2010
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2010
- Installation
- Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation
- Prepare for Installation
- Install and Run Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2010
- Move to Autodesk Navisworks from a Previous Release
- Install Autodesk Navisworks for Multiple Users
- Quick Start to Network Administration and Deployment
- Set Up a Deployment
- Installation Troubleshooting
- General Installation Issues
- How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated?
- When performing a Typical installation, what gets installed?
- Why should I specify the Project Folder and Site Folder?
- How do I share the Autodesk Navisworks settings on a site and project basis?
- Where are my product manuals?
- How do I register and activate Autodesk Navisworks?
- Deployment Issues
- Licensing Issues
- Networking Issues
- Uninstall and Maintenance Issues
- When adding or removing features, how can I tell what features get installed by default?
- Is it possible to change the installation folder when adding or removing features?
- When should I reinstall the product instead of a repair?
- Do I need my original disk to reinstall my software?
- When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my system?
- General Installation Issues
- Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation
- Quick Start
- Get a Whole-Project View
- Work with Files
- Native File Formats
- Compatible CAD Applications
- Use File Readers
- 3DS File Reader
- ASCII Laser Scan File Reader
- Bentley AutoPLANT File Reader
- CIS2 File Reader
- DWG/DXF/SAT File Reader
- DWF File Reader
- DGN File Reader
- Faro Scan File Reader
- IFC File Reader
- IGES File Reader
- Inventor File Reader
- JTOpen File Reader
- Leica Scan File Reader
- MAN File Reader
- PDS File Reader
- Riegl Scan File Reader
- RVM File Reader
- SketchUp SKP File Reader
- STEP File Reader
- STL File Reader
- VRML File Reader
- Z+F Scan File Reader
- Use File Exporters
- Manage Files
- Explore Your Model
- Control Model Appearance and Render Quality
- Review Your Model
- Use Viewpoints and Sectioning Modes
- Record and Play Animations
- Work Within a Team
- Share Data
- Work with Files
- Animate Objects
- Create Photorealistic Visualizations
- Simulate Construction Scheduling
- Autodesk Navisworks Reference
- File Options Dialog Box
- File Units and Transform Dialog Box
- New Link Dialog Box
- Edit Link Dialog Box
- Edit Viewpoint Dialog Box
- Options Editor
- Default Collision Dialog Box
- Collision Dialog Box
- Convert Object Properties Dialog Box
- Culling Options Dialog Box
- Customize Dialog Box
- Customize Keyboard Dialog Box
- Edit Key Frame Dialog Box
- Publish Dialog Box
- Background Settings Dialog Box
- QTVR Object Movie Settings Dialog Box
- Export Rendered Image Dialog Box
- Image Export Dialog Box
- Animation Export Dialog Box
- Glossary
- Index
■ When measuring an area, Autodesk Navisworks now displays a dotted line to indicate the closure path for the area.
See “
Measuring” on page 212.
Sectioning
Improved support for quick and accurate analysis of models using the sectioning toolset.
■ Create a user-defined section box to display only geometry within the defined section box.
■ Align section planes to specific faces of an object or line.
See “
Sectioning” on page 244.
Auto-Save
You now have the option of automatically saving your work at regular intervals.
See “Automatically Save and Recover Files” on page 53.
Communication Center
The Communication Center
allows the Autodesk Navisworks and Autodesk team to notify you of product-related updates
and announcements.
See “Use Communication Center” on page 7.
File Format Support
■ Support for JT file format, supporting most geometry types and object attributes. See “JTOpen File Reader” on page 100.
■ Support for CIMSteel Integration Standards (CIS/2). See “CIS2 File Reader” on page 93.
Miscellaneous Enhancements
■ Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2010 is available for full 64-bit installation.
■ Manual override option allows you to specify the distance of Near and Far Clipping Planes. See “Use Culling” on page 174.
■ When entering invalid values in the Options Editor, you are notified of the error.
■ You can now configure site and project folders at install time, making deployment across an organization easier. See “Select
the Project and Site Folder Paths (optional)
” on page 40.
■ Upgrades to the Autodesk Navisworks rendering engine (LADS) provide improved support for PNG transparencies and
improved rendering consistency.
■ Improved Revit support for: shared coordinates, rebars, True North, views, and viewpoints exported from Revit 9 and later.
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