How can I get PDMS Dump Attributes in Navisworks

[Anonymous]

hi, How can I get PDMS Dump Attributes in Navisworks by UI or command line?

Any tip is appreciated

[michael.priestman]

If you are loading an RVM file into NavisWorks, then you might be able to also exporting the attributes from PDMS into a separate file (normally has the .att extension). NavisWorks will then read this file at the same time as reading the RVM file and attach attributes. This might solve your problem.

[Anonymous]

I don't see where you tell how this Attribute File is Created in PDMS.  Can you also tell me if there are setting that need to be changed in the Gobal Options in Navisworks to make sure the PDMS RVM File is received correctly?

[dembkod]

tcorey,

Hello. If you search the Navisworks Help file for "RVM" it will give you some options for this file type.

If you open the Options Editor and click File Readers > RVM, you will see the RVM options.

You want to keep the attribute file in the same folder as your model file and you want to make sure your file has the correct attribute extension, as listed in the options file.

Make sure the “Covert Attributes” box is checked as well as the “Search all attribute files”.

If you have already loaded your model once,  delete your NWC file and reload your model.  This will create a new NWC file.

Thank you for participating in our community!

David Dembkoski

Product Support Specialist

Autodesk Product Support

[Anonymous]

I've been trying this for a while with no success.

Do I have to establish a link using the Data Tools?

[Anonymous]

Hi ,

   Step by step procedures

           CRETAE A FOLDER - SAY TEST(/c:\TEMP\TEST)

        - ENTER INTO PDMS

               EXPORT AN RVM FILE SAY - PDMSATTRIBCHECK.RVM/PLACE IN THE TEST FOLDER

              EXPORT DUMP ATTRIBUTES WITH SAME NAME -PDMSATTRIBCHECK.ATT(.ATT EXTENSION IS MUST) PLACE IN THE SAME FOLDER

              Now go to navis

                  Right click inside the screen you will get global options.Enter there you get filereaders

        Go to .rvm AND CHECK THE CONVERT AND SEARCH ALL ATTRIBUTES(REFER THE ATTACHED FILE)

 Load the rvm and generate nwd NOW IT WILL WORK I HOPE IT WILL SERVE THE PURPOSE

[Anonymous]

Hi ,

   Step by step procedures

           CRETAE A FOLDER - SAY TEST(/c:\TEMP\TEST)

        - ENTER INTO PDMS

               EXPORT AN RVM FILE SAY - PDMSATTRIBCHECK.RVM/PLACE IN THE TEST FOLDER

              EXPORT DUMP ATTRIBUTES WITH SAME NAME -PDMSATTRIBCHECK.ATT(.ATT EXTENSION IS MUST) PLACE IN THE SAME FOLDER

              Now go to navis

                  Right click inside the screen you will get global options.Enter there you get filereaders

        Go to .rvm AND CHECK THE CONVERT AND SEARCH ALL ATTRIBUTES(REFER THE ATTACHED FILE)

 Load the rvm and generate nwd NOW IT WILL WORK I HOPE IT WILL SERVE THE PURPOSE

[Anonymous]

All, I have successfully dumped attributes from PDMS into Navisworks, as recent as last week. But now when I do it I cannot see the attributes in Navisworks. It loads the RVM and the ATT file but the PDMS properties tab is missing. See attachment for the previous successful attributes dump. This PDMS tab doesn't appear now. Can anyone help?