Export NWD Files

NWD files can be exported from Navisworks. The exporter creates an NWD file with the extension .nwd. 

To export an NWD file:

1. Click the Output tab > Export Scene panel > Export NWD.

   

2. Select the desired settings in the Options area:

   • Exclude hidden items - Select this check box if you want to remove hidden objects from the NWD on publish. Unticked, hidden objects will still be displayed in the selection tree as hidden.
   • Embed ReCap and texture data - Select this check box if you want to embed externally referenced files, including textures and ReCap files into NWD on publish. This enables you to password-protect referenced files. Any textures applied to the published file are saved in a folder with the same name as the published file. You can choose how the ReCap files get embedded by using the Options Editor (File Readers > ReCap page).
   • Prevent object property export - Select this check box if you don’t want to include object properties that come from native CAD packages in the published file. This enables you to protect intellectual property.
   • Navisworks Version - Select the file format version you want to save the NWD file as.

3. Click OK.

4. In the Export NWD dialog box, enter a name for the file and the location you want to save it to.

5. Click Save.

Ribbon: Output tab > Export Scene panel > NWD

Ribbon: Application button > Export > Export NWD