Attaching list of users requesting plugins for Naviswork and Revit (19 accounts with 127 users), only EMEA.
According to my experience with EMEA SYNCHRO-Virtuosity users (more than 100 companies to which I delivered trainings or demos):
SYNCHRO is sold because of 4D Pro capabilities. This is our differentiator. If prospect/user is not happy with 4D Pro, they don’t want the rest of portfolio.
Model import/update is one of the most important workflows
Plugins still provide best user-experience for importing and syncing non-Bentley models (90% among of my users):
significantly quicker than connectors
more reliable than connectors (the 3D tree is always as in Revit/Navisworks, and always the same)
plugin allow to control size & LOD of the model (by ignoring hidden elements, limiting 3D Object tree depth)
plugins create & sync Resources (big timesaving, especially with model updates)
Users test connectors and resign from them.
Prospects on evaluation licenses cannot use scheduling service so plugins are the only way for them to import models (Revit/Navisworks models dominate) and test the software. Many accounts will not buy software without previous test
Some users cannot use cloud (governmental regulations) or the cloud outside their country/EU (UK South datacentre is outside EU now)
Importing models with plugins results with smaller size of the iModel/SP file which results with better 4D Pro performance (4D Pro Achilles’ heel).
Attaching list of users requesting plugins for Naviswork and Revit (19 accounts with 127 users), only EMEA.
According to my experience with EMEA SYNCHRO-Virtuosity users (more than 100 companies to which I delivered trainings or demos):
SYNCHRO is sold because of 4D Pro capabilities. This is our differentiator. If prospect/user is not happy with 4D Pro, they don’t want the rest of portfolio.
Model import/update is one of the most important workflows
Plugins still provide best user-experience for importing and syncing non-Bentley models (90% among of my users):
significantly quicker than connectors
more reliable than connectors (the 3D tree is always as in Revit/Navisworks, and always the same)
plugin allow to control size & LOD of the model (by ignoring hidden elements, limiting 3D Object tree depth)
plugins create & sync Resources (big timesaving, especially with model updates)
Users test connectors and resign from them.
Prospects on evaluation licenses cannot use scheduling service so plugins are the only way for them to import models (Revit/Navisworks models dominate) and test the software. Many accounts will not buy software without previous test
Some users cannot use cloud (governmental regulations) or the cloud outside their country/EU (UK South datacentre is outside EU now)
Importing models with plugins results with smaller size of the iModel/SP file which results with better 4D Pro performance (4D Pro Achilles’ heel).