Navisworks Freedom — The Complete Guide: A Free Viewer for NWD Coordination Models

Navisworks Freedom is a free Autodesk viewer for NWD and 3D DWF files. These files hold a whole-project coordination model, aggregated from Revit, AutoCAD and other programs. Freedom lets everyone on the team see the model without a Navisworks licence.

Navisworks Freedom

Autodesk

A free viewer for NWD and 3D DWF coordination models — viewpoints, redlines and element properties for site and review teams.

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What you get

Model navigation — walk, orbit and fly through the project.
Element tree — browse the structure of the model.
Properties — the data of every element.
Viewpoints and animations — as saved in the file.
Redlines and comments — view the markups and notes of the coordination team.

Licence and limitations

Autodesk provides the software free, with no subscription or licence fee; it is free, closed-source software, and use is governed by the Autodesk licence agreement. It does not open native source files (such as a Revit file) and does not run clash detection — the NWD is prepared in the full product. It suits project managers and site teams.

Related tools

A browser viewer for many Autodesk formats — Autodesk Viewer. For viewing IFC with BCF — BIMcollab ZOOM. For model-checking findings — Solibri Anywhere.