2011

New Features Workshop
The New Features Workshop introduces you to what’s new in Autodesk Navisworks.
You can access the New Features Workshop from InfoCenter. On the InfoCenter toolbar, to the right of the Help button, click
the drop-down arrow.
You can also access the New Features workshop from the Start menu. Click Start ➤ All Programs ➤ Autodesk ➤ Navisworks
Simulate 2011 ➤ New Features Workshop.
API
In addition to COM Application Programming Interface (API), Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011 now provides a .NET API
that is intended to replace the COM API for most use cases. The API component is an optional feature in the installer, and is
installed by default into the API subfolder in the Autodesk Navisworks installation folder.
■ You can use the .NET API to:
■ Gain Access to application information.
■ Gain access to model/document information.
■ Perform simple operations on Navisworks documents (open, save, execute plug-in) without having to fully load the main
application.
NOTE The API gives you access to the same features available in the Autodesk Navisworks product you have installed. Using the API
for a feature that is not available will result in an exception due to licensing.
For more details, refer to the API documentation set.
New to Simulate?
If you are new to Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011 having upgraded from Autodesk Navisworks Review you now have
access to additional toolsets that will help you to simulate, analyze and review your project.
6 | Chapter 1 What Is New in This Release?