The next generation of doors and windows in Naviate Architecture

25 April 2023

Doors and windows have always been a hassle in architectural drawings. Changing the parameters of one item can create a domino effect, cascading all the way through your project. Updating everything manually is time-consuming and leads to a big risk of human error. But updating everything automatically isn’t always ideal either, because some elements need those little individual tweaks in order to work.This is what you’ve told us. And this is why we’ve completely redesigned the way we manage doors and windows in Naviate Architecture.

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Discover Naviate Rebar #3 - Reinforcement Connections

18 April 2023

Reinforcement ConnectionsAs many of you will be aware, our new breed of reinforcement solutions, Naviate Rebar, launched into the industry late last year. Naviate Rebar replaces the original Naviate Rebar Extension which brings many technology and workflow updates that align with the core Revit 2023 product.

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Plan production solutions in Naviate Civil 3D

29 March 2023

In version 2023.2 of Naviate for Civil 3D we included a new set of features aimed at plan production. These features can take any layout of View frames, whether they are created along an alignment or if they are in a grid pattern, and use them as a base for creating multiple Layouts with the aid of a script.

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The Journey of Naviate Daylight

03 March 2023

It’s been four years since we acquired Naviate Daylight, but we remember it like it was yesterday. We remember it because all of us were very excited to get our hands on a software solution that enables you to calculate and simulate the daylight performance of your building, and on top of it, to do that based on country-specific standards. Our customers screamed for this! And again, on top of that, all within Revit!

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Discover Naviate Rebar #2 - Openings

25 January 2023

Rebar OpeningsAs many of you will be aware, our new breed of reinforcement tools, Naviate Rebar, launched into the industry late last year. Naviate Rebar replaces the original Naviate Rebar Extension which brings many technology and workflow updates that align with the core Revit 2023 product.  In this series I will go through everything that Rebar can help you with. This is the second post in the series.The first post giving an overview of Rebar can be found hereDont' have Rebar? Download a free trial today, orbuy access to a full year subscription hereSupporting different Revit openingsIn this release of Naviate Rebar, we offer rebar openings for floors, walls, and foundation slabs as well as a tool to trim existing rebar to new structural openings. Our rebar opening tool supports a wide range of Revit openings such as:

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Discover Naviate Rebar #1 - Overview

20 January 2023

As many of you will be aware, our new breed of reinforcement tools, Naviate Rebar, launched into the industry late last year. Naviate Rebar replaces the original Naviate Rebar Extension which brings many technology and workflow updates that align with the core Revit 2023 product. 

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Using Cut & Fill and Slope Markings in Naviate for Revit Site & Landscaping

18 January 2023

As a landscape architect, you know that the world isn't made up of straight lines: it’s full of curves and dips and degrees.  Today we’re going to show you how Naviate Site & Landscaping helps you expand the capabilities of Revit. With these features, you can adapt your model to your site’s topography, then adjust and automatically recalculate the land. From there, you can create detailed instructions and projections — including elevations, volumes, and slope marks — to pass on to the rest of your team when it’s time to build. And the system makes the calculations for you automatically.Here's an example of a before and after Cut & Fill has been used. Try it for yourself: download a free trial of Naviate Site & Landscaping today.  Once you have Naviate Site & Landscaping installed, here’s what you do: 

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