2011

C:\My Documents\Test\C3D_Site.dwg
C:\My Documents\Test\Architectural Model.rvt
C:\My Documents\Test\C3D.nwf
DescriptionCommand Line Switch
Indicates the next argument is the input
file. You must provide the file name and
file path within quotation marks.
/i
Outputs to a single Navisworks file (NWD
or NWF). The file name and file path
/of
should be provided within quotation
marks. For example, “C:\temp\a.nwd” or
“C:\temp\a.nwf”.
Outputs multiple NWD files into a specific
folder. The folder path should be provided
/od
within quotation marks. For example,
“C:\temp”.
Outputs multiple NWD files into the same
folder as the input files.
/osd
Automatically open the file as soon as it’s
been created.
/view
Overwrites output files. This is the default
behavior.
/over
Increments output file names./inc
Outputs events into a log file. You must
provide the file name and file path within
/log
quotation marks. For example,
“C:\temp\log.log”.
Records new and old events in the same
log file. The new information is appended
to the bottom of the log file.
/appndlog
Specifies the language to use when log-
ging. You can use one of the following ar-
/lang
guments: en-US = English, de-DE = Ger-
man, es-ES = Spanish, fr-FR = French, it-IT
= Italian, ja-JP = Japanese, ko-KR = Korean,
pt-BR = Brazilian Portuguese, ru-RU = Rus-
sian, zh-CN = Chinese (PRC).
The syntax for using command line switches is:
FileToolsTaskRunner.exe /i <input file> [/of <output file>|/od <folder>|/osd] [/view] [/over|/inc]
[/log <log file>] [/append] [/lang <language>]
For example, the following entry processes the list of design files in the filetools.txt file, appends them into a
single conference.nwd file, and creates a log file events.log in French language.
"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Navisworks Simulate 2011\FileToolsTaskRunner.exe" /i "C:\Conference
Center\filetools.txt" /of "C:\Conference Center\conference.nwd" /log "C:\Conference
Center\events.log" /lang fr-fr
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