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PDS Tag Files
To export PDS tags
1 Click File ➤ Export ➤ PDS Tags.
2 In the Export dialog box, enter a new filename and location, if you want to change from those suggested.
3 Click Save.
Autodesk DWF Format
Autodesk DWF files can be exported from Autodesk Navisworks. The file exporter creates a .dwf file containing:
■ All geometry
■ All materials
■ Per-vertex colors
■ Properties (where available)
To export a DWF file
1 Click File ➤ Export ➤ Autodesk DWF.
2 In the Export dialog box, enter a new filename and location, if you want to change from those suggested.
3 Click Save.
Google Earth KML Format
Google Earth KML files can be exported from Autodesk Navisworks. The exporter creates a compressed KML file
with the extension .kmz and supports the export of:
■ Triangles
■ Lines
■ Materials (color and flat transparency only)
■ Viewpoints (adjustments may occur due to Google Earth limitations)
■ Model Hierarchy
■ Hyperlinks (currently only URLs work correctly in Google Earth)
To export to Google Earth KML files
1 Click File ➤ Export ➤ Google Earth KML
2 In the KML Options dialog box, select the Export Model Relative to Terrain Height check box to put Google
Earth in a mode where all heights are measured from the surface of the ground. When this is check box is
clear all heights are measured from sea-level.
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