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TIP You can also access full-screen mode by pressing F11.
Navigation Bar
The navigation bar provides access to various navigation tools which allow you to move around and experience
your virtual project before it has been built. (Click View tab ➤ Navigation Aids panel ➤ Navigation Bar.)
Navigation is easiest controlled with a mouse - generally holding down the left-mouse button while moving the
mouse. The Autodesk standard navigation SteeringWheels may also be accessed from here.
The navigation bar
Dockable Windows
Most Autodesk Navisworks features are accessible from the windows docked around the interface. An Auto Hide
feature is enabled for many windows by default to maximize the scene area, though you may dock the windows
with Auto Hide disabled should you prefer. (Click View tab ➤ Workspace panel ➤ Windows drop-down and
select the desired window.)
Selection Tree
The Selection Tree window is where you will find the model hierarchy of the files you have opened and appended
into the current Autodesk Navisworks scene. This hierarchy reflects the structure created in the original design
application. (Click View tab ➤ Workspace panel ➤ Windows drop-down ➤ Selection Tree.)
Properties
When selecting an object in either the Selection Tree or directly within the scene area, the information associated
with that object is displayed in the Properties window. This information is organized into relevant tabs dependant
on the information brought through from the original design application, or extended data linked to with
Autodesk Navisworks. (Click View tab ➤ Workspace panel ➤ Windows drop-down ➤ Properties.)
TIP You can also click Home tab ➤ Display panel ➤ Properties.
Status Bar
The status bar appears at the bottom of the Autodesk Navisworks window. In the right-hand corner, there are
four performance indicators that give constant feedback as to how Autodesk Navisworks is performing on your
computer.
The pencil progress bar indicates how much of the current scene is drawn. When the progress bar is closer
to 0%, this indicates more of the scene is being dropped-out. 100% indicates there is no drop-out.
NOTE The Autodesk Navisworks engine intelligently prioritizes all objects in the scene. If your computer is unable to
process (draw) all geometry while navigating, it elects to drop-out the finer detail, allowing you to continue navigating
in real-time. Once navigation ceases all of the detail is filled in. Some degree of drop-out is normal; however, users of
larger, complex models and lower spec computers are more likely to experience increased drop-out while navigating.
The disk progress bar
indicates how much of the current model has been loaded into memory. The Autodesk
Navisworks engine manages your memory usage, only loading in the required data. When the progress bar is at
100% this indicates that all of the models objects and property information has been loaded.
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