Switchback API

[Anonymous]

I want to implement SwitchBack functionality throgh API. I need to SwitchBack .dwg files to AutoCAD. How can I impement it.

Is there any API for it where I can supply file name with full path and it will get open in AutoCAD.

Thanks

[Aaron.Lu]

Dear, I'm not sure what SwitchBack look like, I assume you want to open a dwg file in Naviswork plugin, so the suggestion is, you can use Process.Start method, like this:


System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(autoCadPath, dwgFilePath);

[Aaron.Lu]

I now know what is "SwitchBack", sorry for misleading.
After consulting with navsiworks developer, the quick answer is there is no API for this function.

[Aaron.Lu]

May I wonder why you want to do that via API? is the UI feature not enough?

[Anonymous]

Thanks Aron, 

Actually we want to implement SwitchBack functionality through our User Interface, so we need that API.

Anyway if it is unavailable then we are helpless.

[s33wagz]

https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/class/Make-NavisWORK-You-Intro-Navisworks-API-2018#vide...

go to 40:00 and check out the plugin they created for applying transformations from Navis Manage to Revit.

Its a bit of a hack but thats kinda fun imo.