The AdapterForNavisworks captures 3D graphics and
attributes from Autodesk Navisworks sessions and stores them in UPVC
file. This file is used as input for the Builder to
generate UPV models. AdapterForNavisworks works with Navisworks Simulate
or Manage version 2017 - 2025 After installation of AdapterForNavisworks you
should check in Navisworks if the “CAXperts Adapter for Autodesk
Navisworks Plugin” is available in Tool add-ins Start AdapterForNavisworks and select an
input file or many input files. All
files supported by Navisworks are supported by the adapter. Output file: defines the path to the UPVC output
file. The file contains all required information (like graphics or
attributes) in order to generate UniversalPlantViewer or 3D PDF output
using CAXperts UniversalPlantViewer Builder
software. If the UPVC output file already exists,
AdapterForNavisworks will work in update mode and
re-capture only files where the last modified date has changed. Backup upvc-file before processing in update mode.
Based on specific attributes AdapterForNavisworks
can detect pipes and elbows in Revit-based models and replace them with
a light-weight primitive geometry. This helps to reduce the overall
triangles in models (preferred option especially when UPV models are
used on devices with low graphical memory) Navisworks can hold in the Selection Tree attribute values on the
different levels. In UPV all attributes are stored in the graphical part
itself. AdapterForNavisworks collects by default the
attributes of the last 3 levels and stores them on the graphical element
in UPV. AdapterForNavisworks can also be used in command
line mode. C:\>“ C:\Program
Files\CAXperts\Navisworks Adapter\Navisworks Adapter.exe”
/? Command line arguments: Example: "C:\Program Files\CAXperts\Navisworks Adapter\Navisworks Adapter.exe"
-input: C:\data\example.nwd -output: C:\UPVC\example.upvc The software creates log files in the local TEMP directory (e.g.
“C:\Temp\Navisworks Adapter\”. The user can also open these files by
double-clicking on the CAXperts AdapterForNavisworks
status bar:AdapterForNavisworks
Working with
AdapterForNavisworks
Prerequisites:
Interactive mode
AdapterForNavisworks has an built-in mode for
parallelization of input files.
For a faster processing of the input files it is better to have multiple
smaller files instead of one big file of the same model.
Additional Options
Backup-UPVC
In user.ini -file ( default location in %appdata%\CAXperts\Navisworks
Adapter) add entry:
[Settings]
BackupUPVC=1
Primitive
Detection (for Autodesk Revit models)
Attribute
collection from Navisworks models
User can select the number of levels where the attributes are collected
from.
With an additional ini-file in the installation directory of
AdapterForNavisworks this behaviour can be controlled.
In case no AdapterForNavisworks.ini (default) 3 levels up in Selection
Tree are processed for attributes. The AddParentAttributes–parameter
works with values from 1-6 (max. 6 levels up for
attribute-processing)
Caution:
Settings higher than 3 can cause for a lot of Autodesk based files a
huge amount of attributes in the model and can also extend massively the
process times for the model conversion through
AdapterForNavisworks.
Command line mode
Use the following command to show the command line arguments:
Log files
