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when working with larger point clouds, you might want to reduce this value to speed the
conversion process.
Use Point Cloud Colors Certain point clouds contain native color coding of points.
Unchecking this box will ignore these colors and default to the color profile specified in
AutoCAD.
DWG Loader Version When working with DWG files that utilize ObjectDBX, this option
allows you to specify which version to use when loading files. This feature is useful when
configuring certain DWG object enablers. You’ll learn more later in this chapter in the section
“Object Enablers.”
Load Material Definitions Select this option to extract material definitions from DWG files.
Use ADT Standard Configuration This option converts geometry and materials in your
DWG file using the standard display configuration.
Convert Hidden ADT Spaces In certain modeling conventions, objects such as floors or
ceilings may be drawn without proper thickness and thus lack any true visible 3D geometry.
Select this option to display the hidden geometry.
Material Search Paths When files with applied materials are opened or appended in
Navisworks, the application will search for all material paths automatically. If additional
materials are defined, you can manually specify the path in this field. Be sure to use a semi-
colon to separate the paths.
Render Type These options define how the DWG file is displayed in Navisworks:
Automatic This option is selected by default and will read the DWG file with the set-
tings that were saved in the DWG file.
Rendered, Shaded, or Wireframe Use these options to override the original settings in
your DWG file if the file is not displaying correctly. We recommend that you save your
DWG file with the proper display settings to avoid having to manually override these
settings.
File Exporters
File exporters allow you to create native Navisworks NWC files directly from your original
source data files for applications that aren’t read natively in Navisworks. This section will
explain why you need a file exporter, where to locate these, and the typical workflow to export
NWC files to Navisworks.
Wh y yo u Ne e D a Fi l e ex p o r t e r
Certain file types such as Revit (RVT), 3ds Max (MAX), and ArchiCAD (PLN, PLA) are not
recognized by Navisworks in their native format. Navisworks also installs file exporters for
AutoCAD-based applications in addition to natively reading the DWG file format. When
Navisworks is initially installed, it searches throughout your computer and identifies all com-
patible design and engineering applications. If a valid installation is detected, it installs the
appropriate file exporter for that application. Since the file formats for most applications are
unique, most file exporters are product- and release year–specific, so you may have multiple file
exporters for the same product family. An example of this is having a Revit file exporter for the
2010 release in addition to one for the 2011 release.
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