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    The document provides instructions for installing and licensing the Navistools IFC Exporter software. It explains that the software uses Inno Setup for installation and includes a temporary license that requires obtaining a permanent license by emailing hardware information to the specified email address. It also describes a console application called CreateIFC.exe that can export IFC files without opening Navisworks, taking an NWD file, IFC file, class mapping XML file, and IFC schema as command line parameters.

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    The document provides instructions for installing and licensing the Navistools IFC Exporter software. It explains that the software uses Inno Setup for installation and includes a temporary license that requires obtaining a permanent license by emailing hardware information to the specified email address. It also describes a console application called CreateIFC.exe that can export IFC files without opening Navisworks, taking an NWD file, IFC file, class mapping XML file, and IFC schema as command line parameters.

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    The document provides instructions for installing and licensing the Navistools IFC Exporter software. It explains that the software uses Inno Setup for installation and includes a temporary license that requires obtaining a permanent license by emailing hardware information to the specified email address. It also describes a console application called CreateIFC.exe that can export IFC files without opening Navisworks, taking an NWD file, IFC file, class mapping XML file, and IFC schema as command line parameters.

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    Install IFC4Exporter

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    The document provides instructions for installing and licensing the Navistools IFC Exporter software. It explains that the software uses Inno Setup for installation and includes a temporary license that requires obtaining a permanent license by emailing hardware information to the specified email address. It also describes a console application called CreateIFC.exe that can export IFC files without opening Navisworks, taking an NWD file, IFC file, class mapping XML file, and IFC schema as command line parameters.

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    Navistools IFC Exporter 2022 Installation

    Navistools IFC Exporter 2016 and later versions are using Inno Setup. Execute Setup.exe and accept the
    default settings.

    After installation start Navisworks in the usual way. You will find the installed program in the Navistools IFC
    Ribbon Tab.

    Order the permanent license file

    The Navistools software is licensed and you will need a valid license key in order to run the software.
    The software is installed with a temporary time-restricted license which will expire on a specific pre-defined
    date.

    You will need to request a permanent license file to use the software.
    This permanent license is bound to a computer’s ethernet address which you can find using the following
    instructions:

    1. Execute HOSTID.BAT from the installation zip file or CD.

    2. Write down the Ethernet address (if several, choose the first one)

    3. Email the Ethernet address and the Navistools program and version information of your purchased
    software to [email protected]

    4. You will receive a reply including an attached permanent license file. Copy this file to the Navistools
    program folder to replace the existing file. If using the default installation folder, then you will replace the
    following file:

    C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Navisworks Manage 2022\Plugins\IFC4Exporter2022\Navistools.lic


    Console Application

    Console application is a complementary application to use together with IFC Exporter Navisworks plugin.
    Idea of the console application is that it can be executed without opening the Navisworks GUI e.g. as a part
    of the batch files.

    After creating a class mapping file (.xml) by using the IFC Exporter plugin, you can use it in console
    application.

    Class

    Class mapping file tells console application what is the scope of the model items to export and how they are
    mapped with corresponding IFC elements.

    Name of the console application is CreateIFC.exe and Navisworks 2018-2022 versions of it is installed in the
    C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\Codemill.IFC4Explorer.bundle\Contents\v15 to v19 - folders.

    Besides that the installation program creates %IFCEXPORTER% environment variable that can be used in
    batch files e.g. %IFCEXPORTER%/v19/CreateIFC.exe points to the 2022 version of the application.
    CreateIFC.exe takes following command line parameters:

    1st Input file (.nwd)

    2nd Output file (.ifc)

    3rd Class mapping file (.xml)

    4th IFC schema to use (2x3 or 4)

    Sample batch file

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