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1. j 2 Perspective ao i Site y Came Plant room Open Office yx m ll slide show 3 Folder1 1 S Folder1 2 Folder1 views y ie This opens the Saved Viewpoints window and makes it the active window 2 Right click an empty space in the Saved Viewpoints window and click New Folder 3 Type in a new name and press Enter 4 Drag the required viewpoints into your new folder Modify Viewpoints 243 Edit Viewpoints Depending on whether you work in a 2D or 3D workspace you can edit all or some of the following viewpoints attributes including camera position field of view speed of motion and saved attributes All entries are measured in Display Units page 91 TIP Click Viewpoint tab and slide out of the Navigate panel to quickly adjust linear and angular speed of motion for your current viewpoint in a 3D workspace To edit current viewpoint 1 Click Viewpoint tab gt Save Load amp Playback panel gt Edit 2 Current Viewpoint A 2 Use the Edit Viewpoint dialog box page 272 to adjust the viewpoint s attributes Edit Viewpoint Front Entrance mm Camera x Y zZ Position m 23 06 7 98 0 48 Look At m 5 25 2 90 1 23 Vertical Field Of View 45 00 Horizontal Field Of View 72 97 Motion Linear Speed m sec 6 04 491 17 Angular Speed sec Saved Attributes Collision V Hide Required r Settings Y Override Material
2. JE Recent Places Name Date modified 2 LastSession 1 28 2011 3 03 PM Libraries RoamerLastSession 1 28 2011 3 03 PM E Documents d Music ime Pictures amp Videos jE Computer G Network Y 4 File name GlobalOptionsGroupA Save as type XML options xml a Hide Folders 6 Click Save 7 Click OK to close the Options Editor Menu Classic user interface Tools gt Global Options To import global options 1 Click the application button gt Options In the Options Editor click the Import button 3 In the Open dialog box browse to the folder containing the settings file select it and click Open Autodesk Navisworks Options 89 Open IY m lt TESTDATA Workspaces Organize v New folder a Gill z a X Favorites Name Date modified BZ Desktop GlobalOptionsGroupA 2 11 2011 2 38 PM de Downloads 2 LastSession 1 28 2011 3 03 PM El Recent Places RoamerLastSession Libraries Documents a Music Pictures B amp Videos jE Computer E File name GlobalOptionsGroupA y XML options xml 57 4 Click OK to close the Options Editor Menu Classic user interface Tools gt Global Options Location Options These options enable centralized sharing of global Autodesk Navisworks settings workspaces datatools avatars Clash Detective rules Presenter archives custom Clash Detective tests object ani
3. Snapping Page Use the options on this page to adjust the cursor snapping Picking Snap to Vertex Select this check box to snap the cursor to the nearest vertex Snap to Edge Select this check box to snap the cursor to the nearest triangle edge Snap to Line Vertex Select this check box to snap the cursor to the nearest line end Tolerance Defines the snapping tolerance The smaller the value the closer the cursor must be to a feature in the model before it snaps to it 284 Chapter 13 Reference Rotation Angles Specifies the multiplier for the snapping angle Angle Sensitivity Defines the snapping tolerance The value you enter here determines how close to the snapping angle the cursor must be for snap to take effect Viewpoint Defaults Page Use the options on this page to define attributes that are saved with viewpoints when you create them When you modify default viewpoint settings your changes do not affect the currently opened Autodesk Navisworks file They are used as soon as you open a new Autodesk Navisworks file or start a new Autodesk Navisworks session Save Hide Required Attributes Select this check box to save viewpoints with hidden required markup information about objects in your model When you use a viewpoint again the hidden required markups set when the viewpoint was saved are reapplied By default this check box is clear as saving the state information with each viewpoint requires a relativel
4. 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the desired node and click the option you want to configure 3 Click OK to save the changes Menu Classic user interface Tools gt Global Options Autodesk Navisworks Options 87 See also Options Editor Dialog Box page 280 To export global options 1 Click the application button N gt Options In the Options Editor click the Export button In the Select Options to Export dialog box select the check boxes for all options you want to be exported or serialized If an option cannot be exported it is greyed out Select options to export x Sf General z EE Undo Buffer Size C Locations Environment e Files O Auto Save E Interface Display Units Angular Units Decimal Places Fractional Display Precision Linear Units 6 Selection les Measure B Snapping Picking E Rotation E Viewpoint Defaults 1 10 Links E Quick Properties m TIP To quickly select deselect all options for a given category use the top level check boxes For example selecting the General check box instantly selects all options under this node Click OK to export the selected settings 5 In the Save As dialog box enter a name for the settings file You can also select the name of an existing settings file to overwrite it with your modified configuration 88 Chapter 3 Quick Start gO ii TESTDATA Workspaces y Organize v New folder
5. Display When dicking on the ViewCube 3Dconnexion v Fit to view on change Navigation Bar ViewCube V Use animated transitions when switching views SteeringWheels User Interface v Show the compass below the ViewCube E Model File Readers Defaults i Tante _Export _ import x conca tee 3 Click OK To display the compass for the ViewCube 1 Right click the ViewCube tool and click ViewCube Options 2 Inthe Options Editor the ViewCube page under the Interface node select Show Compass Below the ViewCube 3 Click OK The compass is displayed below the ViewCube tool and indicates the direction of north for the model ViewCube Menu Use the ViewCube menu to restore and define the Home view of a model switch between view projection modes and change the interactive behavior and appearance of the ViewCube tool To display the ViewCube menu To display the ViewCube menu do one of the following E Right click on the compass Home icon or the main area of the ViewCube tool mM Click the context menu button located below the ViewCube tool 142 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model The ViewCube menu has the following options m Home Restores the Home view saved with the model This view is in synchronization with the Go Home view option in the SteeringWheels menu E Perspective Switches the current view to perspective projection m Orthographic Switches the current view to orthographic projection
6. On Load Select this check box to merge duplicates when a file is loaded into Autodesk Navisworks On Save NWF Select this check box to merge duplicates when the current scene is saved in the NWF file format Options Editor Dialog Box 299 On Load Collapse on Convert Collapses the tree structure on the Selection Tree to the specified level when native CAD files are converted into Autodesk Navisworks Select from the following options E None the tree is fully expanded Use this option to enable splitting polylines into individual segments when importing DWGs and DGNs to support multiple clash intersections For DGN files you also need to select File Readers gt DGN gt Split Limes check box and deselect File Readers gt DGN gt Merge Lines and Arcs check box For DWG files you also need to set File Readers gt DWG DXF gt Line Processing drop down to Separate All Lines m Composite Objects the tree is collapsed up to the level of composite objects m All Objects the tree is collapsed up to the level of objects Layers the tree is collapsed up to the level of layers m Files the tree is collapsed up to the level of files This enables performance to be prioritized over structure properties and has the added benefit of improving streaming by cutting down the logical structure NOTE Although Autodesk Navisworks tries to collapse items to the fewest number possible it may be necessary to prevent collapsing in s
7. To turn on backface culling for all objects in a 3D workspace 1 Click Home tab gt Project panel gt File Options 2 Inthe File Options dialog box Culling tab select On in the Backface area 3 Click OK To turn off backface culling for all objects in a 3D workspace 1 Click Home tab gt Project panel gt File Options 3 2 Inthe File Options dialog box Culling tab select Off in the Backface area 3 Click OK To turn on backface culling only for solid objects in a 3D workspace 1 Click Home tab gt Project panel gt File Options 2 In the File Options dialog box Culling tab select Solid in the Back face area 3 Click OK To constrain the position of the clipping planes automatically in a 3D workspace 1 Click Home tab gt Project panel gt File Options 2 In the File Options dialog box click the Culling tab 3 Select Automatic for the Near clipping plane 4 Select Automatic for the Far clipping plane 5 Click OK Autodesk Navisworks automatically controls the position of near and far clipping planes to give you the best view of the model 192 Chapter 6 Control Model Appearance and Render Quality To constrain the position of the clipping planes manually in a 3D workspace 1 Click Home tab gt Project panel gt File Options In the File Options dialog box click the Culling tab Select Constrained for the Near clipping plane and enter the desired value in the Distance box Select
8. You can pin the files by using the push pin button to the right Pinning enables you to keep a file in the list until you turn off the push pin button Sort and Group Files Use the drop down list at the top of the Recent Documents list to sort or group files by m By Ordered List m By Access Date m By Size m By Type Preview Documents When you mouse over a file in the Recent Documents list the following information is displayed m Path where the file is stored m Date the file was last modified m Name of the person who is currently working with the file To change the number of recent documents listed 1 Click the application button iy gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the General node and click the Environment option 3 On the Environment page enter the number of recent documents to be listed into the Maximum Recently Used Files box The User Interface 43 Options Editor E E General Files Undo 4 Maximum Recently Used Files 4 Locations Auto Save E Interface E Model File Readers Tools Defaults Export _import _ cancel J Hep 4 Click OK To keep a document in the Recent Documents list m Click the push pin button to the right of the document To view the Recent Documents list by access date m Inthe top left corner of the Recent Documents list in the By Ordered List drop down list select By Access Date To view the Recent Docum
9. You use the Zoom tool to change the zoom magnification of a model NOTE When you start the Zoom tool from the Full Navigation wheel incremental zooming must be enabled in the Options Editor in order to use CTRL click and SHIFT click Zoom Constraints When changing the magnification of a model with the Zoom tool you cannot zoom in any further than the focus point or out past the extents of the model The direction you can zoom in and out is controlled by the center point set by the Center tool NOTE Unlike the Zoom tool on the big View Object wheel the Zoom tool on the mini View Object wheel and the Full Navigation wheels are not constrained To zoom the view with a single click Note You must enable incremental zoom when using the Full Navigation wheels or a mini View Object wheel For the big View Object wheel the incremental zoom is always enabled 1 Dothe following to make sure the Enable Single Click Incremental Zoom In option is selected Display the Full Navigation wheel Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheel Options 3 In the Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Enable Single Click Incremental Zoom In check box in the Zoom Tool area Navigate a Scene 127 4 Click OK 2 Display a wheel that has the Zoom tool 3 Click the Zoom wedge The magnification of the model is increased and you are zoomed in closer to the model If you hold down the SHIFT key wh
10. m Lock to Selection Uses the selected objects to define the center of the view when a view orientation change occurs with the ViewCube tool NOTE If you click Home on the ViewCube tool the view returns to the Home view even if Lock to Current Selection is selected E Set Current View as Home Defines the Home view of the model based on the current view E Set Current View as Front Defines the Front view of the model E Reset Front Resets the Front view of the model to its default orientation m ViewCube Options Displays the Options Editor where you can adjust the appearance and behavior of the ViewCube tool m Help Launches the online Help system and displays the topic for the ViewCube tool Reorient the View of a Model with ViewCube ViewCube is used to reorient the current view of a model You can reorient the view of a model with the ViewCube tool by clicking pre defined areas to set a preset view current click and drag to freely change the view angle of the model and define and restore the Home view Reorient the Current View The ViewCube tool provides twenty six defined parts to click and change the current view of a model The twenty six defined parts are categorized into three groups corner edge and face Of the twenty six defined parts six of the parts represent standard orthogonal views of a model top bottom front back left and right Orthogonal views are set by clicking one of the faces on the ViewCube to
11. or hold selected items and move around with them in the model For example you may be viewing a plan for a factory and would like to see different configurations of machine layouts Navigate a Scene 175 To hold and release objects 1 Select the objects you want to hold either in the Scene View or in the Selection Tree Ea 2 Click Item Tools tab gt Hold panel gt Hold ac The selected objects are now held and will move with you through the model when you use navigation tools such as Walk Pan and so on Ea 3 To release the held objects click Hold E5 on the ribbon again 4 Ifyou want to reset the objects to their original position click Item Tools tab gt Transform panel gt Reset Transform Tm Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint Navigation Tools Hold Control the Realism of Your Navigation When you navigate a 3D model you can use the realism tools on the Viewpoint tab Navigate panel to control the speed and realism of your navigation The realism tools are not available in a 2D workspace Gravity NOTE This function only works in connection with collision Where collision gives you mass gravity gives you weight As such you as the collision volume will be pulled downwards whilst walking through the scene NOTE Gravity can only be used with the Walk navigation tool This allows you to walk down stairs for example or follow terrain To toggle gravity m When using the Walk
12. Edit Opens the Edit Animation dialog box and enables you to set the duration of the selected viewpoint animation the type of smoothing and whether it loops or not NOTE Clicking Edit over an animation keyframe opens the Edit Viewpoint dialog box and clicking Edit over an animation cut opens the Edit Animation Cut dialog box Update Updates all keyframes in the viewpoint animation with the current render style lighting and navigation tool or mode NOTE Clicking Update over a single keyframe will only update that frame with the current modes Transform Opens the Transform dialog box It enables you to transform the camera position This option is not available in a 2D workspace Modify Viewpoints 241 Delete Deletes the selected viewpoint animation from the Saved Viewpoints window NOTE Clicking Delete over a keyframe or a cut removes the keyframe or cut from the viewpoint animation Rename Enables you to rename the selected viewpoint animation keyframe or cut Copy Name Copies the name of the selected viewpoint animation keyframe or cut to the Clipboard Sort Sorts the contents of the Saved Viewpoints window alphabetically Help Opens the Help system Folder Add Copy Creates a copy of the selected folder in the Saved Viewpoints window The copy is named the same as the selected folder but includes the version number in brackets For example Folder1 1 Folder1 2 and so on Update Updates all vi
13. Gives you access to selection functionality Displays the Quick Find dialog box Repeats the previously run quick find search Toggles hidden mode for selected items Toggles required mode for selected items Toggles hidden mode for unselected items Enables you to reset selected items back to their original state Enables you to reset all overridden items back to their original state Enables you to sort the items in the Selection Tree alphabetically Displays the File Units and Transform dialog box View Menu This menu contains commands that control the Autodesk Navisworks interface Option Control Bars Workspaces Scene View Head Up Display SteeringWheels Enable Stereo Stereo Options Scene Statistics Viewpoint Menu Description Enables you to toggle the display of control bars Enables you to control workspaces Enable you to control the views in the Scene View Enables you to toggle navigation controls such as ViewCube Navigation Bar and HUD elements Enables you to control the SteeringWheels Puts the video output into stereo mode Displays the Stereo Options dialog box Displays useful scene statistics This menu contains a set of commands that affect the current viewpoint including model appearance and navigation Option Look From Set Viewpoint Up Rendering Lighting Description Enables you to look from a preset viewpoint Sets the viewpoint up vector
14. able ActiveX control Quick Start to Stand Alone Installation 25 Program Contains full set of Autodesk Navisworks files E Create the Desktop Shortcut Select the check box to create the desktop shortcut for Autodesk Navisworks E Project and Site Folders Use the Browse buttons to select the directories that will contain Autodesk Navisworks settings that can be shared across an entire project site or across a specific project group see Select the Project and Site Folders m Service Packs If a service pack is available for your installation you can include it in the installation After you have configured the settings as required click the product name to close the configuration panel Install Multiple or Bundled Products Some Autodesk packages are comprised of multiple products or are part of multi product bundles The Installation wizard for packages that are comprised of multiple products gives you the option to choose which products you want to install In the Installation wizard for packages containing multiple products you can choose which products and languages you want to install During the install process you are informed whether a copy of the software is already installed You are also warned if your system does not meet the minimum system requirements for the product Each product name is displayed on its own tabbed panel you can configure them individually If you purchased a package that is a multi
15. fly through a model you can control the movement speed Movement speed is controlled by the distance in which the cursor is moved from the Center Circle icon and the current movement speed setting You can adjust the movement speed setting permanently and temporarily as you use the Walk tool To permanently adjust the movement speed use the Options Editor or the lt and gt keys when the Walk tool is active To temporarily increase movement speed press and hold the plus key while using the Walk tool Change the Elevation As you use the Walk tool you can adjust the camera elevation by holding down the SHIFT key This temporarily activates the Up Down tool With the Up Down tool active drag up or down to adjust the elevation of the camera You can also use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys as you walk to adjust the height of the view To use the Walk tool to move through the model 1 Display one of the Full Navigation wheels or the mini Tour Building wheel 2 Click and hold down the Walk wedge The cursor changes to the Walk cursor and the Center Circle icon is displayed 3 Drag in the direction you want to walk NOTE While walking press and hold down the plus key to temporarily increase your movement speed 4 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel To change the movement speed for the Walk tool 1 Display a wheel Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options 3 Inthe Options
16. m Month as decimal number 01 12 M Minute as decimal number 00 59 p Current locale s A M P M indicator for 12 hour clock S Second as decimal number 00 59 U Week of year as decimal number with Sunday as first day of week 00 53 w Weekday as decimal number 0 6 Sunday is 0 W Week of year as decimal number with Monday as first day of week 00 53 x Date representation for current locale X Time representation for current locale y Year without century as decimal number 00 99 Y Year with century as decimal number z Time zone abbreviation no characters if time zone is unknown Z Time zone name no characters if time zone is unknown Overview of TimeLiner Tool 267 Color Keywords COLOR_RED Sets the overlay display text color to be red COLOR_BLUE Sets the overlay display text color to be blue COLOR_GREEN Sets the overlay display text color to be green COLOR_WHITE Sets the overlay display text color to be white COLOR_BLACK Sets the overlay display text color to be black RGBr g b RGB Sets the overlay display text to any color specified using explicit RGB values between 0 and 255 For example RGB127 127 127 RGB sets the color to grey Extra Keywords TASKS Adds the name of each currently active task to the overlay display text Each task is displayed on a new line DAY Days since start of first task in project starting from 1 WEEK Weeks since start
17. 2 Playback panel gt Edit Current Viewpoint llos on the ribbon 2 In the Edit Viewpoint dialog box click the Settings button in the Collision area 3 In the Collision dialog box select the Enable check box in the Third Person area Select a new avatar in the Avatar drop down list 5 Click OK to return to the Edit Viewpoint dialog box Click OK 180 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Control Model Appearance and Render Quality Control Model Appearance You can use the tools on the Render Style panel on the Viewpoint tab to control how your model is displayed in the Scene View You have a choice of one of four interactive lighting modes Full Lights Scene Lights Head Light or No Lights four rendering modes Full Render Shaded Wireframe or Hidden Line and you can individually turn each of the five primitive types Surfaces Lines Points Snap Points and Text on and off NOTE Render and Lighting modes are not available in a 2D workspace Select Render Mode Rendering shades the scene s geometry using the lighting you ve set up and the materials and environmental settings such as background you ve applied In Autodesk Navisworks you can use four render modes to control how the items are rendered in the Scene View The spheres below demonstrate the effect that the render modes have on model appearance In order from the left these are Full Render Shaded Wireframe and Hidden Line 181 Full
18. 3D objects The following types of gizmos are used 94 Chapter 3 Transform gizmos Manipulate objects transforms translation rotation and scale globally as if they d been changed in the original CAD model Animation gizmos Manipulate objects transforms temporarily for animation purposes Quick Start E Sectioning gizmos Manipulate section planes and section box Each gizmo displays three colored axes at the correct angles relevant to the current camera position Gizmos act like 3D objects in that the axis rotate with the viewpoint However they are overlaid over the top of the 3D scene and can t be obscured by other objects When you mouse over a grabable part of the gizmo the cursor changes to a hand icon Move Gizmo Rotate Gizmo Scale Gizmo When you use gizmos you can adjust snapping to control the precision of your operations click the application button gt Options gt Interface node gt Snapping page Gizmos 95 96 Work with Files Use File Readers NWD Files An NWD file is a file created with Autodesk Navisworks publisher tool and contains all model geometry together with review markups You can think of an NWD file as a snapshot of the current state of the model NWD files are very small as they compress the CAD data by up to 80 of the original size DWF DWFx Files Autodesk DWF was specifically developed by Autodesk as a file format for architects engineers and GI
19. The position and orientation of the navigation bar can be adjusted by linking it to the ViewCube tool docking it when the ViewCube tool is not displayed or freely positioning it along one of the edges of the current window When linked to the ViewCube tool the navigation bar is positioned below the ViewCube tool and in a vertical orientation When not linked or docked the navigation bar can be freely aligned along one of the edges of the Scene View You can specify how the navigation bar can be repositioned from the Customize menu When the navigation bar is not linked to the ViewCube tool or docked a grip handle is displayed Drag the grip handle on the navigation bar to reposition it along one of the sides of the Scene View ASOR rE 2 89 gt If the side of the Scene View that the navigation bar is aligned to is not long enough to show the entire navigation bar it is truncated to fit When truncated the More Controls button is displayed and replaces the Customize a button When you click the More Controls button a menu is displayed that contains the navigation tools that are not currently being displayed To reposition the navigation bar and ViewCube 1 On the navigation bar click Customize 2 Click Customize menu Docking Positions check Link to ViewCube When Link to ViewCube is checked both the navigation bar and ViewCube are repositioned together around the current wndow When ViewCube is not displayed t
20. You can select several sheets models at the same time with the SHIFT and CTRL keys but you cannot open more than one sheet model in the Scene View The Properties palette is used to examine properties for the sheet model selected in the Sheets Models palette You can also view the properties for the currently opened file by clicking on its name The properties are grouped by category are read only and can be expanded collapsed NOTE If more than one sheet model is selected the Properties palette only shows the number of selected items and doesn t show any property information Manage Files 101 To toggle the Project Browser window m Click View tab gt Workspace panel gt Windows drop down and select or clear the Project Browser check box Pointing device Status bar gt Project Browser To view sheets models as a list Mm Click the List View button in the top right corner of the Project Browser window To view sheets models as thumbnails Mm Click the Thumbnail View button in the top right corner of the Project Browser window To examine sheet model properties 1 Open a multi sheet file 2 Click the 2D sheet or 3D model in the Project Browser The Properties palette shows the available information NOTE If more than one sheet model is selected the Properties palette only shows the number of selected sheets models and doesn t show any property information To open a sheet or
21. setup 255 privacy 10 product news 9 progress bar 75 project directory 90 Q Quick Find 211 quick properties 236 options 288 quit 39 R Readme 19 recently used files 43 redo 76 reference views 173 rendering 181 accelerate 196 control 194 full 182 hidden line 183 shaded 182 stereo 198 wireframe 182 Rendering Style toolbar 63 reset 218 restore 218 review 228 Rewind tool 122 ribbon 46 RSS feeds 16 S scene view 67 search InfoCenter 6 search directories 94 selection 201 commands 208 options 282 312 Index pick radius 205 Selection Tools toolbar 61 Selection Tree 202 sort 202 share print 255 shortcuts 79 show internal properties 93 simulation settings 261 site directory 90 snapping options 284 stand alone installation 21 Standard toolbar 60 start 39 status bar 75 SteeringWheels 153 options 296 stereo 198 straighten 170 Subscription Center 7 system requirements stand alone installation 22 T tilt 169 TimeLiner simulation playback 258 TimeLiner Playback 257 simulate 257 toolbar options 59 toolbars 59 Animation 65 Navigation Mode 62 Navigation Tools 66 Rendering Style 63 Selection Tools 61 Standard 60 Workspace 63 Tools menu 58 Tour Building wheels 160 turntable 137 U U 40 undo 76 options 281 unhide objects 210 up direction 118 Up Down tool 123 updates 9 user interface 40 user Interface options 298 Vv view fit model to scene area 138 fit selecti
22. the Walk speed slider will act like a multiplier When this check box is clear the Walk tool will work independently of the Viewpoint Linear Speed setting using a fixed value set with the slider Walk Speed Sets the speed of the Walk tool from 0 1 very slow to 10 very fast Zoom Tool Enable Single Click Incremental Zoom In When this check box is selected single clicking over the Zoom wedge increases the magnification of the model When this check box is clear nothing happens when you single click over the Zoom wedge Orbit Tool Keep Scene Upright When this check box is selected the Orbit tool behaves similarly to the classic Orbit mode with orbiting constrained along the XY axis and in the Z direction When this check box is clear the Orbit tool behaves similarly to the classic Examine mode and you can roll the model around the pivot point Center Pivot on Selection When this check box is selected the objects selected before the Orbit tool are used to calculate the pivot point to use for orbiting The pivot point is calculated based on the center of the extents of the selected objects User Interface Page Use the options on this page to choose the user interface standard or classic and select the color theme User Interface Choose between the following options m Classic Switches over to the classic Autodesk Navisworks interface with old style menu and toolbars E Standard Recommended Switches over to the
23. 213 Use Sets OF UBIEC S iio o RE RR e a a ee 216 Object PIOPETHES c o soes e ac A ee eS 216 Properties WiINdOW e o ee eS e e a e 216 Reset Object AtHIDUIES co ek ee OS He ey ee a a 218 Reset to Original Vales voor sra 218 Measure Tools oo s ea eek a A e a a A 219 Measure Tools Window s s c cro esas tai taada ees 219 WIGS 5 a a ea Ra e a 220 Comments and Annotati ns s e s es arses d ssd eren 228 View Comments and Annotations 228 Comments Window s s s ses ke e 228 View Redlines and Tags o oo sa s a Be ars 229 RS y ao e chet o le ge Ae a ee ares nd a a a e 230 LIME Canes ONES 6k a we a ee A a 231 Display LADRES o oo ee EE SS Se Sais 231 CuUsStanize LIBRE soni ake da i fs aie te ED a ee a 233 Find and Follow Links lt o o cocos ee a 235 Reset Links cos a ee ee ee a 236 COMER Properes s s ods are ae Se eS A A a ale de es 236 Use Viewpoints cee eea e e a ee 239 Modify Viewpoints lt lt s qoror a 0266 b 0 24 o 082 ES 239 Saved Viewpoints Window a s sese aspras oad i 239 Recall Viewpoits o so soa suceda aaa a hee 242 Organize VISWPoOM sS o o aa tocea e a ea ee eS 243 Edit Viewpoints s ss e se e e a A 244 Play Back Animations o o 247 Play Animations and ScriptS ee ee 247 Work Within a TeaM 251 Collaborate Panelo a io a a 251 Contents vii Chapter 11 Share Data o 255 PRESS di a A
24. 7 0 or later Processor AMD Athlon 3 0 GHz or faster minimum Intel Pentium 4 3 0 GHz or faster recommended with SSE2 technology Memory RAM 512 MB minimum 2 GB or more recommended VGA Display 1024 x 768 with true color minimum 1280 x 1024 32 bit color video display adapter with true color recommended Graphics Card Direct3D 9 and OpenGL capable graphics card with Shader Model 2 minimum Hard disk 11 GB free disk space for installation 22 Chapter 2 Installation Hardware and software requirements for client machine Pointing device Microsoft Mouse compliant pointing device DVD ROM Any speed for installation only Optional hardware Printer or plotter Modem or access to an Internet connection Network interface card Install Microsoft Net Framework 4 0 Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 requires Microsoft Net 4 0 to be installed prior to product installation Most Windows updates should include Microsoft NET Framework 4 however for old versions of Windows you can download and install Microsoft NET Framework 4 redistributables from http www microsoft com downloads en de tails aspx FamilyID 0a39 1 abd 25c1 4fcO 919f b21f3 1ab88b7 or install Microsoft Net Framework 4 from the following directory in the installation media 3rdParty NET 4 wcu dotNetFramework The Installation wizard will install Microsoft Net Framework 4 if it detects that required updates have
25. Constrained for the Far clipping plane and enter the desired value in the Distance box Click OK Autodesk Navisworks uses the provided values unless doing so affects the system performance for example makes the whole model invisible in which case it adjusts the position of the clipping planes as necessary To fix the position of the clipping planes in a 3D workspace 1 Click Home tab gt Project panel gt File Options In the File Options dialog box click the Culling tab Select Fixed for the Near clipping plane and enter the desired value in the Distance box Select Fixed for the Far clipping plane and enter the desired value in the Distance box Click OK IMPORTANT Autodesk Navisworks uses the provided values even if doing so affects the system performance for example makes the whole model invisible Make Objects Required Although Autodesk Navisworks intelligently prioritizes objects for culling in the scene sometimes it drops out geometry that needs to remain visible while navigating You can make sure the objects are always rendered during interactive navigation by making them required Control Render Quality 193 To make objects required 1 Select geometry items that you want to remain visible during navigation in the Selection Tree 2 Click Home tab gt Visibility panel gt Require amp In the Selection Tree the object appear red when required TIP Clicking Require f again makes the
26. ES Menu Classic user interface Tools gt TimeLiner Playback Simulate Tab In the TimeLiner Playback window the Simulate tab enables you to simulate your TimeLiner sequence throughout the duration of the project schedule 257 TimeLiner Playback Simulate Ka lt mo gt 1 ca U 8 00 00 31 12 2007 8 00 00 31 12 2007 v Settings Active Tasks Name Status 00 Site Clearance 1 00 Ground The Playback Controls Use the standard VCR buttons to step and play forwards and backwards through the simulation Rewind will rewind the simulation back to the beginning Step Back will step back a single step size Reverse Play Y will play the simulation backwards Pause will pause the simulation at the time you press it at You can then look around and interrogate the model or step forwards and backwards through the simulation To continue playing from where you paused just press Play again Stop will stop the simulation playing and rewind back to the beginning Play will play the simulation from the currently selected time Step Forwards will step forwards a single step size Forward will fast forward the simulation to the end You can use the Simulation Position slider to quickly move forwards and backwards through the simulation Full left is at the beginning and full right is at the end 258 Chapter 12 TimeLiner Playback Q 8 00 00 AM 5 00 00 PM 7 10 2
27. Editor 3 Click Export In the Select Options to Export dialog box check all options you want to export and click OK 5 In the Save As dialog box name the XML file as desired and save it to the global_options folder in the appropriate Site or Project directory Installation Troubleshooting 35 See also Location Options page 90 Autodesk Navisworks Options page 85 NO LABEL Run the installer again from the original media and click Install Tools amp Utilities on the first screen The installer guides you through the process of selection configuration and installation of tools and utilities When should I reinstall the product instead of repairing it Reinstall your product if you accidentally delete or alter files that are required by the program Missing or altered files adversely affect the performance of your product and cause error messages when you try to execute a command or find a file If an attempt to repair an installation fails reinstalling is the next best option When I uninstall my software what files are left on my system If you uninstall the product some files remain on your computer such as files you created or edited for example drawings or custom menus Your license file also stays on your computer when you uninstall your product If you reinstall on the same computer the license information remains valid you do not have to reactivate the product Uninstall and Maintenance Issues
28. Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node use the Walk Speed slider in the Walk Tool area Navigate a Scene 125 Dragging the slider to the left decreases the walking speed dragging the slider to the right increases the walking speed 4 Click OK To constraint the Walk tool to the world up vector 1 Display a wheel Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options 3 Inthe Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Constrain Walk Angle check box in the Walk Tool area 4 Click OK Movement when walking is done parallel to the world up of the model To make the Walk tool use the viewpoint linear speed 1 Display a wheel Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options 3 Inthe Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Use Viewpoint Linear Speed check box in the Walk Tool area 4 Click OK To adjust the height of the current view from the Walk tool 1 Display one of the Full Navigation wheels or the mini Tour Building wheel 2 Click and hold down the Walk wedge The cursor changes to the Walk cursor and the Center Circle icon is displayed 3 Do one of the following m Press and hold down the SHIFT key to enable the Up Down tool drag up or down m Press and hold down the UP ARROW Or DOWN ARROW key 4 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel 126 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Zoom Tool
29. Ga Gee E 3 Click OK To edit a viewpoint 1 Click Viewpoint tab gt Save Load amp Playback panel gt Current Viewpoint drop down Manage Saved Viewpoints 244 Chapter 8 Use Viewpoints In the Saved Viewpoints window right click the viewpoint you want to modify and click Edit Use the Edit Viewpoint dialog box page 272 to adjust the viewpoint s attributes Edit Viewpoint Front Entrance Be Camera x Y z Position m Md 7 98 0 48 Look At m 5 25 2 90 1 23 Vertical Field Of View 45 00 Horizontal Field Of View 72 97 Motion Linear Speed m sec 6 04 Angular Speed sec 491 17 Saved Attributes Collision Y Hide Required Settings Y Override Material Cancel l Help 4 Click OK To delete a viewpoint 1 Click Viewpoint tab gt Save Load amp Playback panel gt Current Viewpoint drop down Manage Saved Viewpoints In the Saved Viewpoints window right click the viewpoint you want to remove and click Delete Modify Viewpoints 245 246 Play Back Animations In Autodesk Navisworks there are two types of animation viewpoint animation and object animation Viewpoint animation contains pre recorded user and camera movements in the model Object animation contains pre recorded object movements in the model You cannot record any animation in Autodesk Navisworks but you can play back animations saved with the model If there a
30. No Lights K Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Lighting gt No Lights Select Background Effect In Autodesk Navisworks you can choose a background effect to use in the Scene View Currently the following options are available m Plain the background of the scene is filled with the selected color This is the default background style It can be used for 3D models and 2D sheets Plain background m Graduated the background of the scene is filled with a smooth gradient between the two selected colors This background can be used for 3D models and 2D sheets 186 Chapter 6 Control Model Appearance and Render Quality Graduated background Horizon the background of the 3D scene is split across the horizontal plane giving the effect of a sky and the ground The resulting artificial horizon gives you an indication of your orientation in the 3D world By default the artificial horizon respects the world up vector as set in File Options gt Orientation This background is not supported for 2D sheets NOTE The artificial horizon is a background effect and does not include a physical ground plane So for example if you navigate under the ground and look up you will not see the back of a ground plane instead you will see the model from beneath and a background filled with the sky color Horizon background To set a plain background Click View tab gt Scene View gt Background In the Bac
31. Point 2 Click the start and end point of the distance to be measured in the Scene View The optional dimension label displays the measured distance 222 Chapter 7 Review Your Model Menu Classic user interface Review gt Measure Point to Point To keep the same start point as you measure a distance between two points 1 Click Review tab gt Measure panel gt Measure drop down Point L to Multiple Points Click the start point and the first end point to be measured A measuring line is displayed between two points Click to register the next end point to be measured Repeat this to measure additional end points if required The optional dimension label always displays the last measured distance Your start point stays the same throughout TIP If you want to change the start point right click in the Scene View and select a new start point Menu Classic user interface Review Measure Point to Multiple Points To measure a total distance along a route 1 Click Review tab Measure panel Measure drop down Point Line Click the start and the second point to be measured Click the next point along the route Repeat this to measure the entire route The optional dimension label displays the total distance along the selected route Measure Tools 223 TIP If you want to change the start point right click in the Scene View and select a new start point Menu Clas
32. Right Navigation Aids Head Up Display Head up display elements are on screen displays that provide information about your location and orientation in a 3D workspace This functionality is not available in a 2D workspace In Autodesk Navisworks you can use the following head up display HUD elements m XYZ Axes Shows the X Y Z orientation of the camera or the avatar s eye if the avatar is visible The XYZ Axes indicator is located at the bottom left of the Scene View E Position Readout Shows the absolute X Y Z position of the camera or the avatar s eye position if the avatar is visible The Position Readout is located at the bottom left of the Scene View 172 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Passo sim Vi 57 82m 2 10 97 To toggle XYZ Axes 1 Click View tab gt Navigation Aids panel gt HUD drop down 2 Select or clear the XYZ Axes check box To toggle Position Readout 1 Click View tab gt Navigation Aids panel gt HUD drop down 2 Select or clear the Position Readout check box Reference Views Reference views are useful to get an overall view of where you are in the whole scene and to quickly move the camera to a location in a large model This functionality is available in a 3D workspace There are two types of reference views available in Autodesk Navisworks m Section View E Plan View The reference views show a fixed view of the model By default the section view shows the view from the fr
33. Screen Messages Show Tool Messages Toggles the display of tooltips for navigation tools When this check box is selected the tooltips are shown below the cursor as you use the tools NOTE This setting is always on for View Object and Tour Building wheels and cannot be turned off Show Tooltips Toggles the display of wheel tooltips When this check box is selected the tooltips are shown when you hover over wedges on the wheels NOTE This setting is always on for View Object and Tour Building wheels and cannot be turned off Show Tool Cursor Text Toggles the display of tool label below the cursor NOTE This setting is always on for View Object and Tour Building wheels and cannot be turned off Look Tool Invert Vertical Axis Selecting this check box swaps the up down axis for the Look tool that is pushing the mouse forward looks down and pulling the mouse backward looks up Walk Tool Constrain Walk Angle Selecting this check box makes the Walk Tool respect the world up vector as set in File Options Orientation As a result using the Walk tool causes the camera to snap to the current up vector Options Editor Dialog Box 297 When this check box is clear the Walk tool disregards the world up vector and the camera is walked with its current up orientation unaffected Use Viewpoint Linear Speed When this check box is selected the Walk tool will respect the Viewpoint Linear Speed setting In this case
34. The tool is activated by clicking Zoom Selected in the Zoom drop down on the navigation bar Alternatively you can click Item Tools tab gt Look At r panel gt Zoom A on the ribbon It behaves the same way as the classic View Selected tool Navigate a Scene 109 Zoom All The tool is activated by clicking Zoom All in the Zoom drop down on the navigation bar It behaves the same way as the classic View All tool Orbit Tools Set of navigation tools for rotating the model around a pivot point while the view remains fixed These tools are not available in a 2D workspace The following orbit tools are available m Orbit Moves the camera around the focal point of the model The up direction is always maintained and no camera rolling is possible gt m Free Orbit Rotates the model around the focal point in any direction E Constrained Orbit Spins the model around the up vector as though the model is sitting on a turntable The up direction is always maintained Orbit The tool is activated by clicking Orbit in the Orbit drop down on the navigation bar It behaves the same way as the Orbit tool on the SteeringWheels You can use the Options Editor to switch back to the classic Orbit mode Free Orbit The tool is activated by clicking Free Orbit in the Orbit drop down on the navigation bar It behaves similarly to the classic Examine mode You can use the Options Editor to switch back to the classic Examine mode Const
35. Tool Cursor Text check box in the On Screen Messages area The name of the active tool is displayed near the cursor when the tool is in use 4 Click OK Wheel Menu From the Wheel menu you can switch between different wheels and change the behavior of some of the navigation tools on the current wheel Use the Wheel menu to switch between the big and mini wheels that are available go to the Home view change the preferences of the current wheel and control the behavior of the orbit look and walk 3D navigation tools The menu items available on the Wheel menu are dependent on the current wheel and program To display the Wheel menu m Click the down arrow in the lower right corner of the wheel or right click on the wheel The Wheel menu has the following options E Basic View Object Wheel Displays the big View Object wheel E Basic Tour Building Wheel Displays the big Tour Building wheel E Full Navigation Wheel Displays the big Full Navigation wheel Navigate a Scene 157 m Advanced Wheels Displays the mini View Object Tour Building or Full Navigation wheel m Home Goes to the Home view saved with the model NOTE This is the Home view as set using the ViewCube E Fit to Window Resizes and centers the current view to display all objects in the Scene View This is equivalent to clicking View All on the Navigation Tools toolbar in the Classic user interface m Restore Original Center Restores the center poin
36. Type drop down list select the sizing type Window Size l Type Use View Si Width Height Coc L_ cancel m Use View makes the content fill the currently active scene view Mm Explicit defines the exact width and height for the content m Use Aspect Ratio uses the aspect ratio of the current scene view to automatically calculate the width of the content when the height is entered or the height of the content when the width is entered 3 Ifyou selected the Explicit option enter the width and height for your content in pixels If you selected the Use Aspect Ratio enter the width or height for your content in pixels 4 Click OK Dockable Windows Most Autodesk Navisworks features are accessible from dockable windows There are several windows to choose from which are grouped into several functional areas 70 Chapter 3 Quick Start Main Tools Windows These windows give you access to the core Autodesk Navisworks functionality E TimeLiner Playback Review Windows These windows contain tools required to perform select search review operations E Selection Tree E Properties E Comments a Measure Tools Viewpoint Windows These windows contain tools necessary to set up and use viewpoints E Saved Viewpoints m Tilt 3D workspace only m Plan View 3D workspace only a Section View 3D workspace only Multi Sheet Windows These window enable you to work with multi
37. a hee ab A 255 Print PIEVE W o o a AR 255 PUNE SEUD oo a ee ee ee E E e St 255 Print Current Viewpoint ocios ot a a ea we ee a 256 Chapter 12 TimeLiner Playback 257 Overview of TimeLiner Tool s o s ee ao ew 257 TimeLiner Playback Window 6 2 0 5 6 cocos 257 Salado Tabo oo ee ai BOR Bw A RO GS 257 Play Smulan o es te ee ee a eS ee ee A 260 Simulation Settings Dialog BOX 261 Overlay Text Dialog BOX ooo c eed ee e eg 266 Chapter 13 Referentes o oo caca ee See Re we 269 Background Settings Dialog BOX o ee ess 269 Collision Dialog BOX lt cw al RA 270 Default Collision Dialog BOX gt s ecce ee 8 Bee Re aS 271 Edit Viewpoint Dialog Box gt gt s c oe sase ee 272 Pile Options Dialog BOX occiso o a 274 Calne TaD ee es ee et AS Ee Dw 274 da el o y Sg te oe a A Gy does 276 Speed Tab de a he ee eRe A a 277 ESiGUglt TaD i kd ae ek ee A eS 277 Scene Lights TaD o 205 2 Sie Soe oe ES ee ee AS 277 InfoCenter Settings Dialog Box 6 bs 278 General NOE e eies a we a 278 Communication Center Node o o eee 278 Autodesk Channels Page e rc eani bd sa 279 Balloon Notification Page o 279 RSS Feeds Pag s ci Bee we eS we ae Be 280 Options Editor Dialog Box 0 406 dop o e e ee a 280 GEneral Node coi ni SS Se Gee Ds 281 Undo Tite qa Sica ei carter ee ge le GG ae oh Gate Ele i Os 281 Locations Page e ke a ee ek a Re RH y 281 Interface N
38. and click the Links option 3 On the Links page select the In 3D check box Links now float in 3D space just in front of their attachment points to the items 4 Click OK To show leader lines 1 Click the application button iS gt Options 2 In the Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Links option Links 233 3 On the Links page Enter the X and Y distance in Leader Offset for the number of pixels to the right and up that these leader lines will use The default angle is 0 The recommended angle is 45 Links in the Scene View have now leader lines pointing to the attachment point on the items 4 Click OK To customize appearance of standard links 1 Click the application button gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node expand the Links node and click the Standard Categories option 3 On the Standard Categories page use the Icon Type box to specify how you want a link to be drawn for each of the available categories You can choose between an icon and text By default label links are shown as text and the rest of the link categories are shown as icons 4 Click OK To customize appearance of user defined links 1 Click the application button gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node expand the Links node and click the User Defined Categories option 3 On the User Defined Categories page use the Icon Type box to specify how you wan
39. and down spin the mouse wheel Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Mode gt Walk EE Command entry CTRL 2 Look Around Mode In Look Around mode you can rotate the current view vertically and horizontally When rotating the view your line of sight rotates about the current eye position like turning your head 132 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model To look around a view 1 Click Look Around 1 on the Navigation Mode toolbar 2 To look around drag the left mouse button or use the cursor keys The camera looks left right up or down NOTE Holding down the SHIFT key speeds up this movement 3 To rotate the camera around its viewing axis hold down the CTRL key Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Mode gt Look Around EE Command entry CTRL 3 Zoom Mode In Zoom mode you can zoom into and out of the model To zoom the view 1 Click Zoom amp on the Navigation Mode toolbar 2 Drag the left mouse button up and down or use the up and down cursor keys to zoom in and out respectively Navigate a Scene 133 Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Mode gt Zoom EE Command entry CTRL 4 Zoom Box Mode In Zoom Box mode you can zoom into an area of the model by dragging a rectangular box around the area you want to fit in the Scene View To zoom in to an area of the model by specifying box 1 Click Zoom Box amp on the Navigation Mode
40. any avatar will be level with the screen Objects between you and the avatar will appear in front of the screen You can adjust the out of screen effect in the Stereo Options dialog box To enable stereo rendering m Click View tab gt Stereo panel gt Enable Stereo a NOTE This option is only available if you have the required hardware and the correct driver and display settings To adjust the stereo effects 1 Click View tab Stereo panel gt Stereo Options tool launcher x 2 Inthe Stereo Options dialog box move the Magnitude slider to vary the strength of the effect 3 To adjust the out of screen effect select the Enable check box and then move the slider to control how much of the scene appears out of the screen during navigation 198 Chapter 6 Control Model Appearance and Render Quality If you need to swap the left and right eyes over select the Swap Eyes check box This can be useful when moving from CRT to a large screen projector and back Click OK Control Render Quality 199 200 Review Your Model Select Objects Autodesk Navisworks provides several methods to interactively select items Interactive Geometry Selection In Autodesk Navisworks there is a concept of an active selection set the currently selected items or the current selection and saved selections sets You cannot save any selection or search sets yourself but you can use the selection or search sets saved in the model the S
41. anywhere in the ribbon tab bar The ribbon toggles between the selected minimize ribbon state and the full ribbon state To reset the ribbon and the Quick Access toolbar 1 Right click anywhere inside the ribbon 2 Click Restore Default Ribbon The User Interface 49 Home Tab Panel Project Select amp Search Visibility Display Tools Viewpoint Tab Panel Save Load Playback Camera Navigate Render Style Review Tab Panel Measure 50 Chapter 3 Quick Start Contains tools to control the whole scene select items and save selections in the scene via a range of methods including using searches show and hide items of model geometry show and hide information including properties and links launch TimeLiner Playback tool Contains tools to load and playback saved viewpoints and viewpoint animations apply various settings to the camera set the linear and angular speed of motion select navigational tools and 3D mouse settings and apply realism settings such as gravity and collisions control the lighting and rendering settings Contains tools to measure distances angles and areas Panel Comments Animation Tab Panel Playback Script View Tab Panel Stereo Navigate Navigation Aids Scene View Workspace Contains tools to view and locate comments in the scene Contains tools to select and play back anima
42. box click the Communication Center button E In the InfoCenter box click the Favorites button Click the InfoCenter Settings E button In the InfoCenter Settings dialog box in the left pane click Balloon Notification 4 Inthe right pane select or clear the options to turn balloon notification on or off 5 Enter the number of seconds to set the length of time for balloon notifications to display How to Get Assistance 17 6 Enter the transparency value of the balloon or set the value using the slider 7 Click OK To add an RSS feed to Communication Center 1 Display a panel by doing one of the following m In the InfoCenter box click the Subscription Center button E In the InfoCenter box click the Communication Center button Click the InfoCenter Settings button E 3 In the InfoCenter Settings dialog box in the left pane click RSS Feeds In the right pane do one of the following m Click Add E Right click anywhere in the right pane Click Add 5 In the Add RSS Feed dialog box enter the location of the RSS feed you want to add Click Add In the InfoCenter RSS Feed Confirmation dialog box click Close Click OK To remove an RSS feed from Communication Center 1 Display a panel by doing one of the following m In the InfoCenter box click the Subscription Center button E In the InfoCenter box click the Communication Center button E In the InfoCenter box click the Favorites button Click the InfoCe
43. button from the Quick Access toolbar 1 Right click the button on the Quick Access toolbar 2 Click Remove from Quick Access toolbar To display the Quick Access toolbar below the ribbon m Click the Customize Quick Access Toolbar drop down button and click Show Below the Ribbon Shortcut menu Right click any button on the Quick Access toolbar Click Show Quick Access Toolbar below the Ribbon To display the Quick Access toolbar above the ribbon Mm Click the Customize Quick Access Toolbar drop down button and click Show Above the Ribbon The User Interface 45 Shortcut menu Right click any button on the Quick Access toolbar Click Show Quick Access Toolbar above the Ribbon By default it contains the following tools Option Description D New Closes the currently open file and creates a new file gt Open Opens files Print Prints the current viewpoint amp Undo Cancels the most recent action Redo Reinstates the most recent action Select Selects items with a mouse click Customizes the items displayed on the Quick Access toolbar To enable or disable an item click next to it on the Customize Quick Access Toolbar drop down Customize Quick Access Toolbar Ribbon The ribbon is a palette that displays task based tools and controls Viewpoint Review Animation View Output Eh Select All a T Require amp Links 4 QM Reset All le amp Select Same Quick Find lo
44. button to constrain the near clipping plane to the value set in the Distance box Autodesk Navisworks uses the provided value unless doing so affects performance for example makes the whole model invisible in which case it adjusts the near clip plane position as necessary Fixed Select this radio button to set the near clipping plane to the value provided in the Distance box Distance Specifies the farthest distance between the camera and the near clipping plane position in constrained mode Specifies the exact distance between the camera and the near clipping plane position in fixed mode NOTE Nothing is drawn between the camera and the near clipping plane when you override automatic mode make this value small enough to display your data Also overriding automatic mode with values under 1 can produce unpredictable results Far Automatic Select this radio button to make Autodesk Navisworks automatically control the far clipping plane position to give you the best view of the model The Distance box becomes unavailable Constrained Select this radio button to constrain the far clipping plane to the value set in the Distance box Autodesk Navisworks uses the provided value unless doing so affects performance for example makes the whole model invisible in which case it adjusts the far clip plane position as necessary Fixed Select this radio button to set the far clipping plane to the value provided in the Distance bo
45. by clicking the Customize button on the lower right side of the navigation bar From the Customize menus you click the navigation tools that you want displayed on the navigation bar The position of the navigation tools on the navigation bar is predefined and cannot be changed NOTE In a 3D workspace the ViewCube button is displayed on the navigation bar only when the ViewCube tool is hidden in the Scene View In a 2D workspace the ViewCube button is not available 152 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model To customize the navigation bar 1 On the navigation bar click Customize 2 On the Customize menu click the navigation tool you want to display on the navigation bar A check mark next to a navigation tool s name indicates it is displayed on the navigation bar Uncheck the navigation tool to remove it from the navigation bar You can display a shortcut menu for tools on the navigation bar by right clicking them The following commands are available on the shortcut menu whenever they are applicable Command Purpose Removes the tool from the navigation bar This is equivalent to unchecking the relevant check box in the Customize menu Remove from Navigation Bar Close Navigation Bar Hides the navigation bar SteeringWheels SteeringWheels are tracking menus that follow your cursor and from which you can access different 2D and 3D navigation tools from a single tool Overview of SteeringWheels SteeringWheel
46. camera centric this mode differs from normal pan mode in that the camera is moved rather than the model Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Mode gt Orbit EE Command entry CTRL 7 Examine Mode In Free Orbit mode you can rotate the model around the focal point To examine a model 1 Click Examine on the Navigation Mode toolbar 2 To rotate the model around the focal point drag the left mouse button or using the cursor keys If the mouse is moving when you let go of the button the model keeps spinning Clicking on the model stops this NOTE Holding down the SHIFT key or spinning the mouse wheel temporarily enables normal Zoom mode Holding down the CTRL key temporarily enables normal Pan mode Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Mode gt Examine EE Command entry CTRL 8 136 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Fly Mode In Fly mode you can move around the model like in a flight simulator To use Fly mode to move through the model 1 Click Fly 44 on the Navigation Mode toolbar 2 Hold down the left mouse button to move the camera forward As in a flight simulator the left mouse button banks left right when dragged left or right and tilts up down when dragged up or down NOTE Holding down the SHIFT key speeds up this movement 3 Use the up and down cursor keys to zoom the camera in and out respectively use the left and right cursor keys to spin the camera
47. camera numerically 1 Click the Viewpoint tab and slide out the Camera panel 2 Type in numerical values into the Position entry boxes to move the camera by the amount entered 168 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Rotate Camera You can adjust the angle of the camera during navigation in a 3D workspace only For the current viewpoint use the Tilt window to rotate the camera up down and the Roll entry box on the ribbon to rotate the camera left right For saved viewpoints you can use the Edit Viewpoint dialog box page 272 to adjust the camera values Tilt Window The tilt angle is indicated in the scene s units below negative or above positive horizontal 0 at the base of the window You can use the Tilt window with the Walk tool on the navigation bar to look up and down If your mouse has a wheel you can use it to adjust the tilt angle To toggle the Tilt window m Click Viewpoint tab gt Camera panel gt Show Tilt Bar EE Command entry CTRL F7 To roll camera up down m Drag the slider up or down on the Tilt window to roll the camera Navigate a Scene 169 You can also type values directly the entry box at the base of the Tilt window A positive value rotates the camera upwards and a negative value rotates camera downwards Typing 0 straightens the camera To roll camera left right m Click the Viewpoint tab and slide out the Camera panel m Type in a value into the Roll entry box to rotate
48. colors Texture Coordinates Select this check box to reduce the precision of texture coordinates Options Editor Dialog Box 303 304 Glossary Glossary of technical terms relating to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Display Terminology average frame rate This shows the current measured frame rate averaged over the last second average frame time This shows the time taken to render the last frame average triangle rate This shows the rate at which triangles are being rendered and is a measure of how well your graphics card is working culling Culling is a process for determining items not to draw during the render of a scene Autodesk Navisworks does a level of prioritized culling with the drop out page 305 method of rendering interactive scenes but you have a certain level of control over other aspects of culling such as backface near and far planes drop out In order to maintain interactivity and guarantee a user defined frame rate page 305 Autodesk Navisworks only renders what it can in the fraction of a second it has The remainder is dropped out or not rendered Autodesk Navisworks prioritizes what is rendered and what is dropped out based on size of the item s bounding box distance from viewer and size on screen so only the less significant items in the scene are dropped out Once navigation has ceased the scene continues rendering until all items are visible frame rate The frame rate is the number of
49. disk freeing up space for loading to continue JetStream technology also enables you to start navigating the supermodel before it has been completely loaded into memory Autodesk Navisworks is large address aware and utilizes any additional memory assignment following the 3GB switch available on Windows XP systems TIP You can reduce the amount of drop out during navigation by reducing frame rate or switching off the Guarantee Frame Rate option To set the target frame rate 1 Click Home tab gt Project panel gt File Options 2 Inthe File Options dialog box Speed tab select the number of frames per second to be applied to the rendered display of the model 3 Click OK To set the level of detail 1 Click the application button N gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Display option 3 On the Display page Detail area select the Guarantee Frame Rate check box to maintain the target frame rate during navigation If this check box is clear the complete model is rendered during navigation no matter how long it takes 4 Select the Fill in Detail check box to render a complete model when navigation stops If this check box is clear the items dropped out during navigation are not filled in when it stops 5 Click OK To render transparent items NOTE If your video card supports hardware accelerated OpenGL you can turn on the rendering of transparent items during interactive nav
50. ew 24 Avoid Data Loss During Installation 24 Chapter 3 iv Contents CHOOSE a LEMME o y ole ge E ee a a e e CONTSWSON s oc wing 2 ee sae a e Install Multiple or Bundled Products Install and Run Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Install Autodesk NaviswoOrKkS Launch Autodesk Navisworks How to Launch Autodesk Navisworks in Another ANCA ES e ek oe eo A dh eh det bt Bee ly Repair Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Uninstall Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Installation Troubleshooting 6 ke ee ee General Installation Issues 0 2 0 000004 How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs QUICK Start cc ew Se aaa Rea Start and Quit Autodesk Navisworks 0 00508 The User Interface os oe we ke oe A Re a we Parts of Autodesk Navisworks Interface Application Button and Menu Quick Access Toolbar o s s e s roce a A os AA AAN TORPE shh e Ee a AA Be SS o EI E Navigation TOOLS o corras we The Classic User Interface Scene VIEW ao esa wR OR Ee Dockable WIAISWS e coca u es ha A OR Ee we SETS aE e e a ee ew a ee ws ae eS Undo Redo Commands ne eor m eese sa araa e s 76 Autodesk Navisworks WorkspaceS o 77 Default Keyboard Shorteuts s s ck ck ek A es 79 Navigation with the Wheel Button 83 Autodesk Navisworks Optio
51. example when you walk down the corridor of a building the walls occlude most geometry outside the corridor Other rooms are only visible through doorways or windows Turning on occlusion culling dramatically reduces the rendering load in such cases 196 Chapter 6 Control Model Appearance and Render Quality To use hardware acceleration NOTE If your video card does not support OpenGL hardware acceleration this option is not available 1 Click the application button iy gt Options 2 In the Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Display option 3 On the Display page Acceleration area select the Hardware Acceleration check box This allows Autodesk Navisworks to utilize any available OpenGL hardware acceleration on your video card NOTE If your video card drivers do not function well with Autodesk Navisworks clear this check box 4 Click OK To use occlusion culling 1 Click the application button iS gt Options 2 In the Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Display option 3 On the Display page Acceleration area select the Occlusion Culling check box 4 Click OK NOTE Occlusion culling can only be used on a machine with an OpenGL 1 5 compliant graphics card Also occlusion culling is not used in a 2D workspace Adjust Presenter Materials You can adjust the appearance of Presenter materials in the Scene View to get optimum performance from your graphics card when n
52. for the last line segment The text is positioned relative to the center point of the line For angular measurements an arc indicator is shown inside the angle with the centre of the text positioned on the invisible line bisecting the angle If an angle is too acute the label is drawn outside the angle This label is fixed and does not resize when you zoom in or out unless the measuring lines become too short on screen to accommodate the arc in which case it will be adjusted The Options Editor enables you to toggle the dimension labels on and off For area measurements the dimension label is positioned at the centre of the area being measured Using Measure Tools to Transform Objects You can use measure tools to move and rotate the currently selected objects To change the thickness and color of measuring lines 1 Open the Measure Tools window and click Options 2 Inthe Options Editor the Measure page under the Interface node enter the desired number into the Line Thickness box 3 Select the required color from the Color palette By default measuring lines are white 4 Click OK To toggle the dimension labels 1 Open the Measure Tools window and click Options 2 Inthe Options Editor the Measure page under the Interface node select the Show Measurement Values in Scene View check box 3 Click OK To measure a distance between two points 1 Click Review tab gt Measure panel gt Measure drop down gt Point to
53. in or out Use Animated Transitions When Switching Views If this check box is selected an animated transition displays when you click on a section of the ViewCube to help you visualize the spatial relationship between the current viewpoint and the selected viewpoint NOTE When navigating about 3D scenes that contain vast amounts of geometry the application frame rate may drop and make it difficult for the system to smoothly animate a viewpoint transition Show the Compass Below the ViewCube Indicates whether the compass is displayed below the ViewCube tool SteeringWheels Use the options on this page to customize the SteeringWheels menus Big Wheels Size Specifies the size of big wheels You can choose from the following options m Small 64x64 E Normal 128x128 m Large 256x256 Normal is the default option Opacity Controls the opacity level of big wheels The default value is 50 You can choose from the following options Em 25 mostly transparent m 50 m 75 E 90 mostly opaque Mini Wheels Size Specifies the size of mini wheels You can choose from the following options m Small 16x16 296 Chapter 13 Reference E Normal 32x32 m Large 64x64 m Extra Large 256x256 Normal is the default option Opacity Controls the opacity level of mini wheels The default value is 50 You can choose from the following options m 25 mostly transparent m 50 m 75 m 90 mostly opaque On
54. in the Scene View Show Position Indicates whether the Position Readout is displayed in the Scene View Primitives Point Size Enter a number from 1 through 9 to set the size in pixels of points drawn in the Scene View Line Size Enter a number from 1 through 9 to set the width in pixels of lines drawn in the Scene View Snap Size Enter a number from 1 through 9 to set the size in pixels of snap points drawn in the Scene View Enable Parametric Primitives Indicates whether Autodesk Navisworks dynamically renders parametric primitives during interactive navigation Selecting this check box means the level of detail changes during navigation depending on the distance from the camera Clear this check box to use the default representations of primitives the level of detail stays the same during navigation Transparency Interactive Transparency Select this check box to render transparent items dynamically during interactive navigation By default this check box is clear therefore transparent items are only drawn when interaction has stopped NOTE If your video card does not support hardware accelerated OpenGL selecting this check box can affect display performance 290 Chapter 13 Reference Drivers Page Use the options on this page to enable disable available display drivers Available Drivers This is a list of all drivers that Autodesk Navisworks can support By default all drivers are selected So
55. key while dragging a box in the scene 4 To remove items from the current selection press the ESC key To set the pick radius Click the application button N gt Options In the Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Selection option On the Selection page enter the radius in pixels that an item has to be within in order to be selected The valid values are between 1 and 9 Click OK Selection Commands Selection commands enable you to quickly alter the current selection using logic You can select multiple items based on the currently selected items properties or quickly invert the set select everything or nothing 206 Chapter 7 Review Your Model To select all items within the model E Click Home tab gt Select amp Search panel gt Select All drop down a gt Select AI To deselect all items E Click Home tab gt Select amp Search panel gt Select All drop down gt Select None oe To invert your current selection E Click Home tab gt Select amp Search panel gt Select All drop down et gt Invert Selection P Currently selected items become deselected and currently deselected items become selected To select all instances of the selected geometry group E Click Home tab gt Select amp Search panel gt Select Same drop down gt Select Multiple Instances To select all items with the same name as the currently selected item 1 Click Home tab gt S
56. list 4 Click OK Application Button and Menu The application menu enables you to access common tools It provides access to many common file actions and also allows you to manage your files using more advanced tools such as Import Export and Publish Some application menu choices have additional menus that show related commands To open the application menu click the application button N Clicking it again closes the application menu The User Interface 41 Recent Documents m New By Ordered List v P Open m Conference Center Animated 4D Simulation nved tehouse_pub_hyperlinks nwd Open URL Le ho e yg gatehouse_pub nwd A LA Print Lig Conference Center nwd La Print Preview tS Print Settings Options Exit Navisworks Option Description pa Closes the currently open file and creates New a new file gt Open Opens files Prints the scene Print Re Shows a preview of how the document will a Print Preview print Specifies print settings Print Settings Options Opens the Options Editor Exit Navisworks Exits the program 42 Chapter 3 Quick Start Recent Documents List You can view sort and access supported files that you have recently opened The most recent files are shown in the Recent Documents list The list is ordered with the most recently used file at the top By default up to four files are shown If you want to modify the size of this list use the Options Editor
57. list that is displayed when you click the smaller portion of a split button 1 ViewCube page 139 Indicates the current orientation of a model and is used to reori ent the current view of a model Clicking this button displays the ViewCube in the Scene View when it s not visible 2 SteeringWheels page 153 Collection of wheels that offer rapid switching between specialized navigation tools 3 Pan tool page 109 Activates the pan tool and moves the view parallel to the screen 4 Zoom tools page 109 Set of navigation tools for increasing or decreasing the mag nification of the current view of the model 5 Orbit tools page 110 Set of navigation tools for rotating the model around a pivot point while the view remains fixed 6 Look tools page 111 Set of navigation tools for rotating the current view vertically and horizontally 7 Walk and Fly tools page 112 Set of navigation tools for moving around the model and controlling realism settings 8 3Dconnexion page 164 Set of navigation tools used to reorient the current view of a model with a 3Dconnexion 3D mouse NOTE In a 2D workspace only the 2D navigation tools such as 2D SteeringWheels Pan Zoom and the 2D Mode 3Dconnexion tools are accessible 150 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model To display or hide the navigation bar E Click View tab gt Navigation Aids panel gt Navigation Bar a Reposition and Reorient the Navigation Bar
58. lod File Options Select E Selection Tree Eo Un Project Select amp Search Visit To hide the keytips press ALT again See also Default Keyboard Shortcuts page 79 The User Interface 53 Navigation Tools The navigation bar provides access to tools related to interactive navigation and orientation in the model including Autodesk ViewCube SteeringWheels and 3Dconnexion 3D mouse You can customize the navigation bar based on what you consider important to show You can also change the docking position of the navigation bar in the Scene View The Classic User Interface If you prefer you can switch back to the Classic user interface and use the toolbars and pull down menus from the menu bar instead of the ribbon NOTE The Classic user interface is no longer being updated with enhancements to Autodesk Navisworks It is recommended that you work using the standard Autodesk Navisworks interface To switch to the classic user interface 1 Click the application button N gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the User Interface option 3 On the User Interface page select Classic from the User Interface drop down list 4 Click OK Menu Bar The Menu bar contains all commands available in Autodesk Navisworks grouped together by similar or like functionality For example all commands related to review functionality are located under the Review
59. long way away from the main model In these cases right click an item in the Selection Tree and click Zoom Selected to find your way back to the model before trying to figure out which items are lost 138 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model To view everything 1 Click View All on the Navigation Tools toolbar Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Tools gt View All Shortcut menu Scene gt View All Zoom Selected Tool Zooms the camera so that the selected items fill the Scene View To view selected items 1 Click Zoom Selected 2 on the Navigation Tools toolbar Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Tools gt Zoom Selected Shortcut menu Scene gt Zoom Selected ViewCube Autodesk ViewCube navigation tool provides visual feedback of the current orientation of a model You can use the ViewCube tool to adjust the viewpoint of your model The ViewCube is not available in a 2D workspace Overview of ViewCube The ViewCube tool is a persistent clickable and draggable interface that you use to switch between views of your model When you display the ViewCube tool by default it is shown in the top right corner of the Scene View over the model in an inactive state The ViewCube tool provides visual feedback about the current viewpoint of the model as view changes occur When the cursor is positioned over the ViewCube tool it becomes active You can drag or click the ViewCube
60. menu all commands related to user assistance are located under the Help menu and so on 54 Chapter 3 Quick Start When a menu has a right pointing arrow such as Nevgatontiode there is a submenu associated with that choice When a menu item is followed by a series of dots such as Eat Current Viewpoint there is a dialog box associated with that choice File Menu This menu contains commands for managing files Option New Open Open URL Print Print Preview Print Settings Send by Email Recent Files Exit Description Resets the program and closes the currently open Autodesk Navisworks file Displays the Open dialog box Displays the Open URL dialog box Displays the Print dialog box Enables print preview mode Displays the Print Setup dialog box Saves the currently open Autodesk Navisworks file accesses your email program and adds the saved file as an email attachment Displays shortcuts to the most recently opened files Exits the program The User Interface 55 Edit Menu This menu contains commands for locating selecting and editing geometry in your model Option Undo Redo Select Quick Find Quick Find Next Hidden Required Hide Unselected Reset Item Reset All Sort File Units an Transform 56 Chapter 3 Quick Start Description Reverses the last performed operation Reverses the last operation performed by the Undo command
61. mode before following this procedure lets you instantly see the effect your changes have on the scene rendering 4 Click OK 184 Chapter 6 Control Model Appearance and Render Quality Head Light This mode uses a single directional light located at the camera that always points in the same direction as the camera You can customize the Head Light properties in the File Options dialog box Home tab gt Project panel To use Head Light mode Mm Click Viewpoint tab gt Render Style panel gt Lighting drop down and click Head Light S Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Lighting gt Head Light To adjust Head Light intensity 1 Click Home tab gt Project panel gt File Options 2 In the File Options dialog box click the Headlight tab File Options Culing Orientation Speed Head Light Scene Lights Data Tools Ambient Headlight i 0 canoa Gree 3 Move the Ambient slider to adjust the brightness of the scene and the Headlight slider to adjust the brightness of the directional light Control Model Appearance 185 TIP Turning on Head Light mode before following this procedure lets you instantly see the effect your changes have on the scene rendering 4 Click OK No Lights This mode switches off all lights The scene is shaded with flat rendering To turn off all lights m Click Viewpoint tab gt Render Style panel gt Lighting drop down and click
62. model in the Scene View 1 Open the Project Browser window 2 Double click the sheet or model that you want to open TIP You can also use the multi sheet navigation controls on the Status bar to quickly open sheets models To prepare a sheet model for use 1 Open the Project Browser window 2 Right click the sheet or model you want to prepare and click Prepare Sheet Model on the shortcut menu 102 Chapter 4 Work with Files To prepare all sheets models for use 1 Open the Project Browser window 2 Right click the sheet or model you want to prepare and click Prepare All Sheets Models on the shortcut menu To print a sheet model NOTE You can only print the current viewpoint 1 Open the Project Browser window 2 Double click the sheet or model you want to print to make it current that is to open it in the Scene View 3 Click Output tab gt Print panel gt Print 4 Check the printer settings are as required and click OK NOTE The maximum image size is 2048 x 2048 pixels The Properties button controls printer specific ink and paper settings Sheets Models Palette Shortcut Menu Open Opens the selected sheet model in the Scene View Prepare Sheet Model Prepares all sheets models selected in the list for use in Autodesk Navisworks To select multiple sheets models use SHIFT and CTRL keys If the selected sheets models are ready this option is not available Prepare All Sheets Models Prepares all sheets mod
63. new interface with a ribbon tool palette This is the default option 298 Chapter 13 Reference Theme Use the drop down list to apply one of the preset interface themes Model Node Use the settings in this node to optimize Autodesk Navisworks performance and customize parameters for NWD and NWC files TIP If you want to restore the default values click the Defaults button Performance Page Use the options on this page to optimize Autodesk Navisworks performance Memory Limit Auto Indicates whether Autodesk Navisworks automatically determines the maximum memory that can be used Selecting this check box sets the memory limit to the lowest of your available physical memory or address space less that required for your operating system Limit MB Specifies the maximum memory that Autodesk Navisworks can use Merge Duplicates These options improve performance by multiply instancing matching items Rather than storing every item in memory if any items are the same Autodesk Navisworks can store one instance of them and copy that instance into other positions This is of particular benefit on larger models where there are significant numbers of these duplicate geometries On Convert Select this check box to merge duplicates when a CAD file is converted into the Autodesk Navisworks format On Append Select this check box to merge duplicates when a new file is appended to the currently opened Autodesk Navisworks file
64. not been installed NOTE If the Installation wizard prompts you to install the Microsoft NET 4 0 Framework the NET 4 0 Framework installer may prompt you to first install the Windows Imaging Component WIC This can occur if you do not have the latest Microsoft Windows updates or service packs You are most likely to need WIC if you are running Windows XP SP2 without certain Windows Updates installed If required the Microsoft WIC installers are available at the following locations m 32 bit installer http www microsoft com downloads en details aspx Family ID 8e011506 6307 445b b950 215def45ddd8 amp displaylang en m 64 bit installer http Avww microsoft com downloads en details aspx Family ID f64654ac 6e26 41d9 a90a 0e7783b864ee Quick Start to Stand Alone Installation 23 Understand Administrative Permission Requirements To install Autodesk Navisworks you must have administrator permissions You do not need to have domain administrative permissions See your system administrator for information about administrative permissions To run Autodesk Navisworks you do not need administrator permissions You can run the program as a limited user Avoid Data Loss During Installation The Autodesk Navisworks installation process may stop if some applications such as Microsoft Outlook or virus checking programs are running Close all running applications to avoid possible data loss Choose a Language You can sel
65. of Autodesk design software If you participate in the Customer Involvement Program CIP specific information about how you use Autodesk Navisworks is forwarded to Autodesk This information includes what features you use the most problems that you encounter and other information helpful to the future direction of the product See the following links for more information E Learn more about the Autodesk Customer Involvement Program ht tp www autodesk com cip How to Get Assistance 19 m Read the Autodesk Privacy Statement http www autodesk com cipprivacy When you join you will be able to view reports that can help you optimize your use of Autodesk Navisworks To turn the CIP on or off 1 On the InfoCenter toolbar to the right of the Help button click the drop down arrow help drop down mn Click Customer Involvement Program In the Customer Involvement Program dialog box select to start or stop participating 4 Click OK 20 Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Installation Quick Start to Stand Alone Installation This section provides step by step instructions about how to prepare and then install Autodesk Navisworks Stand alone installation is recommended for individual users or small groups The key point is that you will repeat the installation process on each computer For a stand alone license this is the only valid installation type but it can also be used with a multi se
66. of Your Navigation page 176 To use classic Walk tool with the navigation bar 1 Onthenavigation bar click Customize gt Navigation Bar Options 2 Inthe Options Editor the Navigation Bar page under the Interface node select the Use Classic Walk check box in the Walk Tool area 112 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model 3 Click OK SteeringWheels Tools Each wheel is divided into different wedges Each wedge contains a navigation tool used to reorient the current view of a model Which navigation tools are available depends on which wheel is active Center Tool With the Center tool you can define the center of the current view of a model To define the center drag the cursor over your model A sphere pivot point is displayed in addition to the cursor The sphere indicates that the point below the cursor in the model will be the center of the current view when you release the mouse button The model is centered on the sphere NOTE If the cursor is not over the model the center cannot be set and a prohibited cursor is displayed The point defined by the Center tool provides a focal point for the Zoom tool and a pivot point for the Orbit tool NOTE If you want to zoom from the Full Navigation wheels from your defined center point hold down CTRL before zooming To specify a point on a model as the center of a view 1 Display one of the Full Navigation wheels or the big View Object wheel 2 Click and hold down the C
67. of links can be shown in the Scene View hiding colliding icons and using culling Finally as some standard link categories can have comments associated with them you can choose to only draw links with attached comments To toggle the display of links E Click Home tab gt Display panel gt Links P Menu Classic user interface Tools gt Links To control the display of standard links 1 Click the application button i gt Options Links 231 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node expand the Links node and click the Standard Categories option 3 On the Standard Categories page select the Visible check box to display the corresponding link category Clearing the check box hides the corresponding link category in the Scene View By default all standard link categories are visible 4 Click OK To control the display of user defined links 1 Click the application button N gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node expand the Links node and click the User Defined Categories option 3 On the User Defined Categories page select the Visible check box to display the corresponding link category Clearing the check box hides the corresponding link category in the Scene View By default all user defined link categories are visible NOTE If no user defined categories have been added this page is empty 4 Click OK To reduce the screen clutter 1 Click the application button i gt Op
68. product bundle such as an educational or institutional package you may have a package that includes several Autodesk products For these bundled packages an Installer disc contains information for all the products in the package The Installer disc helps you install all of the products 26 Chapter 2 Installation Install and Run Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 You must have administrative permissions to install Autodesk Navisworks This section provides instructions for installing and activating Autodesk Navisworks for an individual user on a stand alone computer NOTE Autodesk does not recommend or support the distribution of an Autodesk product using imaging software Install Autodesk Navisworks The Autodesk NavisworksInstallation wizard contains all installation related material in one place From the Installation wizard you can access user documentation change the installer language select a language specific product install supplemental tools view support solutions and learn about deploying your product on a network m Review installation documentation before you install It is recommended that you take the time to familiarize yourself with the complete installation process before you install Autodesk Navisworks Documentation is accessible from links on the lower left corner of the installer E Install Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 From the Installation wizard click Install Follow the on screen instruc
69. properties are displayed in Autodesk Navisworks Select this check box if you want to get access to the Geometry tab and the Transform tab in the Properties control bar Display Page Use the options on this page to adjust the display performance 2D Graphics Level of Detail You can adjust the level of detail of your 2D graphics which means you can trade off between the rendering performance and 2D fidelity Select from the following options m Low gives you lower 2D fidelity but better rendering performance E Medium gives you medium 2D fidelity and medium rendering performance this is the default option 288 Chapter 13 Reference m High gives you higher 2D fidelity but lower rendering performance Detail Guarantee Frame Rate By default this check box is selected and the target rate is maintained while moving When movement stops the complete model is rendered If this check box is clear the complete model is always rendered during navigation no matter how long it takes Fill In Detail Indicates whether Autodesk Navisworks fills in any discarded detail when navigation has stopped Graphics System Auto Select Autodesk Navisworks supports two graphics systems Presenter Graphics and Autodesk Graphics By default this check box is selected and Autodesk Navisworks controls which graphics system to use Clear this check box if you want to select the system yourself This enables the System drop down box
70. rendering of 3D text This toolbar gives you quick access to the Autodesk Navisworks review and analysis tools Button Description Toggles the Redline Tools tool window Toggles the display of links Toggles the display of quick properties Toggles the Measure Tools tool window The User Interface 63 Button af D 50 le 64 Chapter 3 Quick Start Description Toggles the Viewpoints control bar Toggles the Sectioning toolbar Toggles the Plan View control bar Toggles the Section View control bar Toggles the Selection Tree control bar Toggles the Sets control bar Toggles the Comments control bar Toggles the Find Comments dialog box Toggles the Find Items control bar Toggles the Properties control bar Toggles the Clash Detective tool window Toggles the Presenter tool window Toggles the TimeLiner tool window Toggles the TimeLiner Playback window Toggles the Animator tool window Button Animation Toolbar La UL w Description Toggles the Scripter tool window Controls workspaces 0 00 00 Animationi ites This toolbar allows you to play back object and viewpoint animations and toggle the scripting functionality Button la Description Rewinds the current animation back to the beginning Steps back a single animation frame or keyframe Plays the current animation backwards Records the viewpoint animation Pauses the animat
71. subscription members only Each lesson is 15 30 minutes and features hands on exercises with an option to use a simulation instead of the software application You can use an online evaluation tool that identifies gaps in skills determines what lessons will be most helpful and gauges learning progress How to Get Assistance 7 Subscription Resources and Privacy Subscription resources provide interactive product features over the Internet Each time you access subscription resources such as e Learning or Create Support Request from Communication Center in an Autodesk product product information such as the serial number version language and the subscription contract ID is sent to Autodesk for verification that your product is on subscription Autodesk compiles statistics using the information sent to subscription resources to monitor how they are being used and how they can be improved Autodesk maintains the information provided by or collected from you in accordance with Autodesk s published privacy policy which is available at http www autodesk com privacy To open the Subscription Center 1 Click the Communication Center button in the InfoCenter box 2 Onthe Communication Center panel under Subscription Center click the subscription resource you want to access NOTE Subscription Center is not available to all product users If subscription resources are not available in your product your product is not entitl
72. switch to one of the available preset views roll the current view or change to the Home view of the model Navigate a Scene 139 dol E lt gt gt A keg LEFT S f f o Y TIP When the navigation bar is linked to the ViewCube both can be moved around the Scene View See Reposition and Reorient the Navigation Bar page 151 for more information Control the Appearance ofViewCube The ViewCube tool is displayed in one of two states inactive and active When the ViewCube tool is inactive it appears partially transparent by default so that it does not obscure the view of the model When active it is opaque and may obscure the view of the objects in the current view of the model In addition to controlling the opacity level of the ViewCube when it is inactive you can also control its size and the display of the compass The settings used to control the appearance of the ViewCube are located in the Options Editor Use the Compass The compass is displayed below the ViewCube tool and indicates which direction North is defined for the model You can click a cardinal direction letter on the compass to rotate the model or you can click and drag one of the cardinal direction letters or the compass ring to interactively rotate the model around the pivot point N 140 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Drag or Click ViewCube When you drag or click the ViewCube tool the view of the model reorients around a p
73. the CTRL key before clicking the Orbit wedge or while the Orbit tool is active then drag to the point on the model you want to use as the pivot point This option is only available when using the big and mini Full Navigation wheels or the mini View Object wheel NOTE While the Orbit tool is active you can press and hold the CTRL key at anytime to move the pivot point used by the Orbit tool This pivot point is used for subsequent navigation until it is moved Maintain Up Direction You can control how the model orbits around the pivot point by choosing to maintain the up direction of the model When the up direction is maintained orbiting is constrained along the XY axis and in the Z direction If you drag horizontally the camera moves parallel to the XY plane If you drag vertically the camera moves along the Z axis If the up direction is not maintained you can roll the model using the roll ring which is centered around the pivot point Use the properties dialog box for the SteeringWheels to control whether the up direction is maintained or not for the Orbit tool 118 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model To orbit a model with the Orbit tool 4 Display one of the View Object or Full Navigation wheels Click and hold down the Orbit wedge The cursor changes to the Orbit cursor Drag to rotate the model NOTE Use the Center tool to re center the model in the current view if you are using one of the Full Navigation or View Object
74. the Full Navigation wheels or the mini View Object wheel 2 Click and hold the Pan wedge The cursor changes to the Pan cursor 3 Drag to reposition the model Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel Navigate a Scene 121 To start the Pan tool with the middle mouse button 1 Display one of the Full Navigation wheels or the mini View Object wheel 2 Press and hold down the scroll wheel or middle button The cursor changes to the Pan cursor 3 Drag to reposition the model Release the wheel or button on your pointing device to return to the wheel Rewind Tool As you use the navigation tools to reorient the view of a model the previous view is saved to the navigation history The navigation history holds a representation of the previous views of the model along with a thumbnail A separate navigation history is maintained for each window it is not maintained after the window is closed Rewind navigation history is view specific With the Rewind tool you can retrieve previous views from the navigation history From the navigation history you can restore a previous view or scroll through all of the saved views NOTE When you rewind and record a new navigation history the rewound views are replaced by new views The navigation history is not saved between sessions To restore the previous view 1 Display a wheel 2 Click the Rewind wedge 122 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model To restor
75. the SHIFT key and then click and drag a window around the area in which you want to zoom NOTE If you hold down the CTRL key along with the SHIFT key you can zoom in to an area of a model using a center based window instead of one defined by opposite corners m Mouse wheel When a wheel is displayed scroll the mouse wheel up or down to zoom the view of the model in or out NOTE When you use the Zoom tool from the Full Navigation wheel or the View Object wheel the point in the view where you click to zoom becomes the Center point for future Orbit operations until you either use the Zoom tool again or use the Center tool If you press CTRL before you click the Zoom wedge the Center point does not change Navigate a Scene 129 Classic Navigation Modes and Tools In the Classic user interface there are nine navigation modes available from the Navigation Mode toolbar to control how you move around the Scene View six camera centric modes and three model centric modes SAA TIP You can use some of these classic navigation modes with the standard ribbon user interface The Options Editor allows you to select between old and new modes In a camera centric mode the camera moves within the scene whereas in a model centric mode model moves inside the scene For example orbit and examine modes essentially do the same thing except that orbit mode moves the camera around the focal point and examine mode moves the model around
76. to fill the area Status Bar The Status bar appears at the bottom of the Autodesk Navisworks screen It cannot be customized or moved around The left hand corner of the Status bar is used to display short instructions on how to use the Autodesk Navisworks features applies to the Classic user interface only The right hand corner of the Status bar includes four performance indicators that give you constant feedback as to how well Autodesk Navisworks is performing on your machine a button to toggle the Project Browser window and controls to navigate between sheets models in multi sheet files 0 20 DIME Sm e BR si Multi Sheet Navigation Controls Click the previous next and first last arrows to open the desired sheet model in the Scene View This is equivalent to double clicking the sheet model in the Project Browser window The sheet model will be automatically prepared for use in Autodesk Navisworks if applicable NOTE These controls are only available for multi sheet files Project Browser Button Click the Project Browser El button to toggle the Project Browser window page 100 Pencil Progress Bar The progress bar under the left hand icon pencil indicates how much of the current view is drawn that is how much drop out there is in the current The User Interface 75 viewpoint When the progress bar is at 100 the scene is completely drawn with no drop out The icon changes color when a redraw is in progre
77. tool click Viewpoint tab gt Navigate panel gt Realism drop down ft gt Gravity check box Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Tools gt Gravity EE Command entry CTRL G 176 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Crouching NOTE This function only works in connection with collision When walking or flying around the model with collision activated you may encounter object that are too low to walk under a low pipe for example This function enables you to crouch under any such objects With crouching activated you will automatically crouch under any objects that you cannot walk under at your specified height thereby not impeding your navigation around the model TIP To temporarily crouch under a low object hold down the Space bar to allow navigation to proceed To toggle crouching 1 When using the Walk or Fly tool click Viewpoint tab Navigate panel gt Realism drop down ft gt Crouch check box Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Tools gt Crouch Collision This function defines you as a collision volume a 3D object that can navigate around and interact with the model obeying certain physical rules that confine you within the model itself In other words you have a mass and as such cannot pass through other objects points or lines in the scene You can walk over or climb over objects in the scene that are up to half the height of the collision volume t
78. user interface Review gt Measure gt Measure Area To measure the shortest distance between two objects 1 Press and hold the CTRL key and select two objects in the Scene View A with the Select tool Measure Tools 225 a9 2 Click Review tab gt Measure panel gt Measure Shortest Distance The optional dimension label displays the shortest distance between the selected objects Menu Classic user interface Review Measure gt Measure Shortest Distance To measure the shortest distance between two parametric objects 1 Press and hold the CTRL key and select two parametric objects in the Scene View with the Select tool Open the Measure Tools window and click Options 3 Inthe Options Editor the Measure page under the Interface node select the Use Center Lines check box and click OK a9 4 Click Review tab gt Measure panel gt Measure Shortest Distance The Distance box and the optional dimension label display the shortest distance between the center lines of the selected parametric objects Menu Classic user interface Review gt Measure gt Measure Shortest Distance To clear measuring lines m Click Review tab gt Measure panel gt Measure drop down gt Clear X 226 Chapter 7 Review Your Model Menu Classic user interface Review gt Measure Clear To move an object with a measure tool 1 2 Select the object you want to move Click Review tab gt Measure panel
79. workspace By default Collision Gravity Auto Crouch and Third Person view are switched off NOTE This dialog box is only available for 3D models Collision Select this check box to define a viewer as a collision volume in Walk and Fly modes As a result a viewer acquires some mass and cannot pass through other objects points or lines in the Scene View NOTE Selecting this check box changes the rendering prioritization so that objects around the viewer are displayed with much higher detail than normal The size of the region of high detail is based on collision volume radius and speed of movement Gravity Select this check box to give a viewer some weight in Walk mode This option works in conjunction with Collision Auto Crouch Select this check box to enable a viewer to crouch under objects that are too low to pass under in Walk mode This option works in conjunction with Collision Viewer Radius Specifies the radius of the collision volume Height Specifies the height of the collision volume Eye Offset Specifies the distance below the top of the collision volume where the camera will focus upon if Auto Zoom check box is selected Third Person Enable Select this check box to use Third Person view In Third Person view an avatar is shown in the Scene View to represent the viewer Selecting this check box changes rendering prioritization so that objects around the avatar are displayed with much higher det
80. 010 9 10 2010 The Date Time box next to the VCR buttons shows the point in time through the simulation You can click on the drop down icon to the right of the date to display a calendar from which you can select a date to jump to The Settings Button The Settings button opens the Simulation Settings Dialog Box page 261 that enables you to define how the schedule is simulated The Task View All active tasks are show in a multi column table You can move and resize table columns if necessary You can view the current simulation time for each of the active tasks and how close to completion they are Progress is displayed as a percentage The Status of each active task is also displayed as an icon For simulations where Planned and Actual dates are available the status provides a visual representation as to whether there is any variance between the planned and actual dates See The Status Icons for more information The Status Icons Each task has its own status identified by an icon Two separate bars are drawn for each task showing planned against actual relationships The color is used to differentiate the early blue on time green late red and planned grey portions of the task Dots mark the planned start and end dates Placing the mouse pointer over a Status icon shows a tooltip explaining the task status E Finished before planned start E li Early start early finish Early start on time fini
81. 3 Reference Speed Tab Use this tab to adjust the frame rate speed to reduce the amount of drop out during navigation TIP If this does not improve navigation try switching off the Guarantee Frame Rate option Frame Rate Specifies the number of frames per second FPS that are rendered in the Scene View The default setting is 6 You can set the frame rate from 1 through 60 frames per second Reducing the value reduces drop out but can cause jerky movement during navigation Increasing the value ensures a smoother navigation but increases drop out TIP If you want to restore the default values click the Defaults button Headlight Tab Use this tab to change the intensity of the scene s ambient light and headlight for Head Light mode NOTE This tab is only available for 3D models Ambient Use the slider to control the overall brightness of the scene Headlight Use the slider to control the brightness of the light located at the camera NOTE To see the effect your changes have on the model in the Scene View apply Head Light mode in the ribbon Scene Lights Tab Use this tab to change the intensity of the scene s ambient light for Scene Lights mode NOTE This tab is only available for 3D models Ambient Use the slider to control the overall brightness of the scene File Options Dialog Box 277 NOTE To see the effect your changes have on the model in the Scene View apply Scene
82. A that your video card can support automatically 3Dconnexion Page Use the options on this page to customize the behavior of 3Dconnexion devices NOTE All options are selected by default If you make any changes you can click the Default button to reset to the original settings These options are offered in addition to the adjustments that can be made using the Control Panel for the device which is supplied by the device manufacturer with the installation Speed Use the slider to adjust the sensitivity of the controller Keep Scene Upright Select this check box to disable the rolling axis When selected you will not be able to roll the model sideways Center Pivot on Selection Select this check box to move the pivot point to the center of any selections you make Pan Zoom Select this check box to turn on pan and zoom functionality for the 3Dconnexion device Tilt Spin Roll Select this check box to turn on tilt spin and roll functionality for the 3Dconnexion device Navigation Bar Page Use the options on this page to customize the behavior of tools on the navigation bar Options Editor Dialog Box 293 Orbit Tools Use Classic Orbit Select this check box if you want to switch from the standard Orbit tool to the classic Autodesk Navisworks Orbit mode on the navigation bar Use Classic Free Orbit Examine Select this check box if you want to switch from the standard Free Orbit tool to the classic Autodesk Navi
83. Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 User Guide Y U U jo O E lt April 2011 2011 Autodesk Inc All Rights Reserved Except as otherwise permitted by Autodesk Inc this publication or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form by any method for any purpose Certain materials included in this publication are reprinted with the permission of the copyright holder Trademarks The following are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk Inc and or its subsidiaries and or affiliates in the USA and other countries 3DEC design logo 3December 3December com 3ds Max Algor Alias Alias swirl design logo AliasStudio AliaslWavefront design logo ATC AUGI AutoCAD AutoCAD Learning Assistance AutoCAD LT AutoCAD Simulator AutoCAD SQL Extension AutoCAD SQL Interface Autodesk Autodesk Envision Autodesk Intent Autodesk Inventor Autodesk Map Autodesk MapGuide Autodesk Streamline AutoLISP AutoSnap AutoSketch AutoTrack Backburner Backdraft Built with ObjectARX logo Burn Buzzsaw CAiCE Civil 3D Cleaner Cleaner Central ClearScale Colour Warper Combustion Communication Specification Constructware Content Explorer Dancing Baby image DesignCenter Design Doctor Designer s Toolkit DesignKids DesignProf DesignServer DesignStudio Design Web Format Discreet DWF DWG DWG logo DWG Extreme DWG TrueConvert DWG TrueView DXF Ecotect Exposure Extending the Design Team Face Robot FBX Fem
84. Bar 151 Control the Display of Navigation Tools on the Navigation Bat o e ad dea a e e e de eS 152 a A aa eA ea ee Se eS 153 Overview of SteeringWheelS o 153 Wheel Me ooo sr e 157 View Object Wheels a coo once SS es 158 Tour Building Wheels so o eu t ra seres ns 160 Contents v Full Navigation WheelS o 162 2D Navigation Wheel oooo s occ Rw 164 aDcornnexion 3D Mouse o e s sa ec oasa a ass rss 164 CATIA dd e oi a Se A a a A 167 Set Camera Projector o o co ocene i dr e a eS 167 Control the Field of View s 6 2 hak eee a h we 168 Position and Focus Camera 168 Navigation AIS o o a ee ee ha ee we os oe es we Ge ee a eh 172 Head Up DISPLAY 2 0 oe ee Ew Bw g 172 Reference VIEWS o o ee a we a arca PO ee a 173 FOCUS o soi s cc A Aa A a Re ge 175 BIG yoy are Ao Rh a go a a ea ee Ets 175 Control the Realism of Your Navigation 176 CENI Base ae os chs so se Eee a EG a Ge a e e A 176 CTO oore a A ed A ee wh ew 177 E ci bao ek eae Wa ew De Ee a a 177 Third Person VIEW pco ae Bw ee ee ob Se eS G 178 Chapter 6 Control Model Appearance and Render Quality 181 Control Model Appearance 6646 ee ib e eee See 181 Select Rendet Mode oac ke reaa rra ee ee ee 181 Fal REAST ooo oe Re a ee a 182 Shaded sa kk Se ee ee he Ge ee 182 WIRETIGUHE s e Gara a Oe ew a Bee 182 Hidden Line a asia as A e e Se ee ee a 183 ADO AGUAS i se ais a Se
85. Hardware Acceleration Select this check box to utilize any available OpenGL hardware acceleration on your video card If your video card drivers do not function well with Autodesk Navisworks clear this check box NOTE If your video card does not support OpenGL hardware acceleration this check box is not available System This drop down box is available when you clear the Auto Select check box Select from the following options E Presenter supports the display of Presenter materials and uses Hardware or Software OpenGL m Autodesk supports the display of Autodesk materials and uses Direct3D or Hardware OpenGL NOTE 3D models can use either graphics system Presenter system is the default option 2D sheets can only use Autodesk Graphics and will not render without a Direct 3D OpenGL supported graphics card Occlusion Culling Select this check box to enable occlusion culling This means that Autodesk Navisworks only draws visible objects and ignores any objects located behind other objects Options Editor Dialog Box 289 Selecting this check box improves the display performance when much of the model is not visible For example when you re walking down the corridor of a building IMPORTANT Occlusion culling can only be used on a machine with an OpenGL 1 5 compliant graphics card Also occlusion culling is not used in a 2D workspace Heads Up XYZ Axes Indicates whether the XYZ Axes indicator is displayed
86. Lights mode in the ribbon InfoCenter Settings Dialog Box Use this dialog box to specify InfoCenter and Communication Center settings Buttons OK Saves changes and closes the InfoCenter Settings dialog box Cancel Discards changes and closes the InfoCenter Settings dialog box Help Displays the context sensitive help Pointing device In the InfoCenter box click the Subscription Center button Communication Center button Favorites button InfoCenter Settings E button General Node Use the General node to select your current location frequency for checking new online content and option to turn on or off animated transition effects for the InfoCenter panels Please Indicate the Country Region Nearest to Your Current Location Set the country in which Autodesk Navisworks users work This is used for tailoring location specific Communication Center content Check for New Online Content Specifies how often Communication Center checks for new content Use Animated Transition Effects for Panels Check to animate panel transitions Pointing device InfoCenter Settings dialog box General node Communication Center Node Use the Communication Center node to set the maximum age of the articles displayed on the Communication Center panel 278 Chapter 13 Reference Hide Results Which Are More Than X Days Old Select this check box to have InfoCenter hide search results older than the numeric value you specify CAD Manager Cha
87. RS 183 Pell IgGs a e re le EA ee E 184 Scene LISIS cosa gee Ae EA eS Bee ee Se 184 Head LINE oa ee ie ee ea ae Be we amp amp Gi 185 DIGGS os on ee he oS OD a eee 186 Select Background Effect ea cas 4 ee mess 186 Adjust Displaying of Primitives 188 GUEEACES ori A AS ee es 188 LINES oc ke Be we EO RO a ee ee 189 FOIN oe oi ee ele le SRA a a ew we a E 189 Snap POUR La we A ae he ee Se Se 190 Pee ee SaaS oe Ges Gia Ges os ea A Be amp eh ha cde ee N g 191 Control Render Quality o ee se e ca ae ee we a ds 191 Use CAS ato A de th Ao He ee Oe 191 Make Objects Required oscar eS 193 Control Rendering of Objects o 194 Adjust Scene Rendering During Navigation 194 Accelerate Display Performance 196 Adjust Presenter Materials oos ecri 6b bd ee as eS 197 Stereo REDASUAE oo aa se a ew Ae alee ee 198 vi Contents Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Review Your Model o 201 SELECT ODOC ce o A a we 201 Interactive Geometry Selection 2 664664 4465 08 201 Selection Tree WOW ec Re oe eS 202 SelecHon TOOK a d oe o Kok ew oe Re 205 Selection Commands oo q qes sonia 206 Set Highlighting Method scores p we aO a 208 Hide OBESA GEG a i Wg E Oe 210 PE OBJEC o e Rd ee Ee 211 Quick FInd AAA 211 Find All Sheets and Models Containing the Selected Object 212 Find Items in Other Sheets and Models Window
88. Render In Full Render mode the model is rendered with smooth shading including any materials that have been applied using the Presenter tool or have been brought through from the native CAD file To select Full Render mode m Click Viewpoint tab gt Render Style panel gt Mode drop down and click Full Render Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Rendering gt Full Render Shaded In Shaded mode the model is rendered with smooth shading and without textures To select Shaded mode E Click Viewpoint tab gt Render Style panel gt Mode drop down and click Shaded 0 Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Rendering gt Shaded Wireframe In Wireframe mode the model is rendered in wireframe As Autodesk Navisworks uses triangles to represent surfaces and solids all triangle edges are visible in this mode 182 Chapter 6 Control Model Appearance and Render Quality To select Wireframe mode Mm Click Viewpoint tab gt Render Style panel gt Mode drop down and click Wireframe Y Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Rendering gt Wireframe Hidden Line In Hidden Line mode the model is rendered in wireframe but only the outline and facet edges of surfaces that are visible to the camera are displayed NOTE Unlike wireframe mode where surfaces are rendered transparent hidden line mode renders surfaces opaque To select Hidden Line mode m Click Viewpoint tab gt R
89. S professionals to share 2D and 3D design data DWF files are highly compressed and retain detailed design information and scale The newest version of the DWF file format DWFx is based on the XML Paper Specification XPS from Microsoft DWEx files can be opened and printed instantly using the free Microsoft XPS Viewer which comes pre installed on computers using the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system For the Windows XP operating system the Microsoft XPS Viewer can be downloaded directly from Microsoft Unlike DWF files DWFx files include additional information to display design data in the Microsoft XPS Viewer As such DWFx files are larger than corresponding DWF files 97 Supported Entities All 3D geometry Texture maps Texture coordinates Colors per vertex per face Property fields Categories 2D lines plot sections Thumbnails for 2012 files or later Sheet property for 2012 files or later More than one 3D section per file multi sheet file support Unsupported Entities MH Marked up sketches m NURBS surfaces E Cameras See also DWF File Reader Options Manage Files Open Files To open files in Autodesk Navisworks you can either use a standard Open dialog box or drag and drop files directly into the Selection Tree window NOTE If the chosen file is a CAD or laser scan file Autodesk Navisworks automatically uses an appropriate file reader to open it provided this file format is suppor
90. Settings ES 255 2 In the Print Setup dialog box make changes as required to the paper and orientation 3 Click the Properties button if you want to change printer specific settings 4 Return to the Print dialog box and click OK Print Current Viewpoint When the print option is selected Autodesk Navisworks prints the current viewpoint scaled to fit and centered on the page To print the current viewpoint 1 Click Output tab gt Print panel gt Print 2 Check the printer settings are as required and click OK NOTE The maximum image size is 2048x2048 pixels The Properties button controls printer specific ink and paper settings Toolbar Classic user interface Standard gt Print 256 Chapter 11 Share Data TimeLiner Playback TimeLiner Playback enables you to view a TimeLiner construction sequence In this section you will learn how to simulate your TimeLiner sequence throughout the duration of the project schedule Overview of TimeLiner Tool The TimeLiner tool adds 4D schedule simulation to Autodesk Navisworks files In Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 TimeLiner has a playback only option allowing any externally created project data to be simulated but no changes to be made to that data TimeLiner Playback Window The TimeLiner Playback dockable window enables you to set up and play simulations To toggle the TimeLiner Playback window mM Click Home tab gt Tools panel gt TimeLiner Playback
91. This section outlines common issues and their solutions with regards to adding and removing features reinstalling or repairing your installation and uninstalling products 36 Chapter 2 Installation IMPORTANT Do not use registry cleaning programs or attempt to modify the registry entries yourself to uninstall Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Failure to follow the official uninstall procedure will result in the inability to re install the software When should reinstall the product instead of a repair You should reinstall your product if you accidentally delete or alter files that are required by the program Missing or altered files adversely affect the performance of your product and cause error messages when you try to execute a command or find a file If an attempt to repair an installation fails reinstalling is the next best option Installation data is cached locally on your drive and that data is reused when reinstalling If any files cannot be located when reinstalling a product you are prompted to load the original media If the product was installed from a network deployment you need access to the original deployment unaltered by later changes such as the addition of a service pack When I uninstall my software what files are left on my system If you uninstall the product some files remain on your system such as files you created or edited Your license file also stays on your workstation when you uninst
92. View TimeLiner Playback Icon Type Specifies how to display this link category Select one of the following options m Icon links are represented by default icons in the Scene View m links to manually created tasks a links to tasks with valid links a links to tasks with broken links m Text links are represented by text boxes with link descriptions in the Scene View Visible Select this check box to display this link category in the Scene View Hide Icons Without Comments Select this check box to display only the links that have comments in the Scene View User Defined Categories Page Use this page to view custom link categories The padlock icon indicates that you cannot add or remove categories directly from here Options Editor Dialog Box 287 Quick Properties Page Use the options on this page to customize the way quick properties are displayed in the Scene View TIP If you want to restore the default values click the Defaults button Show Quick Properties Toggles the display of quick properties in the Scene View Hide Category Clear this check box to include category names in the quick properties tooltips If you don t want to see category names in the quick properties tooltips select this check box Definitions Page Developer Page Use the options on this page to adjust the display of object properties Show Internal Properties Indicates whether additional object
93. a model such as a building an assembly line ship or oil rig You can also walk through and navigate around a model The big Tour Building wheel is optimized for new 3D users while the mini Tour Building wheel is optimized for experienced 3D users Walk Big Tour Building Wheel The big Tour Building wheel wedges have the following options m Forward page 114 Adjusts the distance between the current point of view and the defined pivot point of the model Clicking once moves forward half the distance as far as the object you clicked E Look Swivels the current view 160 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model E Rewind Restores the most recent view You can move backward or forward by clicking and dragging left or right E Up DownTool Slides the current view of a model along the Z axis of the model Mini Tour Building Wheel The mini Tour Building wheel wedges have the following options m Walk Top wedge Simulates walking through a model mE Rewind Right wedge Restores the most recent view You can move backward or forward by clicking and dragging left or right mE Up Down Bottom wedge Slides the current view of a model along the Z axis of the model E Look Left wedge Swivels the current view NOTE When the mini wheel is displayed you can press and hold the middle mouse button to pan scroll the wheel button to zoom in and out and hold the SHIFT key while pressing and holding the middle mouse button to or
94. about subscription services such as product enhancements personalized web support from Autodesk technical experts and self paced e Learning If you are a subscription member you can access subscription services by clicking the Communication Center gt button in the InfoCenter box and then clicking a Subscription Center link To learn more about Autodesk subscription membership visit http www autodesk com subscriptioncenter About Subscription Center With Autodesk Subscription you get the latest releases of Autodesk software incremental product enhancements personalized web support from Autodesk technical experts and self paced e Learning Subscription services are available to subscription members only By clicking the Communication Center button in the InfoCenter box members have access to the following options under Subscription Center E Subscription status Checks your subscription status E Create support request Provides direct one to one communication with Autodesk support technicians You receive fast complete answers to your installation configuration and troubleshooting questions E View support requests Tracks and manages your questions and responses through Autodesk s state of the art support system E Edit Subscription Center profile Sets up and maintains your subscription account m View e Learning catalog Features interactive lessons organized into product catalogs m e Learning Lessons For
95. ail than normal The size of the 270 Chapter 13 Reference region of high detail is based on collision volume radius speed of movement and the distance of the camera behind the avatar Auto Zoom Select this check box to automatically switch from Third Person view to first person view whenever the line of vision becomes obscured by an item Avatar Specifies the avatar that is used in Third Person view Angle Specifies the angle at which the camera looks at the avatar For example 0 positions the camera directly behind the avatar 15 makes the camera look down on the avatar at a 15 angle Distance Specifies the distance between the camera and the avatar TIP If you want to restore the default values click the Defaults button Pointing device Edit Viewpoint dialog box Settings Default Collision Dialog Box Use this dialog box to specify and save your preferred collision settings in a 3D workspace By default Collision Gravity Auto Crouch and Third Person view are switched off When you modify default collision settings your changes do not affect the currently opened Autodesk Navisworks file They are used as soon as you open a new Autodesk Navisworks file or start a new Autodesk Navisworks session Collision Select this check box to define a viewer as a collision volume in Walk and Fly modes As a result a viewer acquires some mass and cannot pass through other objects points or lines in the Scene Vi
96. all your product If you reinstall on the same workstation the license information remains valid and you do not have to reactivate the product Installation Troubleshooting 37 38 Quick Start Start and Quit Autodesk Navisworks Once you ve installed page 21 Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 you can start it from the Windows desktop or from the command line To start Autodesk Navisworks do one of the following from the Windows desktop E Double click the Autodesk Navisworks icon or Mm Click Start gt All Programs gt Autodesk gt Navisworks Freedom 2012 gt Freedom 2012 Autodesk Navisworks starts in the language that best matches the settings on your computer You can also start Autodesk Navisworks in another of the in stalled languages page 30 To quit Autodesk Navisworks click the application button A Atthe bottom of the application menu click Exit Autodesk Navisworks The User Interface The Autodesk Navisworks interface contains a number of traditional Windows elements such as the application menu Quick Access toolbar ribbon dockable windows dialog boxes and shortcut menus in which you complete tasks 39 Parts of Autodesk Navisworks Interface This section briefly describes the main components of the standard Autodesk Navisworks interface The Autodesk Navisworks interface is intuitive and easy to learn and use You can adjust the application interface to match the way you work For example yo
97. allowing you to visualize exactly how a person would interact with the intended design You can customize settings such as avatar selection dimension and positioning for the current viewpoint or as a global option When third person view is turned on rendering prioritization is changed so that objects around the camera or avatar are displayed with much higher detail than normal The size of the region of high detail is based on collision volume radius speed of movement needing to see what is about to be walked into and the distance of the camera behind the avatar in order to see what the avatar is interacting with To toggle third person view 1 Click Viewpoint tab gt Navigate panel gt Realism drop down ff gt Third Person check box Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Tools gt Third Person E Command entry CTRL T To change the default avatar 1 In Autodesk Navisworks click the application button gt Options Control the Realism of Your Navigation 179 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Viewpoint Defaults option 3 Click the Settings button in the Collision area In the Default Collision dialog box select the Enable check box in the Third Person area 5 Click OK to return to the Options Editor Click OK 7 Restart Autodesk Navisworks To change an avatar for the current viewpoint 1 In Autodesk Navisworks click Viewpoint tab gt Save Load amp
98. ame items are re hidden re made required and the materials reinstated This can be useful in the creation of animations when dragging on viewpoints onto an empty animation tilt angle This is indicated in the scene s units below negative or above positive horizontal 0 at the base of the Tilt window viewpoint up vector The direction that Autodesk Navisworks considers up is called the viewpoint up vector This is maintained in the walk orbit and turntable modes This may be also referred to as world up vector Glossary 307 308 Index 2D 100 2D Navigation wheel 164 2D 3D object associations 212 3D mouse devices 165 3D workspace 106 3Dconnexion options 293 3Dconnexion 3D mouse 165 A align viewpoint 106 animation enable scripts 247 play 247 Animation toolbar 65 annotations 228 Autodesk Channels 16 background effects 186 settings 269 Cc cameras 167 align 171 orthographic 167 perspective 167 straighten 170 tilt 169 Center tool 113 CIP Customer Involvement Program 19 close toolbars 59 collaborate drive 251 refresh 251 session 251 start 251 Windows NetMeeting 251 collision 177 options 270 comments 228 clash result 228 search set 228 selection set 228 TimeLiner task 228 view 228 viewpoint 228 viewpoint animation 228 Communication Center 9 settings 16 Subscription Center 7 compass ViewCube 140 configuration files 94 constrained orbit 137 create files 100 cr
99. an object item name The original CAD or Autodesk Navisworks assigned identifier Any item can have a name and this name will usually come from the original CAD package that the model was created in item type Every item in Autodesk Navisworks has a type Examples of types are reference files layers instances sometimes called inserts and groups Every CAD package also has a number of geometry types for example polygons 3D Solids and so on selection resolution The selection resolution is the level in the selection tree you start selecting at You can cycle through items in the tree by holding down the SHIFT key during a selection user name and internal name Each category and property name has two parts a user visible string which is localized and an internal string which isn t and is mainly used by the API By default when matching names in the Smart Tags and Find Items dialog boxes both parts must be the same but you can use the flags to match only on one part You might use Ignore User Name if you wanted to match something irrespective of which localized version was being used Viewpoint Terminology angular speed The speed that the camera moves when turning right and left in any navigation mode anti aliasing Anti aliasing improves image quality by softening the jagged edge appearance of sharp lines 2x to 64x refers to the extra number of frames that are required for the anti aliasing process The greater the number of frame
100. angular marker on the reference view into a new location The camera in the Scene View changes its position to match the position of the marker in the view 174 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Alternatively navigate to a different location in the Scene View The triangular marker in the reference view changes its position to match the camera position in the Scene View 3 To manipulate a reference view right click anywhere in the Section View window Use the shortcut menu to adjust the view as desired EE Command entry CTRL F10 Focus You can put the Scene View into focus mode until the next click When you are in focus mode clicking on an item swivels the camera so that the point clicked is in the center of the view This point becomes the focal point for the Orbit tools SteeringWheels and navigation bar in a 3D workspace only In the Classic user interface 3D workspace this point becomes the focal point for examine orbit and turntable classic navigation modes page 130 In a 2D workspace the camera is moved to the center of the box of focused item while the z value remains the same To focus on an item mM Click Item Tools tab gt Look At panel gt Focus on Item E Toolbar Navigation bar gt Look tools gt Focus Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Tools Focus Shortcut menu Scene Focus Hold When you navigate around a model in Autodesk Navisworks it is possible to pick up
101. approximately 256 x 256 pixels This library is installed by default and is required by Autodesk Navisworks to support a full range of visual style and color style functionality m Low Resolution low resolution images approximately 512 x 512 pixels E Medium Resolution medium resolution images approximately 1024 x 1024 pixels High Resolution high resolution images This option is not currently supported Max Texture Dimensions This option affects the visual details of the textures applied to geometry Enter the desired value in pixels For example a value of 128 means the maximum texture size of 128 pixels x 128 pixels The higher the value the higher the load on your graphics card as more MB in memory is required to render textures Procedural Texture Size This option gives the size of textures generated from procedural maps For example a value of 256 means the texture size of 256 292 Chapter 13 Reference x 256 pixels generated from procedural maps The higher the value the higher the load on your graphics card as more MB in memory is required to render textures Multi Sample Anti Aliasing MSAA Level Defines the value of anti aliasing to render in Autodesk Graphics mode Anti aliasing is used to smooth the edges of the geometry The higher the number the smoother the geometry but the longer the rendering will take 2x is the default option NOTE If your video card does not support higher MSAA use lower MSA
102. at you can now achieve an accurate transfer of materials textures and lights when importing or exporting data between Autodesk Navisworks and other FBX compatible applications Support for opening 2D 3D DWF and DWFx files See DWF File Reader Support for exporting 3D DWF and DWFx files See Export 3D DWE DWEx Files Multi sheet file support See 2D and Multi Sheet Files page 100 2D 3D Object Association support See Find All Sheets and Models Con taining the Selected Object page 212 FBX consistent material support for lights materials and textures See FBX File Reader Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Enhancements The Review tab now contains Measure tools supporting field access to dimensioning and area calculation 2 Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 g Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 TRA atic View Output It Clear View Comments Shortest Distance Measures the shortest distance between two selected objects Press F1 for more help m You can now open 2D DWE and multi sheet DWF files as well as NWD files m A Gantt View is now available during 4D TimeLiner simulations Smuate wn aa G e ey el 17 00 02 11 2010 Fs settings rs AA gt pP Name 20 07 LEVELS k 19 38 3 INTERIOR WALLS GWB E ea IA ee 95 19 LEVEL 2 F 80 64 2 LIGHTING FIXTURES E E 83 87 LEVEL 3 a 31 75 3 DOMESTIC COLD WATER SYSTEM 86 05 civ a E 12 ocot En
103. at stand alone or network license Prepare for Installation To prepare for installation you should review the system requirements understand administrative permission requirements and close all running applications Complete these tasks and you are ready to begin installing Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 NOTE It is also recommended that you install Microsoft Net Framework 4 0 before installing the product See Install Microsoft Net Framework 4 0 page 23 System Requirements for Stand Alone Installation The first task you need to complete is to make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements If your system does not meet these requirements problems can occur both within Autodesk Navisworks and at the operating system level 21 Whether your Windows operating system is the 32 bit or the 64 bit version the version is automatically detected during installation See the following table for hardware and software requirements Hardware and software requirements for client machine Hardware Software Requirement Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit Home Ba sic Home Premium Professional Enterprise or Ul timate recommended Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 32 bit or 64 bit Home Premium Business Enterprise or Ultimate Microsoft Windows XP SP3 32 bit Home or Professional Microsoft Windows XP SP2 64 bit Professional Web browser Microsoft Internet Explorer
104. at the edge of the toolbar and drag it to a different location m To open or close toolbars right click an empty area next to the last toolbar on the screen and choose from the list of available toolbars on the shortcut menu When a Autodesk Navisworks toolbar button has a down pointing arrow such as 22 a submenu toolbar is associated with that choice Click the triangle to open the menu and select a specific option As you move through the menu additional help is displayed in the Status bar When the option is selected it becomes the current command and is displayed as a button in the toolbar To repeat the command click the button in the toolbar To choose a different command click the triangle again Some toolbar buttons enable you to choose a program mode For example to look around your model you need to be in look around mode To rotate the model you need to be in Free Orbit mode and so on Autodesk Navisworks remains in the selected mode until instructed otherwise To identify the mode you are in look at the buttons If a button is highlighted and has a dark blue boarder around it the corresponding mode is currently active GS 12 4990 Dr ep To leave the mode either click the same button again or choose a different mode Some buttons are used to toggle the display of dialog boxes and dockable windows for example the Presenter window the Animator window etc Again if a button is highlighted and has a dark
105. avigating around heavily textured scenes See also Presenter Page Control Render Quality 197 Stereo Rendering Stereoscopic viewing in Autodesk Navisworks allows the viewing of the 3D model through stereo enabled hardware including active and passive stereo viewing glasses in conjunction with both CRT screens and dedicated projectors IMPORTANT Using stereo rendering requires the host computer have an OpenGL graphics card with stereo support Additionally some drivers require stereo to be explicitly enabled in the driver and may require lower color or resolution settings before the stereo rendering becomes available When the video output is in stereo mode the view looks blurred without the correct glasses being worn If the camera is in orthographic mode it needs to be set to perspective for the effect to work correctly NOTE As the view for each eye has to be rendered separately it is not possible to support incremental filling in of detail in stereo mode The detail appears when rendering is complete Progress can be seen using the bar in the status area and it is still possible to interrupt and start interacting again at any time In focal point based navigation modes such as orbit free orbit and constrained orbit the model is positioned so that parts closer than the focal point appear in front of the screen with the rest behind In other navigation modes such as walk and fly the focal point is set so that
106. avisworks InfoCenter Settings Dialog Box 279 RSS Feeds Select this check box to receive balloon notification of new RSS feeds Number of Seconds Balloon Notification Displays Enter a numeric value to indicate the amount of time to display balloon notifications Transparency of Balloon Notification Enter a numeric value to indicate the transparency of balloon notifications Alternatively drag the slider toward Opaque to decrease the balloon notification transparency percentage or toward Transparent to increase the transparency percentage Pointing device InfoCenter Settings dialog box Communication Center node gt Balloon Notification page RSS Feeds Page Use the settings on this page to RSS feeds RSS Subscription Add Specify the path for the RSS feed you want to add After the RSS feed has been added to the RSS Subscription list under Items to Display enter a numeric value to indicate the number of items to display Remove Remove a selected RSS feed from the RSS Subscription list Pointing device InfoCenter Settings dialog box Communication Center node gt RSS Feeds page Options Editor Dialog Box Use the Options Editor to adjust program settings for Autodesk Navisworks sessions The settings that you set up in the Options Editor are persistent across all Autodesk Navisworks sessions You also share the modified settings with other members of your team The options are presented in a hierarchical tree st
107. based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group Disclaimer THIS PUBLICATION AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS MADE AVAILABLE BY AUTODESK INC AS IS AUTODESK INC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THESE MATERIALS This User Guide was last updated on 11 April 2011 Contents Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 1 What Is New im This Release oo omo we ww 1 HOW tO Get ASSANGE o eop a ee ee ee A 4 Find Information Using InfoCenter 4 Overview of InfoCenter oca a ts 4 Search for Information coo isa au e 5 ACCESS Subscription Center s ese esr ee eS 7 Use Communication Center gt s s o s er ew ee ma 9 Save and Access Favorite TOPiCS lt 10 Use the Help SYE o o 6 a ta tai a 11 Specify InfoCenter Settings so o e c ecr saa suk ewa 16 Gei MOTE HEID s a RR A ee ds 19 View the Product Read occiso a e oa Ee eS 19 Join the Customer Involvement Program 19 Chapter 2 Installation o o ee ee ee 21 Quick Start to Stand Alone Installation 21 Prepare tar Installation lt soos ecu e eaae e a Re S 21 System Requirements for Stand Alone Installation 21 Install Microsoft Net Framework 4 0 23 Understand Administrative Permission Requirements os s s a e soe
108. be resized separately from other windows In a pinned group resizing one window resizes the rest of the windows Docking Tool The docking tool indicates the relationship of a dragged window to the rest of the canvas and enables you to pinpoint drag and drop destinations The tool contains an inner zone and outer zone of controls representing the drop destination Five stickers of the inner zone are used to dock windows relative to the closest suitable area on the canvas while four stickers of the outer zone are used to dock windows relative to the canvas itself The docking tool also provides visual previews of what space will be occupied by a window These previews are shown when you are moving a window and while your mouse is over one of the stickers TIP To quickly create a window group use the sticker at the center of the docking tool when you drag a window to its location This works anywhere on the canvas excluding the default scene view and the Tilt window Custom scene views can be grouped with other windows 74 Chapter 3 Quick Start To move a window with the docking tool 1 Click and drag the title bar at the top or side of the window towards the place where you want it to dock This activates the docking tool 2 Drag the window over the sticker on the docking tool that represents the area you want the window to occupy 3 Release the mouse button to dock the window there The window is automatically resized
109. bit the model To switch to the mini Tour Building wheel m Right click the wheel and click Advanced Wheels gt Mini Tour Building Wheel Toolbar Navigation bar gt SteeringWheels gt Mini Tour Building Wheel Ribbon Viewpoint tab gt Navigate panel gt Steering WheelsMini Tour Building A Menu Classic user interface View gt SteeringWheels gt Mini Tour Building Wheel Toolbar Classic user interface Navigation Mode gt Mini Tour Building Wheel To switch to the big Tour Building wheel m Right click the wheel and click Basic Tour Building Wheel Toolbar Navigation bar gt SteeringWheels Basic Tour Building Wheel Ribbon Viewpoint tab gt Navigate panel gt Steering WheelsBasic D Tour Building S Navigate a Scene 161 Menu Classic user interface View SteeringWheels gt Tour Building Wheel Toolbar Classic user interface Navigation Mode gt Tour Building Wheel Full Navigation Wheels The Full Navigation wheels big and mini contain common 3D navigation tools used for both viewing an object and touring a building The big and mini Full Navigation wheels are optimized for experienced 3D users Zoom NOTE When one of the Full Navigation wheels is displayed you can press and hold the middle mouse button to pan scroll the wheel button to zoom in and out and hold the SHIFT key while pressing and holding the middle mouse button to orbit the model Big Full Navigat
110. blue boarder around it it means that the corresponding display element is currently open As you open more toolbars on the screen or resize the Autodesk Navisworks window the toolbars may get overlapped with each other to reduce the screen clutter When this happens some buttons will be hidden under the overlaps The User Interface 59 To quickly access the entire set of commands on a toolbar click the chevron button at the right end of the toolbar The remaining commands available for that toolbar will appear In this section you will find a complete list of Autodesk Navisworks toolbars and associated buttons NOTE The actual toolbar content can differ from this reference depending on the workspace you use Standard Toolbar Dos 220 This toolbar provides quick access to file management commands It also enables you to undo redo your actions and open the Help system Button Description E Resets the program and closes the currently open Autodesk Navisworks file a Refreshes your scene with the latest versions of currently loaded model files a Displays the Open dialog box A Displays the Append dialog box ia Displays the Merge dialog box m Saves the currently open Autodesk Navis works file 2 Displays the Publish dialog box a Saves the currently open Autodesk Navis works file accesses your email program 60 Chapter 3 Quick Start Button Selection Tools Toolbar IN GCs Descripti
111. by Autodesk Navisworks This is reported in Megabytes MB Undo Redo Commands You can undo or redo your actions in Autodesk Navisworks The default settings are adequate for regular Autodesk Navisworks usage but you can adjust page 281 the amount of space allocated to the undo redo buffer if necessary 76 Chapter 3 Quick Start To undo an action E Click Undo amp on the Quick Access toolbar EE Command entry CTRL Z Toolbar Classic user interface Standard gt Undo To redo an action m Click Redo on the Quick Access toolbar EE Command entry CTRL Y Toolbar Classic user interface Standard gt Redo Autodesk Navisworks Workspaces Workspaces retain information about which windows are open their positions and the size of the application window Workspaces retain changes made to the ribbon but not to the Quick Access toolbar NOTE In the Classic user interface mode that is the ribbon is turned off workspaces retain information about the dockable windows and the toolbars The workspaces can be shared with other users You could for example create separate workspaces for occasional and power Autodesk Navisworks users or setup your own corporate standard Autodesk Navisworks comes with several pre configured workspaces E Safe Mode selects the layout with the minimum features E Navisworks Standard selects the layout with commonly used windows auto hidden as tabs E Navis
112. cally including folders and their contents IMPORTANT Any changes that you make cannot be saved and will apply for the duration of your Autodesk Navisworks session Blank Space Sort Sorts the contents of the Saved Viewpoints window alphabetically Help Opens the Help system 240 Chapter 8 Use Viewpoints Saved Viewpoint Add Copy Creates a copy of the selected viewpoint in the Saved Viewpoints window The copy is named the same as the selected viewpoint but includes the version number in brackets For example View1 1 View1 2 and so on Edit Opens the Edit Viewpoint dialog box and enables you to manually edit the viewpoint s attributes Update Makes the selected viewpoint the same as the current viewpoint in the Scene View Transform Opens the Transform dialog box It enables you to transform the camera position This option is not available in a 2D workspace Delete Deletes the selected viewpoint from the Saved Viewpoints window Rename Enables you to rename the selected viewpoint Copy Name Copies the name of the selected viewpoint to the Clipboard Sort Sorts the contents of the Saved Viewpoints window alphabetically Help Opens the Help system Viewpoint Animation Add Copy Creates a copy of the selected viewpoint animation in the Saved Viewpoints window The copy is named the same as the selected viewpoint animation but includes the version number in brackets For example View1 1 View1 2 and so on
113. ce node and click the Developer option On the Developer page select the Show Internal Properties check box Object Properties 217 4 Click OK Reset Object Attributes In Navisworks Freedom 2012 you have an option of resetting object attributes back to the state they were in when imported from the original CAD files This will remove any color transparency and transform overrides that may have been applied in Navisworks Manage or Navisworks Simulate Reset to Original Values In Autodesk Navisworks you can reset object attributes back to the values in the original CAD files To restore original appearance of an object or a group of objects in your scene Note You cannot restore colors separately from transparencies 1 Select the required objects in the Scene View oe 2 Click Item Tools tab gt Appearance panel gt Reset Appearance UN To reset appearance of all objects in your scene Note You cannot restore colors separately from transparencies mM Click Home tab gt Project panel Reset All drop down gt Appearances aa CN To reset transform for an object or a group of objects in your scene 1 Select the required objects in the Scene View 2 Click Item Tools tab gt Transform panel Reset Transform gt To reset transform for all objects in your scene E Click Home tab gt Project panel gt Reset All drop down Transforms IRS 218 Chapter 7 Review Your Model Measure Tools Measure to
114. ces close to how they would appear in the real world This is the default option Options Editor Dialog Box 291 NH Gooch uses cool and warm colors instead of dark and light to enhance the display of faces that might be shadowed and difficult to see in a realistic display Autodesk Materials Use Fall Back This option gives you control of forcing to use Basic Material instead of Autodesk consistent material If your graphics card does not function well with Autodesk consistent material this option will automatically be used Use Lod Texture Select this check box if you want to use LOD textures Reflection Enabled Select this check box to enable the reflection color for Autodesk consistent material Highlight Enabled Select this check box to enable the specular color for Autodesk consistent material Bump Enabled Select this option if you want to use a bump map which makes a rendered object appear to have a bumpy or irregular surface For example when you render an object with a bump mapped material lighter whiter areas of the map appear to be raised and darker blacker areas appear to be low If the image is in color the gray scale value of each color is used Bump mapping increases rendering time significantly but adds to the realism Image Library Selects Autodesk consistent material library based on the texture resolution Choose from the following options E Base Resolution basic material library with resolution of
115. chedule Planned E Late Appearance Actual Attached Item Highlighted Time 264 Chapter 12 TimeLiner Playback Key C On Schedule Late Appearance Planned Actual Attached Item Highlighted Time E Planned Against Actual Choose this view to simulate the Actual schedule against the Planned schedule This will highlight the items attached to the task over the entire Planned and Actual date range that is between the earliest of Actual and PlannedStart dates and the latest of Actual and PlannedEnd dates See diagrams below for graphical representation For time periods where the Actual dates are within the Planned dates on schedule the items attached to the task will be displayed in the Task TypeStart Appearance For time periods where the Actual dates are early or late in comparison to the Planned dates there is a variance then the items attached to the task will be displayed in the Task TypeEarly or Late Appearance respectively Early Late Key Start Finish El Early Appearance El On Schedule Planned El Late Appearance Actual Attached Item Highlighted Time Overview of TimeLiner Tool 265 Key EN On Schedule Late Appearance Planned Actual Attached Item Highlighted Time Overlay Text Dialog Box You have the option to define the text overlaid in the Scene View during simula
116. ck Viewpoint tab gt Camera panel gt Orthographic o Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Tools gt Orthographic Navigate a Scene 167 Control the Field of View You can define the area of the scene that can be viewed through the camera in a 3D workspace only For the current viewpoint you can move the FOV slider on the ribbon to adjust the Horizontal Field of View For previously saved viewpoints you can use the Edit Viewpoint dialog box page 272 to adjust the values for both vertical and horizontal angles of view NOTE When you modify the Horizontal Field of View the Vertical Field of View is automatically adjusted and vice versa to match the aspect ratio in Autodesk Navisworks To control the horizontal field of view m Click Viewpoint tab gt Camera panel and move the FOV slider to control the camera s angle of view Moving the slider to the right produces a wider angle of view and moving the slider to the left produces a narrower or more tightly focused angle of view Position and Focus Camera You can adjust the camera s position and orientation in the scene Move Camera For the current viewpoint you can use the Position entry boxes on the ribbon to move the camera position For previously saved viewpoints you can use the Edit Viewpoint dialog box page 272 to adjust the camera values NOTE The Z coordinate values are not available in a 2D workspace To move
117. classic modes for Orbit and Walk tools Control Navigation Realism You can use Collision page 177 Gravity page 176 Crouch page 177 and Third Person View page 178 to enhance your navigation experience in a 3D workspace TIP Use a combination of Collision Gravity and Crouch with the Walk tool This allows you for example to walk up and down stairs and walk under low objects Navigation Bar Tools The navigation bar contains a set of product specific navigation tools 108 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Pan Tool The pan tool moves the view parallel to the screen The tool is activated by clicking Pan on the navigation bar Pan behaves the same way as the pan tool available on the SteeringWheels Zoom Tools Set of navigation tools for increasing or decreasing the magnification of the current view of the model The following zoom tools are available E Zoom Window Allows you to draw a box and zoom into that area de E Zoom Standard click drag zoom E Zoom Selected Zooms in out to show the selected geometry E Zoom All Zooms out to show the whole scene Zoom Window The tool is activated by clicking Zoom Window in the Zoom drop down on the navigation bar It behaves the same way as the classic Zoom Box mode Zoom The tool is activated by clicking Zoom in the Zoom drop down on the navigation bar It behaves the same way as the Zoom tool available on the SteeringWheels Zoom Selected
118. click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options In the Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select an option from the Size drop down list in the Big Wheels or Mini Wheels area 4 Click OK To change the opacity of a wheel 1 Display a wheel Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options In the Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select an option from the Opacity drop down list in the Big Wheels or Mini Wheels area 4 Click OK To enable tooltips for wheels 1 Display a wheel Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options 3 Inthe Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Show Tooltips check box in the On Screen Messages area Tooltips are displayed for each wedge and button on a wheel when the cursor moves over the wheel 4 Click OK To enable tool messages for wheels 1 Display a wheel 2 Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options 156 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model 3 Inthe Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Show Tool Messages check box in the On Screen Messages area Messages are displayed when you use the navigation tools 4 Click OK To enable tool cursor text for wheels 1 Display a wheel 2 Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options 3 Inthe Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Show
119. continuous line when it is constrained to one of the predefined views Roll a Face View When you view a model from one of the face views two roll arrow buttons are displayed near the ViewCube tool Use the roll arrows to rotate the current view 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise around the center of the view 144 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Switch to an Adjacent Face When the ViewCube tool is active while viewing a model from one of the face views four orthogonal triangles are displayed near the ViewCube tool You use these triangles to switch to one of the adjacent face views FrontView You can define the Front view of a model to define the direction of the face views on the ViewCube tool Along with the Front view the up direction of a model is also used to define the direction of the face views on the ViewCube tool NOTE Front view is a global setting and will be the same for viewpoints Navigate a Scene 145 To reorient the current view to a preset orientation Em Click one of the faces edges or corners on the ViewCube tool To view an adjacent face NOTE Make sure a face view is current m Click one of the triangles displayed near the edges of the ViewCube tool To interactively reorient the view Em Click the ViewCube tool hold down the left mouse button and drag in the direction that you want to orbit the model To use animated transitions when reorienting a view to a preset or
120. cts Autodesk Navisworks provides tools that can be used to hide and display objects or groups of objects Hidden objects are not drawn in the Scene View Hide Selected Objects You can hide the objects in the current selection so that they are not drawn in the Scene View This is useful when you want to remove specific parts of the model For example when you walk down the corridor of building you may want to hide a wall that occlude your view of the next room Hide Unselected Objects You can hide all items except those currently selected so that they are not drawn in the Scene View This is useful when you only want to see specific parts of the model NOTE In the Selection Tree the items appear gray when marked as hidden To hide selected objects 1 In the Scene View select all items you want to hide 2 Click Home tab Visibility panel Hide T f The selected objects are now invisible TIP Clicking Hide T again displays the invisible objects Menu Classic user interface Edit gt Hidden EE Command entry CTRL H Shortcut menu Hide 210 Chapter 7 Review Your Model To make unselected items hidden 1 In the Scene View select all items you want to review 2 Click Home tab gt Visibility panel gt Hide Unselected C Only the selected geometry remains visible TIP Clicking Hide Unselected again displays the invisible objects Menu Classic user interface Edit gt Hide Unselected Short
121. cut menu Hide Unselected To reveal all hidden objects m Click Home tab gt Visibility panel gt Unhide All drop down gt Unhide All Shortcut menu Scene gt Reset All gt Unhide All Find Objects You can run simple manual searches of the model by item property To do this m On the Selection Tree click the Properties tab and click the saved property search in the list The corresponding model geometry is selected in the Scene View Quick Find To locate and select the objects quickly use the Quick Find feature To quickly find items 1 Click Home tab gt Select amp Search panel 2 In the Quick Find text box type in the string to search for in all item s properties This can be a word or a few words The search is not case sensitive 3 Click Quick Find amp Autodesk Navisworks finds and selects the first item in the Selection Tree that matches the entered text selects it in the Scene View and stops the search Find Objects 211 4 To find more items click Quick Find again If there are any more items that match the entered text Autodesk Navisworks selects the next one in the Selection Tree selects it in the Scene View and stops the search Subsequent clicks find next instances EE Command entry To open the Quick Find dialog box CTRL F To Find Next F3 Find All Sheets and Models Containing the Selected Object You can search for an object across all prepared sheets models in the Proj
122. d The User Interface 67 Da 14 25m Y 76 28m Z 14 57m X 37 04m Y 71 86m 2 22 879 Looking at several views of your model simultaneously is useful when you compare lighting and rendering styles animate different parts of your model and so on Only one scene view can be active at a time A scene view becomes active as you work in it If you left click a scene view the scene view is activated and whatever you click is selected or if you click an empty area everything is deselected Right clicking a scene view activates it and opens a shortcut menu Each scene view remembers the navigation mode being used The recording and playback of animations only occurs in the currently active view Each scene view can be resized To resize scene views move the cursor over the scene view intersection and drag the splitter bar You can make custom scene views dockable Dockable scene views have title bars and can be moved docked tiled and auto hidden the same way as dockable windows page 70 If you want to use several custom scene views but don t want to have any splits in the Scene View you can move them elsewhere For instance you can tile your scene views on the Viewpoints control bar NOTE You cannot undock the default scene view 68 Chapter 3 Quick Start Full Screen Mode In Full Screen mode your current scene view takes up the full screen To interact with the model in the scene view you can use
123. d 3D items in the scene You can toggle the rendering of surfaces in the model 188 Chapter 6 Control Model Appearance and Render Quality To toggle the rendering of surfaces m Click Viewpoint tab gt Render Style panel gt Mode drop down and click Surfaces Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Display gt Surfaces Lines You can toggle the rendering of lines in the model You can also change the width of the drawn lines by using the Options Editor To toggle the rendering of lines m Click Viewpoint tab gt Render Style panel gt Lines a Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Display gt Lines To change the line width 1 Click the application button iS gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Display options 3 On the Display page Primitives area enter a number between 1 and 9 in the Line Size box This sets the width in pixels for lines drawn in the Scene View 4 Click OK Points Points are real points in the model for example the points in a point cloud in a laser scan file You can toggle the rendering of points in the model You can also change the size of drawn points by using the Options Editor To toggle the rendering of points m Click Viewpoint tab gt Render Style panel gt Points Control Model Appearance 189 Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Display gt Points To change the size of points 1 Click t
124. d X Save as type Workspace files xml gt Hide Folders Cancel 4 Click Save To load a saved workspace into Autodesk Navisworks 1 Click View tab gt Workspaces panel gt Load Workspace 2 2 Inthe Load Workspace dialog box browse to the folder containing the desired workspace and select it 78 Chapter 3 Quick Start mn Load Workspace Em mesm GO TESTDATA Workspaces ad 9 Search Workspaces 2 Organize v New folder 1 HZ Desktop z Name z Date modified Type ih Downloads LastSession Recent Places RoamerLastSession i 2 Standard 2 11 2011 2 43PM XMLOE A Libraries Documents d Music 7 Pictures amp Videos Computer Gu Network ball m r File name Standard X Workspace files xml y 3 Click Open Default Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts are keyboard alternatives you can use to initiate commands normally accessed with the mouse For example to open the Selection Tree window you can press CTRL F12 to open the Comments window you can press SHIFT F6 and so on Keyboard shortcuts offer a means to let you work faster and more efficiently Some dialog boxes or dockable windows can be closed with the same command used to open it Many keyboard shortcuts are already set for most commonly used actions You can modify the default shortcuts or add new shortcuts if necessary Default Keyb
125. d questions that may arise while installing your products Additional troubleshooting information and support is also available at ht tp support autodesk com 32 Chapter 2 Installation General Installation Issues This section provides solutions to installation issues and answers to commonly asked questions that may arise while installing your products How can check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated It is recommended that you ensure your computer has the most current graphics card driver for the best possible display performance Toi 1 2 dentify your graphics card driver Start Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 In the InfoCenter box click the down arrow next to the Help button gt System Info The Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 information dialog box opens Review the information about your system including the graphics card driver and driver version and click OK to close the dialog To check the Web for an updated graphics card driver Use Windows Update If a more recent graphics card driver is available select it to have Windows Update download and install it Search the graphics card manufacturer s website for the type of installed graphics card If a more recent graphics card driver is available install it following the instructions provided by the manufacturer To install an updated graphics card driver 1 Check the Web for to see if an updated driver is available m U
126. d updates and announcements through Communication Center panel m Access saved topics through Favorites panel Subscription Center Favorites Expand Collapse Help Type a keyword or phrase Communication Center Search To display the InfoCenter box in a collapsed state click the arrow to its left To rearrange the topics displayed on a panel 1 Display a panel by doing one of the following E In the InfoCenter box click the Subscription Center button E In the InfoCenter box click the Communication Center button E In the InfoCenter box click the Favorites button 2 Click and drag a category or group header to the desired position TIP To keep the Subscription Center Communication Center and the Favorites panel expanded click the push pin icon in the bottom right corner of the panel NOTE You can rearrange categories within a group but you cannot move them into other groups Search for Information You can enter keywords or a phrase in the InfoCenter box to search for information Search Type a keyword or phrase How to Get Assistance 5 When you enter keywords or a phrase in the InfoCenter box you search the contents of the main Autodesk Navisworks Help file Keyword searches produce better results The results are listed on the Help Search tab Click a topic to display it in help When you use InfoCenter to search for information you can use the following special symbols in your query to
127. default If you do not require 2D capabilities simply close the Project Browser window and continue working in a 3D workspace Project Browser Window The Project Browser is a dockable window which lists all sheets models in the currently opened file 100 Chapter 4 Work with Files Project Browser amp m_Curtain_Walls 3DView 30 dwfx 3D View 7th Fir Conf 3D View Southeast Isometric 3D View 3D n E Elevation East a Eh Elevation North EM Elevation South n EM Elevation West a E Floor Plan FIFTH FLOOR a E Floor Plan FOUNDATION a A Properties Name Value B author sunca Created 8 13 2010 6 58 36 PM I Creator Autodesk Revit Architectu Sheet Name Elevation North Sheet Size 279 4 x 215 9 mm The Sheets Models palette lists all sheets and models in the multi sheet file The label at the top of the palette indicates the file currently open in Autodesk Navisworks The sheets models can be represented as a list view or a thumbnail view By default the display order is the same as in the original file The currently selected model sheet is indicated with a shaded background and the model sheet currently opened in the Scene View is indicated with a black graphic border When you open a multi sheet file not all sheets models may have been prepared to be used in Autodesk Navisworks The sheets models which require preparation are indicated with the Prepare icon
128. dialog box Toggles Gravity mode Toggles Hidden mode for selected items Displays the Insert File dialog box Resets the program closes the currently open Autodesk Navisworks file and creates a new file Displays the Open dialog box Displays the Print dialog box Toggles Require mode for selected items Toggles Third Person mode Reverses the last operation performed by the Undo command Reverses the last performed operation Displays the previous sheet Displays the next sheet Opens the Help system Toggles the TimeLiner Playback window Toggles the Tilt window The User Interface 81 Default Keyboard Shortcut CTRL F9 CTRL F10 CTRL F11 CTRL F12 CTRL HOME CTRL Right Arrow CTRL Left Arrow CTRL SHIFT HOME CTRL SHIFT END CTRL SHIFT Left Arrow CTRL SHIFT Right Arrow CTRL SHIFT Up Arrow CTRL SHIFT Down Arrow Fl F2 F3 F11 82 Chapter 3 Quick Start Description Toggles the Plan View window Toggles the Section View window Toggles the Saved Viewpoints window Toggles the Selection Tree window Dollies and pans the camera so that the entire model is in view Play selected animation Reverse Play selected animation Sets current view as Home Sets current view as Front Takes you to the previous redline tag Takes you to the next redline tag Takes you to the first redline tag Takes you to the last redline tag Opens the Help s
129. e CTRL key TIP The docking tool allows you to place windows in a specific relationship to the canvas areas To group dockable windows 1 Click and drag the title bar of the window to be added to another window Or group 2 Drop the window on the title bar of the receiving window or group A tab with the name of the dragged window is added to the bottom of the receiving window To ungroup dockable windows 1 Within the group click the tab for the window you want to remove 2 Click and drag the window tab out of the group 3 Drop the window to ungroup it To auto hide dockable windows 1 On a window title bar click el The window continues to be displayed until you move the mouse pointer away from it When you move the mouse pointer the window is collapsed until you place the mouse pointer over the window tab on the side of the canvas where its docked NOTE To move or group windows you need to pin them first To pin dockable windows 1 Move the mouse cursor over the title bar to display the hidden window The User Interface 73 2 Click 1 on the title bar The window is now pinned and can be moved and grouped To resize a dockable window or a group of windows 1 Place the mouse pointer over a window border until the mouse pointer changes to the splitter bar 2 Click and drag the boarder to the desired size TIP You can resize both pinned and auto hidden windows In an auto hidden group each window can
130. e Up Down wedge The Vertical Distance indicator is displayed 3 Drag up or down to change the elevation of the view Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel Walk Tool With the Walk tool you can navigate through a model as if you were walking through it Once you start the Walk tool the Center Circle icon is displayed near the base of the view and the cursor changes to display a series of arrows To walk through the model you drag in the direction in which you want to move in Constrain the Walk Angle When walking through a model you can constrain the movement angle to the world up vector If the Constrain Walk Angle option is enabled you can freely walk around while maintaining a constant camera viewpoint elevation if the walk angle is not constrained you will fly in the direction you are looking Use the Options Editor to constrain the movement angle to the world up vector for the Walk tool Use Viewpoint Linear Speed By default the linear navigation speed in viewpoints is directly related to the size of your model You can set a specific speed of motion for all viewpoints Options Editor gt Interface gt Viewpoint Defaults or for the current 124 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model viewpoint Viewpoint tab gt Save Load amp Playback panel gt Edit Current Viewpoint Use the Options Editor to make the Walk tool Use Viewpoint Linear Speed settings Movement Speed As you walk or
131. e a previous view with the Rewind History panel 1 Display a wheel 2 Click and hold the Rewind wedge The Rewind History panel is displayed 3 While holding down the button on your pointing device drag to the left or to the right to restore a previous view Dragging to the left restores an older previous view Dragging to the right restores a view that is newer than the one you are currently viewing You must have previously used the Rewind tool to see views available on the right The current position in the navigation history is indicated by the orange box that is dragged along the Rewind History panel Up Down Tool Unlike the Pan tool you use the Up Down tool to adjust the height of the current viewpoint along the model s Z axis To adjust the vertical elevation of the current view you drag up or down As you drag the current elevation and the allowed range of motion is displayed on a graphical element called the Vertical Distance indicator The Vertical Distance indicator has two marks that show the highest Top and lowest Bottom elevation the view can have While changing the elevation with the Vertical Distance indicator the current elevation is shown by the bright orange indicator while the previous elevation is shown by the dim orange indicator A To change the elevation of a view BOTTOM 1 Display one of the Full Navigation wheels or the Tour Building wheels Navigate a Scene 123 2 Click and hold down th
132. e drop down list 5 Enter the number of decimal places you want to see throughout the interface for your units in the Decimal Places box If the unit chosen is a fractional unit rather than a decimal unit then you have the choice of what level of fraction to display the units from the Fractional Display Precision drop down list 6 Click OK 92 Chapter 3 Quick Start Menu Classic user interface Tools gt Global Options Profiles Autodesk Navisworks can be adjusted to your level of CAD technical knowledge By default a standard profile is used If necessary you can use a developer profile to display additional object properties To use a developer profile 1 Click the application button iy gt Options Expand the Interface node and click the Developer option 3 Select the Show Internal Properties check box to add additional object properties to the Properties window E General Show internal properties V E Interface Display Units Selection Measure Snapping Viewpoint Defaults E Links Quick Properties Display 3Dconnexion Navigation Bar ViewCube SteeringWheels User Interface Model 4 File Readers D Tanle Export Import 4 Click OK Menu Classic user interface Tools gt Global Options Profiles 93 Search Directories Autodesk Navisworks searches for a variety of configuration files in subdirectories of three standard directories Th
133. e pinned they can be resized and grouped A window group is a way to have more than one window occupy the same amount of space on the screen When windows are grouped each window is represented by a tab at the bottom of the group In a group click a tab to display that window You can group or ungroup window as necessary and save custom workspaces After changing window positions you can save your settings as a custom workspace Auto Hide Position When you auto hide a window it collapses against a specific side of the canvas Top Left Right or Bottom The side to which it collapses is determined by the docking position So for example if you dock a window to the left of canvas it collapses to the left The Shortcut Menu Right clicking a dockable window displays a shortcut menu of available commands If you right click a single item or select one or more items and right click this menu contains commands related to the items If you right click an area that contains no items or data the menu contains commands related to the dockable window if appropriate 72 Chapter 3 Quick Start To show a dockable window a 1 Click View tab gt Workspace panel gt Windows O 2 Select the check box next to the desired window in the drop down list To move a dockable window 1 Click and drag the title bar at the top or side of the window 2 Optional to prevent a window from automatically docking while you drag it hold down th
134. e precedence Display Units Display units determine the scale of your model in Autodesk Navisworks Display units are used to measure geometry in your scene align appended models set tolerances for clash detection set texture sizes and so on Display Units 91 When you open CAD and laser scan files Autodesk Navisworks reads the units directly from the files If this is not possible for example the file is unitless Autodesk Navisworks uses the default units configured for that file type in the Options Editor whenever possible Loaded files are scaled appropriately to the configured display units It is possible to rescale the file units if they are found to be incorrect for the scene To customize display units 1 Click the application button N gt Options 2 Expand the Interface node in the Options Editor and click the Display Units option r Options Editor x General a Linear Units Meters Zz B Interface Angular Units Degrees x Selection Measure Snapping Viewpoint Defaults E Links E Quick Properties Developer Display SpaceBall Navigation Bar ViewCube SteeringWheels User Interface Model File Readers Defaults Decimal Places 2 EEE Tanle Export al Import Gc Cancel Help 3 Select the Linear Units from the drop down list Be sure to choose the exact format required Select the Angular Units from th
135. easurement TIP If you can t find the information you need through a search try using the Contents tab Use Boolean Operators With the AND OR NOT and NEAR operators you can precisely define your search by creating a relationship between search terms The following table shows how you can use each of these operators If no operator is specified How to Get Assistance 13 AND is used For example the query spacing border printing is equivalent to spacing AND border AND printing Search for Both terms in the same tree view AND palette topic Either term in a topic viewpoint OR animation The first term without nwd NOT nwc the second term Both terms in the same user NEAR menu topic close together Results Topics containing both the words tree view and palette Topics containing either the word viewpoint or the word anima tion or both Topics containing the word NWD but not the word NWC Topics containing the word user within eight words of the word menu NOTE The amp and characters do not work as Boolean operators You must use AND also OR and NOT also Find Information in Help Topics The tabs on the left side of the Help window provide different methods for finding information Contents Tab m Presents an overview of the available documentation in a list of topics and subtopics m Allows you
136. ect Browser Models exported into Autodesk Navisworks can be integrated with 2D sheets exported from the same design application to form a multi sheet file For example models exported from Autodesk Revit to the NWC DWF or DWF x file format can be integrated with any 2D sheets exported to DWF DWF x files from the same Revit project This allows you to select a model component in the 3D environment and then to find and review the same component in a 2D representation such as a floor plan or section Similarly you can select an item in your 2D sheet and find it in the 3D model and other 2D sheets Preparing Sheets Models for Searching When you open a multi sheet file not all sheets models may have been prepared to be used in Autodesk Navisworks All sheets models which require preparation are indicated with the Prepare icon in the Project Browser window You can use the Project Browser shortcut menu to prepare one or more sheets models see Project Browser Window page 100 or you can prepare all sheets models directly in the Find Items in Other Sheets and Models window Autodesk Navisworks only searches prepared sheets models So if some sheets models in your file have not been prepared they will not be included in the search 212 Chapter 7 Review Your Model Find Items in Other Sheets and Models Window The Find Items in Other Sheets and Models is a dockable window that enables you to search for an object across all prepared sheet
137. ect a different language for installation instructions and a language for individual product installations in the same install process When you start the installation process the installer automatically determines your operating system language If a supported language is detected your install pages are displayed in that language If you want to change that language you select a different one from the Installer Language list on the first page of the Installation wizard Product language English v NOTE Some products may not have multi language support at the time of product release Additional language support may be available later Check http sup port autodesk com for the availability of additional language packs Using Language Packs Language packs support use of different languages in each Autodesk Navisworks product including exporters Pack names start with NAVFREE_ NAVSIM_ NAVMAN and exporters_ respectively 24 Chapter 2 Installation NOTE You must install at least one language pack for each product It is possible to install additional language packs to Autodesk Navisworks products later You can manually install the required language packs by double clicking on the language pack MSI file Language packs are located on the installation DVD and unpacked downloaded media under the x86 folder for 32 bit products and under the x64 folder for 64 bit products m Language packs for specific products are incl
138. ed on the wheel wedges fe EN 2 3 Z Pan VOe z J ua wl me Big Full Navigation Wheel Mini Full Navigation Wheel The size of a wheel controls how large or small the wedges and labels appear on the wheel the opacity level controls the visibility of the objects in the model behind the wheel Control Tooltips for Wheels and Messages for Tools Tooltips are displayed for each button on a wheel as the cursor is moved over them The tooltips appear below the wheel and identify what action will be performed if the wedge or button is clicked Similar to tooltips tool messages and cursor text are displayed when you use one of the navigation tools from a wheel Tool messages are displayed when a navigation tool is active they provide basic instructions about using the tool Tool cursor text displays the name of the active navigation tool near the cursor Disabling tool messages and cursor text only affects the messages that are displayed when using the mini wheels or the big Full Navigation wheel To display a wheel 1 On the navigation bar click the arrow below the SteeringWheels button 2 Click the wheel you want to display for example Full Navigation Wheel Ribbon Viewpoint tab gt Navigate panel gt SteeringWheels e Navigate a Scene 155 Toolbar Classic user interface Navigation Mode SteeringWheels To close a wheel E Press SHIFT W To change the size of a wheel 1 Display a wheel Right
139. ed to subscription benefits Manage Files with Autodesk Vault If you are a subscription customer you have access to Autodesk Vault a file management tool that provides a repository where documents and files are stored and managed Autodesk Vault gives you more power to manage files and track changes Versioned copies of master files are maintained allowing you to easily revert to earlier versions of files You can check files out for editing and later check them back in The master copy is never directly edited Autodesk Vault consists of two required components the Autodesk Data Management Server and the Vault Client Optionally you can also install the Vault Office Add in For information about using the Vault refer to the Vault Help system 8 Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 TIP The main components for the Autodesk Vault can be downloaded from the Autodesk Subscription site Use Communication Center Communication Center provides up to date product information software updates product support announcements and other product related announcements Overview of Communication Center You can click the Communication Center button to display links to information about product updates and announcements and may include links to RSS feeds Whenever new information is available Communication Center notifies you by displaying a balloon message below the Communication Center button in the InfoC
140. een searched and the results are up to date Find All Sheets and Models Containing the Selected Object 215 Use Sets of Objects In Autodesk Navisworks you cannot save any selection or search sets yourself but you can use the selection or search sets saved in the model Selection sets store a group of items for later retrieval There is no intelligence behind this set if the model changes at all the same items will be selected assuming they are still available in the model when recalling the selection set Search sets work in a similar way except that they save search criteria instead of the results of a selection So if there are any search sets saved in the model then you use them in Autodesk Navisworks to run the search and select the resulting objects Selection and search sets can be named and contain comments They can also be highlighted with icons in the Scene View so that when you click on one the selection set is restored to the active set and all the items within it are re selected To select items from a selection or search set 1 Open the Selection Tree window and click the Sets tab 2 Click the saved selection or search set from the list On recalling a selection set all the items that were selected when the set was saved are re selected into the current selection On recalling a search set the search that was saved into the set is re run and any items matching the specification are selected into the c
141. el Middle Button Navigation NOTE In a 2D workspace you can only pan and zoom Also the Shift Middle Button function is only available in a 3D workspace Wheel Middle But SHIFT Middle ton Button Non Navigational Tools Select Zoom In Out Pan Orbit Classic Navigation Modes Walk Look Up Down Glide Camera Glide Camera Faster Look Around Zoom In Out Pan Orbit Examine Zoom Roll Pan 84 Chapter 3 Quick Start Wheel Middle But SHIFT Middle ton Button Standard Navigation Modes Zoom Window Orbit Free Orbit Orbit Constrained Orbit Orbit Pan Orbit SteeringWheels Zoom In Out Autodesk Navisworks Options There are two types of options File Options and Global Options File Options For each Autodesk Navisworks file NWF and NWD you can adjust the model appearance and the speed of navigation around it Viewing options are stored with Autodesk Navisworks files NWF or NWD and reloaded each time you open these files Autodesk Navisworks Options 85 The File Options dialog box is used to customize various file options and can be accessed by clicking Home tab gt Project panel gt File Options File Options Culling Orientation Speed Head Light Scene Lights Area Backface Terase Number of pixels below which objects are culled Clipping Planes Near Far 9 Automatic 9 Automatic Constrained Constrained Fixed Fixed Reset To Default
142. elect amp Search panel gt Select Same drop down gt Same Name To select all items with the same type as the currently selected item Mm Click Home tab gt Select amp Search panel gt Select Same drop down gt Same Type To select all items with the same property as the currently selected item Mm Click Home tab gt Select amp Search panel gt Select Same drop down gt Same lt Property gt To use a saved selection or search set m Open the Selection Tree window and click the Sets tab Select Objects 207 The selection commands are as follows Select All Selects all items contained within the model Select None Deselects everything in the model Invert Selection Currently selected items become deselected and vice versa Select Multiple Instances Selects all instances sometimes called insertions of the currently selected geometry group that occur in the model Select Same Name Selects all items in the model that have the same name as the currently selected item Select Same Type Selects all items in the model that have the same type as the currently selected item Select Same lt Property gt Selects all items with the same property as the currently selected item This property can be any searchable property currently attached to the item for example material or link NOTE Using the Select Same lt Property gt command works by comparing items properties If you have multiple items selected when y
143. els in the multi sheet file for use in Autodesk Navisworks If the sheets models are ready for use this option is not available Print Prints the sheet model currently opened in the Scene View Buttons Thumbnail View Displays sheets models as the thumbnail images in the Sheets Models palette List View Displays sheets models as the list items in the Sheets Models palette Manage Files 103 104 Explore Your Model Navigate a Scene In Autodesk Navisworks you have a variety of options for navigating your scene You can directly manipulate your position in the Scene View with navigation tools on the navigation bar such as the pan and zoom You can also use SteeringWheels that travel with the cursor and can save you time by combining many of the common navigation tools into a single interface You can use the ViewCube a 3D navigational tool that enables you to reorient the view of a model by clicking predefined areas on the cube For example clicking the front of the ViewCube turns the view until the camera is facing the front of the scene You can also click the ViewCube and drag it to rotate the view freely The ViewCube is not available in a 2D workspace TIP Use a 3Dconnexion 3D mouse as an alternative to the mouse to navigate and change the orientation of your model in a 3D workspace There is a 2D mode you can use to navigate in a 2D workspace When you navigate a 3D model you can use t
144. ender Style panel gt Mode drop down and click Hidden Line F Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Rendering gt Hidden Line Add Lighting In Autodesk Navisworks you can use four lighting modes to control how the 3D scene is lit The spheres below demonstrate the effect the lighting styles have on them In order from the left these are Full Lights Scene Lights Head Light and No Lights Control Model Appearance 183 Full Lights This mode uses lights that have been defined with the Presenter tool To use lights defined with the Presenter tool m Viewpoint tab gt Render Style panel gt Lighting drop down and click Full Lights Q Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Lighting gt Full Lights Scene Lights This mode uses the lights that have been brought through from the native CAD file If no lights are available two default opposing lights are used instead You can customize the intensity of scene lights in the File Options dialog box To use lights defined with the model m Click Viewpoint tab gt Render Style panel gt Lighting drop down Y and click Scene Lights Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Lighting gt Scene Lights To adjust scene lights intensity 1 Click Home tab gt Project panel gt File Options In the File Options dialog box click the Scene Lights tab Move the Ambient slider to adjust the brightness of the scene TIP Turning on scene lights
145. enter box Communication Center provides the following types of announcements m Autodesk Channels Receive support information product updates and other announcements including articles and tips m RSS Feeds Receive information from RSS feeds to which you subscribe RSS feeds generally notify you when new content is posted You are automatically subscribed to several default RSS feeds when you install the program E Product Support Information Get breaking news from the Product Support team at Autodesk including when Live Update maintenance patches are released E Subscription Announcements Receive subscription announcements and subscription program news as well as links to e Learning Lessons if you are an Autodesk subscription member available in countries regions where Autodesk subscriptions are offered m Articles and Tips Be notified when new articles and tips are available on Autodesk websites E Live Update Maintenance Patches Receive automatic notifications whenever new maintenance patches are released from Autodesk m Featured Technologies and Content Learn more about third party developer applications and content How to Get Assistance 9 You can customize the items that display on the Communication Center panel For more information see Specify InfoCenter Settings page 16 Communication Center Online Policy Communication Center is an interactive feature that must be connected to the Internet in orde
146. enter wedge Navigate a Scene 113 3 4 Drag the cursor to the desired location of the model Release the button on your pointing device when the sphere is displayed The model is panned until the sphere is centered To specify the target point for the Zoom and Orbit tools 1 2 3 4 Display one of the Full Navigation wheels or the big View Object wheel Click and hold down the Center wedge Drag the cursor over the desired location of the model Release the button on your pointing device when the sphere is displayed The model is panned until the sphere is centered Use the Zoom or Orbit tool to reorient the view of the model If you are using one of the Full Navigation wheels hold down the CTRL key before using the Zoom tool Forward Tool You use the Forward tool to change the magnification of the model by increasing or decreasing the distance between the current point of view and the pivot point The distance that you can move forward or backward is limited by the position of the pivot point NOTE In orthographic views the Forward tool is limited to the distance between the current position and the pivot point In perspective views it is not limited so you can move the cursor through the pivot point 114 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model To adjust the distance between the current point of view and the pivot point you use the Drag Distance indicator The Drag Distance indicator has two marks on it that show the s
147. ents list by size m Inthe top left corner of the Recent Documents list in the By Ordered List drop down list select By Size To view the Recent Documents list by type m Inthe top left corner of the Recent Documents list in the By Ordered List drop down list select By Type Quick Access Toolbar At the top of the application window the Quick Access toolbar displays frequently used commands 44 Chapter 3 Quick Start DES ls You can add unlimited number of buttons to the Quick Access toolbar Buttons are added to the right of the default commands You can add separators between the buttons Commands that extend past the maximum length of the toolbar are displayed in a flyout button a Viewpoint Review Animation Gy Select All R P Link FA 0S a ee hk Fh Selec T T equire g Links amp Select Same Quick Find og C Hide Unselected E Quick Properties __ B 0 p E File Options Select Hide a E TimeLiner Playback Selection Tree Cy Unhide All Project Select amp Search Visibility Display Tools NOTE Only ribbon commands can be added to the Quick Access toolbar You can move the Quick Access toolbar either above or below the ribbon To add a ribbon button to the Quick Access toolbar 1 Display the tab and panel that contains the button you want to add to the Quick Access toolbar 2 Right click the button on the ribbon and click Add to Quick Access Toolbar To remove a ribbon
148. era around its front to back axis A positive value rotates the camera counterclockwise and a negative value rotates it clockwise NOTE This value is not editable when the viewpoint up vector stays upright that is when you use Walk Orbit and Constrained Orbit navigation tools Motion Linear Speed The speed of motion in a straight line for the viewpoint in a 3D workspace The minimum value is 0 and the maximum is based on the size of the scene s bounding box Angular Speed The speed at which the camera turns in a 3D workspace Saved Attributes This area applies to saved viewpoints only If you are editing a current viewpoint this area is greyed out Hide Required Select this check box to save hidden required markup information about objects in your model with the viewpoint When you use a viewpoint again the hidden required markups set when the viewpoint was saved are reapplied NOTE Saving the state information with each viewpoint requires a relatively large amount of memory Override Material Select this check box to save material override information with the viewpoint When you use a viewpoint again the material overrides set when the viewpoint was saved are reapplied NOTE Saving the state information with each viewpoint requires a relatively large amount of memory Edit Viewpoint Dialog Box 273 Collision Settings Opens the Collision dialog box page 270 This functionality is available in a 3D
149. ese files can be overridden on a per user all users or per installation basis The search directories are Application Data Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 within the current user profile For example C Documents and Settings NuserY Application Data Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 where user is the name of the current user Application DataY Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 within the all users default profile For example C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Within the Autodesk Navisworks install directory For example C Program Files Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 NOTE If you are using Windows 7 then the search directory paths are different Instead of Users Application Data Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 the path will be Users AppData Roaming Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Two additional directories Site and Project may be used to share various configuration settings with other users When you run Autodesk Navisworks for the first time the settings are picked up from the installation directory Subsequently Autodesk Navisworks examines the current user profile and the all users profile on the local machine and then checks the settings in the Project Directory and the Site Directory The files in the Project Directory take precedence See also Gizmos Location Options page 90 Autodesk Navisworks provides you with gizmo based tools to interact with
150. ets tab on the Selection Tree Selecting items makes them part of the current selection so you can hide them or override their colors You can use several methods to interactively select items into the current selection You can use the tabs in the Selection Tree select items directly in the Scene View with the Select and Select Box tools and you can select other items with similar properties to an existing selection using the selection commands NOTE Right clicking any item in the Selection Tree or Scene View opens a shortcut menu 201 Selection Tree Window The Selection Tree is a dockable window which displays a variety of hierarchical views of the structure of the model as defined by the CAD application in which the model was created Selection Tree x Als Conference Center nwd OB Structural Model nwc D 1ST FLOOR 0 B1 BASEMENT 0 B2 BASEMENT 0 B1 MEZZANINE DZ 2ND FLOOR 2 3RD FLOOR DZ 4TH FLOOR EZ 7TH FLOOR 12 5TH FLOOR EXHIBITION EZ lt No level gt MEP Model nwc a Architectural Model nwc a Architectural Model Columns Architectural Slabs Constructi 4 uw Standard Compact Properties Sets Autodesk Navisworks uses this hierarchical structure to identify object specific paths from the file name down to a particular object By default there are four tabs E Standard Displays the default tree hierarchy including all instancing E Compact Displays a
151. eviously added or removed Quick Start to Stand Alone Installation 31 components orif you ve reinstalled or repaired Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 the uninstall removes all Autodesk Navisworks installation files from your system IMPORTANT Do not use registry cleaning programs or attempt to modify the registry entries yourself to uninstall Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Failure to follow the official uninstall procedure will result in the inability to re install the software To uninstall Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 1 Do one of the following E Windows XP Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs m Windows Vista and Windows 7 Click Start gt Control Panel gt Programs and Features 2 From the list of programs click Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 and then click Change Remove Windows XP or Uninstall Change Windows Vista and Windows 7 The Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012Installation wizard re opens in Maintenance Mode 3 Click Uninstall 4 When informed that the product has been successfully uninstalled click Finish NOTE Even though Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 is removed from your system the software license remains If you reinstall Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 at some future time you will not have to register and re activate the program Installation Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to installation issues and answers to commonly aske
152. ew NOTE Selecting this check box changes the rendering prioritization so that objects around the viewer are displayed with much higher detail than normal The size of the region of high detail is based on collision volume radius and speed of movement Gravity Select this check box to give a viewer some weight in Walk mode This option works in conjunction with Collision Auto Crouch Select this check box to enable a viewer to crouch under objects that are too low to pass under in Walk mode This option works in conjunction with Collision Default Collision Dialog Box 271 Viewer Radius Specifies the radius of the collision volume Height Specifies the height of the collision volume Eye Offset Specifies the distance below the top of the collision volume where the camera will focus upon if Auto Zoom check box is selected Third Person Enable Select this check box to use Third Person view In Third Person view an avatar is shown in the Scene View to represent the viewer Selecting this check box changes rendering prioritization so that objects around the avatar are displayed with much higher detail than normal The size of the region of high detail is based on collision volume radius speed of movement and the distance of the camera behind the avatar Auto Zoom Select this check box to automatically switch from Third Person view to first person view whenever the line of vision becomes obscured by an item Avatar Speci
153. ewpoints in the folder with the current render style lighting and navigation tool or mode Choosing Update for a single viewpoint will only update that viewpoint with the current modes Transform Opens the Transform dialog box It enables you to transform the camera position This option is not available in a 2D workspace Delete Removes the selected folder and all of its contents from the Saved Viewpoints window Rename Enables you to rename the selected folder Copy Name Copies the name of the selected folder to the Clipboard Sort Sorts the contents of the Saved Viewpoints window alphabetically Help Opens the Help system Recall Viewpoints You can return to any of previously saved viewpoints On recalling viewpoints the navigation mode that was active when the viewpoint was created will be re selected Any redlines and comments associated with the viewpoint will also be reinstated 242 Chapter8 Use Viewpoints To recall a viewpoint from the Saved Viewpoints window 1 If the Saved Viewpoints window is not displayed click Viewpoint tab gt Save Load amp Playback panel gt Saved Viewpoints tool launcher 2 Click the desired viewpoint in the list It is now displayed in the Scene View Organize Viewpoints Viewpoints can be organized into folders as necessary To organize viewpoints into folders 1 Click Viewpoint tab gt Save Load amp Playback panel gt Current Viewpoint drop down Manage Saved Viewpoints
154. fies the avatar that is used in Third Person view Angle Specifies the angle at which the camera looks at the avatar For example 0 positions the camera directly behind the avatar 15 makes the camera look down on the avatar at a 15 angle Distance Specifies the distance between the camera and the avatar TIP If you want to restore the default values click the Defaults button Pointing device Options Editor dialog box Interface node gt Viewpoint Defaults page gt Settings Edit Viewpoint Dialog Box Use this dialog box to edit viewpoint attributes Camera Position Enter the X Y and Z coordinate values to move the camera into this position The Z coordinate values are not available in a 2D workspace 272 Chapter 13 Reference Look At Enter the X Y and Z coordinate values to change the focal point for the camera The Z coordinate values are not available in a 2D workspace Vertical Field of View Horizontal Field of View Defines the area of the scene that can be viewed through the camera in a 3D workspace only You can adjust the values for both vertical and horizontal angles of view A larger value produces a wider angle of view and a smaller value produces a narrower or more tightly focused angle of view NOTE When you modify the Vertical Field of View the Horizontal Field of View is automatically adjusted and vice versa to match the aspect ratio in Autodesk Navisworks Roll Rotates the cam
155. frames per second FPS that are rendered in the main navigation window Autodesk Navisworks guarantees a user defined frame rate in order to maintain interactivity File Terminology published data files NWD Published NWD files are useful when wanting to take a snapshot of the model at a certain time All the geometry and review information is saved into the NWD file and cannot then be changed Published NWD files can also contain information about the file as well as being able to be password protected and time bombed for security These files are also very small compressing the CAD data by up to 80 of the original size 305 Published NWD files are useful when issuing models for viewing by others with the Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 free viewer as well as being appendable themselves into Autodesk Navisworks to build up a larger scene Selection Terminology These are terms specific to Autodesk Navisworks that are used in relation to selecting items composite objects A composite object is a group of geometry that is considered a single object in the selection tree For example a window object might be made up of a frame and a pane If a composite object the window object would be both the frame and the pane and be selected all at once instances An instance is a single object which is referred to several times within a model for example a tree This has the advantage of cutting down on file size by not unnecessarily repeating
156. ftware OpenGL This is a legacy driver which only works on 3D geometries If the check box is clear Autodesk Navisworks will ignore this driver when rendering geometries Presenter OpenGL This driver supports Presenter graphics system and only works on 3D geometries If the check box is clear Autodesk Navisworks will ignore this driver when rendering geometries Autodesk DirectX 9 This driver supports Autodesk graphics system and works with both 2D and 3D geometries If the check box is clear Autodesk Navisworks will ignore this driver when rendering geometries Autodesk DirectX 10 This driver supports Autodesk graphics system and works with both 2D and 3D geometries If the check box is clear Autodesk Navisworks will ignore this driver when rendering geometries Autodesk DirectX 11 This driver supports Autodesk graphics system and works with both 2D and 3D geometries If the check box is clear Autodesk Navisworks will ignore this driver when rendering geometries Autodesk OpenGL This driver supports Autodesk graphics system and works with both 2D and 3D geometries If the check box is clear Autodesk Navisworks will ignore this driver when rendering geometries Autodesk Page Use the options on this page to adjust effects and materials used in Autodesk Graphics mode Autodesk Effects Shader Style Defines Autodesk shading style on faces Select from the following options Mm Basic Material realistic display of fa
157. g Hid E Hide Unselected Quick Properties ide E Selection Tree Bl Unhide All Project Select amp Search Visibility Display Tools Ep File Options Select TimeLiner Playback The ribbon is divided into tabs with each tab is supporting a specific activity Within each tab tools are grouped together into a task based series of panels 46 Chapter 3 Quick Start To specify which ribbon tabs and panels are displayed right click the ribbon and on the shortcut menu click or clear the names of tabs or panels You can customize the ribbon depending on your needs in the following ways m Change the order of ribbon tabs Click the tab you want to move drag it to the desired position and release m Change the order of ribbon panels in a tab Click the panel you want to move drag it to the desired position and release You can control the amount of space the ribbon takes in the application window There are two buttons to the right of the ribbon tabs that allow you to choose the ribbon toggle and ribbon minimize states E The first button toggles between the full ribbon state land the minimize ribbon state m The second drop down button Pl allows you to select one of four minimize ribbon states E Minimize to Tabs Minimizes the ribbon so that only tab titles are displayed E Minimize to Panel Titles Minimizes the ribbon so that only tab and panel titles are displayed E Minimize to Panel Buttons Mini
158. ghlighted Pick Radius Specifies the radius in pixels that an item has to be within in order for it to be selected Resolution Specifies the level of selection used by default 282 Chapter 13 Reference When you click in the Scene View Autodesk Navisworks requires a starting point for the object path in the Selection Tree box to identify the selected item You can choose one of the following options E Model the object path starts at the model node as a result all objects in the model are selected E Layer the object path starts at the layer node as a result all objects within a layer are selected E First Object the object path starts at the highest level of objects below the layer node if applicable m Last Object the object path starts at the lowest level of objects in the Selection Tree Autodesk Navisworks looks for composite objects first and if none are found the geometry level is used instead This is the default option E Last Unique the object path starts at the first unique level of objects not multiple instanced in the Selection Tree m Geometry the object path starts from the geometry level in the Selection Tree Compact Tree Specifies the level of detail shown on the Compact tab of the Selection Tree Use one of the following options E Models the tree is restricted to displaying model files only m Layers the tree can be expanded down to the layer level m Objects can be expanded dow
159. ght to pan the view to the right Move the controller cap forward to walk towards the model Move the controller cap up to elevate the view This makes the model appear to move down Navigate a Scene 165 3Dconnexion options on the navigation bar 2D Mode Navigates the view using only Move the controller cap to pan and 2D navigation options The zoom the view view moves in the direction of the controller cap Center Tool Specifies a point to define the Click in the model The view is centered pivot point and centers the on the model based on the specified model on that point This point pivot point is used by sub sequent navigation tools until it is moved 3Dconnexion Controls the default naviga Adjust the speed of translation and rota Settings tion mode and the speed of tion translation and rotation of the 3Dconnexion 3D mouse in the Options Editor page 293 If you are using the Classic user interface the behavior of the 3Dconnexion device corresponds to the currently selected navigation bar tool page 108 or navigation mode page 130 This enables you to navigate with the 3Dconnexion device whilst performing other operations with the mouse If no navigation tool or mode is selected or if the selected tool or mode is not a valid mode for the 3Dconnexion device then a default navigation mode will be used Use View Management Keys in 3Dconnexion 3D Mouse You can access different views such as Top F
160. gt Measure drop down gt Point Line Click the selected object to create the first point This is the start point from which the repositioning will be calculated Click the second point in the scene This is the point where the object will be moved to There is now a line connecting the start point and the end point in the Scene View If you want to be able to move the object several times create more points in the scene NOTE You can only select a point on another object in the scene Selecting a point in space is not a valid option To reposition an object into space you can either use a translation gizmo or if you know the distance by which the object is to be moved by overriding its transform Slide out the Measure panel and click Transform Selected Items to move the object to the second point If you have multiple points in the scene each time you click Transform Objects the selected object is moved to the next point Measure Tools 227 Comments and Annotations View Comments and Annotations You cannot add any comments redline annotations or tags in Autodesk Navisworks but you can view comments redlines and tags attached to viewpoints Comments Window The Comments window is a dockable window that enables you to view comments Comments ex Comment Date Author Comment ID Status OPTEN 7 01 512 auto 4 New The Comments window shows the name time and date author ID sta
161. he application button 443 gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Display option 3 On the Display page Primitives area enter a number between 1 and 9 in the Point Size box This sets the size in pixels for points drawn in the Scene View 4 Click OK Snap Points Snap points are implied points in the model for example the center point of a sphere or end points of a pipe You can toggle the rendering of snap point in the 3D model You can also change the size of the drawn snap points by using the Options Editor NOTE You cannot toggle the rendering of snap points for 2D sheets To toggle the rendering of snap points m Click Viewpoint tab gt Render Style panel gt Snap Points To change the size of snap points 1 Click the application button iy gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Display option 3 On the Display page Primitives area enter a number between 1 and 9 in the Snap Size box This sets the size in pixels of snap points drawn in the Scene View 4 Click OK 190 Chapter 6 Control Model Appearance and Render Quality Text You can toggle the rendering of text in 3D models This functionality is not supported for 2D sheets To toggle the rendering of 3D text m Click Viewpoint tab gt Render Style panel gt Text Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Display gt Text Control Render Quality Use Cu
162. he contained Font button Overlay Text None Animation E Caa Bottom No Link y You can add animation to an entire schedule so that during the TimeLiner sequence playback Autodesk Navisworks will also play the specified viewpoint animation or camera 262 Chapter 12 TimeLiner Playback Animation saved Viewpoints Animation v The following options can be selected in the Animation field E No Link no viewpoint animation or camera animation will be played E Saved Viewpoints Animation links your schedule to the currently selected viewpoint or viewpoint animation m Scene X gt Camera links your schedule to a camera animation in the selected animation scene You can view pre recorded animations with the TimeLiner simulation see Play Animations and Scripts page 247 View area Each view will playback the schedule depicting Planned and Actual relationships E Actual Choose this view to simulate the Actual schedule only that is only use the Actual Start and Actual End dates E Actual Planned Differences Choose this view to simulate the Actual schedule against the Planned schedule This view will only highlight the items attached to the task over the Actual date range that is between Actual Start and Actual End See diagram below for graphical representation For time periods where the Actual dates are within the Planned dates on schedule the items attached to the task will be displayed in
163. he navigation bar is docked in the same location in which ViewCube would be instead 3 Click Customize menu gt Docking Positions and then a docking position The navigation bar and ViewCube are repositioned Navigate a Scene 151 To link the position of the navigation bar to ViewCube 1 On the navigation bar click Customize 2 Click Customize menu Docking Positions check Link to ViewCube When Link to ViewCube is checked both the navigation bar and ViewCube are repositioned together around the current window To freely reposition the navigation bar along the edge of the current window TIP In a 2D workspace click the grip handle and drag the navigation bar to reposition it 1 On the navigation bar click Customize 2 Click Customize menu gt Docking Positions gt uncheck Link to ViewCube The grip handle for the navigation bar is displayed along the top of the navigation bar 3 Click the grip handle and drag the navigation bar along the edge of the window where you want it displayed Release the button on the pointing device to orient the navigation bar along the edge of the window 4 Drag the navigation bar along the window s edge to adjust its position along the window s edge Control the Display of Navigation Tools on the Navigation Bar You can control which unified and product specific navigation tools are displayed on the navigation bar with the Customize menu The Customize menu is displayed
164. he object you want to locate in other sheets and models and select it in the Scene View Find All Sheets and Models Containing the Selected Object 213 3 Right click the object and click Find Item in Other Sheets and Models on the shortcut menu 4 Ifyou see a warning status icon A in the Find Item in Other Sheets and Models window click the Prepare All button Once all sheets models have been prepared you will see a list of all sheets models that contain the object 5 Select the sheet model in the list and click View to open it Autodesk Navisworks zooms you to the selected object 214 Chapter 7 Review Your Model Find Item in Other Sheets and Models amp Table Conference w Chairs 135659 Item is found in these sheets and models Sheet Model Author Size Type g 30 View 30 sunca Model Elevation South sunca 279 4x 215 9 mm Sheet Elk Floor Plan SEVENTH FLOOR 279 4 x 215 9 mm Reflected Ceiling Plan FOURTH FLOOR sunca 279 4x 215 9 mm Sheet OY All sheets and models have been searched Buttons Prepare All Prepares all unprepared sheets and models in the currently open multi sheet file View Opens the currently selected sheet or model in the Scene View Status Icons A Not all sheets models can be searched in the currently open multi sheet file at least one sheet or model has not yet been prepared Y All sheets models in the currently open multi sheet file have b
165. he realism tools on the Viewpoint tab gt Navigate panel to control the speed and realism of your navigation So for example you can walk down stairs or follow terrain crouch under objects and use an avatar to represent yourself within the 3D model The realism tools are not available in a 2D workspace Animating Navigation As you navigate in Autodesk Navisworks you can record viewpoint animations and then play them back For more information see Play Back Animations page 247 105 Orientation in a 3D Workspace Although Autodesk Navisworks uses the X Y Z coordinate system there is no hard and fast rule as to which way each of these particular axes actually points Autodesk Navisworks reads the data necessary to map which way is up and which way is north directly from the files loaded into your scene If this is not possible by default Z is treated as up and Y is treated as north It is possible to change the up and north directions for the entire model world orientation and the up direction for the current viewpoint viewpoint up vector NOTE Changing the viewpoint up vector affects navigation in modes that rely on the up direction of the current viewpoint such as Walk Constrained Orbit and Orbit It also has an impact on section views To align the viewpoint up vector to the current view m In Scene View right click and click Viewpoint gt Set Viewpoi
166. he view projection mode E Right click the ViewCube tool and click one of the following options m Orthographic E Perspective HomeView The Home view is a special view stored with a model that makes it easy to return to a known or familiar view You can define any view of the model as the Home view The saved Home view can be applied to the current view by clicking the Home button above the ViewCube tool or from the ViewCube menu To define the Home view m Right click the ViewCube tool and click Set Current View as Home EE Command entry CTRL SHIFT Home To reorient the model to the Home view E Click the Home button located near the ViewCube tool Mm Right click the ViewCube tool and click Home 148 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Examine Individual Objects with ViewCube You can lock the ViewCube tool to a set of selected objects Locking a selection of objects to the ViewCube tool defines the center of the current view and the distance from center for the view based on the selected objects To turn off Lock to Selection you can click the Lock to Selection button next to the Home view button Selecting and deselecting objects after Lock to Selection is turned on has no effect on the center or distance from the center of the view when a view orientation changes You cannot zoom fit to view a model when Lock to Selection is on even if the ViewCube tool is set to zoom fit to view after each view orientation change To l
167. holding down the button on your pointing device press the arrow keys to walk in the model 5 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel 6 Click Close to exit the wheel To invert the vertical axis for the Look tool 1 Display a wheel Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options 3 Inthe Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Invert Vertical Axis check box in the Look Tool area Dragging downward and upward lowers and raises the target point of the current view 4 Click OK Orbit Tool You use the Orbit tool to change the orientation of a model The cursor changes to the Orbit cursor As you drag the cursor the model rotates around a pivot point while the view remains fixed Navigate a Scene 117 Specify the Pivot Point The pivot point is the base point used when rotating the model with the Orbit tool You can specify the pivot point in the following ways E Default pivot point When you first open a model the target point of the current view is used as the pivot point for orbiting the model m Select objects You can select objects before the Orbit tool is used to calculate the pivot point The pivot point is calculated based on the center of the extents of the selected objects m Center tool You can specify a point on the model to use as the pivot point for orbiting with the Center tool page 113 m CTRL Click and drag Press and hold down
168. ht 3Dconnexion 3D Mouse A 3Dconnexion 3D mouse can be used as an alternative to the mouse to move around the Scene View The device has a pressure sensitive controller cap designed to flex in all directions Push pull twist or tilt the cap to pan zoom and rotate the current view The speed of navigation is sensitive to the amount of force applied to the 3Dconnexion device You can adjust the device settings by using the Control Panel for the device which is supplied by the manufacturer with the installation 164 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model 4 E SpacePilot PRO SpacePilot Bes SpaceExplorer SpaceNavigator SpaceNavigator for Notebooks When a view change occurs with the 3Dconnexion 3D mouse the ViewCube tool is reoriented to reflect the current view You can change the behavior of the 3Dconnexion 3D mouse from the navigation bar 3Dconnexion options on the navigation bar Option Object Mode Walk Mode Fly Mode Navigates and reorients the view in the direction of the controller cap Simulates walking through a model The view of the model is moved in the opposite direc tion of the controller cap The orientation and height of the current view is maintained Simulates flying through a model The view of the model is moved in the opposite direc tion of the controller cap The orientation and height of the current view is not main tained Example Move the controller cap ri
169. hus allowing you to walk up stairs for example The collision volume in its basic form is a sphere with radius 1 that can be extruded to give it height with height h gt 2r See diagram below Control the Realism of Your Navigation 177 lt The dimensions of the collision volume can be customized for the current viewpoint or as a global option NOTE Collision can only be used with the Walk and Fly navigation tools When collision is turned on rendering prioritization is changed so that objects around the camera or avatar are displayed with much higher detail than normal The size of the region of high detail is based on collision volume radius and speed of movement needing to see what is about to be walked into To toggle collision 1 When using the Walk or Fly tool click Viewpoint tab gt Navigate panel gt Realism drop down ft gt Collision check box Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Tools gt Collision EE Command entry CTRL D Third Person View This function allows you to navigate scene from a third person perspective When third person is activated you will be able to see an avatar which is a representation of yourself within the 3D model Whilst navigating you will be controlling the avatar s interaction with the current scene 178 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Using third person in connection with collision and gravity makes this a very powerful function
170. icons to draw in the Scene View Hide Colliding Icons Select this check box to hide the link icons that appear overlapped in the Scene View Cull Radius Specifies how close to the camera links have to be before they are drawn in the Scene View Any links further away than this distance are not drawn The default value of 0 means that all links are drawn X Leader Offset Y Leader Offset Links can be drawn with leader lines arrows pointing to the attachment point on the geometry that the link is attached to Enter the X and Y values to specify the number of pixels to the right and up that these leader lines use Standard Categories Page Use the settings on this page to switch the displaying of links based on their categories Hyperlink Icon Type Specifies how to display this link category Select one of the following options m Icon links are represented by default icons and Yin the Scene View m Text links are represented by text boxes with link descriptions in the Scene View 286 Chapter 13 Reference Visible Select this check box to display this link category in the Scene View Label Icon Type Specifies how to display this link category Select one of the following options m Icon links are represented by default icons Hland Yin the Scene View m Text links are represented by text boxes with link descriptions in the Scene View Visible Select this check box to display this link category in the Scene
171. ientation 1 Right click the ViewCube tool and click ViewCube Options 2 In the Options Editor the ViewCube page under the Interface node select Use Animated Transitions When Switching Views e Options Editor E General a Y Show the ViewCube E Interface y Display Units Size Selection j 5 Inactive opaci Measure yest Snapping V Keep scene upright Viewpoint Defaults When dragging on the ViewCube E Links E Quick Properties E EY Snap to the closest view Developer G Display When clicking on the ViewCube 3Dconnexion V Fit to view on change Navigation Bar ViewCube 4 Use animated transitions when switching views SteeringWheels User Interface Y Show the compass below the ViewCube E Model File Readers A Defaults H Tanle a n E Cons Ge 146 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model When checked transitions from one view to another appear animated when clicking a predefined area on the ViewCube tool 3 Click OK To automatically fit the model after a view orientation 1 Right click the ViewCube tool and click ViewCube Options 2 Inthe Options Editor the ViewCube page under the Interface node select Fit to View on Change 3 Click OK To roll a face view NOTE Make sure a face view is displayed mM Click one of the roll arrows displayed above and to the right of the ViewCube tool The left roll arrow rotates the view 90 degrees counterclockwise the right roll arr
172. igation By default transparent items are only drawn when interaction has ceased to prevent problems with display performance 1 Click the application button iy gt Options Control Render Quality 195 2 In the Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Display option 3 On the Display page Transparency area select the Interactive Transparency check box 4 Click OK To render parametric primitives NOTE Modifying this option requires a restart of Autodesk Navisworks to take effect 1 Click the application button Ke gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Display option 3 Onthe Display page Primitives area select the Enable Parametric Primitives check box The level of detail changes during navigation depending on the distance from the camera If you want to use the default representations of primitives clear this check box The level of detail stays the same during navigation Click OK Accelerate Display Performance If your video card supports OpenGL you can improve the graphical performance by turning on hardware acceleration and occlusion culling Using the hardware acceleration usually gives you better and faster rendering However some graphics cards may not function well in this mode in which case switching this option off is recommended Occlusion culling can significantly improve performance in situations when much of the model is not visible For
173. ile clicking the Zoom wedge the model is zoomed out you can hold down the CTRL key to zoom in To zoom a view in and out by dragging 1 Display one of the Full Navigation wheels or one of the View Object wheels 2 Click and hold down the Zoom wedge The cursor changes to the Zoom cursor 3 Drag vertically to zoom in or out Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel To zoom into an area of the model by specifying window 1 Display one of the Full Navigation wheels or the mini View Object wheel Press and hold down the SHIFT key Click and hold down the Zoom wedge The cursor changes to the Zoom cursor 4 Drag the pointing device to define the opposite corner of the window that defines the area in which you want to zoom NOTE Holding down the CTRL key while defining the second point of the window determines if the first point of the window is used as the corner or center of the window being dragged When the CTRL key is held down the first point defines the center of the window 5 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel To zoom in and out by scrolling the mouse wheel when the SteeringWheels is displayed 1 Display one of the wheels other than the big Tour Building wheel 2 Scroll the wheel forward or backward to zoom in or out 3 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel 128 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model You use the Zoom tool to change the zoom mag
174. ion Stops playing the current animation and rewinds it back to the beginning Plays the currently selected animation Steps one frame or keyframe forwards Fast forwards the current animation to the end The User Interface 65 Button Description Toggles the Scripter engine on and off in the Autodesk Navisworks file iat Navigation Tools Toolbar ae Oso Go A ta This toolbar enables you to control the camera during interactive navigation Button Description a Dollies and pans the camera so that the entire model is in the Scene View Zooms the camera so that the selected item fills the Scene View HS Puts the Scene View into focus mode E Holds the selected items As you move around the model these objects will move with you e Uses a perspective camera Uses an orthographic camera me Toggles collision g Toggles gravity g Toggles crouching 66 Chapter 3 Quick Start Button Description Toggles third person view ta Aligns the current viewpoint with the X axis A Aligns the current viewpoint with the Y axis 2 Aligns the current viewpoint with the Z axis Scene View This is the area where you view and interact with your 3D models When you start Autodesk Navisworks the Scene View contains only one scene view but you can add more scene views if needed Custom scene views are named ViewX where X is the next available number The default scene view cannot be move
175. ion Wheel The big Full Navigation wheel wedges have the following options E Zoom Adjusts the magnification of the current view E Rewind Restores the most recent view You can move backward or forward by clicking and dragging left or right E Pan Repositions the current view by panning E Orbit Rotates the current view around a fixed pivot point m Center Specifies a point on a model to adjust the center of the current view or change the target point used for some of the navigation tools m Walk Simulates walking through a model E Look Swivels the current view 162 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model m Up Down Slides the current view of a model along the Z axis of the model Mini Full Navigation Wheel The mini Full Navigation wheel wedges have the following options E Zoom Top wedge Adjusts the magnification of the current view m Walk Upper right wedge Simulates walking through a model E Rewind Right wedge Restores the most recent view You can move backward or forward by clicking and dragging left or right E Up Down Lower right wedge Slides the current view of a model along the Z axis of the model Pan Bottom wedge Repositions the current view by panning Look Lower left wedge Swivels the current view Orbit Left wedge Rotates the current view around a fixed pivot point Center Upper left wedge Specifies a point on a model to adjust the center of the current view or change the target
176. ivot point The pivot point is displayed at the center of the object that was last selected before using the ViewCube tool To display or hide the ViewCube m Click View tab gt Navigation Aids panel gt ViewCube To control the size of the ViewCube 1 Right click the ViewCube tool and click ViewCube Options 2 Inthe Options Editor the ViewCube page under the Interface node select an option from the Size drop down list Options Editor sa F Show the ViewCube Inactive opacity 50 y Y Keep scene upright When dragging on the ViewCube V Snap to the dosest view When dicking on the ViewCube V Fit to view on change V Use animated transitions when switching views Y Show the compass below the ViewCube File Readers Export Import Cox ce J _ te 3 Click OK To control the inactive opacity of the ViewCube 1 Right click the ViewCube tool and click ViewCube Options 2 In the Options Editor the ViewCube page under the Interface node select an option from the Inactive Opacity drop down list Navigate a Scene 141 Options Editor x E General a Y Show the ViewCube E Interface Display Units Size Selection gt so Inactive opacity sos e y Measure Snapping v Keep scene upright Viewpoint Defaults When dragging on the ViewCube 4 Links Quick Properties W Snap to the dosest view Developer
177. k OK Orbiting the model is constrained along the XY plane and Z directions To roll the model around the pivot point with the Orbit tool 1 Display the mini View Object Wheel or one of the Full Navigation wheels Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options In the Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node clear the Keep Scene Upright check box Click OK 5 Click and hold the Orbit wedge The cursor changes to the Orbit cursor 6 Press and hold the SHIFT key to display the roll ring Drag to roll the model 7 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel To start the Orbit tool with the middle mouse button 1 Display one of the wheels other than the big View Object or Tour Building wheels 120 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Press and hold down the SHIFT key Press and hold down the scroll wheel or middle button on your pointing device and drag to orbit the model 4 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel Pan Tool When the pan tool is active the Pan cursor a four sided arrow is displayed Dragging the pointing device moves the model in the same direction For example dragging upward moves the model up while dragging downward moves the model down TIP If the cursor reaches the edge of the screen you can continue panning by dragging further to force it to wrap around the screen To pan the view with the Pan tool 1 Display one of
178. kground Settings dialog box select Plain in the Mode drop down list Select the required color from the Color palette Review the new background effect in the preview box and click OK Control Model Appearance 187 To set a graduated background al li 1 Click View tab gt Scene View gt Background 2 In the Background Settings dialog box select Graduated in the Mode drop down list 3 Select the first color from the Top Color palette Select the second color from the Bottom Color palette 5 Review the new background effect in the preview box and click OK To set an artificial horizon background for a 3D model pa m 1 Click View tab gt Scene View gt Background E 2 Inthe Background Settings dialog box select Horizon in the Mode drop down list 3 To set a graduated sky color use the Sky Color and Horizon Sky Color palettes 4 To set a graduated ground color use the Horizon Ground Color and Ground Color palettes 5 Review the new background effect in the preview box and click OK Adjust Displaying of Primitives You can enable and disable the drawing of Surfaces Lines Points Snap Points and 3D Text in the Scene View Points are real points in the model whereas Snap Points mark locations on other primitives for example the center of a circle and are useful for snapping to when measuring Surfaces Surfaces are the triangles that make up the 2D an
179. l Navigation wheels Walking Through a Model When using the Look tool from the big Full Navigation wheel you can walk through a model by using the arrow keys on the keyboard To adjust the walk speed use the Options Editor Invert Vertical Axis When you drag the cursor upward the target point of the view raises dragging the cursor downward lowers the target point of the view To invert the vertical axis for the Look tool use the Options Editor To look around a view with the Look tool 1 Display one of the Full Navigation wheels or the mini Tour Building wheel 2 Click and hold down the Look wedge The cursor changes to the Look cursor 3 Drag the pointing device to change the direction in which you are looking 4 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel To look at a face in the model with the Look tool 1 Display one of the Full Navigation wheels Press and hold down the SHIFT key Click and hold down the Look wedge The cursor changes to the Look At cursor 4 Drag over the objects in the model until the face highlights that you want to look at 5 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel To look around and walk through a model with the Look tool 1 Display the big Full Navigation wheel 2 Click and hold down the Look wedge 116 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model The cursor changes to the Look cursor 3 Drag to change the direction in which you are looking While
180. left and right respectively NOTE Holding down the CTRL key rotates the camera around its viewing axis while still moving forward Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Mode gt Fly EE Command entry CTRL 9 Turntable Mode In Turntable mode you can spin the model around the up vector as though the model is sitting on a turntable In this mode the up direction is always maintained Navigate a Scene 137 To spin model on a turntable 1 On the navigation bar click Turntable on the Navigation Mode toolbar 2 Dragthe left mouse button left and right or use the left and right cursor keys to spin the turntable left and right respectively NOTE Holding down the SHIFT key or spinning the mouse wheel temporarily enables normal Zoom mode Holding down the CTRL key temporarily enables normal Pan mode 3 To tilt the turntable up and down spin the mouse wheel or use the up and down cursor keys Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Mode gt Turntable EE Command entry CTRL 0 View All Tool Makes the complete model fit into the Scene View Using this function dollies and pans the camera so that the entire model is shown in the current view which is very useful if you get lost inside a model or lose it completely Occasionally you may get a blank view This is usually because there are items that are very small in comparison to the main model or items that are located a
181. lling Culling lets you navigate and manipulate large and complex scenes at interactive rates by intelligently hiding less important objects as you work In Autodesk Navisworks you can use the following methods of culling objects m Area the objects size in pixels determines whether the objects are rendered or not By default any objects smaller than 1x1 pixels in size are discarded E Backface by default only the front face of every polygon is drawn in Autodesk Navisworks Sometimes during the conversion process the front and back face of polygons get mixed in which case you need to adjust the Backface option E Near and Far Clipping Planes frustum culling objects closer to the camera than the near clipping plane or beyond the far clipping plane are not drawn You can let Autodesk Navisworks automatically constrain the location of the clipping planes or you can constrain their location manually NOTE Backface and Clipping Planes are not used in a 2D workspace To set area culling 1 Click Home tab gt Project panel gt File Options 2 In the File Options dialog box Culling tab select the Enable check box in the Area section Control Render Quality 191 3 Enter a value for the screen area in pixels below which geometry objects are culled For example setting this value to 100 pixels means that any object within the model that would be drawn less than 10x10 pixels in size are discarded 4 Click OK
182. m the following options m Automatic Tiny Small Medium Large NOTE In automatic mode the size of the ViewCube is relative to the size of the Scene View and ranges between medium and tiny Inactive Opacity When the ViewCube is inactive that is your cursor is distant from the ViewCube it appears transparent To control the opacity level choose from the following options m 0 25 50 75 100 Keep Scene Upright Indicates whether the upside down orientations of the scene is allowed when you use the ViewCube When this check box is selected dragging the ViewCube produces a turntable effect When Dragging on the ViewCube While being dragged the ViewCube and the scene rotate in an arcball like fashion unless the Keep Scene Upright check box is selected Snap to the Closest View Indicates whether the ViewCube snaps to one of the fixed views when it is angularly close to one of the fixed views When Clicking on the ViewCube Fit to View on Change When this check box is selected clicking the ViewCube rotates around the center of the scene and zooms out to fit the scene into the Scene View When dragging the ViewCube prior to the drag the view changes to look at the scene center but does not zoom and continues to use that as the pivot point while dragging Options Editor Dialog Box 295 If this check box is clear clicking or dragging the ViewCube rotates around the current pivot point and does not zoom
183. mation scripts and so on with other users The settings can be shared across an entire project site or across a specific project group depending on the required level of granularity See also How do I share the Autodesk Navisworks settings on a site and project basis page 35 To configure location options 1 Click the application button N gt Options 90 Chapter 3 Quick Start 2 Expand the General node in the Options Editor and click the Locations option Options Editor x Gi l os Project Directory E lTeam A ii Locations m Environment Site Directory D Project X mm Auto Save Interface Model File Readers Tools Defaults Export Import Cancel Help 3 In the Project Directory box browse to the directory that contains the Autodesk Navisworks settings specific to your project group 4 In the Site Directory box browse to the directory that contains the Autodesk Navisworks settings standard across the entire project site 5 Click OK Menu Classic user interface Tools gt Global Options NOTE When you run Autodesk Navisworks for the first time the settings are picked up from the installation directory Subsequently Autodesk Navisworks examines the current user profile and the all users profile on the local machine and then checks the settings in the Project Directory and the Site Directory The files in the Project Directory tak
184. mizes the ribbon so that only tab titles and panel buttons are displayed m Cycle Through All Cycles through all four ribbon states in the order full ribbon minimize to panel buttons minimize to panel titles minimize to tabs Contextual Tabs Some of the tabs are contextual When you execute some commands a special contextual ribbon tab is displayed instead of a toolbar or dialog box For example as soon as you start selecting items in the Scene View the previously hidden Item Tools tab appears When nothing is selected it becomes hidden again Slideout Panels A down arrow to the right of a panel title indicates that you can slide out the panel to display additional tools and controls By default an expanded panel closes automatically when you click another panel To keep a panel The User Interface 47 expanded click the push pin l icon in the bottom left corner of the slideout panel Floating Panels If you pull a panel off of a ribbon tab and into a different area in the application window or the desktop that panel floats where you placed it The floating panel remains open until you return it to the ribbon even if you switch ribbon tabs Tool Launcher Some ribbon panels display a dialog box or a dockable window related to that panel A tool launcher arrow s in the lower right corner of the panel indicates that you can display a related tool Click the icon to display the associated dialog box or dockable wind
185. n CD external 3 4 CD kitchen sink FH Slide Show UD Street 8 Cuti ap Front Room 8 Cut2 CD Kitchen 8 Cut3 CD office 239 Viewpoint animations are also saved with the viewpoints as they are simply a list of viewpoints treated as keyframes Icons are used to represent different elements represents a folder which may contain all other elements including other folders y represents a viewpoint saved in orthographic mode P represents a viewpoint saved in perspective mode a represents a viewpoint animation clip gt represents a cut inserted into a viewpoint animation clip You can select more than one viewpoint by either holding down the CTRL key and left clicking or by left clicking the first item and then clicking the last item while holding down the SHIFT key You can drag viewpoints around the Saved Viewpoints window but you cannot save any changes There are no buttons on this window and commands are invoked through shortcut menus To toggle the Saved Viewpoints window m Click Viewpoint tab gt Save Load amp Playback panel gt Saved Viewpoints tool launcher x Menu Classic user interface View gt Control Bars gt Saved Viewpoints EE Command entry CTRL F11 You get a different shortcut menu depending on what element you right click in the Saved Viewpoints window All shortcut menus share the Sort option which sorts the contents of the window alphabeti
186. n move backward or forward by clicking and dragging left or right E Pan Bottom wedge page 109 Repositions the current view by panning E Orbit Left wedge page 117 Rotates the current view around a fixed pivot point NOTE When the mini wheel is displayed you can press and hold the middle mouse button to pan scroll the wheel button to zoom in and out and hold the SHIFT key while pressing and holding the middle mouse button to orbit the model To switch to the mini View Object wheel m Right click the wheel and click Advanced Wheels gt Mini View Object Wheel Toolbar Navigation bar gt SteeringWheels gt Mini View Object Wheel Ribbon Viewpoint tab gt Navigate panel gt Steering WheelsMini View Object E Menu Classic user interface View gt SteeringWheels gt Mini View Object Wheel Navigate a Scene 159 Toolbar Classic user interface Navigation Mode gt Mini View Object E Wheel To switch to the big View Object wheel m Right click the wheel and click Basic View Object Wheel Toolbar Navigation bar gt SteeringWheels gt Basic View Object Wheel Ribbon Viewpoint tab gt Navigate panel gt Steering WheelsBasic View Object ey Menu Classic user interface View gt SteeringWheels gt View Object Wheel Toolbar Classic user interface Navigation Mode gt View Object Wheel EJ Tour Building Wheels With the Tour Building wheels big and mini you can move through
187. n to the objects level but without the levels of instancing shown on the Standard tab Highlight Enabled Indicates whether Autodesk Navisworks highlights the selected items in the Scene View Clear this check box if you don t want to highlight selected items Method Specifies how the objects are highlighted Select one of the following options m Shaded m Wireframe E Tinted Color Click MG to specify the highlight color Options Editor Dialog Box 283 Tint Level Use the slider to adjust the tint level Measure Page Use the options on this page to adjust the appearance and style of the measure lines Line Thickness Specifies the thickness of the measure lines Color Click HG to specify the color of the measure lines In 3D Select this check box to draw the measure lines in 3D If the measure lines become obscured by other geometry clear this check box to draw the lines in 2D over the top of geometry Show Measurement Values in Scene View Select this check box if you want to display the dimension labels in the Scene View Use Center Lines When this check box is selected the shortest distance measurements snap to the center lines of parametric objects When this check box is clear the surface of the parametric objects is used for the shortest distance measurement instead NOTE Changing this option does not affect any measurement currently in place To see any changes clear the measurement and start again
188. narrne PF _eo_ ome Ti rile gt Miscellaneous Enhancements m Enhanced support for the m 3D mouse through an extended interface See 3Dconnexion 3D Mouse page 164 m Communication Centre now supports live updates m New avatars to be used in a variety of roles ranging from construction workers and safety professionals to office workers Since avatars can vary What Is New in This Release 3 per viewpoint you can easily show how project stakeholders will interact with a specific phase of the project in the relevant context How to Get Assistance There are various ways to find information about how to use this program and multiple resources are available Find Information Using InfoCenter You can use InfoCenter to search Autodesk Navisworks help file for information You can also easily access product updates and announcements Overview of InfoCenter You can use InfoCenter to search for product related help display the Subscription Center panel for subscription services display the Communication Center panel for product updates and announcements and display the Favorites panel to access saved topics You can use InfoCenter to MH Search for information in the main product Help through keywords or by entering a phrase E Access subscription services through Subscription Center panel 4 Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 m Access to product relate
189. nded m Print the selected heading and all subtopics NOTE When you select the second option you may get numerous printed pages depending on how many subtopics the currently selected topic contains How to Get Assistance 15 To print a Help topic 1 Display the topic you want to print 2 Right click in the topic pane Click Print 3 In the Print dialog box click Print To print a selected heading and all subtopics 1 Display the topic you want to print and make sure that the Contents tab is displayed On the Help toolbar click Print 3 In the Print Topics dialog box click Print the Selected Heading and All Subtopics 4 Click OK Show and Hide the Contents Pane You can control the size of the Help window Use the Hide _ button on the Help toolbar to shrink the Help window to a compact size by hiding the pane that contains the Contents Index and Search tabs The compact window size is best for displaying procedures while you work Use the Show So button to expand the Help window to display the pane that contains Contents Index and Search tabs The expanded window size is best for locating and displaying conceptual and reference information Specify InfoCenter Settings You can specify general and Communication Center settings in the InfoCenter Settings dialog box In the InfoCenter Settings dialog box you can specify the following settings m General Your current location frequency for checking new
190. nification of a model The following mouse click and key combinations are available to control how the Zoom tool behaves m Click If you click the Zoom tool on a wheel the current view is zoomed in by a factor of 25 percent If you are using the Full Navigation wheel incremental zoom must be enabled in the Options Editor m SHIFT click If you hold down the SHIFT key before you click the Zoom tool on a wheel the current view is zoomed out by a factor of 25 percent Zooming is performed from the location of the cursor and not the current pivot point mM CTRL click If you hold down the CTRL key before you click the Zoom tool on a wheel the current view is zoomed in by a factor of 25 percent Zooming is performed from the location of the cursor and not the current pivot point m Click and drag If you click the Zoom tool and hold down the button on your pointing device you can adjust the magnification of the model by dragging up and down m CTRL click and drag When using the Full Navigation wheels or the mini View Object wheel you can control the target point used by the Zoom tool By holding down the CTRL key the Zoom tool uses the location of the previous pivot point defined by the Zoom Orbit or Center tool E SHIFT click and drag When using the Full Navigation wheels or the mini View Object wheel you can zoom in to an area of the model by dragging a rectangular window around the area you want to fit in the window Hold down
191. nks on an object to those that were originally converted from the CAD file You can also reset all links on all objects in the scene to their original state To reset all links for an object Attention Resetting links for an object also removes any links manually added to it by Autodesk Navisworks users If you made a mistake use the Undo amp button on the Quick Access toolbar 1 In the Scene View select the object with the links that you want to reset to their original state 2 Click Item Tools tab gt Links panel gt Reset Links i To reset all links in a scene Attention Resetting links in a scene also removes all links manually added to it by Autodesk Navisworks users If you made a mistake use the Undo button on the Quick Access toolbar misl E Click Home tab gt Project panel gt Reset All drop down gt Links 9 Quick Properties You can switch quick properties in the Scene View on and off Autodesk Navisworks remembers the selected visibility setting between sessions When Quick Properties are switched on you can view property information in a tooltip style window as you move your cursor over objects in the Scene View You don t need to select objects first The quick properties tooltip disappears after a few seconds 236 Chapter 7 Review Your Model Ttem Name BRUSHEDS Item Type Mesh By default quick properties show the name and type of the object but you can use the Options Editor to define
192. nnel Used by other Autodesk products to specify the RSS feeds published by a CAD manager the CAD Manager Channel is not enabled in Autodesk Navisworks Display Name Type the name to be displayed in the Search Results panel Pointing device InfoCenter Settings dialog box Communication Center node Autodesk Channels Page Use the settings on this page to adjust the settings for Communication Center By default all available channels are selected You cannot add or remove channels from the grid and you cannot edit data in the grid Select Channels to Display in the Communication Center Panel Select the channels and the number of articles you want to display in the Communication Center panel Pointing device InfoCenter Settings dialog box Communication Center node gt Autodesk Channels page Balloon Notification Page Use the settings on this page to adjust balloon notifications Enable Balloon Notification for These Sources Select this check box to enable balloon notifications in the product Balloon notifications appear over the InfoCenter box when any new information is available from the selected sources Live Update Channel New Software Updates Select this check box to receive balloon notification of available software updates Product Support Information Channel Select this check box to receive balloon notification of new product information CAD Manager Channel The CAD Manager Channel is not enabled in Autodesk N
193. nored during a search m Group the elements of your search using double quotation marks or parentheses to set each element apart 12 Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Use Wild Card Characters You can use the following wild card characters in any keyword Symbol Description Replaces one or more characters when used at the beginning middle or end of a word For example lish p lish and pub will all find publish Also anno will mou nou find annotative annotation annoup date annoreset and so on Replaces a single character For example cop will find copy but not copy base Expands the tense of the word at the begin ning or end of a word For example plot ting will find plots plotted and so on Also plot will find preplot replot and so on Search for Phrases When searching for a phrase use double quotation marks to enclose words that must appear next to each other in the specified sequence For example enter specifying units of measurement to find only topics with all those words in that order If you don t use the quotation marks around that text Help finds all topics containing any one of the listed words that is all topics containing specifying all topics containing units all topics containing of and all topics containing m
194. ns ke eee we 85 LOSON OPONE o peed es a ee a a a 90 Display UES o bo RO we me OS Oe Ba we a 91 PROMS oee Ee a ee he eh a ore BS ee 93 Sete Directories se SS Ge eh ee BE wa I Ag 94 CIDOS aoe eee ot eles gels ds iy Gade ede le eA OLS Say he ee a 94 Chapter 4 Work with Files o o 97 Wise File Readers lt lt occiso Se eH ee 97 TD TASS o we an ea me ee Se ae we A ae 97 DWEFDWEX PICS cocos css as ae 97 Manage MES kt ces ea ao e wa Ree ES 98 CPR PIES oe c pa eana a a De el SEO a RED a 98 Create PUES ec Sis Se ey Se Qe Ges 99 2D and Multi Sheet Files gt s cae eee ee a ew 100 Project Browser Window oas o 65 848 68 esa 48 100 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model o 105 NIT MCCS sd dele be e ke A A 105 Orientation in a 3D Workspace 106 Product Specific Navigation Tools 107 Navigation Bar Tools o sopes ere o 4 108 Steering Wheels Tools o ee eb ee eS 113 Classic Navigation Modes and Tools 130 VIEWLUDE ce cas ge ee Oe BE he Ged 139 Overview of ViewCUbe s coo cone e ee we we 139 ViewCube Mem ss 66 eas ee we Oe ee ae 142 Reorient the View of a Model with ViewCube 143 Set the View Projection Mode 2 ee ee 147 EOS VIEW oe e e e soe a ew ee E N 148 Examine Individual Objects with ViewCube 149 Navigation Bat s soe cet ee ae eR de we 149 Overview of Navigation Bal 150 Reposition and Reorient the Navigation
195. nt Up gt Set Up on the shortcut menu To align the viewpoint up vector to one of the preset axes 1 In Scene View right click and click Viewpoint gt Set Viewpoint Up 2 Click one of the preset axis Choose from Set Up X Set Up X Set Up Y Set Up Y Set Up Z Set Up Z To change the world orientation 1 Click Home tab gt Project panel gt File Options 2 In the File Options dialog box Orientation tab enter the required values to adjust the model orientation 106 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Classic tool Pan Zoom View All View Selected File Options Culling Orientation Speed Head Light Scene Lights DataTools Up x 0 y o0 z 1 North x 0 Y 1 Zz 0 oK Cancel Help 3 Click OK Product Specific Navigation Tools The navigation bar and SteeringWheels provide you with access to a set of product specific navigation tools in 2D and 3D workspaces In Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 some classic navigation tools have been replaced with new navigation tools See the table below for more details Replaced by Can be switched back to classic Zoom Selected Yes No Navigate a Scene 107 Classic tool Zoom Box Orbit Examine Turntable Look Around Focus Walk Fly 2D Can be switched back to classic zZ o Customizing Tools Behavior For the navigation bar you can use Options Editor to toggle between standard and
196. nter Settings El button In the InfoCenter Settings dialog box in the left pane click RSS Feeds 4 In the right pane do one of the following m Click Remove m Right click an RSS feed Click Remove 5 In the InfoCenter Remove RSS Feed dialog box click Yes Click OK 18 Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Get More Help You can access several additional sources of help m Use Communication Center Display the Communication Center panel for product updates and announcements m Press Fl Displays context sensitive reference information m Click the Help button in many dialog boxes Displays reference information for the dialog box m View the product Readme Displays late breaking information about this product Other resources help you get information about Autodesk products and assistance with your questions about this program m Autodesk website Access http www autodesk com E Local support Check with your dealer or Autodesk country region office View the Product Readme You can find late breaking information about this software in the Readme It is suggested that you read through the Autodesk Navisworks Readme for information about recommended hardware updated installation instructions and known software problems The Readme file is available from the product s program group on the Windows Start menu Join the Customer Involvement Program You are invited to help guide the direction
197. ntrol Bars gt Selection Tree EE Command entry CTRL F12 To use the Selection Tree to select objects 1 Open the Selection Tree and click the Standard tab 2 Click an object in the Selection tree to select the corresponding geometry in the Scene View NOTE When you select an item in the tree individual geometry or a group of geometry is selected in the Scene View depending on chosen selection resolution 3 To select several items at the same time use the SHIFT and CTRL keys CTRL allows multiple selection item by item and SHIFT allows multiple selection between the first and last items selected 4 To remove selection from an object in the Selection Tree press ESC To customize the contents of the Compact tab 1 Click the application button iS gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Selection option 3 On the Selection page select the required level of detail in the Compact Tree box Choose from the following options E Models the tree is restricted to displaying model files only m Layers the tree can be expanded down to the layer level Select Objects 203 m Objects can be expanded down to the objects level but without the levels of instancing shown on the Standard tab 4 Click OK Icon Bl 204 Chapter 7 Review Your Model Description A model such as a drawing file or design file A layer or level A group such as a block definition from AutoCAD o
198. ny definitions to your quick properties as you like To delete quick properties definition 5 6 Click the application button iS gt Options In the Options Editor expand the Interface node expand the Quick Properties node and click the Definitions option On the Definitions page click Grid View to display quick properties definitions as table rows Click the Category or Property for the definition that you want to delete Click Remove Element Click OK To hide category names Click the application button N gt Options In the Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Quick Properties option Select the Hide Category check box Click OK 238 Chapter 7 Review Your Model Use Viewpoints Viewpoints are snapshots taken of the model as it is displayed in the Scene View Viewpoints may include a variety of comments and redline tags which have been previously added to a viewpoint You cannot create viewpoints in Autodesk Navisworks but you can use any of the viewpoints and viewpoint animations saved in the model Viewpoint animation typically contains both the user movement through the model and views of the model Modify Viewpoints Saved Viewpoints Window The Saved Viewpoints window is a dockable window that enables you to jump to preset viewpoints without having to navigate each time to reach an item Saved Viewpoints je x cp plan section CD long section D cross sectio
199. oard Shortcut Description PgUp Zooms to view all objects in the Scene View PgDn Zooms to magnify all selected objects in the Scene View The User Interface 79 Default Keyboard Shortcut HOME ESC SHIFT CTRL ALT ALT F4 CTRL 0 CTRL 1 CTRL 2 CTRL 3 CTRL 4 CTRL 5 CTRL 6 CTRL 7 CTRL 8 CTRL 9 80 Chapter 3 Quick Start Description Takes you to Home view This keyboard shortcut only applies to the Scene View windows This means it will only work when this window has focus Deselects everything Used to modify the middle mouse button actions Used to modify the middle mouse button actions Turns the keytips on or off Closes the currently active dockable window when it is undocked or exits the application if the main application window is active Turns on Turntable mode Turns on Select mode Turns on Walk mode Turns on Look Around mode Turns on Zoom mode Turns on Zoom Window mode Turns on Pan mode Turns on Orbit mode Turns on Free Orbit mode Turns on Fly mode Default Keyboard Shortcut CTRL D CTRL F CTRL G CTRL H CTRL 1 CTRL N CTRL O CTRL P CTRL R CTRL T CTRL Y CTRL Z CTRL PgUp CTRL PgDn CTRL F1 CTRL F3 CTRL F7 Description Toggles Collision mode You must be in appropriate navigation mode that is Walk or Fly for this keyboard shortcut to work Displays the Quick Find
200. ock to the current selection m Right click the ViewCube tool and click Lock to Selection If Lock to Selection is checked when a view orientation change occurs the selected objects are used to calculate the center of the view and the view zooms to the extents of the selected objects When cleared the selected objects are used to calculate the center of the view and the view zooms to the extents of the model To examine an individual object with ViewCube 1 In the model select one or more objects to define the centerpoint of the view 2 Click one of the preset locations on the ViewCube tool or click and drag the ViewCube tool to reorient the view of the model The ViewCube tool reorients the view of the model based on the centerpoint of the selected objects Navigation Bar Unified and product specific navigation tools can be accessed from the navigation bar Navigate a Scene 149 Overview of Navigation Bar The navigation bar is a user interface element where you can access both unified and product specific navigation tools Unified navigation tools such as Autodesk9 ViewCube 3Dconnexion and SteeringWheels are those that can be found across many Autodesk products Product specific navigation tools are unique to a product The navigation bar floats over and along one of the sides of the Scene View You start navigation tools by clicking one of the buttons on the navigation bar or selecting one of the tools from a
201. ode o ee AR A ee a Ge a ee 282 Display Umits Page sos ee bo ea Sie hs 282 Selection Papes oii ce ee a ee be eo ee 282 Measure Page es ew Re es 284 Snapping Page se we ee ee me a 284 Viewpoint Defaults Pages co ss ek we Ge ww ee 285 LES Ps oS Ga AA He See ee N 286 viii Contents Quick Properties Page osa a eh a 288 Developer Page cos daa ee a a E 288 Display Page pos eo he a ara s ra a a aa 288 SDCOMMEXION Pag s reo escri 293 Navigation Bar Page po ccor a kaaa ie da a es 293 ViewCHDe Pat o a araara a le SO a 294 Steerine Wheels A 296 User Interface Page gt o ooococcm 298 Mogel NOEs s e che aa ee a abe SS Ga we eS 299 Pertormance Pag o cocote ae eaaa aa 299 NWD Page oc ccecce ee Be HO a Ai G e 301 NWG PAGES o o i eee A oe a Ga 302 Chapter 14 Glossary 0 coo a i a ee eee e 305 MARA a a Se eS a ee Se 309 Contents ix Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 software is the free viewer for NWD and DWF files Use Navisworks Freedom to extend the whole project view to all project stakeholders helping to improve communication and collaboration Multi disciplinary models created in building information modeling BIM digital prototype DP and process plant design applications can be combined into a single integrated project model and published into the NWD format using Autodesk Navisworks Manage or Autodesk Navisworks Simulate
202. of first task in project starting from 1 CTRL Enter Type CTRL Enter to insert a new line into the overlay display text Percent sign 268 Chapter 12 TimeLiner Playback Reference Background Settings Dialog Box Use this dialog box to choose a background effect to use in the Scene View Mode Selects the type of background effect Choose from mM Plain MH Graduated Mm Horizon NOTE Horizon mode and the associated colors are only available for 3D models Color Sets the color for a plain background Top Color Sets the top color in a graduated background Bottom Color Sets the bottom color in the graduated background Sky Color Sets the sky color top in a horizon background This option is available for 3D models only Horizon Sky Color Sets the sky color bottom in a horizon background This option is available for 3D models only Horizon Ground Color Sets the ground color top in a horizon background This option is available for 3D models only Ground Color Sets the ground color bottom in a horizon background This option is available for 3D models only dl Ribbon View tab gt Scene View panel gt Background 269 Shortcut menu Right click a blank area in the scene and click Background on the shortcut menu Menu Classic user interface Tools gt Background Collision Dialog Box Use this dialog box to adjust the collision settings for the selected viewpoint in a 3D
203. ol Navigate a Scene 143 NOTE When the cursor is over one of the clickable areas of the ViewCube tool the cursor changes to an arrow with a small cube to indicate that it is over the ViewCube tool A tooltip is also displayed The tooltip describes the action that you can perform based on the location of the cursor over the ViewCube tool You use the other twenty defined parts to access angled views of a model Clicking one of the corners on the ViewCube tool reorients the current view of the model to a three quarter view based on a viewpoint defined by three sides of the model Clicking one of the edges reorients the view of the model to a half view based on two sides of the model dol lt O i 2 HA o LEFT ER ai You can also click and drag the ViewCube tool to reorient the view of a model to a custom view other than one of the twenty six predefined parts As you drag the cursor changes to indicate that you are reorienting the current view of the model If you drag the ViewCube tool close to one of the preset orientations and it is set to snap to the closest view the ViewCube tool rotates to the closest preset orientation The outline of the ViewCube tool helps you identify the form of orientation itis in standard or fixed When the ViewCube tool is in standard orientation not orientated to one of the twenty six predefined parts its outline is displayed as dashed The ViewCube tool is outlined in a solid
204. ols enable you to measure between points on items in the model All measurements are made in display units page 91 Using measure tools is mutually exclusive to using navigation tools see Product Specific Navigation Tools page 107 so that when you are measuring you cannot navigate and vice versa Measure Tools Window The Measure Tools window is a dockable window which contains a number of buttons at the top enabling you to select the type of measurement you want to do DANS E AI A Aa Start m 2 10 End m 7 10 Difference m 5 00 Distance m 5 00 Options For all measurements the X Y and Z coordinates of the Start point and End point are displayed in the text boxes underneath the buttons together with the Difference and the absolute Distance If you use accumulative measure such as Point Line or Accumulate Distance shows the accumulated distance for all points registered in the measurement NOTE Z coordinate values are not available for 2D sheeets To toggle the Measure Tools window m Click Review tab gt Measure panel gt Measure Options tool launcher x Measure Tools 219 Menu Classic user interface Tools gt Measure Button Description p Measures the distance between two points gt op Measures the distance between a base point jes and various other points oP Measures a total distance between multiple Ez points along a route br Calculates the sum total of several poin
205. ome cases to preserve model fidelity For example if an item has properties or materials unique to itself then collapsing would endanger this information and therefore it will not be collapsed Close NWC NWD files on Load Indicates whether NWC and NWD files are closed once they ve been loaded into memory When you open NWC NWD files Autodesk Navisworks locks them for editing By selecting this check box you instruct Autodesk Navisworks to close NWC or NWD files as soon as they ve been loaded into memory This means that the files can be opened and edited by other users while you are viewing them Create Parametric Primitives Select this check box to enable creation of parametric models models described by formulae not vertices Using this option allows you to get better looking visuals faster rendering smaller memory footprint especially when loading DGN and RVM files with significant amounts of parametric data that no longer need to be converted into vertices in Autodesk Navisworks NOTE Modifying this option takes effect when you next load or refresh file 300 Chapter 13 Reference Create Presenter Materials Select this check box to enable creation of Presenter materials when NWC files are loaded Clearing this check box turns off creation of Presenter materials Temporary File Location Auto Indicates whether Autodesk Navisworks automatically selects your user Temp folder Location Click LJ to open the B
206. on and adds the saved file as an email attach ment Reverses the last performed operation Reverses the last operation performed by the Undo command Displays the Print dialog box Displays copyright and license information about your copy of Autodesk Navisworks Opens the Help system This toolbar provides access to the selection commands plus enables you to hide geometry objects Button Description Turns on Select mode Turns on Select Box mode Toggles required mode for selected items Toggles hidden mode for selected items Toggles hidden mode for unselected items The User Interface 61 Navigation Mode Toolbar APETITO This toolbar includes nine modes and six SteeringWheels for interactive navigation around your 3D models Button 6 Rendering Style Toolbar PUUETE 62 Chapter 3 Quick Start Description Selects the wheel Turns on Walk mode Turns on Look Around mode Turns on Zoom mode Turns on Zoom Box mode Turns on Pan mode Turns on Orbit mode Turns on Free Orbit mode Turns on Fly mode Turns on Constrained Orbit mode This toolbar controls the model appearance in Autodesk Navisworks Button 3 Workspace Toolbar Description Selects Lighting mode Selects Rendering mode Toggles the rendering of surfaces Toggles the rendering of lines Toggles the rendering of points Toggles the rendering of snap points Toggles the
207. on on the Simulate tab provides access to the Simulation Settings dialog box Simulation Settings Se Start End Dates E Override Start End Dates Start Date 8 00 00 AM 4 1 2009 End Date 5 00 00 PM 2 10 2011 Interval Size 5 a Percent X 7 Show all tasks in interval Playback Duration Seconds 30 Overlay Text Edit Top y Animation No Link y View Planned Planned Actual Differences Planned against Actual 9 Actual Actual Planned Differences It is possible to override the Start and End dates that the simulation runs between Selecting the Override Start End Dates check box enables the date boxes and allows you to choose the start and end dates By doing this you can simulate a small sub section of the overall project The dates will be shown on the Simulate tab These dates will also be used when exporting animations You can define the Interval Size to use when stepping through the simulation using the playback controls The interval size can be set either as a percentage of the overall simulation duration or to an absolute number of days or weeks and so on Overview of TimeLiner Tool 261 Use the drop down list to select the interval unit then use the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the interval size Interval Size 1 Percent Weeks E Show all tasks in int Playback Duration Sec Hours Minutes 20 F Seconds It is also p
208. on on the Subscription Center panel or the Communication Center panel To display the InfoCenter Favorites panel m In the InfoCenter box click the Favorites button NOTE The links displayed on the Favorites panel are organized into the same groups or categories from which they were added To save a link in InfoCenter as a favorite 1 Display a panel by doing one of the following m In the InfoCenter box click the Subscription Center button E In the InfoCenter box click the Communication Center button 2 Click the star icon that is displayed next to the link that you want to save as a favorite To remove a favorite link from the InfoCenter Favorites panel 1 In the InfoCenter box click the Favorites button to display the Favorites panel 2 Click the star icon that is displayed next to the link that you want to remove from the Favorites panel Use the Help System You can click the Help button to display topics in Help Help You can get much more benefit from the Help system when you learn how to use it efficiently You can quickly find general descriptions procedures details about dialog boxes and palettes or definitions of terms The Help system contains complete information about using this program In the Help window you use the left pane to locate information The tabs How to Get Assistance 11 above the left pane give you several ways for finding the topics you want to view The right pane displays the
209. on to scene area 139 hold items 175 set focal point 175 third person perspective 178 View menu 57 View Object wheels 158 ViewCube 139 appearance 139 compass 139 lock to selection 149 options 294 viewing options 274 viewpoint defaults options 285 Viewpoint menu 57 viewpoints 239 delete 244 edit 244 folders 243 organize 243 use 242 views ViewCube orientation 143 W walk 131 Walk tool 124 wheels 153 window Comments 228 Edit Viewpoint 244 Find Items in Other Sheets and Models 213 Measure Tools 219 Project Browser 101 Properties 216 Saved Viewpoints 239 TimeLiner Playback 257 windows auto hide 70 dock 70 tile 70 undock 70 Workspace toolbar 63 workspaces 77 create 77 load 77 save 77 shared 77 world orientation 106 Z zoom 133 zoom area 134 Zoom tool 129 Index 313 314
210. online content and option to turn on or off animated transition effects for the InfoCenter panels 16 Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 E Communication Center Set the maximum age of the articles displayed on the Communication Center panel m Autodesk Channels Channels to display in the Communication Center panel as well as the number of articles to display for each channel Balloon Notification Notifications for new product information software updates and product support announcements Also you can customize the transparency and the display time of the balloon m RSS Feeds RSS feed subscriptions You can add or remove RSS feeds RSS feeds generally notify you when new content is posted To specify the channels to display in the Communication Center panel 1 Display a panel by doing one of the following m In the InfoCenter box click the Subscription Center button E In the InfoCenter box click the Communication Center button E In the InfoCenter box click the Favorites button Click the InfoCenter Settings E button In the InfoCenter Settings dialog box in the left pane click Autodesk Channels 4 Inthe right pane select or clear the channels you want to display in the Communication Center panel 5 Click OK To specify InfoCenter balloon notification settings 1 Display a panel by doing one of the following m In the InfoCenter box click the Subscription Center button m In the InfoCenter
211. ont of the model and the plan view shows a top view of the model Reference views are displayed inside the dockable windows A triangular marker represents your current viewpoint This marker moves as you navigate showing the direction of your view The marker may also be dragged by holding the left mouse button over it and dragging to move the camera in the Scene View NOTE The marker changes to a small dot when the reference view is in the same plane as the camera view To use the Plan View 1 Click View tab gt Navigation Aids panel gt Reference Views drop down Plan View check box The Plan View window opens with the reference view of the model Navigate a Scene 173 Plan View x 2 Drag the triangular marker on the reference view into a new location The camera in the Scene View changes its position to match the position of the marker in the view Alternatively navigate to a different location in the Scene View The triangular marker in the reference view changes its position to match the camera position in the Scene View 3 To manipulate a reference view right click anywhere in the Plan View window Use the shortcut menu to adjust the view as desired EE Command entry CTRL F9 To use the Section View 1 Click View tab gt Navigation Aids panel gt Reference Views drop down Section View check box The Section View window opens with the reference view of the model 2 Drag the tri
212. ossible to highlight all the tasks that are being worked on during the interval By selecting the Show All Tasks in Interval check box and for example setting the Interval Size to 5 Days all tasks being worked on during those 5 days will be set to their Start Appearance in the Scene View including those that begin and end within the bounds of the interval The Simulation slider will show this by drawing a blue line under the slider If this check box is clear tasks that begin and end within the bounds of the interval will not be highlighted in this manner and will need to overlap with the current date in order to be highlighted in the Scene View You can define the overall Playback Duration for the complete simulation the time needed to play it through from start to finish Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the duration in seconds You may also enter a duration directly into this field You can define whether the current simulation date should be overlaid in the Scene View and if so whether it should appear at the top or bottom of the screen From the drop down choose from None to display no overlay text Top to display the text at the top of the window or Bottom to display the text at the bottom of the window You can Edit the information displayed in the overlay text using the Overlay Text Dialog Box page 266 This dialog box also makes it possible to alter the Font Type Style and Size by clicking on t
213. ou can type a number into either box to set the camera at a certain point For viewpoint animations you may notice that the frame in the animation in the Saved Viewpoints window click View tab gt Workspace panel gt Windows drop down Saved Viewpoints is highlighted when the animation is playing Click any frame to set the camera to that point in time in the viewpoint animation and continue playing back from there To enable animation scripts ec E Click Animation tab gt Scripts panel gt Enable Scripts Y 248 Chapter 9 Play Back Animations You can now interact with your model For example if there is a script to open a door on pressing a specific key on the keyboard pressing this key will open the door Play Animations and Scripts 249 250 Work Within a Team Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 enables multiple users to participate in a single design review session across a Local Area Network LAN The Collaborate tool has two noteworthy limitations m Collaboration between different versions of Autodesk Navisworks is not supported m This feature is only available for Windows XP users as it utilizes the shared program features of Windows NetMeeting which is unavailable in the Vista and Windows 7 operating systems Collaborate Panel The collaboration tools necessary to run collaboration sessions are located on the Review tab gt Collaborate panel Q aa Collaborate By default the Collabora
214. ou perform a selection command of same name or type and so on all the types names and properties of the items in the current selection are compared with all items properties in the scene The items with properties matching any properties of the currently selected items are selected Set Highlighting Method You can use the Options Editor to customize color and method of highlighting geometry selected in the Scene View There are three types of highlighting Shaded 208 Chapter 7 Review Your Model E Wireframe E Tinted To toggle highlighting of selected objects 4 Click the application button iy gt Options In the Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Selection option On the Selection page Highlight area select the Enabled check box if you want the selected items to be highlighted in the Scene View Clear this check box if you don t want any highlighting Click OK To customize the way objects are highlighted Click the application button Sy gt Options In the Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Selection option Make sure the Enabled check box is selected Select Objects 209 4 Use the Method drop down list to select the type of highlighting you want Shaded Wireframe or Tinted 5 Click the Color palette to select the highlight color If you selected Tinted in the Method box use the slider to adjust the Tint Level 7 Click OK Hide Obje
215. ouching 177 culling 191 area 191 backface 191 near and far clipping planes 191 require objects 193 Customer Involvement Program 19 customize navigation bar 152 D default collision 271 developer options 288 display options 288 display units 91 Display Units options 282 dockable windows 70 E edit viewpoint options 272 Editmenu 56 309 Index enable scripts 247 exit 39 F face views 144 favorites links InfoCenter 11 File menu 55 file options 85 274 culling 274 headlight 277 orientation 276 scene lights 277 speed 277 file readers DWF DWFx 97 find 211 InfoCenter information 6 links 235 objects in multi sheet files 212 fly 137 focal point 136 Forward tool 114 framerate 277 Front view 145 frustum culling 191 Full Navigation wheels 162 full screen mode 69 G gizmos 94 95 global options 85 developer 93 display units 91 environment 43 export 86 import 86 location 90 graduated background 186 gravity 176 H hardware acceleration 196 310 Index head up display 172 Help access more information 19 concepts 12 displaying 11 print 15 procedures 12 quick reference 12 search 12 searching 6 hide objects 210 highlighting 208 Home view 148 horizon background 186 HUD 172 hyperlinks 230 InfoCenter about 4 favorite links 11 searching 6 settings 16 Subscription Center 7 InfoCenter Settings 278 Autodesk Channels 279 Balloon Notifications 279 Communication Center 279 RSS Feed
216. ow Check Boxes Check boxes allow you to toggle an option on or off Sliders When an option can be executed with varying intensity the slider allows you to control the setting from lower to higher or reverse To display the ribbon If you use the Classic user interface you can switch back to the ribbon 1 Click the application button iy gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the User Interface option 3 Onthe User Interface page select Standard Recommended from the User Interface drop down list 4 Click OK To hide or show a ribbon tab 1 Right click anywhere inside the ribbon 2 Under Show Tabs click or clear the name of a tab 48 Chapter 3 Quick Start To hide or show a ribbon panel 1 Click the ribbon tab that you want to organize 2 Right click the ribbon tab 3 Under Show Panels click or clear the name of a panel To show or hide text labels on ribbon panels m Right click a ribbon tab and click or clear Show Panel Titles To return a floating panel to the ribbon E Mouse over the right side of the floating panel and click the Return Panels to Ribbon icon To toggle the ribbon size 1 Click the drop down arrow in the ribbon tab bar and select the desired minimize ribbon state gatehouse_pub_hyperlinks nwd Minimize to Tabs Minimize to Panel Titles Minimize to Panel Buttons v Cycle through All 2 Double click the name of the active ribbon tab or
217. ow rotates the view 90 degrees clockwise To define the front view m Right click the ViewCube tool and click Set Current View as Front To restore the Front view E Right click the ViewCube tool and click Reset Front Set the View Projection Mode The ViewCube tool supports two view projection modes Perspective and Orthographic Orthographic projection is also referred to as parallel projection Perspective projected views are calculated based on the distance from a theoretical camera and target point The shorter the distance between the camera and the target point the more distorted the perspective effect appears greater distances produce less distorted affects on the model Orthographic projected views display all the points of a model being projected parallel to the screen Orthographic projection mode makes it easier to work with a model due to all the edges of the model appearing as the same size regardless of the distance from the camera Orthographic projection mode though is not how you commonly see objects in the real world Objects in the real world are seen in Navigate a Scene 147 perspective projection So when you want to generate a rendering or hidden line view of a model using perspective projection will give the model a more realistic look The following illustration shows the same model viewed from the same viewing direction but with different view projections Orthographic Perspective To change t
218. ows a tooltip containing the name of the tool a keyboard shortcut if applicable and a brief description of the tool 52 Chapter 3 Quick Start Some tooltips on the application menu Quick Access toolbar and ribbon are progressive If you leave the cursor over the menu choice or a button for another moment the tooltip may expand to show additional information While the tooltip is visible you can press F1 for context sensitive help that provides more information about that tool Animation Print Ctrl P Prints the current viewpoint Quick Find E File Options Press F1 for more help Project Keytips Autodesk Navisworks provides accelerator keys or keytips to enable you to use the keyboard rather than the mouse to interact with the application window Keytips are provided for the application menu Quick Access toolbar and ribbon You can still use old style keyboard shortcuts such as CTRL N to open a new file and CTRL P to print the current file To display keytips press ALT The keytips letters or numbers are shown on the screen next to the corresponding command or user interface element Press the displayed accelerator key to immediately invoke the desired command or to show the user interface element For example pressing ALT and then pressing 1 creates a new file Maa saab e Viewpoint Animation View Output A Ww o Gh select All Quick Find
219. point used for some of the navigation tools To switch to the mini Full Navigation wheel m Right click the wheel and click Advanced Wheels gt Mini Full Navigation Wheel Toolbar Navigation bar gt SteeringWheels gt Mini Full Navigation Wheel Ribbon Viewpoint tab gt Navigate panel gt Steering WheelsMini Full Navigation LD Menu Classic user interface View SteeringWheels gt Mini Full Navigation Wheel Toolbar Classic user interface Navigation Mode gt Mini Full Navigation Wheel To switch to the big Full Navigation wheel m Right click the wheel and click Full Navigation Wheel Toolbar Navigation bar gt SteeringWheels Full Navigation Wheel Navigate a Scene 163 Ribbon Viewpoint tab gt Navigate panel gt Steering WheelsFull A Navigation Menu Classic user interface View gt SteeringWheels gt Full Navigation Wheel Toolbar Classic user interface Navigation Mode Full Navigation Wheel El 2D Navigation Wheel With this wheel you can access basic 2D navigation tools it is particularly useful when you do not have a pointing device with a scroll wheel ZOOM REWIND PAN X The 2D Navigation wheel wedges have the following options m Pan Repositions the current view by panning E Zoom Adjusts the magnification of the current view E Rewind Restores the most recent view orientation You can move backward or forward by clicking and dragging left or rig
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221. r If however there is no cache file present or the cache file is older than the native CAD file then Autodesk Navisworks has to open the CAD file and convert it By default it writes a cache file in the same directory and with the same name as the CAD file but with the nwc extension for speeding up the opening of this file in future Caching Read Cache Select this check box to use cache files when Autodesk Navisworks opens native CAD files Clear this check box if you don t want to use cache files This ensures that Autodesk Navisworks converts native CAD files each time they are opened Write Cache Select this check box to save cache files when native CAD files are converted Generally cache files are much smaller than original CAD files therefore selecting this option does not take up too much disk space Clear this check box if you don t want to save cache files Geometry Compression Enable Select this check box to enable geometry compression when NWC files are saved Geometry compression results in less memory being required and therefore smaller NWC files Reduce Precision Coordinates Select this check box to reduce the precision of coordinates Precision Specifies the precision value for coordinates The larger the value the less precise coordinates are Normals Select this check box to reduce the precision of normals 302 Chapter 13 Reference Colors Select this check box to reduce the precision of
222. r cell definition from MicroSta tion An instanced group such as an inserted block from AutoCAD or cell from MicroSta tion If in the imported file the instance was unnamed Autodesk Navisworks names the instance to match its child s name An item of geometry such as a polygon An instanced item of geometry such as an instance from 3D Studio A composite object A single CAD object that is represented in Autodesk Navisworks by a group of geometry items Saved selection set Saved search set Selection Tools Home tab Select amp Search panel to control the way you select geometry Typically using selection tools is mutually exclusive to using navigation tools see Product Specific Navigation Tools page 107 so that when you are selecting you cannot navigate and vice versa NOTE When using a 3Dconnexion 3D mouse in conjunction with the standard mouse control the 3Dconnexion device can be configured for navigation and the mouse for selecting See 3Dconnexion 3D Mouse page 164 for more information Selecting geometry in the Scene View automatically selects the corresponding objects in the Selection Tree Holding the SHIFT key whilst selecting items in the Scene View cycles through the selection resolution allowing you to get more specific with your selections You can use the Options Editor to customize the distance from an item you have to be for it to be selected pick radius This is useful when you
223. r to deliver content and information Each time Communication Center is connected it sends your information to Autodesk so that you receive the correct information All information is sent anonymously to Autodesk to maintain your privacy Communication Center sends the following information to Autodesk m Product name in which you are using Communication Center Product release number Product language Country region specified in the Communication Center settings Your unique Customer Involvement Program CIP ID if you are participating in the CIP program Autodesk compiles statistics using the information sent from Communication Center to monitor how it is being used and how it can be improved Autodesk maintains information provided by or collected from you in accordance with the company s published privacy policy which is available at http www autodesk com privacy To open Communication Center E In the InfoCenter box click the Communication Center button To receive new information notifications mM Click the link in the balloon message to open the article or announcement Save and Access Favorite Topics You can click the Favorites button to display saved links to topics or web locations Favorites 10 Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Any link that displays on the Subscription Center or Communication Center panel can be marked as a favorite A link marked as a favorite displays a star ic
224. ra drop down gt Straighten Predefined Camera Views In Autodesk Navisworks you can align a camera to one of the axis or select one of six predefined face views to instantly change the camera s position and orientation in the scene This functionality is available in a 3D workspace only When you align the camera position along one of the axis m Aligning with X axis toggles between front and back face views m Aligning with Y axis toggles between left and right face views m Aligning with Z axis toggles between top and bottom face views NOTE You can customize the location of the front face by using the ViewCube tool This change is global and affects all viewpoints To align with X axis Mm Click Viewpoint tab gt Camera panel gt Align Camera drop down gt Align XL Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint Navigation Tools gt Align X To align with Y axis m Click Viewpoint tab gt Camera panel gt Align Camera drop down gt Align YL Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint Navigation Tools gt Align Y To align with Z axis m Click Viewpoint tab gt Camera panel gt Align Camera drop down gt Align ZL Navigate a Scene 171 Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint Navigation Tools gt Align Z To look from a preset face view m Right click the Scene View and click Viewpoint gt Look From E Click one of the face views Choose from Top Bottom Front Back Left
225. rained Orbit The tool is activated by clicking Constrained Orbit in the Orbit drop down on the navigation bar It behaves similarly to the classic Turntable mode You can use the Options Editor to switch back to the classic Turntable mode To use the classic Orbit tool with the navigation bar 1 On the navigation bar click Customize gt Navigation Bar Options 110 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model 2 3 In the Options Editor the Navigation Bar page under the Interface node select the Use Classic Orbit check box in the Orbit Tools area Click OK To use the classic Examine tool with the navigation bar 1 2 On the navigation bar click Customize gt Navigation Bar Options In the Options Editor the Navigation Bar page under the Interface node select the Use Classic Free Orbit Examine check box in the Orbit Tools area Click OK To use the classic Turntable tool with the navigation bar 1 Onthenavigation bar click Customize gt Navigation Bar Options 2 Inthe Options Editor the Navigation Bar page under the Interface node select the Use Classic Constrained Orbit Turntable check box in the Orbit Tools area 3 Click OK Look Tools Set of navigation tools for rotating the current view vertically and horizontally These tools are not available in a 2D workspace The following look tools are available TEN gt Look Around Looks around the scene from the current camera location Look At Looks at a par
226. re any animation scripts you can switch them on and interact with animated objects Play Animations and Scripts Control K You can play back both pre recorded object animation and viewpoint animation in the Scene View The viewpoint animations play in real time this means that the Autodesk Navisworks engine is still attempting to maintain the guaranteed frame rate so some drop out may still occur just as in real time navigation Purpose Rewinds the current animation back to the begin ning Steps back a single animation frame or keyframe Plays the current animation backwards Stops animation playback 247 Control ii Purpose Pauses animation playback Plays the currently selected animation Steps forwards one frame or keyframe in the an imation Moves forward to the end of animation 24 19 The playback time slider The playback time spinner To play an animation 1 Click Animation tab gt Playback panel gt Available Animations drop down list and select the animation you want to play back On the Playback panel click Play gt Use the VCR buttons on the Playback panel to control the animation The Playback Position slider enables you to quickly move forward and backward through the animation Full left is at the beginning and full right is at the end To the right of the Playback Position slider there are two animation progress indicators percentage and time in seconds Y
227. refine or expand it These symbols can be used alone or can be combined Symbol Description Replaces one or more characters when used at the beginning middle or end of a word For example lish p lish and pub n on will find publish Also anno will find annotative annota n n n on tion annoupdate annoreset and so on Replaces a single character For example cop will find copy but not copybase Adds grammatical form variations to a keyword when added at the beginning or end of a word For example plotting will find plots plotted and so on Also plot will find preplot replot and so on When performing the exact phrase search use double quotation marks to enclose words that must appear next to each other in the specified text string For example enter specify units of measurement to find only topics with all those words in that order You can also use the previously mentioned symbols in a text string that is enclosed in double quotation marks To search the main Help file for information 1 In the InfoCenter box enter a keyword or phrase 2 Click the Search button The main Help file opens and the search results are listed on the Help Search tab 6 Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Access Subscription Center Subscription Center displays links to information
228. required level of granularity Autodesk Navisworks examines the current user profile and the all users profile on the local machine and then checks the settings in the Project Directory and the Site Directory The files in the Project Directory take precedence 34 Chapter 2 Installation How do share the Autodesk Navisworks settings on a site and project basis Sharing Autodesk Navisworks settings requires you to export the desired settings as an XML file to the appropriate Site or Project directory s global_options folder The name of the XML file is not significant However it must be stored in the global_options folder TIP When you configure global options you can lock some of the options to prevent users from editing them later on local machines To create a locked global options file run the stand alone Options Editor from the command line by typing drive pathname OptionsEditor exe 1 The Options Editor opens with the locking facility To share settings on a site and project basis 1 Create appropriate Site and Project directories and subfolders in a central location to be accessed by other Navisworks users O My Site O Avatars custom_clash_tests DataTools dlobal_options a Layout a Presenter Workspaces My Project Avatars custom_clash_tests DataTools alobal_options a Layout O Presenter Workspaces 2 In Autodesk Navisworks click the application button gt Options
229. ront Left Right or Home with buttons available on some 3Dconnexion 3D mouse models Use the Button Configuration Editor to customize the operations of these buttons When you click any of these buttons on the device you can E Fit the view to the model extents Rotates the view of the object around the center of the scene and zooms out to fit the scene into the viewport E Reorient the current view to a preset view Returns the view of the object to a predetermined view 166 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model E Maintain selection sensitivity Reorients the model around a defined pivot point based on the current selection NH Maintain lock to selection When Lock to Selection option is activated in the ViewCube tool the view of the object reorients around the predefined center of the selected object Camera Autodesk Navisworks offers you a number of prefixed options to control the camera projection position and orientation during navigation Set Camera Projection You can choose to use a perspective camera or an orthographic camera during navigation in a 3D workspace only In a 2D workspace an orthographic camera is always used NOTE Orthographic cameras are not available with Walk and Fly navigation tools To use a perspective camera m Click Viewpoint tab gt Camera panel gt Perspective Oo Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Tools gt Perspective To use an orthographic camera E Cli
230. rowse for Folder dialog box and select the desired Temp folder NWD Page Use the options on this page to enable and disable geometry compression and select whether the precision of certain options is reduced when saving or publishing NWD files Geometry Compression Enable Select this check box to enable geometry compression when NWD files are saved Geometry compression results in less memory being required and therefore smaller NWD files Reduce Precision Coordinates Select this check box to reduce the precision of coordinates Precision Specifies the precision value for coordinates The larger the value the less precise coordinates are Normals Select this check box to reduce the precision of normals Colors Select this check box to reduce the precision of colors Texture Coordinates Select this check box to reduce the precision of texture coordinates Options Editor Dialog Box 301 NWC Page Use the options on this page to manage reading and writing of cache files NWC By default when Autodesk Navisworks opens a native CAD file for example AutoCAD or MicroStation it first checks in the same directory whether there is a cache file present with the same name as the CAD file but with an nwc extension If there is and this cache file is newer than the native CAD file then Autodesk Navisworks opens this file instead as it has already been converted to Autodesk Navisworks format and therefore opens much quicke
231. ructure Clicking expands the nodes clicking collapses the nodes Ribbon Application button Options 280 Chapter 133 Reference Buttons Export Displays the Select Options to Export dialog box where you can select the global options you want to export or serialize If an option cannot be exported it is unavailable Import Displays the Open dialog box where you can browse to the file with the required global option settings OK Saves the changes and closes the Options Editor Cancel Discards the changes and closes the Options Editor Help Displays the context sensitive help General Node TIP If you want to restore the default values click the Defaults button Pointing device Options Editor dialog box General node Undo Page Use the settings on this page to adjust the buffer size Pointing device Options Editor dialog box gt General node gt Undo page Buffer Size KB Specifies the amount of space Autodesk Navisworks allocates for saving undo redo actions Locations Page Use the options on this page to share global Autodesk Navisworks settings workspaces datatools avatars Clash Detective rules Presenter archives custom Clash Detective tests object animation scripts and so on with other users The settings can be shared across an entire project site or across a specific project group depending on the required level of granularity When you run Autodesk Navisworks for the fir
232. s o canes ee Global Options Global options on the other hand are set for all Autodesk Navisworks sessions The Options Editor can be accessed by clicking the application button Ke gt Options or it can be launched as a separate application To do this click Start gt All Programs gt Autodesk gt Navisworks Freedom 2012 gt Options Editor The options are grouped together and presented in a tree structure making it quicker to find and change them 86 Chapter 3 Quick Start Options Editor H General Memory Limit 6 Interface B Model Performance NWD NWC H File Readers Tools On Convert Merge Duplicates On Append On Load On Save NWF On Load Collapse on Convert Composite Objects v Close NWC NWD files on load Create Parametric Primitives Export Import l Cancel Global options can be exported and imported making it quick and easy for project managers or systems administrators to ensure the Autodesk Navisworks settings on all machines are identical To configure file options 1 Click Home tab gt Project panel gt File Options 3 2 Use the File Options dialog box to customize various file settings 3 Click OK to save the changes Menu Classic user interface Tools gt File Options See also File Options Dialog Box page 274 To configure global options 1 Click the application button Sy gt Options
233. s also known as wheels can save you time by combining many of the common navigation tools into a single interface Wheels are specific to the context from which a model is being viewed Navigate a Scene 153 The following illustrations show the different wheels available REWIND PAN 7C 2D Navigation Wheel FORWARD AS Full Navigation Wheel View Object Wheel Basic Wheel Tour Building Wheel Basic Wheel Pan Pan Up Down Mini Full Navigation Wheel Mini View Object Wheel Mini Tour Building Wheel NOTE SteeringWheels and classic navigation modes page 130 are mutually exclusive so activating a SteeringWheel deactivates the currently selected Classic navigation mode Display and Use Wheels Pressing and dragging on a wedge of a wheel is the primary mode of interaction After a wheel is displayed click one of the wedges and hold down the button on the pointing device to activate the navigation tool Drag to reorient the current view Releasing the button returns you to the wheel 154 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Control the Appearance of Wheels You can control the appearance of the wheels by switching between the different styles of wheels that are available or by adjusting the size and opacity Wheels are available in two different styles big and mini The big wheel is larger than the cursor and labels are shown on the wheel wedges The mini wheel is about the same size as the cursor and labels are not display
234. s the finer the effect with the consequent increase in rendering time 306 Chapter 14 Glossary aspect ratio Aspect ratio is the proportion of X axis to Y axis size For example in exporting a bitmap of a viewpoint maintaining the aspect ratio would keep the proportion of the view even if the number of pixels was different camera centric Navigation modes in which the camera is moved around the model field of view The field of view of a camera is the angle that the camera can see A large field of view will fit more into the view but will look distorted and a small field of view will tend to make the view more flat tending towards an orthographic view There are two fields of view in Autodesk Navisworks vertical and horizontal Editing one will change the other and the two are related by the viewpoint s aspect ratio page 307 focal point The focal point is the position in 3D space that the camera will rotate around or zoom into in examine orbit turntable and zoom modes model centric Navigation modes in which the model is moved in front of the camera roll The roll of the camera is its angle around the viewing axis This cannot be edited in a navigation mode where the world up vector stays upright walk orbit and turntable saved attributes Each viewpoint can optionally save the state of its hidden and required items as well as any material color and transparency overrides Then on recalling the viewpoint those s
235. s 280 installation 27 general issues 33 languages 24 maintenance issues 36 stand alone 21 troubleshooting 32 K keyboard shortcuts 79 L launch 39 lighting 183 full lights 184 head light 185 no lights 186 scene lights 184 links 230 categories 231 control display 231 customize 233 find 235 follow 235 options 286 reset 236 standard 231 user defined 231 locations 90 option settings 281 look around 132 Look tool 115 M markups 228 measuring 220 options 284 Menu bar 54 menus 54 55 mouse devices 165 move toolbars 59 multi sheet files 100 find objects 212 navigation controls 75 prepare 101 Project Browser 101 N navigation 105 navigation bar 150 Navigation Bar options 293 Navigation Mode toolbar 62 navigation modes 130 Constrained Orbit 137 Fly 137 Free Orbit 136 Look Around 132 Orbit 135 Pan 134 Turntable 137 Walk 131 Zoom 133 Zoom Box 134 Navigation Tools toolbar 66 NetMeeting 251 new files 100 notifications 9 NWC options 302 NWD options 301 O open 98 open toolbars 59 Options Editor 280 Interface 282 Model 299 orbit 135 Orbit tool 117 orientation 106 overlay text 266 P pan 134 Pantool 121 performance options 299 pick radius 205 pivot points 118 plain background 186 Presenter adjust materials 197 preview 255 primitives 188 lines 189 points 189 snap points 190 surfaces 188 text 191 print 255 current viewpoint 256 Index 311 preview 255
236. s models in the Project Browser Find Item in Other Sheets and Models x amp Table Conference w Chairs 135659 Item is found in these sheets and models Sheet Model y Author Size Type B 3D View 3D sunca Model B 3D View 7th Fir Conf sunca Model 3D View Southeast Isometric sunca Model Ab Elevation South 279 4x 215 9mm Sheet a Floor Plan SEVENTH FLOOR sunca 279 4x215 9mm Sheet fa Reflected Ceiling Plan FOURTH FLOOR sunca 279 4x 215 9 mm Sheet Sf All sheets and models have been searched View The label at the top of the window indicates the object currently selected in the Scene View The geometry type is represented with an icon page 204 next to the object s name The icons are the same as the icons used on the Selection Tree window The search results are displayed in the Sheets Models list and contain all sheets models in the currently open file where the selected object has been found You can sort the results by clicking the heading of the desired column This alternates the sort order between ascending and descending To toggle the Find Item in Other Sheets and Models window mM Click View tab gt Workspace panel gt Windows drop down and select or clear the Find Item in Other Sheets and Models check box To find all sheets and models containing the selected object 1 Click amp on the Status bar to open the Project Browser window 2 Double click the sheet or model with t
237. s you to pan the model rather W than the camera da Orbit Enables you to orbit the camera around the model ensuring that up is always up The camera always orbits around the focal point of the model Examine Enables you to rotate the model about gt Fly Enables you to fly around the model like in a flight simulator S Turntable Enables you to spin the model around the up vector This navigation mode behaves as though the model is sitting on a turntable ensuring that up is always 4 n up Walk Mode In Walk mode you can navigate through a model as if you were walking through it In this mode the up direction is always maintained Navigate a Scene 131 Once you start walk mode the cursor changes to the walk cursor To walk through the model you drag in the direction in which you want to move in To use walk mode to move through the model 1 Click Walk on the Navigation Mode toolbar 2 To move hold down the left mouse button as you drag in the direction you want to walk or use the cursor keys The camera spins left and right and moves forwards and backwards NOTE Holding down the SHIFT key speeds up this movement 3 To glide hold down the CTRL key as you drag the mouse The camera glides left and right and up and down As walk mode is camera centric this mode differs from the normal pan mode in that the camera is moved rather than the model 4 To tilt the camera up
238. se Windows Update m Search the graphics card manufacturer s website for the type of installed graphics card 2 Ifa more recent graphics card driver is available follow the instructions from the website to download and install it Installation Troubleshooting 33 How do switch my license from stand alone to network or network to stand alone If you simply entered the wrong license type by mistake and are still running the installer use the Back button to return to the Product Information page and change the License Type If you want to change the license type for an installed product contact your Autodesk reseller or license supplier to obtain the new license and serial number Then uninstall your product and run a new install to change the license type and enter the new serial number When performing a Typical installation what gets installed A Typical installation includes the following features Redistributable ActiveX Control Contains Autodesk Navisworks Redistribut able ActiveX control Program Contains full set of Autodesk Navisworks files Why should specify the Project Folder and Site Folder You can share global Autodesk Navisworks settings workspaces datatools avatars Clash Detective rules and custom tests Presenter archives object animation scripts and so on with other users These settings can be shared across an entire project site or across a specific project group depending on the
239. select lines and points Select Tool The Select tool lets you select items in the Scene View with a mouse click The tool is activated by clicking Home tab gt Select amp Search panel gt Select drop down gt Select N Once a single item is selected its properties are shown in the Properties window Select Box Tool In select box mode you can select multiple items in the model by dragging a rectangular box around the area you want to make your current selection To select geometry with the Select tool 1 Click Home tab gt Select amp Search panel gt Select drop down gt Select 2 Click an item in the Scene View to select it Select Objects 205 3 4 To select multiple geometry press and hold down the CTRL key while clicking items in the scene To remove items from the current selection hold down the CTRL key while clicking them again Alternatively press the ESC key to remove all items from the current selection Menu Classic user interface Edit gt Select gt Select EE Command entry CTRL 1 To select geometry with the Select Box tool 1 Click Home tab gt Select amp Search panel gt Select drop down gt Select Box Drag a box with the left mouse button over the Scene View to select all items within the box TIP Holding down the SHIFT key while dragging the box selects all items within and that intersect the box To select multiple geometry press and hold down the CTRL
240. selected objects unrequired Menu Classic user interface Edit gt Required EE Command entry CTRL R Ribbon Item Tools tab gt Visibility panel gt Require M To make all objects unrequired m Click Home tab gt Visibility panel gt Unhide All drop down gt Unrequire All Shortcut menu Scene gt Reset All gt Unrequire All Control Rendering of Objects Adjust Scene Rendering During Navigation Your models can range in size from small models to complex supermodels As you navigate a scene in real time Autodesk Navisworks automatically calculates which items to render first based on the size of items distance from the camera and the specified frame rate This customizable frame rate is guaranteed by default but can be turned off if necessary Items that Autodesk Navisworks does not have time to render are dropped out These dropped items are rendered when navigation stops The amount of drop out depends on several factors such as your hardware performance graphics card and driver the size of the Scene View and the size of the model When working with truly large supermodels in Autodesk Navisworks you will require a sufficient amount of RAM to load and review the data Autodesk Navisworks employs JetStream technology which optimizes the usage of the available RAM Before running out of memory Autodesk 194 Chapter 6 Control Model Appearance and Render Quality Navisworks pages unnecessary data to the hard
241. sh Early start late finish On time start early finish On time start on time finish Overview of TimeLiner Tool 259 On time start late finish Late start early finish Late start on time finish 7 Late start late finish Started after planned finish No comparison The Gantt Chart View The Gantt Chart displays a colored bar chart illustrating your project status Each task takes up one row The horizontal axis represents the time span of the project broken down into increments such as days weeks months and years and the vertical axis represents the project tasks Tasks can run sequentially in parallel or overlapping Play Simulations To play a simulation 1 Ifthe TimeLiner Playback window is not already open Click Home tab gt Tools panel gt TimeLiner Playback ES 2 Click the Play button on the Simulate tab The TimeLiner Playback window displays the tasks as they are carried out and the Scene View shows the sections of the model added or removed over time in accordance with the task types To adjust a simulation playback 1 Ifthe TimeLiner window is not already open click Home tab gt Tools panel gt TimeLiner V Click the Simulation tab and click the Settings button When the Simulation Settings Dialog Box page 261 opens modify the playback settings and click OK 260 Chapter 12 TimeLiner Playback Simulation Settings Dialog Box The Settings butt
242. sheet files E Project Browser E Find Item in Other Sheets and Models Windows can be moved and resized and either floated in the Scene View or docked pinned or auto hidden TIP You can quickly dock and undock a window by double clicking the window s title bar A docked window shares one or more edges with adjacent windows and toolbars If a shared edge is moved the windows change shape to compensate You can also float windows anywhere on the screen if necessary The User Interface 71 NOTE The Tilt window can only be docked vertically on the left or right taking up the full height of the canvas or be floating By default a docked window is pinned meaning that the window remains displayed at its current size and can be moved When you auto hide a window and move the mouse pointer away from it the window is reduced to a tab displaying the window name Moving the mouse pointer over the tab displays the window fully but temporarily over the canvas Auto hiding a window can show more of the canvas while still keeping the window available Auto hiding a window also prevents it from being undocked grouped or ungrouped NOTE When you dock windows inside the default scene view you do not get pin and auto hide functionality An undocked window is one that has been separated from the program window Each undocked window can be moved around the screen or screens as desired Although undocked windows cannot b
243. sic user interface Review gt Measure Point Line To calculate an angle between two lines 1 Click Review tab gt Measure panel gt Measure drop down Angle LA z Click a point on the first line Click the first line at the point where it intersects the second line Click a point on the second line The optional dimension label displays the calculated angle between the two lines Menu Classic user interface Review gt Measure gt Measure Angle To calculate the sum total of several point to point measurements 1 Click Review tab gt Measure panel gt Measure drop down gt Accumulate f Click the start and end points of the first distance to be measured 3 Click the start and end points of the next distance to be measured 224 Chapter 7 Review Your Model 4 Repeat to measure more distances if necessary The optional dimension label displays the sum of all point to point measurements Menu Classic user interface Review gt Measure gt Accumulate To calculate an area on a plane 1 Click Review tab gt Measure panel gt Measure drop down gt Area 2 Click to register a series of points to describe the perimeter of the area you want to calculate The optional dimension label displays the area of the perimeter described since the first point as projected onto the plane of the viewpoint NOTE For your calculation to be accurate all added points must be on the same plane Menu Classic
244. simplified version of the hierarchy on the Standard tab omitting various items You can customize the level of complexity of this tree in the Options Editor m Properties Displays the hierarchy based on the items properties This enables simple manual searching of the model by item property E Sets Displays a list of selection and search sets If no selection and search sets have been created this tab is not shown Naming of items reflects the names from the original CAD application wherever possible You can copy and paste names from the Selection Tree To do this right click an item in the Selection Tree and click Copy Name on the context menu Alternatively you can click an item in the Selection Tree and press CTRL C The name is now copied to the clipboard 202 Chapter 7 Review Your Model There are different tree icons representing the types of geometry making up the structure of the model Each of these item types can be marked as hidden gray unhidden dark blue or required red NOTE If a group is marked as hidden or required then all instances of that group are marked as hidden or required If you want to operate on a single occurrence of an item then you should mark the instanced group the level above or the parent in the hierarchy hidden or required To toggle the Selection Tree E Click Home tab gt Select amp Search panel gt Selection Tree E Menu Classic user interface View gt Co
245. software The published file provides access to model hierarchy object properties and embedded review data including viewpoints animations redlines and comments What Is New in This Release Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 contains many new features and enhancements User Interface Easy access to commonly used review and navigation tools to increase review productivity m The Viewpoint tab now includes the Navigate pane providing access to tools such as walk pan zoom and orbit SteeringWheels tracking menus 3Dconnexion 3D mouse and the realism settings Bees Ib Home Viewpoint Review Animation View Output Hen JE O Jo v sal bj e W Pan 2 Look Around e T B Align Camera Q Zoom Window Y Walk D ib DI Perspective Steering Realism Lighting Mode Ai e 7 Show Tilt Bar Wheels lt G gt Orbit Save Load amp Playback y Camera Navigate v Render Style Autodesk File Format Support Autodesk Navisworks now offers 2D DWF and multi sheet DWF support allowing you to open review and explore your 2D datasets alongside your 3D models Importantly the 2D view is integrated with the 3D environment this enables you to select a component in the 3D model and then to find and review the same component in a 2D representation such as a floor plan or section providing you with the most appropriate view of the data for the task that you are undertaking When working with the FBX visualization file form
246. ss Whilst the scene is being drawn the pencil will change to yellow If there is too much data to handle and your machine cannot process this quickly enough for Autodesk Navisworks then the pencil changes to red indicating a bottleneck Disk Progress Bar The progress bar under the central icon disk indicates how much of the current model is loaded from disk that is how much is loaded into memory When the progress bar is at 100 the entire model including geometry and property information is loaded into memory The icon changes color when a file load is in progress Whilst data is being read the disk changes to yellow If there is too much data to handle and your machine cannot process this quickly enough for Autodesk Navisworks then the disk changes to red indicating a bottleneck Web Server Progress Bar The progress bar under the right hand icon web server indicates how much of the current model is downloaded that is how much has been downloaded from a web server When the progress bar is at 100 the entire model has been downloaded The icon changes color when a file load is in progress Whilst data is being downloaded the web server changes to yellow If there is too much data to handle and your machine cannot process this quickly enough for Autodesk Navisworks then the web server changes to red indicating a bottleneck Memory Bar The field to the right of the icons reports the amount of memory currently being used
247. st time the settings are picked up from the installation directory Subsequently Autodesk Navisworks examines the current user profile and the all users profile on the local machine Options Editor Dialog Box 281 and then checks the settings in the Project Directory and the Site Directory The files in the Project Directory take precedence Project Directory Click to open the Browse for Folder dialog box and locate the directory that contains the Autodesk Navisworks settings specific to a project group Site Directory Click LJ to open the Browse for Folder dialog box and locate the directory that contains the Autodesk Navisworks settings standard across the entire project site Interface Node Use the settings in this node to customize Autodesk Navisworks interface TIP If you want to restore the default values click the Defaults button Display Units Page Use this page to customize the units used by Autodesk Navisworks Linear Units Use the drop down list to select the desired linear value Meters are used by default Angular Units Use the drop down list to select the desired angular value Degrees are used by default Decimal Places Specifies the number of decimal places used by units Fractional Display Precision Specifies the level of fraction used by units This box is enabled for fractional units only Selection Page Use the options on this page to configure the way geometry objects are selected and hi
248. sworks Examine mode on the navigation bar Use Classic Constrained Orbit Turntable Select this check box if you want to switch from the standard Constrained Orbit tool to the classic Autodesk Navisworks Turntable mode on the navigation bar Walk Tool Use Classic Walk Select this check box if you want to switch from the standard Walk tool to the classic Autodesk Navisworks Walk mode on the navigation bar Constrain Walk Angle When this check box is selected the Walk tool will keep the camera upright while navigating If this check box is clear the tool will allow the camera to roll while navigating resulting in behavior almost like the Fly tool Use Viewpoint Linear Speed When this check box is selected the Walk tool will respect the Viewpoint Linear Speed setting In this case the Walk speed slider will act like a multiplier When this check box is clear the Walk tool will work independently of the Viewpoint Linear Speed setting using a fixed value set with the slider Walk Speed Sets the speed of the Walk tool from 0 1 very slow to 10 very fast ViewCube Page Use the options on this page to customize the ViewCube behavior Show the ViewCube Indicates whether or not the ViewCube is displayed in the Scene View TIP You can also toggle the ViewCube by clicking View tab gt Navigation Aids Es panel gt ViewCube 294 Chapter 13 Reference Size Specifies the size of the ViewCube You can choose fro
249. t Collaborate panel gt Drive 2 Upon clicking the drive button all other users in the call will receive a message advising that you are requesting control They will have to answer Yes to this message if you are to drive Autodesk Navisworks on their machine To refresh all attendees machines Although real time navigation in Autodesk Navisworks can be performed on all machines in a call by one user it is not possible for review data such as saved viewpoints comments and redlines to be automatically updated on all users machines This information can however be updated on their machines by refreshing the model This refresh process can be performed on one users machine and refresh all machines in the call m Click Review tab gt Collaborate panel gt Refresh 4 254 Chapter 10 Work Within a Team Share Data Print You can print a hard copy of the current viewpoint to any printer or plotter Print Preview Before you print out a copy of the model or sheet you are working on you may wish to see how it will appear To preview model sheet before printing Ma 1 Click Output tab gt Print panel gt Print Preview LQ 2 Use the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons to do just that with the preview image 3 Click Print In the Print dialog box click OK Print Setup This option enables you to the set up paper size and orientation options To change the print setup 1 Click Output tab gt Print panel gt Print
250. t a link to be drawn for each of the available 234 Chapter 7 Review Your Model categories You can choose between an icon and text By default links with user defined categories are shown as icons NOTE If no user defined categories have been added this page is empty 4 Click OK The table below shows the icons that can be used to represent different link categories in the Scene View Icon Description Re Represents links that have hyperlink label or any user defined category and points to a web address E Represents links that have hyperlink label or any user defined category and points to an external file cp Represents links with viewpoints category perspective camera mode a Represents links with viewpoints category orthographic camera mode Le Represents links with tags category Find and Follow Links Links are an extremely useful review tool to allow you to access non graphical information through the graphical interface of Autodesk Navisworks The links converted from the native CAD files and the links added by Autodesk Navisworks users are treated as object properties This means you can examine them in the Properties window To follow a link 1 Make sure links are switched on If not click Home tab gt Display panel Links P 2 Click the desired link in the Scene View to open the attached data source Links 235 Shortcut menu Follow Link Reset Links You can reset all li
251. t need to log onto a directory server as these will not be available to you 252 Chapter 10 Work Within a Team To place a call inviting attendees to join 1 Having initialized Windows NetMeeting click the Call button in the NetMeeting dialog box 2 In the Place a Call dialog box enter the machine name or IP address of the machine you wish to join the meeting into the To box Place A Call Enter the address of the person to call To Using Automatic C Require security for this call data only ea 3 Click the Call button to send the invite Once the person receiving the invite accepts this both their name and yours will be listed in the NetMeeting dialog box 4 Repeat this procedure to invite all required participants To accept an invitation 1 When you are invited to join a meeting the Incoming Call dialog box is displayed y Incoming call from Navisworks Support Ignore 2 Click the Accept button to join the meeting or Ignore to decline the invitation NOTE Once you have accepted a call you will need to click Review tab Q gt Collaborate panel gt Collaborate 2 to start your own collaboration session Collaboration Session 253 To become the driver During a collaboration meeting anyone in the call can take control of the session and become the driver The driver will control navigation of the shared model on all machines in the call 1 Click Review tab g
252. t of the view to the extents of the model E Level Camera Rotates the current view so it is relative to the XY ground plane E SteeringWheels Options Displays the Options Editor where you can adjust the appearance and behavior of SteeringWheels m Help Launches the online Help system and displays the topic for SteeringWheels E Close Wheel Closes the wheel View Object Wheels With the View Object wheels big and mini you can view individual objects or features in a model The big View Object wheel is optimized for new 3D users while the mini View Object wheel is optimized for experienced 3D users Zoom 158 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Big View Object Wheel The big View Object wheel wedges have the following options m Center page 113 Specifies a point on a model to adjust the center of the current view or change the target point used for some of the navigation tools E Zoom page 127 Adjusts the magnification of the current view E Rewind page 122 Restores the most recent view orientation You can move backward or forward by clicking and dragging left or right m Orbit page 117 Rotates the current view around a fixed pivot point at the view s center Mini View Object Wheel The mini View Object wheel wedges have the following options E Zoom Top wedge page 127 Adjusts the magnification of the current view mE Rewind Right wedge page 122 Restores the most recent view You ca
253. t to point measurements P Calculates an angle between two lines A Calculates an area on a plane ty Measures the shortest distance between two selected objects Clears all measuring lines in the Scene View F Enables you to move or rotate an object e Measuring You can use measuring tools to make linear angular and area measurements and to automatically measure the shortest distance between two selected objects 220 Chapter 7 Review Your Model NOTE When you measure you must click on a point on an item to register a point Clicking on the background will not register anything You can reset a measure command at any time by right clicking instead of left clicking in the Scene View This starts the measure command again with no points registered just as if you had chosen a new measurement type Endpoints of standard measuring lines are represented as small cross symbols in the Scene View and all lines being measured by a simple line between registered points Endpoints of measuring lines that are snapped to center lines are represented as cross symbols with additional CL markers You can change the color and thickness of measuring lines and toggle the display of dimension label in the Scene View Dimension Labels For distance based measurements the dimension label is drawn for each line segment For accumulative measurements the dimension label shows the Measure Tools 221 totals and is drawn
254. tart and destination distances from the current point of view The current traveled distance is shown by the orange position indicator Slide the indicator forward or backwards to decrease or increase the distance towards the pivot point To reorient a view by moving towards or away from the model 1 Display the big Tour Building wheel 2 Click and hold down the Forward wedge The Drag Distance indicator is displayed NOTE If you click the Forward wedge once the model moves forward 50 of the distance between the current location and the pivot point 3 Drag the cursor up or down to change the distance from which you view the model 4 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel Look Tool With the Look tool you can rotate the current view vertically and horizontally When rotating the view your line of sight rotates about the current eye position like turning your head The Look tool can be compared to standing in a fixed location and looking up down left or right When using the Look tool you adjust the view of the model by dragging the cursor As you drag the cursor changes to the Look cursor and the model rotates around the location of the current view Navigate a Scene 115 In addition to using the Look tool to look around a model you can also use the tool to transition the current view to a specific face on the model Press and hold the Shift key before selecting the Look tool on one of the Ful
255. tations and tags Links There are several sources of links in Autodesk Navisworks original links that have been converted from the native CAD files links that have been added by Autodesk Navisworks users and links that have been automatically generated by the program for example viewpoint links The links converted from the native CAD files and the links added by Autodesk Navisworks users are treated as object properties This means you can examine them in the Properties window All links are saved with Autodesk Navisworks files so that as the model changes the links remain there for you and others to view 230 Chapter 7 Review Your Model Link Categories There are two types of links standard and user defined Standard links are split into the following categories m Hyperlink mM Label E Viewpoints m Redline tags By default all links except labels are drawn as icons in the Scene View Labels are drawn as text If available user defined links are drawn as icons in the Scene View by default You can use the Options Editor to toggle the display of each of the link categories and also to control their appearance Display Links You can switch links in the Scene View on and off You can also toggle the display of each of the link categories Autodesk Navisworks remembers the selected visibility setting between sessions When links are switched on you can reduce the screen clutter by restricting a number
256. te panel is not displayed To display it right click the Review tab and click Show Panels gt Collaborate on the shortcut menu Collaboration Session All meeting participants require access to a Autodesk Navisworks NWF or NWD file in a shared location One of the participants will host the meeting and place a call to invite the others to join the meeting Any of the participants who have joined the meeting can take control and drive the session All navigation performed by the driver will be displayed in the Scene View on each of the 251 participants machines Any viewpoints or redlines for example added during the session can be updated on all participants machines at the click of a button NOTE If a collaborative review session as outlined here is not conducted in single room then additional teleconferencing provisions could be necessary This may be using the NetMeeting Whiteboard or your own telephone system To start a collaboration session 1 Open the Autodesk Navisworks file that you want to collaborate on from a shared directory 2 2 Click Review tab gt Collaborate panel gt Collaborate 2 This initializes Windows NetMeeting NetMeeting Name 3 2 fal e Not in a call NOTE The first time Windows NetMeeting initializes a Setup wizard will take you through the setup process You will need to enter your name and email address When using NetMeeting on a LAN you do no
257. te permissions NOTE When the product is started by default it uses the language that best matches the settings on your computer You can also launch Autodesk Navisworks in another of the supported languages How to Launch Autodesk Navisworks in Another Language To run Autodesk Navisworks in another of the installed languages you need to add one of the language selector arguments to the desktop shortcut To run Autodesk Navisworks in another language 1 Right click the Autodesk Navisworks desktop shortcut and click Properties on the shortcut menu to open the Autodesk NavisworksProperties dialog box 2 On the Shortcut tab enter a space in the Target field after roamer exe and then enter one of the following arguments lang en US for English localization lang de DE for German localization lang es ES for Spanish localization lang fr FR for French localization a E a E E lang it IT for Italian localization E lang ja JP for Japanese localization m lang ko KR for Korean localization m lang pt BR for Brazilian Portuguese localization m lang ru RU for Russian localization m lang zh CN for Chinese PRC localization 3 Click OK to save the changes 30 Chapter 2 Installation Repair Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 If you accidentally delete or alter files that are required by Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Autodesk Navisworks might not perform correctly and you might receive error messages
258. ted Autodesk Navisworks keeps a list of recently opened files by default up to 4 files are shown You can open any of these files by clicking the application 98 Chapter 4 Work with Files button iy If you want to modify the size of this list use the Options Editor General node gt Environment page You can use the SHIFT and CTRL keys to open several files at the same time This automatically creates a new Untitled Autodesk Navisworks file with the selected files appended together For NWD files it is possible to publish them to a web server and then open them directly from within Autodesk Navisworks You can start navigating the model even before the file has been fully downloaded For this 10 50 is usually sufficient The greater the hierarchical structure of the model the closer to 50 download is required Similarly the lesser the hierarchical structure of the model the sooner you can begin the navigation NOTE Encrypted DWF files such as files with Password and Print Measure protected files are not currently supported To open a file 1 Click the application button iy gt Open gt Open gt 2 In the Open dialog box use the Files of Type box to select the appropriate file type and navigate to the folder where your file is located 3 Select the file and click Open Toolbar Classic user interface Standard gt Open B EE Command entry CTRL O To open NWD files located on a web ser
259. the Task Type Start Appearance For time periods where the Actual dates are early or late in comparison to the Planned dates there is a variance then the items attached to the task will be displayed in the Task TypeEarly or Late Appearance respectively Early Late Key Start Finish Early Appearance On Schedule Planned eI Late Appearance Actual Attached Item Highlighted Time Overview of TimeLiner Tool 263 Key E On Schedule Late Appearance Planned Actual Attached Item Highlighted Time m Planned Choose this view to simulate the Planned schedule only that is only use the Planned Start and Planned End dates E Planned Actual Differences Choose this view to simulate the Actual schedule against the Planned schedule This view will only highlight the items attached to the task over the Planned date range that is between PlannedStart and Planned End See diagram below for graphical representation For time periods where the Actual dates are within the Planned dates on schedule the items attached to the task will be displayed in the Task TypeStart Appearance For time periods where the Actual dates are early or late in comparison to the Planned dates there is a variance then the items attached to the task will be displayed in the Task TypeEarly or Late Appearance respectively Early Late Key Start Finish E Early Appearance mi On S
260. the ViewCube the Navigation Bar the keyboard shortcuts and the shortcut menu TIP If you use two monitors your default scene view is automatically placed on the primary display and the interface can be placed on the secondary display to control the interaction To create a custom scene view m To split your active scene view horizontally click View tab gt Scene View 77 panel gt Split View gt Split Horizontal m To split your active scene view vertically click View tab gt Scene View panel gt Split View gt Split Vertical i Toolbar Classic user interface Model Views gt Split Horizontal El and Model Views gt Split Vertical 1 To make a custom scene views dockable m Click View tab gt Scene View panel gt Show Title Bars All of your custom scene views now have title bars Toolbar Classic user interface Model Views gt Toggle Title Bars 2 To delete a custom scene view 1 If your scene view is not dockable click View tab gt Scene View panel gt Show Title Bars 2 Click Lx to close the scene view NOTE You cannot delete the default scene view To toggle Full Screen mode m Click View tab gt Scene View panel gt Full Screen The User Interface 69 EE Command entry F11 Shortcut menu Viewpoint gt Full Screen To resize the content of the active scene view 1 Click View tab gt Scene View panel gt Window Size 2 In the Window Size dialog box
261. the camera around its front to back axis A positive value rotates the camera counterclockwise and a negative value rotates it clockwise NOTE This value is not editable when the viewpoint up vector stays upright that is when you use Walk Orbit and Constrained Orbit navigation tools Move Focal Point You can change the focal point for the camera For the current viewpoint use the Look At entry boxes on the ribbon For saved viewpoints you can use the Edit Viewpoint dialog box page 272 to adjust the camera values NOTE The Z coordinate values are not available in a 2D workspace In a 3D workspace you can also put the Scene View into focus mode which effectively swivels the camera so that the point clicked is in the center of the view See Focus page 175 To move the camera focal point 1 Click the Viewpoint tab and slide out the Camera panel 2 Type in numerical values into the Look At entry boxes to move the camera focal point by the amount entered Straighten Camera You can straighten the camera to align with the viewpoint up vector in a 3D workspace only When the camera position is close to the viewpoint up vector within 13 degrees you can use this function to snap the camera to the appropriate axis 170 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model TIP The same effect can be achieved by typing 0 at the base of the Tilt window To straighten camera m Click Viewpoint tab gt Camera panel gt Align Came
262. the focal point NOTE Navigation modes and SteeringWheels page 153 are mutually exclusive so activating navigation mode deactivates the current SteeringWheel menu Movement in each mode is based on the keyboard arrow keys the SHIFT and CTRL keys and mouse drags The mouse wheel is also supported allowing quick and easy zooming or tilting depending on the current navigation mode TIP Dragging with the left mouse button while holding down the CTRL key performs the same actions as dragging with the middle mouse button which is useful if you only have a two button mouse The SHIFT and CONTROL keys modify the movement for example holding down SHIFT in walk mode speeds up movement and holding down CTRL in this mode glides the camera left right and up down NOTE Gliding the camera is opposite to panning the model Gliding is a camera centric motion and panning is a model centric motion Description Walk Enables you to walk through the model on a horizontal plane ensuring that up is always up 130 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model Mode Description 3 Look Around Enables you to look around the model from the current camera position and gives the effect that you are moving your head around Q Zoom Enables you to zoom into and out of the model Cursor up zooms in and cursor down zooms out Cl Zoom to a Box Enables you to drag a box so that the contents of the box fill the view Pan Enable
263. ticular point in the scene The camera moves to align with that point Focus Looks at a particular point in the scene The camera stays where it is Look Around The tool is activated by clicking Look Around in the Look drop down on the navigation bar It behaves the same way as the Look tool available on the SteeringWheels Navigate a Scene 111 Look At The tool is activated by clicking Look At in the Look drop down on the navigation bar It behaves the same way as the SteeringWheels Look tool when you press and hold the SHIFT key Focus The tool is activated by clicking Focus in the Look drop down on the navigation bar See Focus page 175 for more details Walk and Fly Tools Set of navigation tools for moving around the model and controlling realism settings These tools are not available in a 2D workspace The following tools are available m Walk Moves through a model as if you were walking through it m Fly Moves through a model like in a flight simulator Walk The tool is activated by clicking Walk in the Walk Fly drop down on the navigation bar By default the tool behaves like the Walk tool on the SteeringWheels You can customize the tool options in the Options Editor You can also switch back to the classic Walk mode Fly The tool is activated by clicking Fly in the Walk Fly drop down on the navigation bar It behaves the same way as the classic Fly mode See also Control the Realism
264. tion by clicking Edit in the Simulation Settings Dialog Box page 261 Overlay Text Ss oA x Day DAY Week WEEK COLOR GREENSTASKS Date Time Colors Extras wal 8 ox cance ee By default the date and time are displayed using the format specified in Control Panel gt Regional Settings You can specify the exact format to use by entering text into the text box Most text will appear as entered except that words prefixed with a or character act as keywords and are replaced with various values The Date Time and Extras buttons can be used to select and insert all possible keywords The Colors button can be used to define the color of the overlay text The Font button brings up the standard Microsoft Windows font picker dialog box Once the correct font font style and point size have been selected press OK to return to the Overlay Text dialog box The current font selection is 266 Chapter 12 TimeLiner Playback shown next to the Font button and during the TimeLiner simulation all text on the overlay will be shown using this font Date Time Keywords a Abbreviated weekday name A Full weekday name b Abbreviated month name B Full month name c Date and time representation appropriate for locale d Day of month as decimal number 01 31 H Hour in 24 hour format 00 23 I Hour in 12 hour format 01 12 j Day of year as decimal number 001 366
265. tions 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Links option 3 On the Links page enter the number of links into the Max Icons box By default 25 links can be visible 4 To hide links that appear overlapped in the Scene View select the Hide Colliding Icons check box 5 In the Cull Radius box enter the desired value Only the links located within the specified distance from the camera are drawn in the Scene View The default value of O means that all links are drawn 6 Click OK 232 Chapter 7 Review Your Model To hide links without comments 1 Click the application button iy gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node expand the Links node and click the Standard Categories option 3 On the Standard Categories page select the Hide Icons Without Comments check box for all required link categories By default links without comments are also displayed 4 Click OK Customize Links You can customize the default appearance of links in Autodesk Navisworks In particular you can draw them in 3D and you can add leader lines arrows pointing to the attachment point on the items You can also choose how to represent each link category as an icon or as text To draw links in 3D mode Note In 3D mode links can become hidden by other objects in the scene when you are navigating 1 Click the application button iy gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node
266. tions enable scripts Contains tools to enable stereoscopic vision provided suitable hardware is available set the linear and angular speed of motion select navigational tools and 3D mouse settings and apply realism settings such as gravity and collisions This panel is hidden by default toggle navigation controls such as the Navigation Bar ViewCube HUD elements and reference views control the Scene View window including going full screen splitting the window and setting the background style colors control which floating windows are shown and load save workspace configurations The User Interface 51 Output Tab Panel Print Send Item Tools Tab Panel Hold Look At Visibility Transform Appearance Links Tooltips Contains tools to print and preview the current viewpoint and set print settings send an email with the current file as an attachment Contains tools to hold the selected items so that they move with you as you navigate around the scene focus and zoom the current view onto the selected items control the visibility of the selected items reset the position rotation and scale of the selected items back to their original values reset the color and transparency of the se lected items back to their original values reset the links on the selected items back to their original values Placing the mouse pointer over a menu choice or a button sh
267. tions to complete the installation Install Autodesk Navisworks Using Default Values This is the fastest means of installing Autodesk Navisworks on your system Only default values are used which means it is a typical installation being installed to C Program Files Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Quick Start to Stand Alone Installation 27 To install Autodesk Navisworks using default values on a stand alone computer 1 Close all running applications on your computer and start the Installation wizard On the Installation wizard if required select an alternate language for the Installation wizard from the Installation Instructions drop down and then click Install Review the Autodesk software license agreement for your country or region You must accept this agreement to proceed with the installation Choose your country or region click I Accept and then click Next NOTE If you do not agree to the terms of the license and want to terminate the installation click Cancel On the Configure Installation page select the products to install and if required add a language pack s from the Product Language drop down see Choose a Language page 24 If required use the Installation PathBrowse button to select the drive and location where product will be installed Click Install The wizard installs the products you selected using a Typical installation which installs the most common application features To see which fea
268. to align with the selected orientation Enables you to select rendering mode Enables you to select lighting mode The User Interface 57 Option Display Navigation Mode Navigation Tools Edit Current Viewpoint Tools Menu Description Enables you to display primitives Enables you to select navigation mode Enables you to control the camera during inter active navigation Displays the Edit Viewpoint dialog box for the current viewpoint This menu contains commands for advanced model analysis and reviewing and also commands for customizing Autodesk Navisworks Option TimeLiner Playback Links Quick Properties Animation Background File Options Global Options 58 Chapter 3 Quick Start Description Toggles the TimeLiner Playback window Toggles the display of links Toggles the display of quick properties Enables you to control animation playback and toggle scripts Enables you to select a background color for the Scene View Displays the File Options dialog box Displays the Options Editor Toolbars Autodesk Navisworks toolbars provide quick access to frequently used commands Every button on a toolbar includes a tooltip which describes the function the button activates Placing the mouse over a button displays a brief instruction on how to use this feature in the Status bar You can rearrange open and close toolbars E To move a toolbar click the dotted line
269. to browse by selecting and expanding topics m Provides a structure so you can always see where you are in Help and quickly jump to other topics 14 Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Index Tab m Displays an alphabetical list of keywords related to the topics listed on the Contents tab m Accesses information quickly when you already know the name of a feature command or operation or when you know what action you want the program to perform Search Tab m Provides a keyword search of all the topics listed on the Contents tab m Accepts the Boolean operators AND OR NOT and NEAR E Accepts the wild cards and m Allows you to perform a search for a phrase when the phrase is enclosed in double quotes m Displays a ranked list of topics that contain the word or words entered in the keyword field m Arranges the results alphabetically by title or by location if you click on the Title and Location column headings To find a specific word or phrase in the currently displayed Help topic 1 Click in the topic text and press CTRL F In the Find text box enter a keyword or phrase 3 Click Next If the keyword or phrase is located the topic scrolls to display the result Print Help Topics The quickest way to print the current topic is to right click within the topic and click Print The Print button on the Help toolbar provides these print options mM Print the selected topic recomme
270. toolbar 2 Draga box with the left mouse button over the Scene View to fill the view with the contents of the box NOTE Holding down the SHIFT or CTRL keys or spinning the mouse wheel temporarily enables normal Zoom mode Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Mode gt Zoom Window EE Command entry CTRL 5 Pan Mode In Pan mode you can move the model rather than the camera For example dragging upward moves the model up while dragging downward moves the model down 134 Chapter 5 Explore Your Model To pan a model 1 Click Pan on the Navigation Mode toolbar 2 Drag the left mouse button to pan the model up down left and right NOTE Holding down the SHIFT or CTRL keys or spinning the mouse wheel temporarily enables normal Zoom mode Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Navigation Mode gt Pan EE Command entry CTRL 6 Orbit Mode In Orbit mode the camera moves around the focal point of the model In this mode the up direction is always maintained To orbit a model 1 Click Orbit on the Navigation Mode toolbar 2 To rotate the camera around the model drag the left mouse button or using the cursor keys Navigate a Scene 135 NOTE Holding down the SHIFT key or spinning the mouse wheel temporarily enables normal Zoom mode 3 To glide the camera hold down the CTRL key as you drag the mouse The camera glides left and right and up and down As orbit mode is
271. topics you select To display topics in Help m In the InfoCenter box click the Help button How Help Topics Are Organized Most topics in this Help system have three tabs above the right pane of the Help window The tabs display different types of information m Concept tab Describes a feature or function When you click the Concept tab the Help Contents list in the left pane of the Help window expands and highlights the current topic The Contents tab displays the structure of the Help on that topic You can easily display nearby topics by clicking them in the list m Procedure tab Provides step by step instructions for common procedures related to the current topic After displaying a procedure you can click the Procedure tab to redisplay the current list of procedures E Quick Reference tab Lists reference information related to the current topic When you click a different tab the topic remains the same Only the type of information displayed concept procedures or quick reference links is different Search in Help Use the Help Search tab to find relevant topics based on keywords that you enter The basic search rules are as follows m Type your keywords in uppercase or lowercase characters searches are not case sensitive m Search for any combination of letters a z and numbers 0 9 Em Donot use punctuation marks such as a period colon semicolon comma hyphen and single quotation marks they are ig
272. tures are included in a Typical installation refer to Typically Installed Features page 34 NOTE By default the Installation wizard automatically enables the exporter plugins for all third party products already installed on your computer Click Finish Install Autodesk Navisworks Using Configured Values With this installation method you can fine tune exactly what gets installed You can alter the license type the installation type the install path and specify the location of the Project and Site folders To install Autodesk Navisworks using configured values on a stand alone computer 1 Close all running applications on your computer and start the Installation wizard 28 Chapter 2 Installation 2 On the Installation wizard if required select an alternate language for the Installation wizard from the Installation Instructions drop down and then click Install 3 Review the Autodesk software license agreement for your country or region You must accept this agreement to proceed with the installation Choose your country or region click I Accept and then click Next NOTE If you do not agree to the terms of the license and want to terminate the installation click Cancel 4 On the Configure Installation page select the products to install and if required add a language pack s from the Product Language drop down see Choose a Language page 24 5 Click the product name to open the configuration panel where
273. tus and subject or first line of each comment There are different icons helping you to identify the source of each comment at a glance To toggle the Comments window Mm Click Review tab gt Comments panel gt View Comments pa Menu Classic user interface View gt Control Bars gt Comments To view comments 1 Open the Comments window 2 Go the source of your comments For example open the Saved Viewpoints window 228 Chapter 7 Review Your Model 3 As you click the source items for example viewpoints the associated comments are displayed in the Comments window Icon Description al Viewpoint orthographic camera D Viewpoint perspective camera H Viewpoint animation Se Viewpoint animation cut Tag View Redlines and Tags To view redlines and tags you need to recall the viewpoint that contains them To view redlines 1 Click Viewpoint tab gt Save Load amp Playback panel gt Saved Viewpoints tool launcher x 2 Click the desired viewpoint in the Saved Viewpoints window All attached redlines if any are displayed in the Scene View To view redlines and tags m Click Viewpoint tab gt Save Load amp Playback panel gt Saved Viewpoints drop down and choose the viewpoint that you want to recall Comments and Annotations 229 kitchen sink Tag View 1 er Manage Saved Viewpoints The viewpoint is displayed in the Scene View together with any redline anno
274. u can hide docking windows that you rarely use so they do not clutter the interface You can add and remove buttons from the ribbon and the Quick Access toolbar You can apply a different theme to the standard interface You can also switch back to the classic Autodesk Navisworks interface with old style menu and toolbars Cee Es TsO Animation View Output te IY Reset Al N Sy saet ne T G Require Links ER rio GR Select Same Quick find Ch Hide Unselected EI Quick Properties w File Options E Unidea E Properties Visibility Display Hide TimeLiner Playboy Tools Item Property Offset Moves With Near B1 BASEMENT 4 Pe hi Host Z 62 BASEMENT E Level EZ 7THFLOOR E DE 3RD FLOOR a f Al lt a DE 4TH FLOOR 5TH FLOOR S19 x19 S 19 x19 S 19 x19 lt No level gt Architectural Mc 7 al Compact Propa 1 Application button and menu 5 Scene View 2 Quick Access toolbar 6 Navigation bar 3 InfoCenter 7 Dockable windows 40 Chapter 3 Quick Start 4 Ribbon 8 Status bar See also Overview of InfoCenter page 4 To change theme of the standard user interface 1 Click the application button Mi gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the User Interface option 3 On the User Interface page select the required theme type from the Theme drop down
275. uded in the NAVFREE NAVSIM NAVMAN and NWEXPORT subfolders of x86 and x64 folders m Language packs for specific languages are included in the en US English de DE German es ES Spanish fr FR French it IT Italian ja JP Japanese ko KR Korean pt BR Brazilian Portuguese ru RU Russian and zh CN Chinese PRC subfolders of the product folders So for example to install the 32 bit French language pack for Autodesk Navisworks Freedom double click x86 NAVFREE fr FR NAVFREE_LP msi Configuration During the installation process you choose either a typical installation install the product with default settings or a customized installation On the Install gt Configure Installation page for any product you have selected to install you will see a triangular control for access to a configuration panel Y Autodesk Product 7 This is one of the world s leading 3D CAD tools Autodesk is a world leader in 3D design engineering and entertainment software Click anywhere in the product box to open the configuration panel m Installation Type If you choose a Typical installation default settings the product installs the most common application features A Custom installation installs only the application features that you select from the Select Features To Install list The available features will depend upon the product you are installing Redistributable ActiveX Control Contains Autodesk Navisworks Redistribut
276. urrent selection Object Properties Properties Window The Properties window is a dockable window which has a dedicated tab for each property category associated with the currently selected object 216 Chapter 7 Review Your Model Properties x Item Name Type Element Phase Created Base dajak Property Value Intemal Type LcRevitComposite Icon Composite Object Hidden No Required No Material Source File Architectural Sla Layer 5TH FLOOR Generic 4 Roofs Generic 4 Internal file properties such as transform and geometry properties are not shown by default The Options Editor enables you to switch this on To toggle the Properties window m Click View tab gt Workspace panel gt Windows drop down and se lect or clear the Properties check box Menu Classic user interface View gt Control Bars gt Properties EE Command entry SHIFT F7 To ex 1 amine object properties Select the object of interest in the Selection Tree or in the Scene View Open the Properties window and use the tabs to navigate between the available property categories NOTE If more than one object is selected the Properties window only shows the number of selected items and doesn t show any property information To add tabs with internal properties to the Properties window Click the application button i gt Options In the Options Editor expand the Interfa
277. ver a N 1 Click the application button gt Open URL lw 2 Enter the file address and click OK Create Files When you start Autodesk Navisworks a new Untitled Autodesk Navisworks file is automatically created for you The new file uses default settings defined in the Options Editor and in the File Options dialog box You can customize these settings as necessary Manage Files 99 If you have a Autodesk Navisworks file already open and want to close it and create another file click New on the Quick Access toolbar Toolbar Classic user interface Standard gt New L 2D and Multi Sheet Files You can now work with 2D files and files containing multiple sheets models Whilst multi disciplinary models provide a real world likeness of what a finished project should look like various project stakeholders and field workers are more familiar with 2D plans and elevations Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 supports 2D and multi sheet files that can be reviewed or combined with models to provide multiple representations of project data The supported 2D and multi sheet file formats are DWF DWF x and NWD When you open a supported file which contains multiple sheets models the default sheet model is displayed in the Scene View and all of the file s sheets models are listed in the Project Browser window If a file contains both 3D models and 2D sheets the 3D model is loaded and displayed in the Scene View by
278. wheels Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel To orbit around an object with the Orbit tool 1 Press ESC to make sure no commands are active and to clear any previously selected objects Select the objects in the model for which you want to define the pivot point Display one of the View Object or Full Navigation wheels Click and hold down the Orbit wedge The cursor changes to the Orbit cursor Drag to rotate the model Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel To turn on selection sensitivity for the Orbit tool 1 Display one of the View Object or Full Navigation wheels Navigate a Scene 119 2 Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options 3 Inthe Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Center Pivot on Selection check box in the Orbit Tool section 4 Click OK The extents of any objects that are selected before the wheel is displayed are used to define the pivot point for the Orbit tool If no objects are selected the pivot point used by the Orbit is the one defined by the Center tool To maintain the up direction for the Orbit tool 1 Display the mini View Object wheel or one of the Full Navigation wheels Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options In the Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Keep Scene Upright check box in the Orbit Tool area 4 Clic
279. when you try to execute a command or find a file You can attempt to fix this problem by repairing Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 Repairing uses the features that were part of the installation type you chose when you initially installed the program To repair Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 1 Do one of the following E Windows XP Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs m Windows Vista and Windows 7 Click Start gt Control Panel gt Programs and Features 2 From the list of programs click Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 and then click Change Remove Windows XP or Uninstall Change Windows Vista and Windows 7 The Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012Installation wizard re opens in Maintenance Mode 3 Click Repair or Reinstall On the Repair or Reinstall page click RepairAutodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 This option replaces all registry entries that Autodesk Navisworks initially installed and restores Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 to its default state Click Repair NOTE ReinstallAutodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 repairs the registry and reinstalls all files from the original installation Use this option if the RepairAutodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 option does not solve the problem 5 On the Repair Complete page click Finish Uninstall Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 When you uninstall Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 all components are removed This means that even if you ve pr
280. which properties are shown Each definition that you configure enables you to display an additional category property combination in quick properties You can choose whether to hide category names in quick properties or not NOTE When you move your mouse over an object that doesn t have the requested property Autodesk Navisworks searches up the selection tree for a parent object that contains that information and displays it instead thus maximizing the useful information you get To toggle the display of quick properties m Click Home tab gt Display panel gt Quick Properties Y Menu Classic user interface Tools gt Quick Properties To add quick properties definition 1 Click the application button ry gt Options 2 Inthe Options Editor expand the Interface node expand the Quick Properties node and click the Definitions option 3 On the Definitions page click Grid View to display quick properties definitions as table rows AA Click Add Element A new row is added to the top of the table 5 Click the Category column and select the property category from the drop down list for example Item The options available depend on the property categories in your model Quick Properties 237 Click the Property column and select the property name from the drop down list for example Material The options available depend on the selected property category Click OK NOTE You can add as ma
281. works Minimal selects the layout giving the most space to the Scene View You can use these workspaces as is or modify them in accordance to your requirements When you first start Autodesk Navisworks the Navisworks Minimal workspace is used You can choose a different workspace at any time by clicking View tab gt Workspace panel gt Load Workspace and then selecting the required workspace from the list Toolbar Classic user interface Workspace gt Workspaces Da gt The User Interface 77 To save current layout to a new workspace 1 Set up your design review layout For example you can group together the Properties and Saved Viewpoints windows If you use the Classic user interface mode for example you can close all toolbars except the Standard Selection Tools Navigation Mode and Workspace Click View tab gt Workspace panel gt Save Workspace 3 3 Inthe Save Current Workspace dialog box enter a name for the new workspace You can also select the name of an existing workspace to overwrite it with your modified configuration wa Save Current Workspace GO lt TESTDATA Workspaces X Search Workspaces p Organize v New folder H wv O El Recent Places Name 2 Date modified Type gt LastSession 1 28 2011 3 03 PM XML E A Libraries 3 RoamerLastSession XML E Documents d Music fee Pictures amp Videos Mi Computer Cu Network Ed w gt File name Standar
282. workspace only Ribbon Viewpoint tab gt Save Load amp Playback panel gt Edit DN Current Viewpoint llos Menu Classic user interface Viewpoint gt Edit Current Viewpoint File Options Dialog Box Use this dialog box to control the appearance of the model and the speed of navigation around it NOTE Some of the tabs are only available when working with 3D models When you modify any of the options in this dialog box your changes are saved in the currently opened Autodesk Navisworks file and apply to this file only Ribbon Home panel gt Project tab gt File Options Menu Classic user interface Tools gt File Options Culling Tab Use this tab to adjust geometry culling in the opened Autodesk Navisworks file NOTE The Clipping Planes and Backface options are only available for 3D models Area Enable Specifies whether or not area culling is used Number of Pixels Below Which Objects Are Culled Specifies a value for the screen area in pixels below which objects are culled For example setting the value to 100 pixels means that any object within the model that would be drawn less than 10x10 pixels in size are discarded 274 Chapter 13 Reference Clipping Planes Near Automatic Select this radio button to make Autodesk Navisworks automatically control the near clip plane position to give you the best view of the model The Distance box becomes unavailable Constrained Select this radio
283. x Distance Specifies the closest distance between the camera and the far clipping plane position in constrained mode Specifies the exact distance between the camera and the far clipping plane position in fixed mode File Options Dialog Box 275 NOTE Nothing is drawn beyond this plane when you override automatic mode make this value large enough to include your data Additionally using the ratio of the far clipping plane to near clipping plane in excess of 10000 can produce unwanted effects Backface Turns on backface culling for all objects Select from the following options m Off Turns off backface culling m Solid Turns on backface culling for solid objects only This is the default option m On Turns on backface culling for all objects TIP If you can see through some objects or some object parts are missing turn off backface culling TIP If you want to restore the default values click the Reset to Defaults button Orientation Tab Use this tab to adjust the real world orientation of your model NOTE This tab is only available for 3D models Up X Y Z Specify the X Y and Z coordinate values By default Autodesk Navisworks takes the positive Z axis as Up North X Y Z Specify the X Y and Z coordinate values By default Autodesk Navisworks takes the positive Y axis as North TIP If you want to restore the default values click the Defaults button 276 Chapter 1
284. y large amount of memory Override Material Select this check box to save viewpoints with material override information When you use a viewpoint again the material overrides set when the viewpoint was saved are reapplied By default this check box is clear as saving the state information with each viewpoint requires a relatively large amount of memory Override Linear Speed By default the linear navigation speed is directly related to the size of your model Select this check box if you want to set a specific navigation speed manually This option is used in a 3D workspace only Default Linear Speed Specifies the default linear speed value This option is used in a 3D workspace only Default Angular Speed Specifies the default speed at which the camera turns This option is used in a 3D workspace only Options Editor Dialog Box 285 Links Page Use the options on this page to customize the way links are displayed in the Scene View TIP If you want to restore the default values click the Defaults button Show Links Toggles the display of links in the Scene View In 3D Indicates whether the link icons are drawn in 3D in the Scene View Select this box if you want the links to float in 3D space just in front of their attachment points to the geometry If the links become obscured by other geometry clear this check box to draw the link icons in 2D over the top of geometry Max Icons Specifies the maximum number of
285. you can review and change settings See Configuration page 25 After you have configured the settings as required click the product name to close the configuration panel 6 If required use the Installation PathBrowse button to select the drive and location where product will be installed 7 Click Install The wizard installs the products you selected using your Custom installation settings 8 Click Finish Launch Autodesk Navisworks Assuming that you ve followed all of the previous steps outlined in this Quick Start section you can launch Autodesk Navisworks and start taking advantage of its new and updated features You can start Autodesk Navisworks in the following ways E Desktop shortcut icon When you install Autodesk Navisworks a shortcut icon is placed on your desktop Double click the Autodesk Navisworks icon to start the program E Start button Click Start gt All Programs gt Autodesk gt Navisworks Freedom 2012 gt Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 E Location where Autodesk Navisworks is installed If you have administrative permissions you can run Autodesk Navisworks in the location where you installed it If you are a limited rights user you must run Autodesk Navisworks from the Start button or from the desktop shortcut icon If you want to create a custom shortcut make sure that the Quick Start to Stand Alone Installation 29 Start In directory for the shortcut points to a directory where you have wri
286. ystem Renames the selected item when appropriate Repeats the previously run Quick Find search Toggles Full Screen mode Default Keyboard Shortcut F12 SHIFT W SHIFT F1 SHIFT F6 SHIFT F7 SHIFT F10 SHIFT F11 Description Opens the Options Editor Opens the last used SteeringWheel Enables you to get context sensitive help Toggles the Comments window Toggles the Properties window Opens a shortcut menu Opens the File Options dialog box Navigation with the Wheel Button If you have a wheel mouse you can use the middle mouse button to zoom pan and orbit To Zoom in Zoom out Pan Orbit Do this scroll the wheel button forward scroll the mouse wheel backward hold down the middle mouse button and then move the mouse to pan press and hold SHIFT and hold down the middle mouse button and then move the mouse to orbit about the currently defined pivot point This function is not available in a 2D workspace Navigation with the Wheel Button 83 To Do this Change the pivot point press and hold the SHIFT and CTRL keys and hold down the middle mouse button then drag to the point on the model you want to use as the pivot point This function is not available in a 2D workspace NOTE The above does not apply when using Walk Fly or any of the classic navigation modes all of which have their own wheel middle button behaviors Mouse Whe

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