Appendix F: NEW  Rendering Navisworks models

Publisher is able to take advantage of the ability of the BlueCielo viewer to integrate the Navisworks Freedom viewer to render Navisworks models to the NWD format. This is also made possible by the AutoLISP feature of the AutoCAD rendering module as described in Configuring the AutoCAD rendering module options.

To configure Publisher to render Navisworks models:

1. Install the following software on the Publisher computer:

• Meridian Enterprise PowerUser or Office Client
• BlueCielo Publisher and the AutoCAD rendering module
• Autodesk AutoCAD 2010
• Autodesk Navisworks 2010
• Navisworks Freedom
• Navisworks Manage (Roamer minimum)

2. Install the NavisWorksViewer.reg file that is provided in the Meridian Enterprise Program/Viewers folder. Installing third-party viewer support is described in the BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise User's Guide.
3. Add the following AutoLISP function to the AutoCAD startup:

(defun MakeNWD (outfile outfile2)
  (command "NWDOUT" outfile)
  (command "quit")
)

4. Configure the publishing job as described in Configuring the AutoCAD rendering module options with the options described in the following table.