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The current Autodesk Navisworks camera view is taken back to the CAD package, and the same object is
selected. Selection of objects is done by entity handle.
7 Make the changes in AutoCAD, then save the changes.
8 Return to Autodesk Navisworks, and click Refresh
on the Quick Access toolbar to view the modified
object.
NOTE Some objects cannot be selected in AutoCAD (for example, blocks) which may mean that running SwitchBack
may be unsuccessful with a given selected object. If this is the case, try selecting further up the object tree and trying
again.
Shortcut menu: SwitchBack
To use SwitchBack with MicroStation
1 For MicroStation (/J and v8) or products based on it, open the product in the usual manner.
2 Click Utilities ➤ Key In.
3 In the Key-In dialog box, type mdl load nwexport8 to load the nwexport plugin.
TIP If SwitchBack needs to be available every time MicroStation is run, nwexport8 can be added to the list of
MDL plugins in MicroStation.
4 Once the MicroStation package is running, and nwexport has been started, return to Autodesk Navisworks.
5 Select an object in the Scene View, and click Item Tools tab ➤ SwitchBack panel ➤ SwitchBack .
The current Autodesk Navisworks camera view is taken back to first visible view in MicroStation, and the
same object is selected. Selection of objects is done by element ID (MicroStation v8) or DMRS value
(MicroStation /J).
6 If you want to override the view used by SwitchBack, use the nwview <view number> key-in where view
number is the visible window in MicroStation. This view setting is not saved between sessions.
7 Make the changes in MicroStation, then save the changes.
8 Return to Autodesk Navisworks, and click Refresh
on the Quick Access toolbar to view the modified
object.
Shortcut menu: SwitchBack
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