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
■ Help. Launches the online Help system and displays the topic for comments.
You can add as many comments as you wish to a source, either from the Comments window, or from the source
itself.
TIP To add a comment to a specific object in the Scene View, use tags.
To toggle the Comments window
■ Click Review tab ➤ Comments panel ➤ View Comments
.
Menu: Classic user interface: View ➤ Control Bars ➤ Comments
To add a comment to a viewpoint
1 Click Viewpoint tab ➤ Save, Load & Playback panel ➤ Saved Viewpoints tool launcher
to open the
Saved Viewpoints window.
2 Right-click the desired viewpoint in the Saved Viewpoints window, and click Add Comment.
3 In the Comments window, type in your comment. By default, it is assigned New status.
4 Click OK.
To add a comment to a viewpoint animation
1 Click Viewpoint tab ➤ Save, Load & Playback panel ➤ Saved Viewpoints tool launcher
to open the
Saved Viewpoints window.
2 Right-click the desired viewpoint animation in the Saved Viewpoints window, and click Add Comment.
3 In the Comments window, type in your comment. By default, it is assigned New status.
4 Click OK.
To add a comment to a selection or search set
1 Click Home tab ➤ Select & Search panel ➤ Sets drop-down ➤ Manage Sets to open the Sets window.
2 Right-click the desired selection or search set, and click Add Comment.
3 In the Comments window, type in your comment. By default, it is assigned New status.
4 Click OK.
To add a comment to a TimeLiner task
1 Click Home tab ➤ Tools panel ➤ TimeLiner
to open the TimeLiner window.
2 Click the Tasks tab.
3 Right-click the desired task, and click Add Comment.
4 In the Comments window, type in your comment. By default, it is assigned New status.
5 Click OK.
To view comments
1 Open the Comments window.
2 Go the source of your comments. For example, open the Saved Viewpoints window.
3 As you click the source items, for example, viewpoints, the associated comments are displayed in the
Comments window.
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