To use SwitchBack with AutoCAD
- For AutoCAD or products based on it, first open the product in the usual manner, and type: nwload in the command line to load the nwexport plugin. Note: If SwitchBack needs to be available every time AutoCAD is run, nwexport can be added to the set of startup applications in AutoCAD.
- Once the CAD package is running, and nwexport has been started, return to Autodesk Navisworks.
- Click the application button
Options. - In the Options Editor, expand the File Readers node, and click the DWG/DXF option.
- On the DWG/DXF page, check that the Convert Entity Handles option is selected.
- Select an object in the Scene View, and click Item Tools tab SwitchBack panel SwitchBack
. The current Autodesk Navisworks camera view is taken back to the CAD package, and the same object is selected. Selection of objects is done by entity handle.
Tip: Alternatively, in the Clash Detective window, on the Results tab, you can click the SwitchBack button. The Clash Detective feature is available for Autodesk Navisworks Manage users only. - Make the changes in AutoCAD, then save the changes.
- Return to Autodesk Navisworks, and click Refresh
on the Quick Access toolbar to view the modified object.
Note: Some objects cannot be selected in AutoCAD (for example, blocks) which may mean that running SwitchBack may be unsuccessful with a given selected object. If this is the case, try selecting further up the object tree and trying again.
Shortcut menu:
SwitchBack