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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 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 the amount of space
allocated to the undo/redo buffer, if necessary.
To undo an action
■ Click Undo
on the Quick Access toolbar.
Command entry: CTRL + Z
Toolbar: Classic user interface: Standard ➤ Undo
To redo an action
■ Click Redo on the Quick Access toolbar.
Command entry: CTRL + Y
Toolbar: Classic user interface: Standard ➤ Redo
Autodesk Navisworks Workspaces
Workspaces retain information about which windows are open, their positions, and the size of the application
window.
Workspaces do not retain changes made to the ribbon or 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 Navisworks users, or setup your own corporate standard.
Autodesk Navisworks comes with several pre-configured workspaces:
■ Safe Mode - selects the layout with the minimum features.
■ Navisworks Extended - selects the layout recommended for advanced users.
■ Navisworks Standard - selects the layout with commonly-used windows auto-hidden as tabs.
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