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Wireframe - renders the model in wireframe; all triangle edges are visible in this mode.
Hidden Line - renders the model in hidden line; this is equivalent to rendering model as shaded and wireframe
at the same time. The output is low quality as all the facet edges in the model are visible.
Lighting Selects lighting mode for your model. Choose from:
No Lights - turns off lighting. The model is shaded with flat rendering.
Head Light - uses a single directional light located at the camera that always points in the same direction as
the camera. This is the default option.
Scene Lights - uses any lights defined in the model, or two default opposing lights, if none are available.
Navigation Mode Selects navigation mode. The options available here are the same as on the Navigator toolbar,
with one exception. The Select option enables you to select items in your model. You can select multiple items
by holding down the CTRL key while selecting items.
Navigation Tools Select View All to display the entire model.
Perspective Camera Selects perspective camera view.
Orthographic Camera Selects orthographic camera view.
Options
Culling Options Opens the Culling Options Dialog box.
Close Files on Open Indicates whether NWC file created for the model is closed once it has been loaded into
memory.
Selecting this option unlocks NWC files for editing by other users.
Max Image Texture Size Specifies the maximum size for texture images in pixels.
The higher the value, the higher the load on your graphics card, as more MB in memory is required to render
textures.
Revit File Exporter
Autodesk Navisworks cannot read native Revit files directly. Use the file exporter to save your files in NWC
format, which can be open in Navisworks.
The file exporter is available for Revit versions 9.0 to 2011.
See also:
Revit File Exporter Options on page 469
To export NWC files from Revit
1 In Revit, click Tools External Tools Navisworks 2011.
NOTE This option is not available in Demo/Viewer mode. If you are not in demo mode, but do not have access
to the Navisworks menu, check if editing view is set to normal, and the modify tool is selected (Edit Modify).
2 In the Export Scene As dialog box, enter the name for the Navisworks file, and browse to the desired storage
location.
3 Click Save to export the file, or Cancel to return to the application without exporting it.
To adjust the options for the Revit file exporter
1 In Revit, click Tools External Tools Navisworks 2011.
2 In the Export Scene As dialog box, click the Navisworks Settings button.
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