Navisworks file setup questions

[Alina]

Got a few questions here.
We have .dwg models and .nwd files that we constantly updating. Navis files we are downloading every day to keep them fresh. (not the best way, I know, but everyone who need to use those download .nwd's on their local drive from our bim website)
1. Once I append all those together, what is the best way to save them as? .nwf?
2. I always need to hide certain files and I need to carry them over on the next file. What is the best way to do it? I saved them as sets but cannot figure out how to export them and bring them in after new file is created.
3. What is the best way to bring updated .nwd's in existing file? delete old ones and append new ones? or create brand new file?

I would greatly appreciate your help on this. Trying to save time and make it easy

[bparrell]

1) NWF
2) If you hide them the NWF will remember
3) Again the NWF will see the new file and load it. Have them just overwrite old one

Make sure this is checked or it will not remember. See pic

[Alina]

Thanks for the quick response.
What about exporting sets? If I want to make a new file and bring my saved sets in?
How can I check if the file was updated? Where can I see date and time?
Thanks!

[bparrell]

In the sets window the right most Icon is import export. Way I do it. Make sure it's a search set and not a selection set

[Alina]

Was wondering how do you update your files. I was thinking to have someone download .nwd's everyday from the website and keep them on the server. That way people do not have download it multiple times. But when we create .nwf it looks on the server for those files and next day when we need to update them we have to close our .nwf's? otherwise it will not overwrite tthem
 Or there is another way to do it?

[bparrell]

Just build your nwf off the website they are posting to. We use Egnyte some use Box. You should not have to close your NWF . A refresh or F5 key should do. Have this checked also. It use to be NWD would not refresh but I believe they do now. Haven't checked in awhile so in that case a close and re-open would be needed.

[Alina]

I wish I could do it.... It would be really nice.... How would you make navisworks to look into egnyte and pick the files you need?

The way we are currently doing it, it will not let me replace existing files when .nwf is open... So, I have to close it. Those files not changing locally, we have either overwrite or delete and paste new ones

[bparrell]

There's a plug in for Engnye that will allow you to map it like a drive. One of these 2 in pic. Box has box sync

[Alina]

I did export my sets but importing into a new file did not do any good...

[bparrell]

Was it a search set or selection set?

[Alina]

I do not see search set. Guess it is selection one?))
How can I get to the search set?

[bparrell]

Selection set. So by the wording it will only remember what's picked so importing it would no know. You need to use searchsets which will be the binoculars. Hence it will search the dwg for items you tell it to find.

[Alina]

For some reason my binocular is grayed out and I cannot use it

[bparrell]

You have to fill in the find to the right and than hit find all than binocular will go live

[Alina]

Thanks a lot for your help.
I guess it is not my day today to make it work.
After making search sets and imported them in a new file it says Import failed