2011
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2011
- What Is New in This Release?
- How to Get Assistance
- Finding Information Using the InfoCenter
- Get More Help
- Learn the Product
- View the Product Readme
- Join the Customer Involvement Program
- Installation
- Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation
- Prepare for Installation
- Install and Run Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2011
- Move to Autodesk Navisworks from a Previous Release
- Install Autodesk Navisworks for Multiple Users
- Quick Start to Network Administration and Deployment
- Set Up a Deployment
- Installation Troubleshooting
- General Installation Issues
- How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated?
- When performing a Typical installation, what gets installed?
- Why should I specify the Project Folder and Site Folder?
- How do I share the Autodesk Navisworks settings on a site and project basis?
- Where are my product manuals?
- How do I register and activate Autodesk Navisworks?
- Deployment Issues
- Licensing Issues
- Networking Issues
- Uninstall and Maintenance Issues
- When adding or removing features, how can I tell what features get installed by default?
- Is it possible to change the installation folder when adding or removing features?
- When should I reinstall the product instead of a repair?
- Do I need my original DVD to reinstall my software?
- When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my system?
- General Installation Issues
- Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation
- Quick Start
- Start and Quit Autodesk Navisworks
- Automatically Save and Recover Navisworks Files
- Command Line Options
- The User Interface
- Navigation with the Wheel Button
- Autodesk Navisworks Options
- Location Options
- Display Units
- Profiles
- Search Directories
- Gizmos
- Get a Whole-Project View
- Work with Files
- Native File Formats
- Compatible CAD Applications
- Use File Readers
- 3DS File Reader
- ASCII Laser Scan File Reader
- Bentley AutoPLANT File Reader
- CIS/2 File Reader
- DWG/DXF File Reader
- DWF File Reader
- DGN File Reader
- Faro Scan File Reader
- FBX File Reader
- IFC File Reader
- IGES File Reader
- Inventor File Reader
- JTOpen File Reader
- Leica Scan File Reader
- MAN File Reader
- Parasolid File Reader
- PDS File Reader
- Riegl Scan File Reader
- RVM File Reader
- SAT File Reader
- SketchUp SKP File Reader
- STEP File Reader
- STL File Reader
- VRML File Reader
- Z+F Scan File Reader
- Use File Exporters
- Manage Files
- View Scene Statistics
- Explore Your Model
- Control Model Appearance and Render Quality
- Review Your Model
- Use Viewpoints and Sectioning Modes
- Record and Play Animations
- Work Within a Team
- Share Data
- Work with Files
- Animate Objects
- Create Photorealistic Visualizations
- Simulate Construction Scheduling
- Locate and Manage Interferences
- Autodesk Navisworks Reference
- Animation Export Dialog Box
- Background Settings Dialog Box
- Collision Dialog Box
- Convert Object Properties Dialog Box
- Culling Options Dialog Box
- Customize Dialog Box
- Default Collision Dialog Box
- Edit Key Frame Dialog Box
- Edit Link Dialog Box
- Edit Viewpoint Dialog Box
- Export Rendered Image Dialog Box
- File Options Dialog Box
- File Units and Transform Dialog Box
- Image Export Dialog Box
- InfoCenter Settings Dialog Box
- New Link Dialog Box
- Options Editor Dialog Box
- Publish Dialog Box
- Piranesi EPix Dialog Box
- QTVR Object Movie Settings Dialog Box
- Section Plane Settings Dialog Box
- Glossary
- Index
6 Click OK.
To hide category names
1 Click the application button ➤ Options.
2 In the Options Editor, expand the Interface node, and click the Quick Properties option.
3 Select the Hide Category check box.
4 Click OK.
SwitchBack to AutoCAD and MicroStation
You can use the SwitchBack functionality to send the current view of the currently loaded file back to AutoCAD
(version 2004 or later) or MicroStation-based CAD products (/J and v8).
IMPORTANT The native CAD package must be installed on the same machine as Autodesk Navisworks for SwitchBack
to work.
To use SwitchBack with AutoCAD
1 For AutoCAD (version 2004 or later) or products based on it, first open the product in the usual manner,
and type: nwload in the command line to load the nwexport plugin.
NOTE If SwitchBack needs to be available every time AutoCAD is run, nwexport can be added to the set of startup
applications in AutoCAD.
2 Once the CAD package is running, and nwexport has been started, return to Autodesk Navisworks.
3 Click the application button
➤ Options.
4 In the Options Editor, expand the File Readers node, and click the DWG/DXF option.
5 On the DWG/DXF page, check that the Convert Entity Handles option is selected.
6 Select an object in the Scene View, and click Item Tools tab ➤ SwitchBack panel ➤ SwitchBack
.
The current Autodesk Navisworks camera view is taken back to the CAD package, and the same object is
selected. Selection of objects is done by entity handle.
TIP Alternatively, in the Clash Detective window, on the Results tab, you can click the SwitchBack button.
7 Make the changes in AutoCAD, then save the changes.
8 Return to Autodesk Navisworks, and click Refresh
on the Quick Access toolbar to view the modified
object.
NOTE Some objects cannot be selected in AutoCAD (for example, blocks) which may mean that running SwitchBack
may be unsuccessful with a given selected object. If this is the case, try selecting further up the object tree and trying
again.
Shortcut menu: SwitchBack
To use SwitchBack with MicroStation
1 For MicroStation (/J and v8) or products based on it, open the product in the usual manner.
2 Click Utilities ➤ Key In.
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