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interactive navigation. This may have an effect on performance - especially if your video card does
not support hardware accelerated OpenGL - and so by default transparent items are only drawn
when interaction has ceased.
6. Select the Guarantee Frame Rate check box to enable the NavisWorks engine to maintain the user
defined frame rate set on the Speed tab of the File Options dialog box (see “ Speed Options ”). By
default the target rate is maintained while moving. When movement stops the complete model is
rendered. If the Guarantee Frame Rate check box is cleared, the complete model is always
rendered during navigation, no matter how long it takes.
7. Select the Fill In Detail check box if you want NavisWorks to fill in any discarded detail when
navigation has ceased.
8. Select the Batch Fill check box if you want NavisWorks to fill in detail in chunks rather than
gradually. By default this is disabled as gradual rendering is generally better but some video cards
may work better with batch fill enabled.
9. In the Point Size box, enter a number between 1 and 9 to set the size (in pixels) of points drawn in
the main window. See “ Points ” for more information on points.
10. In the Line Size box, enter a number between 1 and 9 to set the width (in pixels) of lines drawn in the
main window. See “ Lines ” for more information on lines.
11. In the Snap Size box, enter a number between 1 and 9 to set the size (in pixels) of snap points
drawn in the main window. See “ Snap Points ” for more information on snap points.
12. Select the Enable Parametric Primitives check box to allow the dynamic rendering of parametric
models during interactive navigation. When this check box is selected, the level of detail will be
changed depending on the distance from the camera. When the check box is cleared, a default
representation of the primitive is used, and the level of detail does not change. Modifying this option
requires a restart of NavisWorks to take effect.
13. From the Mode drop-down list, select XYZ to turn on the XYZ indicator, or Compass to turn on the
north-south indicator, or Off to display neither.
14. Select the Show Position check box to show the absolute X, Y, Z position of the camera (or the
avatar's eye position if the avatar is visible). These position coordinates are shown at the bottom left
of the main view, and can be shown with or without the other Heads Up elements.
Note:
See Orientation Options for more information on correctly orientating your model file.
15. Click OK to set these options or Cancel to exit the dialog box without setting them.
Performance Options
Use these options to customize the performance of NavisWorks.
Setting Performance options:
1. On the Tools menu, click Global Options.
Display Modes
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