Open Files
To open files in Navisworks, you can either use a standard Open dialog box or drag and drop files directly into the Selection Tree window.
Navisworks keeps a list of recently opened files (by default, up to 4 files are shown). You can open any of these files by clicking the application button . If you want to modify the size of this list, use the Options Editor (General node > Environment page).
You can use the SHIFT and CTRL keys to open several files at the same time. This automatically creates a new “Untitled” Navisworks file with the selected files appended together.
This feature is not available in Autodesk Navisworks Freedom.
For NWD files, it is possible to publish them to a web server, and then open them directly from within Navisworks. You can start navigating the model even before the file has been fully downloaded. For this, 10 - 50% is usually sufficient. The greater the hierarchical structure of the model, the closer to 50% download is required. Similarly, the lesser the hierarchical structure of the model, the sooner you can begin the navigation.
Open a File
- Click the application button
> Open > Open
.
- In the Open dialog box, use the Files of Type box to select the appropriate file type, and navigate to the folder where your file is located.
- Select the file, and click Open.
Command entry: CTRL + O
Open NWD Files Located on a Web Server
- Click the application button
> Open > Open URL
.
- Click the application button
> Open URL
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- Enter the file address, and click OK.