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To add the Autodesk Navisworks utility menu
1 Click the More button on the Utilities panel.
2 In the Utilities dialog box, select Autodesk Navisworks2012 option,
and click OK.
To customize the 3DS file exporter options
1 Click the Options Editor button on the Autodesk Navisworks menu
on the Utilities panel.
2 Expand the File Exporters node in the Options Editor, and click the
Viz/Max page. Use the options on this page to adjust the settings for
future exports of NWC files from Viz and Max applications.
ArchiCAD File Exporter
Autodesk Navisworks cannot read native ArchiCAD files directly. Use the file
exporter to save your files in NWC format, which can be open in Autodesk
Navisworks.
The file exporter is available for ArchiCAD v9 through to v13.
The export add-on for ArchiCAD is available from both the 2D and 3D
windows. All standard ArchiCAD elements and library parts can be exported
provided they have a 3D representation, and any others are ignored.The file
exporter saves both standard materials and custom GDL script materials.
NOTE Only visible layers are exported.
ArchiCAD cutaway plane settings does not set the Autodesk Navisworks section
plane; it is used to export items that are physically reduced by the plane.
Supported Entities
■ Global Unique Identifiers (GUIDs)
■ Custom parameters for library parts defined by GDL scripts
■ Storeys
■ Library part instances
■ Cameras
■ Hotlinks
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