Autodesk Purchases Navisworks!

This is HUGE. If you aren't familiar with Navisworks - you can get more info on Shaan Hurley's web site:

Between the Lines

There are some major ramifications for not only the Building Industry in general, but also for collaboration and integration of non-building-related disciplines, such as manufacturing. Imagine downloading a manufacturer's Inventor model of a piece of equipment and being able to view it in context with the 3D model of your building, even though it's a completely different file format, for example (and that's just for starters).