topic Re: Highlight set pipes in Navisworks Forum

Highlight set pipes

Anonymous — Tue, 02 May 2017 07:48:26 GMT

Hi all! Tell me please, how can I highlight the first list of pipes in green, and the second red? In navisworks manage (3d model format - *.nwd)

Re: Highlight set pipes

Patrick_Aps_9121 — Tue, 02 May 2017 12:40:36 GMT

Hi,

there are 3 possibilities to select the pipes.

1) Select them manually. you want to save exactly this selection: this is called a "selection set"

you can create it manually by pointing in the 3D model and/or in the Selection Tree based on some properties there.

After selection you can override the color of the selected items.

2) based on a Query. You can query using a "search set". If the model changes (when using an NWF) re-applying the query will select the modified objects.

3) Using the "appearence profiler", you can make a whole bunch of selections + the color override they need.

use the help about these topics to learn more.

Re: Highlight set pipes

Anonymous — Tue, 02 May 2017 12:50:14 GMT

@Patrick_Aps_9121 wrote:
Hi,
there are 3 possibilities to select the pipes.
1) Select them manually. you want to save exactly this selection: this is called a "selection set"
you can create it manually by pointing in the 3D model and/or in the Selection Tree based on some properties there.
After selection you can override the color of the selected items.
2) based on a Query. You can query using a "search set". If the model changes (when using an NWF) re-applying the query will select the modified objects.
3) Using the "appearence profiler", you can make a whole bunch of selections + the color override they need.
use the help about these topics to learn more.

Is it possible to use the API to get a list of pipes from an *.xml file, and then highlight it with the help of "appearence profiler"?

Re: Highlight set pipes

Patrick_Aps_9121 — Wed, 03 May 2017 07:18:18 GMT

I have no API experience, but you might be able to get the properties that you need to determine the apprearance into Navisworks without API.

like with a Database Link.

In which tool are the Pipes modelled ?

Re: Highlight set pipes

Anonymous — Wed, 03 May 2017 09:31:48 GMT

pipes modeling in Aveva E3D (PDMS)

Re: Highlight set pipes

Anonymous — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:34:09 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

as soon as Navisworks can read the properties of the model, you would be able to select these properties in the search set.

Done that, you can name the search set and then give a color to each selection.

Let me know how it works

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Re: Highlight set pipes

Anonymous — Thu, 04 May 2017 05:29:40 GMT

Thanks, I almost guessed
Tell me olease, how you can add a property to the pipe from the xml file?

Re: Highlight set pipes

Anonymous — Thu, 04 May 2017 13:19:24 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

this post is about Quantification but it will help you understand how to edit properties.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/navisworks-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/Navisworks/files/GUID-B04BF605-1303-4A49-805E-5D6EF2801057-htm.html

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Re: Highlight set pipes

Anonymous — Thu, 04 May 2017 17:55:45 GMT

Thank you, i will try