Find and Follow Links

Links are an extremely useful review tool to allow you to access non-graphical information through the graphical interface of Navisworks.

The links converted from the native CAD files, and the links added by Navisworks users are treated as object properties. This means, you can examine them in the Properties window.

You can also use the Find Items window to search for them.

Follow a Default Link

1. Make sure links are switched on. If not, click Home tab > Display panel > Links .

2. Click the desired link in the Scene View to open the attached data source.

   Shortcut menu: Follow Link

Follow a Non-Default Link

1. Make sure links are switched on. If not, click Home tab > Display panel > Links .
2. Right-click the default link, and click the Select Item Containing Link option. This option is only available for multiple links attached to the same item.
3. Right-click the selected item, and then click Links> the link that you want to follow.

Follow a Default Link from the Properties Window

1. In the Scene View, select the object with a link.
2. Open the Properties window, right-click any tab, and click Follow Default Link.

Find Links

1. Click Home tab > Select & Search panel > Find Items .
2. In the Find Items window, select the Standard option from the drop-down menu, press and hold CTRL, and click all files that comprise the model.
3. Click the Category column, and select Hyperlinks from the drop-down list.
4. In the Property column, select the property name from the drop-down list, for example, “Name”.
5. In the Condition column, select the condition operator, for example, ‘=’.
6. In the Value column, type in the property value to search for, for example, “My Link”.
7. Click the Find All button. The search results are highlighted in the Scene View and the Selection Tree.