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RECORD: CHAT-0256
TOPIC: Navisworks to SolidWorks Mesh
IMPORTED: 2026.06.12

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EXTRACTED REQUEST: i have a navisworks file that ihave isolated down to this, is there any way to get this into solidworks 2025 as usable mesh without translation issues

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USER MESSAGES:
1. i have a navisworks file that ihave isolated down to this, is there any way to get this into solidworks 2025 as usable mesh without translation issues
2. i basically need working models from this, I need to draw what is in this in solid works
3. what is the best online converter for creating a mesh of any type from a fbx
4. it came in pretty nasty, is there something else blender can open besides an fbx that may work better

ASSISTANT RESPONSES:
1. Short answer: Yes, but not as a clean, editable SolidWorks model. What you can realistically get is a mesh body that you can measure around, build platforms from, and use as a reference. Getting it into SolidWorks as actual features, weldments, or parametric geometry is a completely different challenge. From your screenshot, it looks like you've already isolated just the platform/ladder assembly, which is exactly what you want to do before exporting. Best Option (Since You Have Navisworks Manage) 1. Hide everything except this platform. 2. Export as FBX. 3. Import FBX into Blender. 4. In Blender: - Clean up the mesh. - Merge duplicate vertices. - Recalculate normals. - Export as STL or OBJ. 5. Import into Soli…
2. I took a look at the file you uploaded. - File type: FBX Binary - Size: ~860 KB - FBX Version: 7700 (modern FBX format) The fact that the file is only ~860 KB and came from the isolated platform is actually a good sign. It likely contains a relatively small mesh and not an entire plant model. What I would try first in SolidWorks 2025 SolidWorks doesn't natively open FBX, but you may be able to get there with one of these routes: Option 1 (Recommended) Open the FBX in Blender and export as OBJ. In Blender: 1. File → Import → FBX 2. Verify the platform looks correct. 3. File → Export → Wavefront (.OBJ) 4. Import OBJ into SolidWorks. OBJ tends to import cleaner than STL and preserves the mesh structure better.. O…
3. Yep. That screenshot confirms it. Blender is not the problem. The geometry coming out of Navisworks is already heavily tessellated. Looking at that corner post: - The square tube is only 6-8 faces per side. - The handrails are faceted. - The miter joints are already triangulated. - Every connection is made up of triangles. What you're seeing is essentially the same mesh data Navisworks stores internally.. The good news It isn't nearly as bad as I feared. I was expecting millions of tiny triangles. Instead, this is actually a fairly low-density mesh. For example, that corner post is almost acting like a square tube already.. If your goal is to rebuild in SolidWorks This mesh is perfectly usable as a reference.…

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TO
- Hide everything except this platform.
- Export as FBX.
- Import FBX into Blender.
- In Blender:
- Clean up the mesh.
- Merge duplicate vertices.
- Recalculate normals.
- Export as STL or OBJ.
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