2009
Table Of Contents
- Autodesk NavisWorks Simulate 2009
- Contents
- Part 1. Welcome to Autodesk NavisWorks Simulate 2009
- Part 2. Installation
- Chapter 3. Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation
- Chapter 4. Move to NavisWorks from a Previous Release
- Chapter 5. Install NavisWorks for an Individual User
- Chapter 6. Install NavisWorks for Multiple Users
- Quick Start to Network Installation
- System Requirements for a Deployment
- Creating Network Deployments
- Preliminary Tasks for a Network Deployment
- Use the Installation Wizard to Set Up a Deployment
- Start the Deployment Process
- Create a Deployment
- Enter Product and User Information
- Specify Log File Locations
- What Is Silent Mode?
- Customer Involvement Program (CIP)
- Select a License Type (optional)
- Select the Installation Type (optional)
- Final Review and Complete Setup
- Register the Product
- Modify a Deployment (optional)
- Point Users to the Administrative Image
- Uninstall the Program
- Chapter 7. Installation Troubleshooting
- What are the minimum system requirements?
- How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated?
- What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a network license?
- What is the benefit to using a network licensed version of the software?
- When performing a Typical installation, what gets installed?
- Where are my product manuals?
- Deployment Issues
- Networking Issues
- Maintenance Issues
- Part 3. Basic NavisWorks Functionality
- Chapter 8. Overview
- Chapter 9. File Management
- Chapter 10. Converting Files
- File Readers
- NWF Files
- NWD Files
- NWC Files
- DWG and DXF Files
- DWF Files
- Bentley AutoPLANT Files
- 3DS Files
- DGN and PRP Files
- MAN Files
- PDS Files
- IGES Files
- STEP Files
- Inventor Files
- VRML world files
- Riegl Scan Files
- Faro Scan Files
- Leica Scan Files
- Z+F Scan Files
- ASCII Laser Scan Files
- STL Stereolithography files
- AVEVA Review RVM and RVS files
- IFC files
- Sketchup SKP files
- File Exporters
- CAD Previewing
- File Readers
- Chapter 11. Publishing
- Chapter 12. Navigating
- Chapter 13. Selecting Items
- Chapter 14. Finding
- Chapter 15. Editing
- Chapter 16. Display Modes
- Chapter 17. Viewpoints
- Chapter 18. Sectioning
- Chapter 19. Animation
- Chapter 20. Reviewing
- Chapter 21. Object Manipulation
- Chapter 22. Interface
- Chapter 23. Tools
- Chapter 24. Options
- Chapter 25. DataTools
- Chapter 26. Getting Help
- Part 4. Using Presenter
- Part 5. Object Animation
- Part 6. Using TimeLiner
- Glossary
- Index
Chapter 2. New Features
Autodesk NavisWorks Simulate 2009 contains many new features and enhancements.
Interface Enhancements
• Object Animation
Animate objects across an animation timeline using simple but powerful object manipulation and
animation tools.
Interact with objects whilst they interact with the viewer, all via new simple but powerful scripting tools.
Link object movement with TimeLiner for precise object movement scheduling based on project tasks,
for more informative and realistic 4D process planning.
Link object movement with Presenter for enhanced worksite realism in exported photo-realistic
animations.
• .NET GUI Modernization
Up-to-date look and feel including new icons, improved control bar docking and tabbed control bars.
• Workspaces
Allow predefined default window and menu layouts, as well as full customization and sharing of
layouts across multiple PCs.
• New editor for Global Options.
A change from complex tabs to a logical tree structure, making finding options much simpler. Also
making global options sharable across multiple PCs through import and export.
Licensing Enhancements
• FlexLM Licensing
The capability of check-in / check-out of licenses, timed-out licenses to automatically return
checked-out licenses after a set period of time.
• Autodesk Standalone Licensing
Support for the well-known and well-documented Autodesk standard licensing technology.
Operating System Support
• Microsoft Vista Support
Full support for Microsof's latest operating system.
• 64-bit Support
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