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DescriptionOption
Top, Bottom, Front, Back, Left, Right, or
Current Viewpoint. Selecting the Current
Viewpoint option sets the reference view
to the view in the active navigation view-
point.
Sets the active navigation viewpoint to the
view in the reference view.
Update Current Viewpoint
Opens the Edit Viewpoint dialog box, and
enables you to modify the settings for the
corresponding reference view.
Edit Viewpoint
Instructs Autodesk Navisworks to match
aspect ratio of the reference view to that
Lock Aspect Ratio
of the current viewpoint in the Scene View.
The matching is done even when you res-
ize the window with the reference view.
This will usually give gray strips either to
the top and bottom, or to either side of
the reference view.
Redraws the reference view based on the
current setting. Reference view drawing
Refresh
uses software OpenGL and so can take a
couple of seconds for large models.
Opens context-sensitive help.Help
Focus
You can put the Scene View into focus mode until the next click.
When you are in focus mode, clicking on an item swivels the camera so that the point clicked is in the center
of the view. This point becomes the focal point for the Orbit tools (SteeringWheels and navigation bar).
In the Classic user interface, this point becomes the focal point for examine, orbit, and turntable classic navigation
modes
.
To focus on an item
■ Click Item Tools tab ➤ Look At panel ➤ Focus on Item
.
Toolbar: Navigation bar ➤ Look tools ➤ Focus
Menu: Classic user interface: Viewpoint ➤ Navigation Tools ➤ Focus
Shortcut menu: Scene ➤ Focus
Hold
When you navigate around a model in Autodesk Navisworks, it is possible to “pick up” or hold selected items
and move around with them in the model.
For example you may be viewing a plan for a factory and would like to see different configurations of machine
layouts.
To hold and release objects
1 Select the objects you want to hold either in the Scene View or in the Selection Tree.
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