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
Add Copy Creates a copy of the selected viewpoint animation in the Saved Viewpoints window. The copy is
named the same as the selected viewpoint animation, but includes the version number in brackets. For example,
View1(1), View1(2) and so on.
Add Comment Adds a comment regarding the selected viewpoint animation. See “
Comments and Redlines”
on page 216 for more information on comments.
Edit Comment When available, opens the Edit Comment dialog box.
Edit Opens the Edit Animation dialog box, and enables you to set the duration of the selected viewpoint
animation, the type of smoothing, and whether it loops or not.
NOTE Clicking Edit over an animation keyframe, opens the Edit Viewpoint dialog box; and clicking Edit over an
animation cut, opens the Edit Animation Cut dialog box.
Update Updates all keyframes in the viewpoint animation with the current render style, lighting, and navigation
mode.
NOTE Clicking Update over a single keyframe will only update that frame with the current modes.
Delete Deletes the selected viewpoint animation from the Saved Viewpoints window.
NOTE Clicking Delete over a keyframe or a cut, removes the keyframe or cut from the viewpoint animation.
Rename Enables you to rename the selected viewpoint animation, keyframe, or cut.
Sort Sorts the contents of the Saved Viewpoints window alphabetically.
Help Opens the Help system.
Folder
Save Viewpoint Saves the current viewpoint, and adds it to the selected folder.
New Folder Adds a subfolder to the selected folder.
Add Animation Adds a new empty viewpoint animation to the selected folder.
Add Cut Adds an animation cut to the selected folder. Cuts are used as pauses in the viewpoint animations, and
are 1 second long by default. You can drag the created cut into a different position.
Add Copy Creates a copy of the selected folder in the Saved Viewpoints window. The copy is named the same
as the selected folder, but includes the version number in brackets. For example, View1(1), View1(2) and so on.
Add Comment Adds a comment regarding the selected folder. See “
Comments and Redlines” on page 216 for
more information on comments.
Edit Comment When available, opens the Edit Comment dialog box.
Update Updates all viewpoints in the folder with the current render style, lighting and navigation mode. Choosing
Update for a single viewpoint will only update that viewpoint with the current modes.
Delete Removes the selected folder and all of its contents from the Saved Viewpoints window.
Rename Enables you to rename the selected folder.
Sort Sorts the contents of the Saved Viewpoints window alphabetically.
Help Opens the Help system.
Save Viewpoints
New viewpoints are named "ViewX" where 'X' is the next available number added to the list. This new viewpoint
takes all the attributes of the current viewpoint in the Scene Area.
To save a viewpoint
1 If the Saved Viewpoints window is not displayed, click Saved Viewpoints
on the Workspace toolbar.
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