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
5 On the Products and User Information page, enter your serial number, product key, and user information.
Review the Privacy Policy from the link at the bottom of the dialog box. After reviewing, click Next.
IMPORTANT The information you enter here is permanent and is displayed in the Autodesk Navisworks Simulate
2010 window (accessed by Help ➤ About) on your computer. Because you can't change this information later
without uninstalling the product, make sure you enter the correct information now.
6 On the Review - Configure - Install page, click Configure to make configuration changes. Each of the products
you selected in Step
3 has its own tab:
■ For each of the selected products you can change the license type, installation type, installation path,
and the project and site folder paths.
■ For Navisworks exporter plugins, you can change which plugins are installed.
NOTE At any time you can click Next and then Configuration Complete to return to the Review-Configure-Install
page.
7 To configure a product installation:
a On the Select License Type page, you can choose to install a Stand-Alone License or Network license.
Click Next.
b On the Project and Site Folder Paths page, you can specify:
■ Project Folder - use the Browse button to select the directory that contains the product settings
specific to a project group.
■ Site Folder - use the Browse button to select the directory that contains the product settings standard
across the entire project site.
c On the Select the Installation Type page, you can choose to make the following configuration changes:
■ Typical - installs the most common application features.
■ Custom - installs only the application features that you select from the Select Features To Install
list:
Contains Navisworks ActiveX Lite control.ActiveX Lite Control
Contains the Component Object Model
interface for customizing and extending
the Navisworks functionality.
API
Contains various feature sample files.Example NWD files
Contains the Autodesk Navisworks User
Guide in PDF format.
PDF Manual
Contains full set of Autodesk Navisworks
files.
Product
Contains several Rich Photorealistic Con-
tent files.
Sample RPCs
■ Product Install Path - use the Browse button to select the drive and location where product will be
installed. Click Next.
8 To configure Navisworks exporter plugins, click the product tab. The Select the Installation Type page, shows
a list of all exporter plugins:
■
- indicates plugins with the 3rd party software already installed on your PC.
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