2011

■ Real-time collision checking where you turn it on, play an animation and have animation stop when moving object first
hits something.
Overview of the Animator Tool
The Animator and Scripter windows are the two dockable windows that are used to create and edit object
animation in Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011.
Animator Window
Use the Animator window to create animated objects in your model.
Ribbon: Animation tab ➤ Create panel ➤ Animator
Menu: Classic user interface: Tools ➤ Animator
Toolbar: Classic user interface: Workspace ➤ Animator
The Animator Toolbar
The Animator toolbar is located at the top of the Animator window.
Use this toolbar to create, edit and play animations.
PurposeControl
Puts Animator into translation mode. The
Translation gizmo is displayed in the Scene
View, and enables you to modify the posi-
tion of the geometry objects. This mode
remains active until you select a different
object manipulation mode from the tool-
bar.
Puts Animator into rotation mode. The
Rotation gizmo is displayed in the Scene
View, and enables you to modify the rota-
tion of the geometry objects. This mode
remains active until you select a different
object manipulation mode from the tool-
bar.
Puts Animator into scale mode. The Scaling
gizmo is displayed in the Scene View, and
enables you to modify the size of the geo-
metry objects. This mode remains active
until you select a different object manipu-
lation mode from the toolbar.
Puts Animator into color mode. A color
palette is shown in the Manual Entry bar,
and enables you to modify the color of the
geometry objects.
Puts Animator into transparency mode. A
transparency slider is shown in the Manual
Entry bar, and enables you to modify the
transparency of the geometry objects.
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