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and property information, is loaded into memory. The icon changes color when a file load is in progress. Whilst
data is being read, the disk changes to yellow. If there is too much data to handle and your machine cannot
process this quickly enough for Autodesk Navisworks, then the disk changes to red, indicating a bottleneck.
Web Server Progress Bar
The progress bar under the right hand icon (web server) indicates how much of the current model is downloaded,
that is how much has been downloaded from a web server. When the progress bar is at 100%, the entire model
has been downloaded. The icon changes color when a file load is in progress. Whilst data is being downloaded,
the web server changes to yellow. If there is too much data to handle and your machine cannot process this
quickly enough for Autodesk Navisworks, then the web server changes to red, indicating a bottleneck.
Memory Bar
The field to the right of the icons reports the amount of memory currently being used by Autodesk Navisworks.
This is reported in Megabytes (MB).
Undo/Redo Commands
You can undo or redo your actions in Autodesk Navisworks.
The default settings are adequate for regular Autodesk Navisworks usage, but you can
adjust the amount of space
allocated to the undo/redo buffer, if necessary.
The Edit ➤ Undo and Edit ➤ Redo menu items state what type of action you can undo/redo.
To undo an action
■ Click Edit ➤ Undo on the Menu bar.
Command entry: CTRL + Z
Toolbar: Standard ➤ Undo
To redo an action
■ Click Edit ➤ Redo on the Menu bar.
Command entry: CTRL+Y
Toolbar: Standard ➤ Redo
Autodesk Navisworks Workspaces
Workspaces are sets of toolbars and dockable windows that are grouped and organized so that you can work in
a custom, task-oriented design review environment.
Each workspace contains sets of toolbars and dockable windows with the tools required to perform a certain job,
making it easy to switch between design review layouts as necessary. For example, 'file aggregation', 'project
review', 'object animation' and 'interference detection' workspaces could be set up, saved and used as appropriate.
The workspaces can also be shared with other users. You could, for example, create separate workspaces for
occasional and power Navisworks users, or setup your own corporate standard.
Autodesk Navisworks comes with several pre-configured workspaces:
■ Safe Mode - selects the design review layout with the minimum features.
■ Extended - selects the design review layout recommended for advanced users.
■ Default - selects the design review layout recommended for users new to the program.
■ Classic - selects the design review layout used in Navisworks v5 and earlier.
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