Autodesk Navisworks Reader

Autodesk Navisworks
File Extension NWD
Supported Versions From 2012 to 2026
Platforms wy ly mn an in
Assembly c_green
B-rep c_red
PMI c_red
Tessellation t_green
Views  
Visualization c_green

The Navisworks Reader provides full access to the Assembly and B-rep data stored within a particular Navisworks file. A file does not need to have a particular extension to be read correctly by HOOPS Exchange however the file extension of Navisworks files that you can expect to be loaded by HOOPS Exchange is:

  • .NWD

How to Import From Autodesk Navisworks

To load an autodesk navisworks file, use A3DAsmModelFileLoadFromFile(). The A3DParamsLoadData structure is used to customize the loading behavior:

A3DAsmModelFile* pModelFile = 0;

A3DRWParamsLoadData sReadParam;
A3D_INITIALIZE_DATA(A3DRWParamsLoadData, sReadParam);
sReadParam.m_sGeneral.m_bReadSolids = true;

// ... set other A3DRWParamsLoadData fields as necessary

A3DAsmModelFileLoadFromFile("path/to/file.nwd", &sReadParam, &pModelFile);

See Simple Load and Export for more about loading model files.

Assembly

The full assembly tree definition is supported. Incremental load is not supported by our Navisworks reader.

B-Rep

The list of supported entity types is:

  • parametric cylinder
  • parametric circle

Visualization

The full assembly tree definition is supported. Incremental load is not supported by our Navisworks reader.

Views

All view types are supported by HOOPS Exchange. However, there are some known limitations regarding default views and zoom factors.

Markups

Markups aren’t currently supported by the HOOPS Exchange Navisworks reader.

Materials and Colors

HOOPS Exchange supports materials with Navisworks. Also, imported and overridden colors and transparencies on wires, faces, and tessellation are supported.

Metadata

HOOPS Exchange fully support Navisworks metadata (properties) with their units.

Animations

Animations aren’t currently supported by the HOOPS Exchange Navisworks reader.