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
3 In the Output area, As Multiple Files tab, choose the location for the converted files. By default, files are
created in the same location as source files.
If you want to change the output location, select the Output to Directory radio button, and click the Browse
button. Use the Browse for Folder dialog box to select the desired folder.
4 Select the Increment Output File Names radio button if you want to append a four digit number to the end
of file name. By default, the old output files are overwritten.
5 Click the Run Command button.
To schedule appending multiple design files into a single Autodesk Navisworks file
1 In Autodesk Navisworks application, click Home tab ➤ Tools panel ➤ Batch Utility
.
2 In the Autodesk Navisworks Batch Utility dialog box, use the Input area to create a list of design files for
conversion:
■ Select the drive and the folder where the design files are located. Once the desired location is selected,
use the File Type menu below to filter the design files that are displayed on the right. The menu contains
a list of all currently supported file formats.
■ There are two methods you can use to choose the files for conversion. You can double-click files to add
them to the conversion list.
Alternatively, you can click the Add File Spec button. This will make Autodesk Navisworks convert the
files located in the selected folder. The option chosen in the File Type menu determines which files are
converted.
3 In the Output area, As Single File tab, click the Browse button.
4 In the Save Output As dialog box, browse to the desired folder, and enter the name for the new file.
5 In the Save as Type drop-down list, select the required file format (NWD or NWF), and click Save.
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