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Table Of Contents
3DSFiles ............................................................................................................84
DGN and PRP Files .............................................................................................85
MANFiles ...........................................................................................................88
PDSFiles ............................................................................................................90
IGESFiles ...........................................................................................................91
STEPFiles ..........................................................................................................93
InventorFiles.......................................................................................................95
VRML world files ..................................................................................................96
Riegl Scan Files ..................................................................................................98
Faro Scan Files ...................................................................................................100
Leica Scan Files ..................................................................................................101
Z+F Scan Files ....................................................................................................102
ASCII Laser Scan Files ........................................................................................104
STL Stereolithography files ...................................................................................105
AVEVA Review RVM and RVS files ...................................................................... 106
IFCfiles ..............................................................................................................109
Sketchup SKP files ..............................................................................................111
FileExporters ..............................................................................................................113
AutoCAD .nwc Exporter .......................................................................................114
Revit .nwc Exporter ..............................................................................................116
MicroStation .nwc Exporter ...................................................................................119
Viz and Max .nwc Exporter ...................................................................................121
ArchiCAD .nwc Exporter .......................................................................................125
CADPreviewing ..........................................................................................................127
NavisWorks Navigator for AutoCAD ......................................................................127
Chapter 11. Publishing .........................................................................................................129
Publishing from NavisWorks .........................................................................................129
Publishing from AutoCAD .............................................................................................131
Publishing from MicroStation ........................................................................................132
Freedom .....................................................................................................................134
Chapter 12. Navigating ........................................................................................................139
NavigationModes ........................................................................................................139
Walking...............................................................................................................140
LookingAround ...................................................................................................140
Zooming..............................................................................................................141
Zooming to a Box ................................................................................................141
Panning ..............................................................................................................142
Orbiting ...............................................................................................................142
Examining ...........................................................................................................142
Flying..................................................................................................................143
Spinning on a Turntable .......................................................................................143
NavigationTools ..........................................................................................................144
ViewingEverything ..............................................................................................145
Viewing Selected Items ........................................................................................145
Focusing .............................................................................................................146
PerspectiveCamera ............................................................................................146
OrthographicCamera...........................................................................................146
CollisionDetection ...............................................................................................147
Gravity ................................................................................................................148
Crouching ...........................................................................................................149
Third Person View ...............................................................................................149
PresetViewpoints ................................................................................................150
Straighten ...........................................................................................................151
Set World Up .......................................................................................................151
CameraTilt .................................................................................................................152
ThumbnailViews .........................................................................................................153
Using a SpaceBall .......................................................................................................155
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