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option and choose the relevant AutoCAD. The JetStream installer will find the right place for the
plugin and set up all relevant registry entries for you.
The .nwd publisher is available for any AutoCAD based product between AutoCAD 14 and 2004
releases.
Publishing .nwd files from AutoCAD
1. Type nwdout at the command line, or go to NavisWorks, Publish .nwd.
2. The standard Windows™ Save As dialog is displayed, so choose the location and name of the .nwd
file to be published.
3. Click OK to export the file or Cancel to return to AutoCAD without exporting it.
See Section 7.2.1, “ AutoCAD .nwc Exporter ” for more information on publishing options, what to do if the
menu is not already loaded or you get an error on typing nwdout at the command line.
22.3. Publishing from MicroStation ™
JetStream Publisher comes with MDL plugins for MicroStation™ SE, 95, /J and v8 that enable you to
publish .nwd files directly from the CAD application in which it was created. As long as MicroStation is
already installed on the computer when JetStream is installed, this MDL plugin is installed with JetStream
and ready for use.
Note
If you install MicroStation after JetStream, then install JetStream again, choosing the Custom
Install option and choose the relevant MicroStation. The JetStream installer will find the right
place for the plugin and set up all relevant registry entries for you.
There are two steps to publishing .nwd files from MicroStation - first you have to load the MDL application
into MicroStation and then you have to publish the file.
Loading the NWExport MDL plugin manually
1. Go to the Utilities, Key-in dialog box to load the application manually.
2. Type "mdl load nwexport" (without the quotes) and press return.
3. An options dialog can be opened from this export dialog to configure the file output.
If you regularly publish .nwd files from MicroStation, then you will not want to load the NWExport plugin
manually each time, so do the following:
Loading the NWExport MDL plugin automatically
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