2011

3 Go to the Links tab.
4 Under the Name column, right-click and select Add Link ➤ Microsoft Project MPX.
5 In the Getting Started directory, select Conference Center.mpx and click Open.
6 In the Field Selector dialog box, we map columns in TimeLiner with the corresponding columns in the
schedule (MPX file). Set the External Field Name for the Task Type Import field to text10. For all other fields
we will use the default. Click OK.
7 In the Name column, right-click the New Link and select Rebuild Task Hierarchy from Link.
8 Go to the Tasks tab. This now displays all of the data imported from the MPX file. You will notice that each
task has a start and end date. You may also have noticed that the task names once again correspond to the
generic search sets we added earlier.
9 Go to the Rules tab.
10 Check the Map TimeLiner Tasks from Column Name to Selection Sets with the Same Name, Matching Case
option, and then click Apply. As this rule suggests, all items associated with a search set will be attached to
the task of the same name.
So let’s now see what we’ve created.
11 Go to the Simulate tab.
12 There is a timeline from the start to the end of the project, allowing you to look at the project at any point
in time. Alternatively, you can click Play
to play back the entire simulation. Try this now.
13 Click the Tasks tab and Auto Hide the TimeLiner window.
Object Animation
Autodesk Navisworks has the ability to animate objects within the combined model scene. The possibilities are
endless, however, some examples could include the opening of doors; movement of vehicles or cranes around
a construction site; animation of mechanical components/machinery or production lines in an industrial facility.
1 Click the Animator window.
2 Navigate to one of the internal 36 x 84 doors.
3 In the Animator window, click Add
, and select Add Scene.
4 Select the door. Notice that the door frame is also selected.
5 Open the Selection Tree window and pin
it open. Expand the selection tree to see the door components.
Select the door components, excluding the door frame.
22 | Chapter 1 Getting Started