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
■ Position Readout. Shows the absolute X, Y, Z position of the camera (or the avatar's eye position if the avatar
is visible). The Position Readout is located at the bottom-left of the Scene View.
To toggle XYZ Axes
1 Click View tab ➤ Navigation Aids panel ➤ HUD drop-down.
2 Select or clear the XYZ Axes check box.
To toggle Position Readout
1 Click View tab ➤ Navigation Aids panel ➤ HUD drop-down.
2 Select or clear the Position Readout check box.
SpaceBall
NOTE The term SpaceBall is used as a generic term for all 3D motion controllers from 3Dconnexion
™
, including the
SpaceBall, SpaceMouse and SpaceTraveler.
A SpaceBall can be used as an alternative to the mouse to move around the Scene View.
The behavior of the SpaceBall corresponds to the currently selected
navigation bar tool on page 159 or navigation
mode
if you are using the Classic user interface. This enables you to navigate with the SpaceBall whilst performing
other operations with the mouse.
If no navigation tool or mode is selected or if the selected tool or mode is not a valid mode for the SpaceBall,
then a default navigation mode will be used.
The speed of navigation is sensitive to the amount of force applied to the SpaceBall. You can adjust the SpaceBall
settings by using the Control Panel for the device which is supplied by the SpaceBall manufacturer with the
installation.
The default navigation mode and the speed of translation and rotation can be adjusted in the
Options Editor.
Reference Views
Reference views are useful to get an overall view of where you are in the whole scene and to quickly move the
camera to a location in a large model.
There are two types of reference views available in Autodesk Navisworks:
■ Section View
■ Plan View
The reference views show a fixed view of the model. By default, the section view shows the view from the front
of the model and the plan view shows a top view of the model.
Reference views are displayed inside the dockable windows. A triangular marker represents your current viewpoint.
This marker moves as you navigate, showing the direction of your view. The marker may also be dragged by
holding the left mouse button over it and dragging to move the camera in the Scene View.
NOTE The marker changes to a small dot when the reference view is in the same plane as the camera view.
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