2009
Table Of Contents
- Autodesk NavisWorks Freedom 2009
- Contents
- Part 1. Welcome to Autodesk NavisWorks Freedom 2009
- Part 2. Installation
- Part 3. Working with Freedom
- Chapter 4. Overview
- Chapter 5. File Management
- Chapter 6. Converting Files
- Chapter 7. Navigating
- Chapter 8. Selecting Items
- Chapter 9. Finding
- Chapter 10. Editing
- Chapter 11. Display Modes
- Chapter 12. Viewpoints
- Chapter 13. Animation
- Chapter 14. Reviewing
- Chapter 15. Object Manipulation
- Chapter 16. Interface
- Chapter 17. Tools
- Chapter 18. Options
- Chapter 19. Getting Help
- Part 4. Using TimeLiner Playback
- Glossary
- Index
Chapter 6. Converting Files
With Autodesk NavisWorks Freedom 2009 you can open .nwd (published NavisWorks Data) and .dwf
files.
File Readers
• .nwd
• .dwf
NWD Files
.nwd files are files published by NavisWorks Publisher and are snapshots of the model at a certain time.
DWF Files
Autodesk's DWF (Design Web Format) was specifically developed by Autodesk as a file format for
architects, engineers, and GIS professionals to share design data. The NavisWorks file reader reads all
3D geometry, as well as textures and properties. A full list is given below.
Supported Entities
• All 3D geometry
• Texture coordinates
• Colors (per-vertex, per-face)
• Property fields
• Categories
Unsupported Entities
• 2D lines/plot sections
• Thumbnails
• Marked-up sketches
• More than one 3D section per file (any others are ignored)
• NURBS Surfaces
• Cameras
DWF File Reader Options
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