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4 Click Save to export the file, or Cancel to return to the application without exporting it.
NOTE Any textures applied to the Viz or Max model are saved in a directory with the same name as the exported
file, but with a _presenter_maps suffix. All textures are converted into BMP files and saved into this directory for
use with Navisworks.
To add the Navisworks utility menu
1 Click the More button on the Utilities panel.
2 In the Utilities dialog box, select Navisworks 2011 option, and click OK.
To customize the 3DS file exporter options
1 Click the Options Editor button on the Navisworks menu on the Utilities panel.
2 Expand the File Exporters node in the Options Editor, and click the Viz/Max page. Use the options on this
page to adjust the settings for future exports of NWC files from Viz and Max applications.
ArchiCAD File Exporter
Autodesk Navisworks cannot read native ArchiCAD 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 ArchiCAD v8 through to v12.
The export add-on for ArchiCAD is available from both the 2D and 3D windows. All standard ArchiCAD elements
and library parts can be exported provided they have a 3D representation, and any others are ignored.The file
exporter saves both standard materials and custom GDL script materials.
NOTE Only visible layers are exported.
ArchiCAD cutaway plane settings does not set the Navisworks section plane; it is used to export items that are
physically reduced by the plane.
Supported Entities
■ Global Unique Identifiers (GUIDs)
■ Custom parameters for library parts defined by GDL scripts
■ Storeys
■ Library part instances
■ Cameras
■ Hotlinks
■ Sun attributes
■ Materials
Unsupported Entities
■ Section planes
■ Points
■ Lines
■ Textures
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