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
Run Clash Tests
To run clash tests
1 If the Clash Detective window is not already open, click Home tab ➤ Tools panel ➤ Clash Detective
.
2 Click the Batch tab.
3 To run all of the tests in the batch, click the Update button.
To run a single test from a batch, select it in the Tests Area, click the
Select Tab, and click the Start button.
Manage Batches of Clash Tests
To manage batches of clash tests
1 If the Clash Detective window is not already open, click Home tab ➤ Tools panel ➤ Clash Detective
.
2 Click the Batch tab.
3 Use the buttons to manage the tests:
■ Click Add to append a new test to the current batch.
■ Click Delete to delete the currently selected test in the Tests Area from the batch.
■ Click Compact to delete all clash results with a clash status of Resolved from the test to create a smaller
file.
■ Click Clean to reset all tests so that they are as if you had not yet run them. In other words, this will
make their clash test status New.
■ Click Clear All to remove all tests from the batch in order to start from scratch.
NOTE You can rename a test by selecting it and either pressing F2, or by clicking again the highlighted text. You can
also sort the columns in the Tests area alphanumerically by clicking the column heads. Clicking again toggles between
ascending and descending order.
Merge Clash Tests from Multiple Files
When you merge files (Home tab ➤ Project panel ➤ Merge ), Autodesk Navisworks combines all of the
clash test data. No duplicate geometry from the files will be loaded.
See also:
■ “Merge Files” on page 145
Import Clash Tests
Clash tests can be imported into Autodesk Navisworks, and used to set up pre-defined, generic clash tests.
NOTE If a clash test you want to import contains a Search Set as one of the clash selections, then the Search Set will
also be imported along with all other test rules, options and selection information.
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