Introduction
NavVis End-to-end Workflows make your data work naturally in the tools you already use. By closely collaborating with the vendors of leading third-party solutions, we ensure your NavVis IVION data flows reliably into popular CAD, BIM, and construction platforms as well as planning, simulation and other digital twin platforms. Using the NavVis IVION Point Streaming API or NavVis IVION Crop & Download, these paths simplify your process, reduce extra steps, and give you the freedom to connect, analyze, and collaborate efficiently.
The table below contains links to 3rd party content helpful for NavVis customers.
Note: NavVis takes no responsibility for content hosted by 3rd parties. We will update this table periodically as new information becomes available, but we cannot guarantee the information is always the latest.
We rely on partners or 3rd party / online sources for the information on this page. We do our best to keep all of this information correct but sometimes the target software tools change with an effect on our workflows without us being notified.
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Common path used in table below
NavVis download with .XXX
IVION Crop & Download
Use .XXX format
Import into target software
Via Autodesk Recap Pro
IVION Crop & Download
Use .E57 format with or without panoramas (depending on use case)
Import to Autodesk Recap Pro (see separate workflow)
Export .RCS or .RCP format (RCS files represent individual point cloud scans, while RCP files are project files that organize and reference multiple RCS files)
Import into target software
What is the target SW? | Which SW version is required? | Does the target SW support panos from NavVis e57 files? | Which path can you take? | Key links (Refer to note above) | |
Applications in CADD N4ce | N4ce Version 4.4 and later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) | ||
Atlas Computers SCC (Survey Control Center) | scc pointcloud R14.8.3 and later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) | ||
Autodesk Autodesk Construction Cloud | 2025 or later |
| #1 NavVis download with .RCS | ||
| #2 Via Autodesk Recap Pro | https://www.autodesk.com/learn/ondemand/tutorial/view-recap-pro-data-in-the-cloud | |||
Autodesk AutoCAD | AutoCAD 2023 or later |
| #1 NavVis download with .RCS | ||
#2 Via Autodesk Recap Pro | n/a, see Recap Pro | ||||
Autodesk Civil3D | Civil3D 2023 or later |
| #1 NavVis download with .RCS | ||
#2 Via Autodesk Recap Pro | |||||
Autodesk Infraworks | Infraworks 2023 or later |
| #1 NavVis download with .LAS or .RCS | ||
#2 Via Autodesk Recap Pro | n/a, see Recap Pro | ||||
Autodesk Inventor | Inventor 2023 or later |
| #1 NavVis download with .RCS | ||
#2 Via Autodesk Recap Pro | n/a, see Recap Pro | ||||
Autodesk Navisworks | Navisworks 2023 or later |
| #1 NavVis download with .RCS | ||
#2 Via Autodesk Recap Pro | n/a, see Recap Pro | ||||
Autodesk Recap Pro | 2025.1 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) | ||
Autodesk Revit | Revit 2023 or later |
| #1 NavVis download with .RCS | ||
| #2 Via Aurivus Revit Add-in | ||||
| #3 Clearedge3D Revit Add-in | ||||
| #4 Via PointCab Revit Add-in | ||||
(inside the add-in) | #5 Via Qbitec Revit Add-in | ||||
| #6 Via Autodesk Recap Pro | n/a, see Recap Pro | |||
Aveva E3D | v3.1 or later |
| #1 Via AVEVA PCM (see Aveva Point Cloud Manager) | ||
#2 Via ClearEdge3D Edgewise add-in (See ClearEdge3D) | |||||
Aveva Point Cloud Manager | v24.2 Desktop v24.2 on CONNECT |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) | ||
BIMcollab Zoom | v7.4 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 | ||
Bricsys BricsCAD Pro & BricsCAD BIM | V25.2 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) | ||
Bentley MicroStation | Connect Edition Update 16 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 or .POD | ||
Cintoo Connect | v2.14.0 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) | ||
Clearedge3D EdgeWise | v5.8.5 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 | ||
Clearedge3D Verity | v2.0.4 or later |
| NavVis download with .RCS | ||
CloudCompare | v2.13 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) | ||
Dalux Basic & BIM Viewer | v2024.1 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 | ||
Dassault Systèmes 3D Asset Explorer (as part of 3DEXPERIENCE platform) | R2025 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) | ||
Dassault Systèmes Plant Layout Designer (as part of Delmia) | R2023 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 | ||
ESRI ArcGIS Indoors | v3.4 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) or .LAS | ||
ESRI ArcGIS Pro / ArcGIS Indoors | v3.4 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) or .LAS | ||
Imerso | 2022 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) | ||
Leica Cyclone 3DR | v 2023.1 or later |
| #1 NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) | ||
Nemetschek Allplan | from Allplan 2023 |
| Via 3rd party Scalypso software using NavVis download with .E57 | ||
Nemetschek Graphisoft ArchiCAD | v19 or later |
| #1 NavVis download with .E57 | ||
v25 or later |
(inside the BIMm plug-in) | #2 NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) using BIMm ArchiCAD plug-in | |||
NVIDIA Omniverse USD Composer | 2023.2.5 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 | ||
PointCab Origins | v4.2 R18 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) | ||
Prevu3D RealityPlatform | v24.5 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) | ||
PTC Vuforia - Area Target Generator | v10.6.0 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) | ||
Revizto | Revizto 5.16 or later |
| NavVis download with .LAS | ||
Siemens Process Simulate | v13.0 or later |
| #1 NavVis download with .POD | ||
Siemens Plant Simulation | Versions from 2017 or later |
| #1 NavVis download with .POD | ||
Siemens NX Line Designer | v12.0 or later |
| #1 NavVis download with .POD | ||
TopoDOT | v2024.1 for Bentley MicroStation CONNECT Update 17+ |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) Then use the NavVis IVION Converter for TopoDOT. | ||
Trimble Business Center | v2023.1 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 | ||
Trimble Connect | Cloud based: v1.25 or later |
| NavVis download with .E57 (with panoramas) |
