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Exporting From the Ribbon Menu

Once you installed the Datasmith Exporter Plugin for Navisworks , you will have an Unreal Datasmith tab added to the ribbon menu at the top of the screen:

Once you have hidden the elements that you do not want to export, follow the steps below to export your scene for Datasmith using the ( *.udatasmith ) filetype:

From the ribbon menu, click the Datasmith Export button to open the export panel:

Set the level of object merging and the origin point in the Export panel and then click the Export button.

Browse to the location where you want to save your exported file, set the File name, and click Save.

Exporting With a Python Script

You can use a Python script to bulk export Datasmith content from Naviswork. You can try the example

       import sys

       import clr

       # Add location of Navisworks assembly dlls
       sys.path.append(r'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Navisworks Manage 2022')

       # Add Navisworks assemblies
       clr.AddReference('Autodesk.Navisworks.Api')
       clr.AddReference('Autodesk.Navisworks.Automation')

       from Autodesk.Navisworks.Api import *
       from Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Automation import *

       navisworks_app = NavisworksApplication()  # Create an app instance

       try:
           source_fpath = r'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Navisworks Manage 2022\Samples\snowmobile.nwd'

           navisworks_app.OpenFile(source_fpath, [])

           print(f'Exporting {source_fpath}...', end='')
           if 0 == navisworks_app.ExecuteAddInPlugin('DatasmithNavisworksExporter.EpicGames', [
               r'C:\temp\test.udatasmith',
               'Merge=8',  # merge hierarchies up to depth 8
               'Origin=10, 20.0, 300.0',  # origin location
               'Hello=world',  # invalid option
           ]):
               print("DONE")
           else:
               print("FAILED")
       finally:
           navisworks_app.Dispose()  # Exit app
           # You can also keep open (e.g. if you need to review app console output for debugging)
           # navisworks_app.StayOpen()

End Result

Your .udatasmith file should now be ready to try importing into Unreal. See Importing Datasmith Content into Unreal Engine 4 . If your data needs additional cleaning, merging, or other modifications during the import process, see Visual Dataprep .