SwitchBack allows the current view of the currently loaded file to be sent back to AutoCAD (version 2004 or later) or MicroStation-based CAD products.
The native CAD package must be installed on the same machine as JetStream for SwitchBack to work.
For AutoCAD (version 2004 or later) or products based on it, first open the product in the usual manner and load the nwexport application. This can be done easily by running the nwload command in the command line. If SwitchBack needs to be available whenever AutoCAD is run, nwexport can be added to the set of startup applications in AutoCAD.
Once the CAD package is running, and nwexport has been started, selecting an object in the scene will allow the SwitchBack command to be selected either from the Review menu, from the right-click context menu of the object, or, if a Clash Detective license is available, via the SwitchBack button on the Results tab. Selecting SwitchBack then takes the current JetStream camera view back to the CAD package.
See the Clash Results section in the Clash Detective documentation for more information on taking clash results back to the originating CAD package.
Switching back to AutoCAD whilst an object is selected will not only set the view in AutoCAD, but also select the object. Selection of objects is done by entity handle, therefore, you must have Convert Entity Handles option enabled when files are loaded into JetStream.
Some objects cannot be selected in AutoCAD (for example, blocks) which may mean that running SwitchBack may be unsuccessful with a given selected object. If this is the case try selecting further up the object tree and trying again.
For MicroStation (/J and v8) or products based on it, first prepare MicroStation by loading the JetStream exporter "mdl load nwexport5"
To get nwexport to load automatically when MicroStation is run, add "nwexport5" to the list of mdl applications run automatically on startup.
Once the JetStream exporter has been run, selecting an object in the scene will allow the SwitchBack command to be selected either from the Review menu, from the right-click context menu of the object, or, if a Clash Detective license is available, via the SwitchBack button on the Results tab. Selecting SwitchBack then takes the current JetStream camera view back to the first visible view in MicroStation.
See the Clash Results section in the Clash Detective documentation for more information on taking clash results back to MicroStation.
If you wish to override
the view used by SwitchBack
, use the "nwview
Switching back to MicroStation whilst an object is selected will not only set the view in MicroStation, but also select the object. Selection of objects is done by element id (MicroStation v8) or DMRS value (MicroStation /J).