Revit 2018 what is the big idea behind "Coordination models"...

[crullier]

..and how is it better or what is it advantage compared to IFC.

Revit 2018 has the new "coordination model" which allow you to bring NWC/NWD into revit to "create" context. 

Yes while I do understand that idea and it possibly works form a visualization point on view, I can not seem to find a practical use for it during the development of a project.

Unless I am missing a feature workflow, it appears to me that you cannot snap to those models, you cannot measure them.. They are just a "pretty picture" on your screen. Even cutting sections leaves something to be desired.

I am hoping autodesk development can chime in, because I was very excited about this feature but I can not say I find it useful at this time.

[Anonymous]

Yes, you're right, currently you cannot snap to the coordination models, or either measure them, and yes, they provide for an excellent means to visually coordinate with outside teams who provide files that are not in native Revit format.Which is more or less the same as the IFC functionality.

But, when project data includes Navisworks(NWD and NWC) files, you can link these model into Revit projects for coordination purposes, it also allows for any Navisworks supported file format to be included within the coordination model link. So, I guess the purpose of the function is mostly to add Naviswork files to the Revit supported file, beacuse it is only possible to save Geometry in Navisworks as DWF, DWFX, FBX, NWD, NWC and Google Earth KML files, exporting IFC files from Naviswork is not supported.

I hope this helped with your Q/A.

Best Regards,

M.H/

[Chad-Smith]

I'm kind of wondering the same thing.

In this example the structure in red are Revit elements, and the other coloured elements are from an MEP .NWC file.

[crullier]

I get that, but unless I can interact with such models there is no "coordination"