Verity for Navisworks Project Setup

This article explains how to set up Navisworks and your corresponding projects within it to properly work with Verity.

Append

To begin, append both the model geometry files and the corresponding scan files. Scan files are required to be in the RCP/RCS format, and should be set to Voxels in the ReCap section of the Navisworks Options Editor. Structured scan data, paired with the Tripod (Individual Scans) Scan data type, offers the most accurate results. Unified/Mobile data is supported, and offers a significant reduction in Analysis time. However, most Unified/Mobile scan data strips away scanner location information and normals that Verity uses in its algorithms, which can affect the Analysis results.

Scan Data

Verity does not need a high density of points to find and fit the geometry to the scan data accurately. When exporting structured data for use in Verity, users usually find decimation of the data has no negative impacts on the results for most items. If you are trying to analyze very small items (an inch or less across) or items a long distance from the scanner (hundreds of feet), then leave the data at full resolution. If you are capturing data specifically for use in Verity, run at faster, lower resolution settings, and scan from more locations. For more information on scan data within Verity, refer to the Analyze FAQ article.

Model Geometry

Model geometry has few limitations- if you are working with model geometry that can be appended into Navisworks, it can be brought into Verity. It is recommended to organize your model geometry by system, or other similar groupings to ensure the tolerance values set in Verity will require little adjustment on an item by item level. You can further segment the groupings to make smaller, concise reports based on rooms or other such delineations.

These files need to be saved in a .NWF file to bring these elements into Verity. Users will be prompted to save an .NWF if one is not currently in use. We do not support .NWD files as the project file type. You must append .NWD files into Navisworks and then save the project as an .NWF to work properly with Verity.