Predefined Rules

You can apply as many rules at once, as all rules depend on material names. Rules can be defined using the Autodesk Navisworks API, but the predefined rules are:

• Layers by Name enables you to apply a material to named layers.

  For example, if a layer is called “Doors” and you rename a material to “Doors” (the spelling and case must be exactly the same as the layer’s name) then all layers named “Doors” will display the properties of that material when you select the rule Layers by Name, and click Apply.

  You can give multiple materials the name of different layers and apply this rule to all of the layers.

• Autodesk Navisworks Materials by Name enables you to apply a material to named Autodesk Navisworks materials. Autodesk Navisworks materials are not the same as Autodesk Navisworks Presenter materials. Autodesk Navisworks materials merely refer to the color and transparency of the item as saved in the original CAD file, whereas Presenter materials are those materials applied using the Presenter tool, or are more complex materials, such as bitmaps converted from the original CAD file.

  If a Presenter material has the same name as a Autodesk Navisworks material in the model (for example, “AutoCAD Color Index 7”), then all items with this original Autodesk Navisworks material name in the scene receive this Presenter material from the palette when you select the rule Autodesk Navisworks Materials by Name, and click Apply.

• Selection Sets by Name enables you to apply a material to selection sets. See Create and Use Sets of Objects for more information on setting up selection sets.

  If a material has the same name as a selection set in the model, then all items in this selection set receive this material from the palette when you select the rule Selection Sets by Name, and click Apply.