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    Navigator not producing 3D PDF from Large DWG model?

    Chris Cushion
    Offline Chris Cushion over 8 years ago

    Hi Everyone,

    I have been asked by a client to (if possible) create 3D PDFs of project models as an alternative to my current method of working which is to create/review live 3D models in Autodesk Navisworks Manage, and save out read-only NWD files that can be viewed by engineers, clients and suppliers alike. To this end, I have installed Navigator V8i on to my machine with the hope that the program can help me meet this demand.

    As a simple workflow, I have created one source DWG file, that has referenced into it a all of the live DWG models for the project, and then saved all of the DWG files for the project down to 2010 revision to make sure Navigator has no issues opening the file(s) in the first place. This seemed to do the trick, and the model opened easily. This has all went relatively well, but the problem I have encountered is that when attempting to save out a 3D PDF of the model, the software starts the process, and then suffers a fatal error and crashes out.

    Does anyone have any idea what the reason for this could be? Or if I'm doing something wrong that causing the program to crash as it does?

    The only idea I've had so far is that model (or collection there of) is simply too large in size for the program to save out as a rationalised/simplified format.

    Any help is greatly appreciated.

    Kind regards,

    Chris

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