We have had several requests to support data exchange with Navisworks , a project review application for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals. The Rhino WIP now allows you to save or export Rhino geometry, and other information, to Navisworks .nwd documents. [image] To get st…

Hello, This is a great start! I was able to generate a Navis file and open it in Navisworks Freedom within 5 minutes of installing the Rhino WIP. Couple items jump out right away: Can we have an option to export the Rhino Object User Text as custom properties? Can we have an option to set the ob…

Hi @NavArch , I’ve logged your comments: Navisworks: User Text : RH-90793 https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-wip-feature-navisworks-export/212849/2 Can we have an option to export the Rhino Object User Text as custom properties? Navisworks: Obje…

Hi @NavArch , [image] NavArch: In the Navisworks Selection Tree blocks currently get dumped into their own individual sublayer branches. If you have a lot of blocks this can bloat the selection tree. Can the blocks be placed on a “Block” parent layer so that they can be better isolated? It would…

Hi, really nice work so far! My suggestions: Improve the geometry name and type. Currently everything is either a curve or a mesh - use the Rhino canonical geometry type name for the Navisworks name and type property (surface, subd, polycurve, etc.) If the geometry has an object name, write the…

Hi @mikeJM , A log to digest here - but I’ve logged your comments. Navisworks: Wishes : RH-90852 https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-wip-feature-navisworks-export/212849/5 1. Improve the geometry name and type. Currently everything is either a curve or a mesh - use the Rhino canonical…

Dale, I’m open to alternate solutions but my suggestion above was the easiest thing to come to mind. Similar to @mikeJM comment 8, the preferred solution would be to place the block geometry on the layer node that is used in Rhino. Now the issue I see is what to do about blocks that are used in mul…

Dale, Regarding Object color, I read your suggestion in Youtrack about using object color for now. Seems more likely that users will have set object color initially compared to setting materials so my vote until you can add selection options to the user form would be to use Object color. I will ad…

Dale, Another ask would be to include layer properties along with Item and material Properties [image]

To elaborate what i meant by “just place block instances on their corresponding layers” Basic example:The Navisworks selection tree of a single block instance on a layer. Also note the different icons. [image] Hence we can imply other examples: Multiple block instances (of the same block) on a …

Rhino WIP Feature: Navisworks Export

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dan (Dan) December 23, 2025, 10:25pm 11

RH-91189 is fixed in the latest Rhino WIP.

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Rhino WIP Feature: Navisworks Export

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