084x4larry Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Hi All! Got a quick question here... is there any way if we have the full blown navisworks software that we can convert a navisworks file into something that autocad can read? Thx for any help on this! Quote
ReMark Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Maybe the answer lies within this.... http://www.autodesk.com/products/navisworks/autodesk-navisworks-nwc-export-utility Quote
tzframpton Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 The answer to this is no, you cannot directly do it. Navisworks is a read-only file and it is one-way: "from" a CAD package "to" Navisworks, and that's all. You can export as *.DWF/x or *.FBX. If you had a Building Design Suite, you could try and import the FBX into 3ds Max, and export as DWG, but I wouldn't suspect you'd get great results. Doesn't hurt though. The Links ReMark provided are the NWC file format, which is "from" a CAD package "to" Navisworks. NWC = Navisworks Cache file, so those will not work either. I have not found where you can take any Navisworks format (NWF, NWD or NWC) and take it to AutoCAD. There may be something that exist, but I haven't seen it if so. Quote
halam Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 With AutoCAD 2016 You can use nwc as xref. Maybe from there it is poosible to export it to whatever undocumented adventures path.. ( I only tried xref nwc). Navisworks is the 'endstation' and a BIM show stopper if you ask me. Quote
tzframpton Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Cool tip Halam, never knew you could reference NWCs, and apparently NWDs as well. Good to know for future BIM collaboration ventures with people still using AutoCAD. -TZ Quote
halam Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Dont thank me , thank autodesk ;-) Ask yourself,.. Do you ever hear about any 'improvement' for AutoCAD? Quote
tzframpton Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Ask yourself,.. Do you ever hear about any 'improvement' for AutoCAD?I'm not sure I'm following the question? Are you implying that AutoCAD doesn't get the announcements for their new features on releases? Quote
tzframpton Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Not even half.Ah, yeah I'll agree to that. AutoCAD is losing steam though in certain industries. Quote
hlammerts Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 The question is what will follow on the AutoCAD legacy. (and i think we there are different thoughts about the answer..) Quote
tzframpton Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Well, you're civil I believe, and I'm MEP for buildings, so AutoCAD is definitely out for my line of work. Nobody wants 2D MEP anymore. So my industry is quickly retiring AutoCAD as the program of choice. Quote
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