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If the Max Facet Deviation is set to 0, then this function is ignored.

Merge 3D Faces Indicates whether the file exporter 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.

Merge XRef Layers Select this check box to merge the layers in external reference files with layers in the main

DWG file in the Selection Tree.

Clear this check box to keep the external reference files separate from the main DWG file in the Selection Tree.

Render Type Specifies the render style used for objects when loading DWG files.

Selecting Automatic means Autodesk Navisworks uses the render style saved in DWG files.

If geometry is not correctly displayed, adjust the render style with one of the following options: Rendered,

Shaded, or Wireframe.

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.

Use ADT Standard Configuration Select this check box to convert geometry and materials in DWG files using

the Standard display configuration.

Clear this check box to convert geometry and materials accordingly to whether they are displayed in the currently

saved display configuration.