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To use the command line to export files
1 To export an NWC file, type NWCOUT at the command line.
2 Press Return.
3 In the Save As dialog box, enter the name for the Autodesk Navisworks
file, and browse to the desired storage location.
4 Click OK to export the file, or Cancel to return to the application
without exporting it.
To load the Autodesk Navisworks export menu
1 At the command line, type MENULOAD.
2 Press Return.
3 In the Load/Unload Customizations dialog box, click Browse.
4 In the Select Customization File dialog box, change the Files of
Type to Legacy Menu Template (*.mnu), and browse to the Autodesk
Navisworks menu file.
NOTE For AutoCAD 20xx based applications, this file is located under
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Autodesk
Navisworks\2012\NWExport20xx\lwnw_export.mnu. So, for example, for
AutoCAD 2004 based applications, this file is located under C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Autodesk
Navisworks\2012\NWExport2004\lwnw_export.mnu, and so on.
5 Click Open.
6 In the Load/Unload Customizations dialog box, click Load.
The loaded menu is shown in the Loaded Customization Groups.
7 Click Close.
To use Autodesk Navisworks menu to export files
1 Click the menu browser button located at the top-left corner of the
application window.
2 To export an NWC file, click Autodesk Navisworks Cache on the
Autodesk Navisworks menu.
3 In the Save As dialog box, enter the name for the Autodesk Navisworks
file, and browse to the desired storage location.
4 Click OK to export the file, or Cancel to return to the application
without exporting it.
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