Originally Posted by
navisworks
The above solution should work, but you may need to first open a model with the correct axis, then append the dwf, then rotate it.
Try the 'file options' in TOOLS > FILE OPTIONS > ORIENTATION
I am viewing a dwf from inventor which has the y axis as up, and my navigation is working.
I have up > x=0, y-1, z=0 and north > x=0, y=0, z=-1
The easiest and sometimes the only way to work with these rotated axis files is to rotate the model before it is exported to dwf format.