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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
Contents
Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 1 What Is New in This Release? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2 How to Get Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Use Communication Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Overview of Communication Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Specify Communication Center Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Use the Help System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Find Information in Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Use Searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
How Help Topics Are Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Print Help Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Show and Hide the Contents Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Get More Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Learn the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Access Subscription Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
About Subscription Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Manage Files with Autodesk Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
View the Product Readme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Join the Customer Involvement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 3
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Prepare for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
System Requirements for Stand-Alone Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Understand Administrative Permission Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Locate Your Autodesk Navisworks Serial Number and Product Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Avoid Data Loss During Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Choose a Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Configure Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Install Multiple or Bundled Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Install and Run Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Install Autodesk Navisworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Launch Autodesk Navisworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
How to Launch Autodesk Navisworks in Another Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Add or Remove Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Reinstall or Repair Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Uninstall Autodesk Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Move to Autodesk Navisworks from a Previous Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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