Is anyone out there currently using or has used NavisWorks3? NavisWorks is a SolidWorks solution partner and the software allows animation and rendering of SolidWorks parts and Assemblies. I have looked at the demo quickly but it's limited. I was wondering if anyone is using this product for production and how it works compared to SolidWorks Animator and PhotoWorks 2.
Any info would be good.
Thanks.
Rob,
I had a play with a NavisWorks 1.?? demo and it is in a different league to Animator and PhotoWorks. It is more intended for LARGE projects (e.g. a plant installation - refinery - oil rig, etc.) as it does fly arounds and walk throughs. It is also heaps easy to use - you can drop a laptop on a clients desk and tell them to go for a walk thru their new factory & I believe that the viewer is now free.
I was super impressed at the time, but the client wouldn't shell out for 6 viewer licences so I never bought it.
Merry :-)
I know that LightWorks used to own NavisWorks and PhotoWorks 1 was a LightWorks based program. From what I can see in the demo the animation is great. Easy to use and you can walk around or through your assembly and look around. Just what I have been looking for. If only SolidWorks would offer such a product. The thing that troubles me is the rendering. The rendering in the demo examples is not the best in my opinion. I was wondering if anyone had really used the presenter rendering plug in and achieved good or great results. I guess I should have been more specific with my question.
if your looking for the best rendering. look at optice works. i think thats how you spell it
I had a demo version some year ago....just to see if we could make walk troughs ...but as far as I remember I couldn't photorender anything in it at that time. The walk throughs and/or animations was saved in rather small files though..
Krister
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Until Version 3 there was no rendering capabilities. That was one of the reasons we passed it up a year or so ago. Version 3 has full lightworks rendering!! It creates image very comparable to PhotoWorks 1 but it has support for additional technology like RPC content and moldtech finishes. It seems to be a pretty good product. I was just wondering what the real world use results were.
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