2009

Chapter 2. New Features
Autodesk NavisWorks Manage 2009 contains many new features and enhancements.
Interface Enhancements
• Object Animation
Animate objects across an animation timeline using simple but powerful object manipulation and
animation tools.
Interact with objects whilst they interact with the viewer, all via new simple but powerful scripting tools.
Link object movement with TimeLiner for precise object movement scheduling based on project tasks,
for more informative and realistic 4D process planning.
Link object movement with Presenter for enhanced worksite realism in exported photo-realistic
animations.
Link object movement with Clash Detective to automatically check for interferences between static and
moving objects, for example a door colliding with an obstructing column.
Link object movement with both TimeLiner and Clash Detective together for full time-based
interference checking. Scheduling the moving of a crane on-site could coincide with the delivery of
construction materials, all simulated in Autodesk NavisWorks Manage 2009, all checked for
scheduling and interference issues, all adding up to a powerful, automated workspace simulation and
planning tool.
• .NET GUI Modernization
Up-to-date look and feel including new icons, improved control bar docking and tabbed control bars.
• Workspaces
Allow predefined default window and menu layouts, as well as full customization and sharing of
layouts across multiple PCs.
• New editor for Global Options.
A change from complex tabs to a logical tree structure, making finding options much simpler. Also
making global options sharable across multiple PCs through import and export.
Licensing Enhancements
• FlexLM Licensing
The capability of check-in / check-out of licenses, timed-out licenses to automatically return
checked-out licenses after a set period of time.
• Autodesk Standalone Licensing
Support for the well-known and well-documented Autodesk standard licensing technology.
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