Self-paced Navisworks API Training Labs

By Xiaodong Liang

We have produced a training lab material. The first version covers 11 topics that we think are basic to the developers who are getting started with Navisworks API. It could be also a reference for those who have some practices because the contents and samples might include the tricks of API.

The material is available at ADN Open. It contains: PPTs, samples, Readme and necessary files that for some samples. The following is an overview of the material.

Lab1: Overview

In this lab, we will quickly go through Navisworks product family, basics of Navisworks API, common use case scenarios of APIs, and available learning resources.

Lab2: Plugins

This lab introduces the plugin system, and demonstrate how to create a basic AddInPlugin and DockPanePlugin.

Lab3: Document

This lab introduces API structure in .NET, how to manipulate Document, what document parts, document info and grids & levels are.

Lab4: Model

This lab introduces model tree, model item, and how to access geometry attributes of model item.

Lab5: Properties

This lab introduces the properties of objects and how to effectively find the specific properties.

Lab6: Search

This lab introduces the ways to find objects, the most efficient way and various scenarios to work with Search API.

Lab7: Selection

This lab introduces current selection and selection sets, and how to manipulate them.

Lab8: COM Interop

This lab introduces how to work with COM API from .NET with a couple of examples, e.g. add custom properties, read geometry primitives etc.

Lab9: Events

This lab introduces .NET events API.

Lab10: Viewpoint

This lab introduces viewpoint and saved viewpoint. How to manipulate camera position is also discussed.

Lab11: .NET Control

This lab introduces how to use Navisworks .NET controls, i.e. ApplicationControl, DocumentControl and ViewControl.

Enjoy!