STL Page

Use this page to adjust the options for the STL file reader.

Default Units

Specifies the type of units Autodesk Navisworks uses when opening STL files.

Tip: If the chosen units type turns out to be wrong, you can rescale the model by using the Units and Transform option. (Right-click in the Scene View, and click Units and Transform on the context menu.

Override Normals

Normals control how objects appears when lit. By default, this check box is clear, and the file reader uses the data provided in the STL file, giving the most accurate visible results.

Select this check box if you want Autodesk Navisworks to ignore the normals, and generate the lighting data instead, for example when the supplied model contains invalid lighting data.

Note: Using this option is less accurate than using real lighting data in STL files.