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ExtensionFormat
.zfc, .zfsZ+F
NOTE Native Trimble file format is not supported. To open your file in Autodesk
Navisworks, convert it into ASCII laser file format first.
Use File Readers
Autodesk Navisworks provides file readers to support a variety of CAD file
formats and laser scan file formats.
When you open a CAD file in Autodesk Navisworks, an appropriate file reader
is automatically used. If necessary, you can adjust the default file reader settings
to improve the conversion quality.
3DS File Reader
3DS is a common file format supported by many CAD applications.
The Autodesk Navisworks file reader reads all 2D and 3D geometry, as well as
texture maps. The hierarchy defined by the keyframe data from keyframe 0
is preserved, including instancing. Entities are positioned based on keyframe
0.
Supported Entities
All 2D and 3D geometry
Cameras
Groups
Texture maps in the formats: 8-bit color-mapped, 16-bit and 24-bit true
color, uncompressed or Run Length Encoded TGA, BMP, JPEG, and LWI
(LightWork Image).
NOTE Textures from 3DS files come through as Presenter materials, though
you should bear in mind that 3DS files contain file names in the 8.3 DOS format
only and that various formats are not yet supported in Presenter.
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