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[diacreek]

After appending and saving a .nwd file (52mb) from our peer, the saved file size becomes 72 mb,

System is 2017 Navisworks Management.

Please advise how to straight it up in lieu of a new computer.

[novesvalentin · Accepted solution]

Hi @diacreek,

Be aware that this always happens when you append a NWC and create an NWD, the size increaces.

See an example above of a NWC and  NWD just appending that NWC.

[diacreek]

Hi Valentin,

Is it safe to say same thing happens for .NWD and append / save to a new NWD as well?

[novesvalentin]

@diacreek

Not really, that increase in size only happens when you append a NWC to an NWD.

Best regards

[dgorsman]

Check for rogue materials and lights (under the Render panel), and rogue saved views under the saved views panel.  I've seen files blown up in size for both instances.

[novesvalentin]

That is a great comment @dgorsman, it is true that is you remove the created lights/material/lights by default and save it as a NWD that will reduce the size even making it smaller than the original NWC in some cases.