NWC Converter

Extract text from NWC files


Drop or upload your .NWC file

How to extract text from your NWC file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your NWC file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert NWC to another file type

To convert your NWC file to another format, you need Autodesk Navisworks or other Cad software.

Convert a file to NWC

To convert other file formats to the "BIM Coordination Cache" file type, you need software like Autodesk Navisworks or a similar tool.


About NWC files

The .NWC extension serves two distinct industries: it is primarily a Navisworks Cache File generated by Autodesk Navisworks for BIM coordination, and secondarily a music score file created by NoteWorthy Composer.

The Problem:
For architecture and construction professionals, an .NWC file is a read-only cache generated automatically when opening native CAD files (like RVT or DWG). The frustrating part is that .NWC files are not intended for distribution; they are temporary indexing snapshots. Sending an .NWC to a client is often a mistake, as they may not be able to open it with the free Navisworks Freedom viewer, which typically requires the published NWD format. Furthermore, users cannot edit the geometry inside an .NWC file, leading to version control issues if the original source file is lost.

For musicians, .NWC files are proprietary project files that store notation. They cannot be played in standard media players (like iTunes or Windows Media Player) and require the specific NoteWorthy software to view the sheet music.

The Solution:

Convert.Guru analyzes your NWC file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted NWD, NWCTXT, PDF, NWF, RVT, NCW, IFC, NWS, DWG, DWF, BAK, MID and ZIP files.


FAQ

If you want to convert NWC file to NWD, IFC, DWG, PDF, STEP, MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA or M4A, you can use Autodesk Navisworks or similar software from the "3D Model Caching" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to NWC, try Autodesk Navisworks or another comparable tool in the "3D Model Caching" category.



The NWC Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our NWC converter.