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
Scale
X, Y, Z Enter the scaling factor around X, Y, and Z axis; 1 being the current size, 0.5 half, 2 being double and so
on.
cX, cY, cZ Enter the X, Y, and Z coordinate values to move the origin (or center point) of the scaling into this
position.
Color
Color This check box indicates whether or not clicking Capture Keyframe
will record color change in the
keyframe.
Unchecking this check box resets the color back to its original state.
By default, Navisworks unchecks this check box every time you create an animation set. Within one and the
same animation set, once this check box is selected, it stays selected, until you manually uncheck it.
R, G, B Enter the Red, Green, and Blue values for the new color.
If you don’t want to enter the Red, Green, and Blue values manually, click this button, and select the
desired color.
Transparency
Transparency This check box indicates whether or not clicking Capture Keyframe
will record transparency
change in the keyframe.
Unchecking this check box resets the transparency back to its original state.
By default, Navisworks unchecks this check box every time you create an animation set. Within one and the
same animation set, once this check box is selected, it stays selected, until you manually uncheck it.
% Enter the value to adjust the transparency level (0 to 100%). A higher value makes the element more transparent;
a lower value makes the element more opaque.
If you don’t want to enter the transparency value manually, use this slider to adjust the transparency
level.
See also:
■ “Gizmos” on page 106
Scripter Window
Use the Scripter window to add interactivity to animated objects in your model.
Ribbon: Animation tab ➤ Script panel ➤ Scripter
Menu: Classic user interface: Tools ➤ Scripter
Toolbar: Classic user interface: Workspace ➤ Scripter
The Scripter Tree View
The Scripter tree view contains all scripts available in your Navisworks file in a hierarchical list view.
Use it to create and manage animation scripts.
NOTE Although you can organize the scripts into folders, this has no effect on the way scripts are executed in Navisworks.
Hierarchical List
You can use the Scripter tree view to create and manage your scripts.
To work with an item in the tree view, you must first select it.
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