2011
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011
- What Is New in This Release?
- How to Get Assistance
- Finding Information Using the InfoCenter
- Get More Help
- Learn the Product
- View the Product Readme
- Join the Customer Involvement Program
- Installation
- Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation
- Prepare for Installation
- Install and Run Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011
- 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 DVD 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
- Start and Quit Autodesk Navisworks
- Automatically Save and Recover Navisworks Files
- Command Line Options
- The User Interface
- Navigation with the Wheel Button
- Autodesk Navisworks Options
- Location Options
- Display Units
- Profiles
- Search Directories
- Gizmos
- 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
- CIS/2 File Reader
- DWG/DXF File Reader
- DWF File Reader
- DGN File Reader
- Faro Scan File Reader
- FBX File Reader
- IFC File Reader
- IGES File Reader
- Inventor File Reader
- JTOpen File Reader
- Leica Scan File Reader
- MAN File Reader
- Parasolid File Reader
- PDS File Reader
- Riegl Scan File Reader
- RVM File Reader
- SAT 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
- View Scene Statistics
- 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
- Animation Export Dialog Box
- Background Settings Dialog Box
- Collision Dialog Box
- Convert Object Properties Dialog Box
- Culling Options Dialog Box
- Customize Dialog Box
- Default Collision Dialog Box
- Edit Key Frame Dialog Box
- Edit Link Dialog Box
- Edit Viewpoint Dialog Box
- Export Rendered Image Dialog Box
- File Options Dialog Box
- File Units and Transform Dialog Box
- Image Export Dialog Box
- InfoCenter Settings Dialog Box
- New Link Dialog Box
- Options Editor Dialog Box
- Publish Dialog Box
- Piranesi EPix Dialog Box
- QTVR Object Movie Settings Dialog Box
- Section Plane Settings Dialog Box
- Glossary
- Index
To load the Autodesk Navisworks export menu
1 At the command line, type MENULOAD.
2 Press Return.
3 In the Load/Unload Customizations dialog box, click Browse.
4 In the Select Customization File dialog box, change the Files of Type to Legacy Menu Template (*.mnu),
and browse to the Autodesk Navisworks menu file.
NOTE For AutoCAD 20xx based applications, this file is located under C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk
Shared\Navisworks\2011\NWExport20xx\lwnw_export.mnu. So, for example, for AutoCAD 2004 based applications,
this file is located under C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk
Shared\Navisworks\2011\NWExport2004\lwnw_export.mnu, and so on.
5 Click Open.
6 In the Load/Unload Customizations dialog box, click Load.
The loaded menu is shown in the Loaded Customization Groups.
7 Click Close.
To use Navisworks menu to export files
1 Click the menu browser button located at the top-left corner of the application window.
2 To export an NWC file, click Navisworks Cache on the Navisworks menu.
3 In the Save As dialog box, enter the name for the Navisworks file, and browse to the desired storage location.
4 Click OK to export the file, or Cancel to return to the application without exporting it.
To adjust the options for the DWG file exporter
1 Click the menu browser button located at the top-left corner of the application window.
2 Click Navisworks Export Option on the Navisworks menu.
3 Expand the File Exporters node in the Options Editor, and click the DWG page. Use the options on this
page to adjust the settings for future exports of NWC files from AutoCAD-based applications.
4 Click OK to save the changes.
Command entry: NWOPT
CAD Preview
The ARX plugin also enables you to walk through your model in real time inside a dockable Navigator window
directly in the AutoCAD interface.
You can easily import and export viewpoints between Navigator and AutoCAD, and explore the models that
you are building.
NOTE The Navisworks Navigator is provided for products based on AutoCAD 2004
™
and above.
To navigate AutoCAD models in real time
1 Type NWNAVIGATOR at the command line.
2 Use the Navigator window to explore your model.
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