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Deleting Files
Occasionally you may want to delete files that are appended to your scene. You can delete files
as long as they meet the following criteria:
They are not saved or published into the NWD format.
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They contain at least one file in the scene. You must have at least one file.•u
To delete an appended file:
1. Open your Navisworks scene and locate the file to be deleted in the selection tree. (For
more on the selection tree, review Chapter 4, “Climbing the Selection Tree.”)
2. Right-click on the file to be deleted.
3. Select Delete toward the bottom of the right-click menu. You can also select the file in the
selection tree and press Delete on your keyboard.
If you make a mistake and accidentally delete the wrong file, you need to reappend the
file because the Undo command does not function in this mode.
Saving Files
When you’re finished with your Navisworks session, you can save your work as either an NWF
and maintain active links to your source files, or save as an NWD to capture a snapshot of your
project. As you’ll recall, NWC files are read only and cannot be saved. We recommend that you
maintain the NWF format while the project is under way to facilitate easy updates to the model.
However, if you need to share the model to users who don’t have access to the source files, you
may want to consider saving as an NWD to lock the geometry into a single file.
Historically, Navisworks has been updated on a yearly cycle that also includes updating the
file format. While Navisworks can read older versions, users who haven’t yet updated to the
newer release may not be able to open the most current file format. To allow these users to view
the newer files, you need to save down to an earlier version. Here’s how:
1. Select the green application icon in the upper-left corner of the screen and choose Save As
from the list.
2. In the Save As dialog box, choose the appropriate file type (NWF or NWD) and version
(Figure 2.16).
3. Enter the appropriate filename and location and choose Save.
Figure 2.16
Navisworks for-
mats available for
saving to
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