Getting Started with VIM for Navisworks

Overview

The VIM Navisworks Exporter addin enables you to export VIM files from Autodesk Navisworks.

How to Export a VIM file from Navisworks

Please follow the steps below to export a VIM file from Revit.

• Ensure you have the VIM Desktop Installer downloaded and installed. It includes the VIM Navisworks Exporter addin.

• Open your project in Autodesk Navisworks.

• Select the parts of the model hierarchy you wish to export.

  • If your selection is empty, all visible items will be exported.

• Click on the VIM ribbon item in the top bar.

• Click on VIM Exporter

• Choose where you want to save your VIM file.

• Set Recenter Model as desired.

  • When enabled, the resulting VIM file will be re-centered to the origin based on its bounding box dimensions to prevent graphical artifacts if the Navisworks model is positioned very far from the origin.

    
    
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    Disable "Recenter Model" if you are exporting different parts of the model to be merged together later in VIM Enterprise or in Autodesk 3ds Max.

• Click Start to export the model.

• Upon completion, press Open VIM to open the VIM file in VIM Flex