

I've been searching and trying various methods and different apps to do this, but still none of them have worked. And im quessing it is an user error.

So please, tell me how can I view .nwd models with my Samsung Tab S5e? What apps do I need or what do I need to get? I use Navisworks Freedom 2020 on my PC. It would be so convinient to take my tablet on the work site and review 3d models there.

A360 didnt work. I wasnt able to upload my model to it.

BR,

Nico

Re: How to view .nwd models on a android tablet?

Tomislav.Golubovic — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 09:51:17 GMT

A360 isn't around anymore. You have Autodesk Drive, or BIM360.

Autodesk Drive - https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-access-Autodesk-Drive-files-on-a-mobile-device.html

Re: How to view .nwd models on a android tablet?

Mohamed-Nassar — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 08:18:19 GMT

you can use your browser to view you NWD file on the Autodesk Viewer.

Re: How to view .nwd models on a android tablet?

nico.huttunen4RLH9 — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 09:12:08 GMT

Tried to open that file in browser, but it crashed. Maybe the 3d model is too big for this tablet?

Now we are looking into getting an iPad Pro or Surface Pro -tablets to handle these 3d models on the field.

Re: How to view .nwd models on a android tablet?

Mohamed-Nassar — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 09:50:46 GMT

that's sounds good, This is the simplest way to present this model

I hope if this answer help you accept as solution

Re: How to view .nwd models on a android tablet?

agoldau — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:18:04 GMT

Is this seriously your answer? Buy an IPad? I do not want to buy an IPad to view .nwd 3D models on the go and I also do not want to use huge data transfers all the time.

How is it possible a company like Autodesk cannot create an Android nwd viewer app???

Re: How to view .nwd models on a android tablet?

PatrickDavis20 — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 14:21:32 GMT

There are some third-party tools that allow you to export a model to view on an Android. Just be aware, that some models might have to be broken up in order actual work on an Android.

We initially started using iConstruct years ago to split up Navis models just so that they would open in Glue. Technology has gotten better and we haven't had to do that (we are also not using Glue on iPad any longer). But something to be aware of.

Re: How to view .nwd models on a android tablet?

nico.huttunen4RLH9 — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 14:27:40 GMT

We ditched the idea of using android tablets on the field and started using Surface Pro tablets instead. Running just fine, eventhough using 3d model without a mouse is terrible. So maybe Navisworks could have some sort of controls to use 3d model with only touch screen in the future? Tried to run somesort of addon, but it wasn't quite perfect.

Re: How to view .nwd models on a android tablet?

agoldau — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 04:48:57 GMT

I'm sorry but I can't understand how a company like Autocad, WORLD LEADER, is not able to create a nwd viewer app for Android which is actually working. This is just embarrassing.

Re: How to view .nwd models on a android tablet?

sts.dmaksimov — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:43:20 GMT

The answer is simple and obvious - Autodesk only cares about money, and not their users' convenience.

Re: How to view .nwd models on a android tablet?

f_clusman — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 13:49:11 GMT

And now ? news autodesk ?

Re: How to view .nwd models on a android tablet?

Sæmorr — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:58:45 GMT

This plugin is supposed to allow viewing of NWD files on Android after converting them to the .epic format:

Publish to Mobile View for Autodesk® Navisworks®