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
use the Pick button to interactively pick a point in the scene where the light and/or target is located.
The light is represented by a 3D wireframe sun icon in the scene and the target by a wireframe
sphere. The currently selected light is drawn in the selection color (see “ Selection Options ” for more
information on this).
Note:
NavisWorks does not allow you to pick a point in empty space so you must pick a point on the
model.
3. Lights can be positioned interactively. The 3D wireframe sun icon, representing the light, has six bars
extending out along the x- axis, y- axis and z- axis. Hover the mouse cursor over one of the bars. The
cursor will change to a hand and the bars will extend further along that axis. Hold the left mouse
button down to hold on to the light and move it in either direction, along the extended bar. Release
the left mouse button to release the light in its new position. This can be performed for all three axis.
4. Lights can also be positioned in the current location of the camera, which can be anywhere in the
scene. Navigate to the location where you wish the light to be positioned. Right-click the light in the
palette (right-hand pane of the Lighting tab) and click Position as Camera on the shortcut menu.
Note:
Not only will this position the light in the same location as the camera, if the light has a To
parameter, this will also be set to the focal (or Look At) point of the camera.
Organizing and Managing Lights
In this section you will learn how to organize lights into folders, and how to manage the lights palettes.
Managing Folders
You can organize lights into custom folders for easy reference and management. By doing this, you are,
effectively, customizing a user archive.
To add a custom folder:
1. Open the Presenter window, and click the Lighting tab.
2. Right-click the My Lighting folder on the left pane, and click New Directory on the shortcut menu.
3. Expand the My Lighting folder, right-click the new folder, and click Rename on the shortcut menu.
4. Type in the new name, for example 'GGK Project'.
To delete a custom folder:
Presenter Lighting
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