2009

Opening Files via URL
With Autodesk NavisWorks Simulate 2009 you can open NavisWorks published .nwd files via the Internet.
Having uploaded your .nwd file to a web server, this file can then be opened directly from within
NavisWorks. Utilizing JetStream technology, it will not be necessary for the entire file to be downloaded
before navigation can commence - between 10% and 50% will be sufficient for this, depending on the file
structure. (The greater the hierarchical structure of the model, the closer to 50% will be required for
navigation to commence. Similarly, the lesser the hierarchical structure of the model, the closer to 10%
will be required).
To open a file via a URL:
• On the File menu, click Open URL.
Appending Files
NavisWorks enables you to build up a complex scene from smaller models by appending, or uniting,
multiple model files together, which can be of any type that Autodesk NavisWorks Simulate 2009
supports. (See Chapter 10, Converting Files for more detailed information on these file formats and their
options).
Each file has its own units and when appending more files to the scene, each file is automatically scaled
to match the units of the first file loaded into the scene. Each file type has a default unit associated with it
that it uses when loading files of that type. You can change this associated unit on the Units tab of the
Global Options dialog (see “ Units Options ” for more detailed information). However, once a file is
loaded, you can change its unit scaling by clicking File Units and Transform on the Edit menu. See “
Setting a File's Units and Transform ” for more information.
The combined set of models may be published as a single NavisWorks .nwd file using the NavisWorks
Publisher. These models can then be viewed with NavisWorks Freedom™ free viewer. See “ Publishing
from NavisWorks ” for more information.
You can also save the combined set of models as an .nwf file. No geometry is saved in this format, but a
list of appended files, along with their path relative to the .nwf file is saved, along with any overrides,
comments, redlines, viewpoints or other NavisWorks specific information. See “ Saving Files ” for more
information on saving files.
To append a file:
• On the File menu, click Append
or
• Click Append on the Standard toolbar.
Note:
The standard Open dialog use of Shift and Control keys allows multiple files to be selected and
appended to the current set of models.
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