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 47. Adding Animation
In this section, you will learn how to add animation to the TimeLiner schedules.
Overview
You can link object and viewpoint animations to your construction schedules, and enhance the quality of
simulations. For instance, you can start your simulation with a camera showing an overview of the whole
project, and then, as the tasks are simulated, zoom into specific areas for a detailed view of the model.
You can also play animation scenes as the tasks are simulated. For example, you can animate the arrival
and depletion of the material stock piles together with the vehicle movements, and monitor the vehicular
access to site.
You can add animation to an entire schedule, to individual tasks within a schedule, or combine these
methods together to achieve the desired effect.
To record animation, see Chapter 19, Animation and Chapter 38, Creating Animations .
It is also possible to add scripts to the tasks in your schedule. By doing this, you gain control over the
animation properties. For example, you may be able to play different animation segments as the tasks are
simulated, or play animations backwards etc.
To record scripts, see Chapter 39, Adding Interactivity .
Adding Animation to an Entire Schedule
The animation that you can add to an entire schedule is restricted to viewpoints, viewpoint animations,
and cameras.
Added viewpoint and camera animation will be automatically scaled to match the playback duration.
To add a current viewpoint or a viewpoint animation:
1. If the TimeLiner window is not already open, select Tools > TimeLiner from the menu bar.
2. Select the required viewpoint or viewpoint animation on the Viewpoints control bar.
3. Click the Simulation tab, and click the Settings button.
The Simulation Settings dialog box is displayed.
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