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13. Select the Use Level Symbology check box if you want to use the level symbology from
MicroStation so that items in NavisWorks take their color from level rather than the default element
color in MicroStation.
14. MicroStation has the concept of a “global origin”, which is where (0, 0, 0) is located (assuming there
are no active ACSs). Changing this global origin in MicroStation doesn't actually move anything; it
simply changes the reporting of coordinates. However, when attaching references in MicroStation,
you can tell it to align global origins.
Select the Align Global Origins check box if you want to use this functionality when loading DGN
files into NavisWorks. When two DGN files are appended together with this check box selected, their
global origins will be in the same place.
15. Select the Use Materials check box if you want to use MicroStation's materials in place of its colors
in NavisWorks. If you choose not to export materials, NavisWorks will assign the same colors as in
the MicroStation scene. Assigning materials will assign the same textures, diffuse, ambient and
specular colors to the elements as in the MicroStation scene.
16. Enter a semi-colon separated list of paths in Material Search Paths that the reader will search in for
MicroStation palette (.pal) and material (.mat) files in order to convert its materials.
17. Select the Convert PDS Data check box if you want to read object information from Intergraph's
Plant Design System while reading the .dgn files. PDS information is read from Intergraph's .drv
files. NavisWorks looks for a .drv file with the same base name as the .dgn file in the same directory.
18. Select the Convert TriCAD Data check box if you want to read object information from Triplan's
TriCAD while reading the .dgn files.
19. Select the Convert TriForma Data check box if you want to read object information from Bentley's
TriForma while reading the .dgn files.
20. Enter a semi-colon separated list of paths in TriForma Dataset Search Paths that the reader will
search for Triforma data set files. User defined datasets will need their directories adding to this list.
21. Enter a View Number if you want to use a specific view for loading. The loader will use the level
visibility of this view when converting items. If you want to use the first active view, set this value to 0.
22. Click OK to set these options or Cancel to exit the dialog without setting them.
MAN Files
NavisWorks can read .man files from Informatix's MicroGDS version 6.0 or later. MicroGDS projects
are not supported. The workaround is to first export the desired project window as a .man file.
MicroGDS Renderer materials are shown in their flat-shaded colors in NavisWorks Shaded display. In Full
Render or Presenter rendering, the full shaders are used. Only the standard LightWorks shaders are
available - those which are unique to MicroGDS are not available inside NavisWorks - a compromise is
made for shaders which are not available inside NavisWorks.
height band color shader is treated as plain grey
wrapped random color shader is treated as a plain color using the flat-shaded color from MicroGDS
wrapped stencil transparency is ignored
Converting Files
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