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2 Once the CAD package is running, and nwexport has been started, return
to Autodesk Navisworks.
3 Click the application button
➤ Options.
4 In the Options Editor, expand the File Readers node, and click the
DWG/DXF option.
5 On the DWG/DXF page, check that the Convert Entity Handles
option is selected.
6 Select an object in the Scene View, and click Item Tools tab
➤ SwitchBack panel ➤ SwitchBack
.
The current Autodesk Navisworks camera view is taken back to the CAD
package, and the same object is selected. Selection of objects is done by
entity handle.
TIP Alternatively, in the Clash Detective window, on the Results tab, you
can click the SwitchBack button.
7 Make the changes in AutoCAD, then save the changes.
8 Return to Autodesk Navisworks, and click Refresh
on the Quick
Access toolbar to view the modified object.
NOTE Some objects cannot be selected in AutoCAD (for example, blocks) which
may mean that running SwitchBack may be unsuccessful with a given selected
object. If this is the case, try selecting further up the object tree and trying again.
Shortcut menu: SwitchBack
To use SwitchBack with MicroStation
1 For MicroStation (/J and v8) or products based on it, open the product
in the usual manner.
2 Click Utilities ➤ Key In.
3 In the Key-In dialog box, type mdl load nwexport9 to load the nwexport
plugin.
TIP If SwitchBack needs to be available every time MicroStation is run,
nwexport9 can be added to the list of MDL plugins in MicroStation.
4 Once the MicroStation package is running, and nwexport has been
started, return to Autodesk Navisworks.
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