Receive Files

To open a received file, save the attachment on your disk, and then double-click it.

If it’s an NWF file, Autodesk Navisworks searches for the referenced files first using the absolute path that the sender originally saved the file with. This is useful if a team is on a local network and the files can be found using the Universal Naming Convention (UNC).

Tip: A team not sharing a server can organize a project using the same file hierarchy and drive letter, and Autodesk Navisworks can find the files this way.

If Autodesk Navisworks is unable to find the referenced files, then you need to save the attached NWF file in a directory where all referenced files are located. Autodesk Navisworks can then search for the files relative to the master NWF location.

Tip: You can use the same method to move a whole sub-directory from your projects directory to a completely new location. Save the master NWF file in this new place, and Autodesk Navisworks will be able to search for the referenced files from there.