Hey guys! Why not save as Navis files directly? DWG into Navis is OK but limited and IFC could be good but unfortunately sucks in its current state (due to Navis' import issues). NWC files retain materials (lost in IFC) and IDs (not in DWG) as well as layer information. Exports from AC10 even supported layer combinations into selection sets, though this feature seems to be lost in AC11.
Getting the add-on is only a little tricky. All you have to do is download and install the trial version of Navis from Autodesk. When you install it will automatically detect ArchiCAD and install the add-on. (Windows only of course
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A word of warning though. NavisWorks 2009 seems to have suffered a bit in the transition to Autodesk ownership. It is more buggy than version 5.5 that preceded the buy out and the AC11 add-on is crash prone (always save the PLN before the "Save as..." to Navis - besides protecting yourself this also seems to reduce the crashing).
I have heard on good authority (contrary to some reports) that Navis 2010 will include AC12 support. Now if GS would just enable us to "Publish" to any format that we can "Save as..."
BTW: Jared,
The Navis demo will run fully functional for 30 days (and stop completely after that). You can also use Boot Camp, Parallels or VMware Fusion to run Windows for the purpose. Autodesk full paid copies have registration/licensing problems with Boot Camp but that should have no effect on the trial version.
I don't recommend using VMs for this purpose on a dual core machine (especially a RAM limited one like my old MacBook Pro). The performance gets rather slow. On my 8-core MacPro I prefer the VM approach since I can switch back and forth instantly.
Remember not to remove the Navis installation after the trial period ends as this will also remove the ArchiCAD add-on. Alternatively you should be able to back up the add-on for manual reinstallation later, but I haven't tried this so I can't say for sure that it works.
Getting the add-on is only a little tricky. All you have to do is download and install the trial version of Navis from Autodesk. When you install it will automatically detect ArchiCAD and install the add-on. (Windows only of course
)A word of warning though. NavisWorks 2009 seems to have suffered a bit in the transition to Autodesk ownership. It is more buggy than version 5.5 that preceded the buy out and the AC11 add-on is crash prone (always save the PLN before the "Save as..." to Navis - besides protecting yourself this also seems to reduce the crashing).
I have heard on good authority (contrary to some reports) that Navis 2010 will include AC12 support. Now if GS would just enable us to "Publish" to any format that we can "Save as..."
BTW: Jared,
The Navis demo will run fully functional for 30 days (and stop completely after that). You can also use Boot Camp, Parallels or VMware Fusion to run Windows for the purpose. Autodesk full paid copies have registration/licensing problems with Boot Camp but that should have no effect on the trial version.
I don't recommend using VMs for this purpose on a dual core machine (especially a RAM limited one like my old MacBook Pro). The performance gets rather slow. On my 8-core MacPro I prefer the VM approach since I can switch back and forth instantly.
Remember not to remove the Navis installation after the trial period ends as this will also remove the ArchiCAD add-on. Alternatively you should be able to back up the add-on for manual reinstallation later, but I haven't tried this so I can't say for sure that it works.
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