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3 In the Autodesk NavisworksExport File dialog box, browse to the desired
storage location.
The exporter automatically provides a filename, and a view number,
which you can modify, if necessary. The chosen view number determines
the initial model view in Autodesk Navisworks.
4 Click OK to export the file.
To add Autodesk Navisworks export commands to the Key-In menu
1 Click Workspace ➤ Customize.
2 In the Customize dialog box, the Menu Bar tab, expand the Utilities
option in the Edit Menu Bar field.
3 Click the Key-In option, and click the Insert button.
4 In the Insert Menu Item dialog box, enter the Label, for example,
“Export Autodesk Navisworks Cache File”.
5 In the Key-In field, type the appropriate command, for example,
“nwcout”.
6 Click OK.
7 Add as many menu items as necessary, and click Save.
The added options are now available from the Utilities ➤ Key-In menu.
Export Files from the Command Line
You can also export files from the command line by using the msbatch.bat
file. This is useful when you want to set up an automated script for file export.
NOTE To export a file from the command line, you must first add the MicroStation
program directory to the Path environment variable.
The format of the command line exporter is
msbatch nwexport9 [-f] FILE [OUTPUT]
FILE is the name of the MicroStation file you want to export. This is the only
required option. The OUTPUT argument enables you to specify the name of
the output file.
By default, the exporter only converts files that have been changed since the
last time you exported them. This is useful for speeding up exporting a large
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