NextGen Viewer (Connected) and Legacy Viewer (Unconnected): Key Differences
Newforma Konekt includes two viewers: the NextGen viewer and the legacy viewer.
Viewer Connectivity
The NextGen viewer is the connected experience because it connects to the Files activity center. This means you can upload IFC models and sheets from the Files activity center in addition to your local device when working in this viewer.
NextGen viewer instances used in existing projects created before August 19, 2024 may not be connected to the Files activity center.
The legacy viewer is the unconnected experience because it does not connect to the Files activity center. You cannot upload IFC models or sheets from Files when working in it.
Viewer Eligibility
If a hub was created after August 19, 2024, all new projects in that hub use the NextGen viewer. If a hub was created before August 19, 2024, you can still use the legacy viewer in new projects.
If you select the legacy viewer, the NextGen viewer remains your default viewer. To work in the legacy viewer, access the Viewer activity center and select Work in the legacy viewer. Projects using the NextGen viewer don’t have this option.
Feature Comparison
The following table compares the NextGen viewer and Legacy viewer across key capabilities and constraints.
| Features | Legacy Viewer | NextGen Viewer |
| Connectivity with Files | ✔ | |
| Import models and sheets from Files | ✔ | |
| Import models and sheets from local device | ✔ | ✔ |
| Display models and sheets | ✔ | ✔ |
| Search models and sheets | ✔ | ✔ |
| Manage model disciplines | ✔ | ✔ |
| View element properties | ✔ | ✔ |
| Manage file sets | ✔ | |
| Filter sheets by file set | ✔ | |
| Navigate between different sheet views | ✔ | ✔ |
| Navigate to the previous or next sheet | ✔ | |
| Manage revisions | ✔ | |
| Add folders | ✔ | ✔ |
| Overlay sheets on models | ✔ | ✔ |
| Create and edit issues | ✔ | ✔ |
| Show and hide pinpoints and cameras | ✔ | ✔ |
| View in model | ✔ | ✔ |
| Manage viewpoints | ✔ | ✔ |
| Add comments and attachments | ✔ | ✔ |
| Restore view state | ✔ | ✔ |
| Copy issue URL | ✔ | |
| Isolate elements | ✔ | ✔ |
| Filter issues | ✔ | ✔ |
| Filter issue on a sheet | ✔ | |
| Sort issues | ✔ | |
| Archive issues | ✔ | |
| Navigate by spaces | ✔ | |
| Manage IFC categories | ✔ | |
| Create saved views | ✔ | ✔ |
| Navigation, sectioning, and measure tools | ✔ | ✔ |