Now I have to model it blindly, then open NavisWorks to see if I have moddeled it correctly or not, If I could reference to an NWD (including Snap), AutoCAD does not need any special 'add ons' for Point Clouds or special '3D converters' for all the other Plant or Building applications that are in use world wide. What now if I had to model a small thing in this combined model.Ī job perfect for AutoCAD Plant 3D, or even AutoCAD 3D or other verticals on AutoCAD. Part of the plant may be done in PDS, others parts in PDMS or AutoPlant and we can all put them toghether and view them toghether (including their properties) toghether with some special equipments modelled by their manufacturers in Inventor, SolidWorks etc.Īnd together with Tekla structures and point clouds.
Well, I'm in the plant business and NavisWorks is great (and better than AutoCAD) in converting data from many applications toghether into one model.