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Table Of Contents

Contents
Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2012
- What Is New in This Release?
- How to Get Assistance
Installation
- Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation
- Install Autodesk Navisworks for Multiple Users
  - Quick Start to Network Administration and Deployment
  - Set Up a Deployment
- Installation Troubleshooting
Quick Start
- Start and Quit Autodesk Navisworks
- Automatically Save and Recover Autodesk Navisworks Files
- Command Line Options
- The User Interface
- Navigation with the Wheel Button
- Autodesk Navisworks Options
- Location Options
- Graphics System
- Display Units
- Profiles
- Search Directories
- Gizmos
Work with Files
- Native File Formats
- Compatible CAD Applications
  - Supported CAD File Formats
  - Supported Laser Scan File Formats
- Use File Readers
- Use File Exporters
- Manage Files
- View Scene Statistics
Explore Your Model
- Navigate a Scene
- Control the Realism of Your Navigation
Control Model Appearance and Render Quality
- Control Model Appearance
- Control Render Quality
Review Your Model
- Select Objects
- Find Objects
  - Find Items Window
  - Quick Find
- Find All Sheets and Models Containing the Selected Object
  - Find Items in Other Sheets and Models Window
- Create and Use Sets of Objects
  - Sets Window
  - Create and Manage Selection and Search Sets
- Compare Objects
- Object Properties
- Manipulate Object Attributes
- Measure Tools
  - Measure Tools Window
  - Measuring
- Comments, Redlines, and Tags
- Links
- Quick Properties
- SwitchBack
- Appearance Profiler
Use Viewpoints and Sectioning Modes
- Create and Modify Viewpoints
- Sectioning
  - Enable and Use Section Planes
  - Enable and Use Section Box
Record and Play Animations
- Create and Edit Viewpoint Animations
- Play Animations and Scripts
- Share Animations
Work Within a Team
- Collaborate Panel
- Collaboration Session
Share Data
- Print
- Import Files
- Export Files
Animate Objects
- Overview of the Animator Tool
  - Animator Window
  - Scripter Window
- Create Object Animations
- Add Interactivity
Create Photorealistic Visualizations
- Overview of the Presenter Tool
  - Presenter Window
  - Use the Presenter Archives
- Photo-Realistic Scene Rendering
- Use Presenter Materials
- Use Presenter Lights
- Use Presenter RPCs
  - RPC Tab
- Use Presenter Rendering Effects
- Use Presenter Rendering Styles
- Use Presenter Texture Space
- Use Presenter Rules
Simulate Construction Scheduling
- Overview of TimeLiner Tool
- TimeLiner Tasks
- Link to External Project Files
- 4D Simulation
  - Play Simulations
  - Configure Simulations
    - Simulation Playback
    - Simulation Appearance
- Export
- Add Animation
Locate and Manage Interferences
- Overview of Clash Detective Tool
  - Clash Detective Window
  - Set Up and Run a Clash Test
- Clash Batches
- Clash Rules
- Select Items for Testing
- Clash Results
- Report Clash Results
Use the Autodesk Vault Add-In
- About the Autodesk Vault Add-In
- Launching the Vault Application
- Log into a Vault
- Log out of a Vault
- Understanding the Working Folder
- Check Out a File
- Get Files from a Vault
- Refresh a Vaulted File
- Check a File into a Vault
- Undo File Check Out
- Vault Settings
Reference
- Animation Export Dialog Box
- Appearance Profiler Dialog Box
- Assign Clash Dialog Box
- Background Settings Dialog Box
- Collision Dialog Box
- Convert Object Properties Dialog Box
- Culling Options Dialog Box
- Customize Dialog Box
  - Toolbars Tab
  - Commands Tab
  - Options Tab
- 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
  - Culling Tab
  - Orientation Tab
  - Speed Tab
  - Headlight Tab
  - Scene Lights Tab
  - DataTools Tab
- Units and Transform Dialog Box
- Image Export Dialog Box
- InfoCenter Settings Dialog Box
  - General Node
  - Communication Center Node
- New Link Dialog Box
- Options Editor Dialog Box
  - General Node
  - Interface Node
  - Model Node
  - File Readers Node
  - File Exporters Node
  - Tools Node
- Publish Dialog Box
- Piranesi EPix Dialog Box
- QTVR Object Movie Settings Dialog Box
- Section Plane Settings Dialog Box
Glossary
Index

To review time-based soft clash results

1 In the Clash Detective window, set up and run a time-based soft clash

test (see Time-Based Soft Clashing (page 701)).

2 Click the Results tab.

3 Select the Simulation check box in the Display area.

4 If the TimeLiner window is not already open, click Home tab ➤ Tools

panel ➤ TimeLiner

, and click the Simulation tab.

5 In the Clash Detective window, Results tab, select a clash in the

Results list.

6 The simulation slider in the TimeLiner window is moved to the exact

point at which the clash occurs. You can move the slider to investigate

the events happening immediately before and after the clash.

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