Use the ARX Plugin with AutoCAD-based Applications

You can either add the ARX plugin to Exporter Plugins installation, or load it manually in AutoCAD-based software.

Add the ARX Plugin to Navisworks Exporter Plugins Installation

  1. Open the Control Panel > Programs and Features.
  2. In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, click Autodesk Navisworks Exporter Plugins, and then click Uninstall/Change in Windows 7.
  3. In the Installation wizard, click Add or Remove Features.
  4. On the Select Exporters to Install page, the Export From Other Applications node, select the check box next to the required plugin.
  5. Click Next.
  6. On the Autodesk Navisworks Update Exporter Plugins page, click Next.
  7. On the Update Complete page, you are informed when the updates have been performed. Click Finish.

Load the ARX Plugin in an AutoCAD-based Application

  1. Type ARX at the command line.

  2. Press Return.

  3. Type the letter L (for ‘Load’) at the command line.

  4. Press Return.

  5. In the Select ARX/DBX File dialog box, browse to the ARX plugin.

    Note: For AutoCAD 20xx based applications, the plugin is located under C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Navisworks\2022\NWExport20xx\nwexport20xx.crx. So, for example, for AutoCAD 2015 based applications, the plugin is located under C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Navisworks\2022\nwexport2015\nwexport2015.crx, and so on.
  6. Click OK to load the ARX plugin.