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■ Button menus. In Autodesk Navisworks, some toolbar buttons exist in mutually-exclusive groups of which only one at a
time can be selected. These buttons are now grouped under drop-down menus to improve accessibility and decrease screen
clutter.
■ Artificial horizon. You can now place your model against a fixed artificial horizon so that it appears more realistic and does
not float in mid air. The background of the 3D scene is split across the horizontal plane giving the effect of a sky and the
ground. The resulting artificial horizon gives you an indication of your orientation in the 3D world. See “Select Background
Effect
” on page 170.
Measurement
Numerous improvements to the measurement tools allow greater accuracy when calculating dimensions and distances between
objects in your Autodesk Navisworks model.
■ Measure Shortest Distance. When measuring the distance between two objects, Autodesk Navisworks can now calculate
and display the shortest distance between the selected objects.
■ Measure distance between center lines of parametric objects.
■ When measuring distances you now have the option of converting measurements into redlines. The end markers, lines,
and dimension labels of your current measurement are converted into a redline and stored in the current viewpoint.
■ When measuring an angle, Autodesk Navisworks now displays a measurement arc.
■ When measuring an area, Autodesk Navisworks now displays a dotted line to indicate the closure path for the area.
See “
Measuring” on page 212.
Sectioning
Improved support for quick and accurate analysis of models using the sectioning toolset.
■ Create a user-defined section box to display only geometry within the defined section box.
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