Navisworks: When Opening Files produced in older versions

Issue:
Navisworks: Objects do not appear in Navisworks from a iDGN.

Certain Objects in Navisworks that come from Bentley iDGN. Do not show in Navisworks.

Causes:
New Object Types

Solution:
In Navisworks version 2020 and up.

Use Beta Reader
Options. (See Figure 1)

Figure1

File Readers. (See Figure 2)

Figure 2

Highlight DGN. (See Figure 3)

Figure 3

Select Use Beta File Reader at the bottom. (See Figure 3)

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