2010

To add the ARX plugin to Exporter Plugins installation
1 In the Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.
2 In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, click Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2010 Exporter Plugins, and
then click Change/Remove in Windows XP or Uninstall/Change in Vista.
3 In the Installation wizard, click Add or Remove Features.
4 On the Select Exporters to Install page, the Export From Other Applications node, select the check box next
to the required plugin.
5 Click Next.
6 On the Update Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2010 Exporter Plugins page, click Next.
7 On the Update Complete page, you are informed when the updates have been performed. Click Finish.
To load the ARX plugin in an AutoCAD-based application
1 Type ARX at the command line.
2 Press Return.
3 Type the letter L (for ‘Load’) at the command line.
4 Press Return.
5 In the Select ARX/DBX File dialog box, browse to the ARX plugin.
NOTE For AutoCAD 20xx based applications, the plugin is located under C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk
Shared\Navisworks\2010\NWExport20xx\nwexport20xx.arx.. So, for example, for AutoCAD 2004 based applications,
the plugin is located under C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Autodesk
Navisworks\2010\NWExport2004\nwexport2004.arx, and so on.
6 Click OK to load the ARX plugin.
Use the ARX Plugin
You can export files from AutoCAD-based applications either from the command line, or by using the Navisworks
menu.
Before you can use the Navisworks menu, you need to load it first. By default, the Navisworks menu is added to
the menu browser. In some programs, it can also be added to the menu bar.
To use the command line to export files
1 To export an NWC file, type NWCOUT at the command line.
2 Press Return.
3 In the Save As dialog box, enter the name for the Navisworks file, and browse to the desired storage location.
4 Click OK to export the file, or Cancel to return to the application without exporting it.
To load the Autodesk Navisworks export menu
1 At the command line, type MENULOAD.
2 Press Return.
3 In the Load/Unload Customizations dialog box, click Browse.
4 In the Select Customization File dialog box, change the Files of Type to Legacy Menu Template (*.mnu),
and browse to the Autodesk Navisworks menu file.
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