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geometry. If unchecked, such groups will be discarded.
Note:
RVM files do not contain color information beyond a color number on each scene element. As
these colors are customisable; NavisWorks provides a color definition file to allow easy color
personalisation.
Two examples of this file are located in the RVM subdirectory inside the main NavisWorks install
directory:
colors.txt - these are a set of default Review™ colors (this file is used by NavisWorks).
PDMS_colors.txt - these are a set of the default PDMS™ colors (example file - this is not used
by NavisWorks)
To use a different set of colors, copy the colors.txt file into one of the NavisWorks search
directories, and edit the contents accordingly. The RVM Reader will search these directories on
startup and use the first colors.txt file it finds. See “ Search Directories ” for more information
10. Load RVS file should be selected if a corresponding RVS file should be searched for and loaded on
loading the RVM file. To work correctly, the RVS file must have the same name as the associated
RVM file, but with the .rvs extension.
11. RVS transparencies as materials should be selected if it is required to respect transparencies
coming through from the RVS files, treating them as materials within NavisWorks. If this is left
unchecked, RVS transparencies are ignored.
12. Click OK to set these options or Cancel to exit the dialog without setting them.
IFC files
The NavisWorks IFC Reader reads in stand-alone .ifc files.
Supported Entities
• Faceted BReps
• Extruded area solids
• Geometric sets
• Face-based and surface-based models
• Simple, trimmed, and composite curves
• Simple surfaces
• Simple parametric, arbitrary and derived profiles
• Boolean clipping results and element-level voiding and projection CSG operations
• Basic styled and mapped items
Converting Files
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