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
cuts.
Choose Update to update all keyframes in the viewpoint animation with the current render style,
lighting and navigation mode. Choosing Update on a single keyframe will only update that frame with
the current modes.
Choose Delete to remove the viewpoint animation from the list of saved viewpoints, or in the case of
a keyframe or cut, to remove the keyframe or cut from the viewpoint animation.
If you've right clicked on a keyframe, you can also choose Update to make the keyframe the same
as the current viewpoint.
Folders
Managing Folders
1. Right-click the folder in the Viewpoints control bar.
2. Choose Save Viewpoint if you want to save the current viewpoint. A new viewpoint will be created in
the folder with its default name ("ViewX") editable.
Choose Add Animation if you want to create a new viewpoint animation, ready for dragging
viewpoints onto, in this folder. A new viewpoint animation will be created with its default name
("AnimationX") editable. See “ Creating Viewpoint Animations ” for more information on viewpoint
animations.
Choose Add Copy to create a copy of the folder in the saved viewpoints list. The copy will be named
the same as the folder clicked on, but with a " - copy" suffix.
Choose Add Folder if you want to add another folder underneath the selected folder. A new folder
will be created with its default name ("FolderX") editable.
Choose Add Comment to add a comment regarding this folder. See “ Commenting ” for more
information on comments.
Choose Update to update all viewpoints in the folder with the current render style, lighting and
navigation mode. Choosing Update on a single viewpoint will only update that viewpoint with the
current modes.
Choose Delete to remove the folder and all its contents from the list of saved viewpoints.
Editing Viewpoints
You can edit by hand any viewpoints attributes, including camera position, field of view, speed of motion
and saved attributes. All entries are measured in scene units (see “ Units ”).
If accessed from Viewpoint > Edit Current Viewpoint, the Edit Viewpoint dialog box allows editing of
the current viewpoint's attributes. Alternatively, if accessed via the saved viewpoints list by right-clicking
on a viewpoint or a keyframe and choosing edit, this dialog allows editing of the currently selected
viewpoint's or keyframe's attributes as outlined below:
Viewpoints
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