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Chapter 24. Options
There are two types of options: File Options and Global Options. These are both accessed from the
Tools menu. File options are saved in NavisWorks files (.nwf or .nwd) and reinstated when opening it.
Global options, on the other hand, are set for all NavisWorks sessions.
File Options
These options are saved into NavisWorks files and re-loaded when opening these files into NavisWorks.
They are predominantly concerned with the appearance of the model and the speed of navigation around
it.
To get to the File Options dialog, go to Tools, File Options. You will get a tabbed dialog box offering one
of the following five file options:
• Culling. See “ Culling Options ”.
• Orientation. See “ Orientation Options ”.
• Speed. See “ Speed Options ”.
• Head light. See “ Head Light options ”.
• Scene lights. See “ Scene Lights Options ”.
• DataTools. See “ Adding Database Links ”.
Location Options
These options enable centralized sharing of global NavisWorks settings, workspaces, datatools, avatars,
Clash Detective rules, Presenter archives, custom Clash Detective tests, object animation scripts etc. The
settings can be shared across an entire project site, or across a specific project group depending on the
required level of granularity.
Setting location options:
1. On the Tools menu, click Global Options.
2. Expand the General node in the Options Editor dialog box, and click the Locations option.
The Locations page is displayed:
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