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When this check box is clear, the file reader ignores maps and textures.
See also:
■ “
DWF File Reader” on page 119
DWG/DXF Page
Use this page to adjust the options for the DWG/ DFX file reader.
Faceting Factor Enter the required value to control the level of faceting that takes place.
The faceting factor must be greater or equal to 0, where 0 results in the faceting factor being turned off. The
default value is 1. To get twice the number of facets, double the value. To get half as many facets, halve the value.
Larger faceting factors result in more polygons to a model and larger Autodesk Navisworks files.
Max Facet Deviation This setting controls the greatest distance between the edge of a facet and the actual
geometry.
If this distance is greater than the Max Facet Deviation value, Autodesk Navisworks adds more facets.
If the Max Facet Deviation is set to 0, then this function is ignored.
Split by Color Compound objects can be split into parts based on their color. Select this check box if you want
to use this functionality.
For example, a window object from Architectural Desktop can be split into a frame and a pane. If this check box
is clear, you can only select the window object as a whole, whereas if you select this check box, you can select
the individual pane and frame.
NOTE Autodesk Navisworks names parts of compound objects after their color.
Default Decimal Units Selects the types of units Autodesk Navisworks uses to open DWG and DXF files that
were created with decimal drawing units.
NOTE DWG and DXF files do not specify the units they were created in. To adjust the units in Autodesk Navisworks,
use the File Units and Transform option.
Merge 3D Faces Indicates whether the file reader interprets adjoining faces with the same color, layer, and parent
as a single item in the Selection Tree.
Clear this check box to keep the entities as separate items in the Selection Tree.
Line Processing Specifies how the file reader processes lines and polylines. Select one of the following options:
■ Merge Lines by Color. This option merges any lines on the same layer or on the same proxy entity that match
by color. Use this option when you want more efficient file processing and navigation.
■ As Provided. This option reads lines and polylines the same way as they are specified by the original DWG.
■ Separate All Lines. This option splits line elements into separate nodes for each segment of the line.
Use this option when you need to enhance clash detection analysis. By default, Clash Detective treats
multi-segment entities as a single object, report one clash for each object pair. Ungrouping polyline objects
means that each line segment can be clashed independently from other segments of the line. As a result, all
potential clashes are reported, and not just the first one found.
IMPORTANT In order for this function to work properly, you need to set the Model ➤ Performance ➤ Collapse
on Convert drop-down to None, otherwise the polyline objects will be collapsed into a single geometry node.
Convert Off Select this check box to convert layers that are switched off in DWG and DXF files. They are
automatically marked as hidden in Autodesk Navisworks.
When this check box is clear, the file reader ignores switched off layers.
Convert Frozen Select this check box to convert layers that are frozen in DWG and DXF files. They are
automatically marked as hidden in Autodesk Navisworks.
When this check box is clear, the file reader ignores frozen layers.
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