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
IMPORTANT The information you enter here is permanent and is displayed in the Autodesk Navisworks Simulate
2011 window (accessed in the InfoCenter box by clicking the down arrow next to the Help button ➤ About
Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011). Because you can’t change this information later without uninstalling the
product, make sure you enter the correct information now.
6 On the Begin Installation page, click Install.
Click Yes to continue installing using the default configuration.
The wizard does the following:
■ Uses a Typical installation, which installs the most common application features. To see which features
are included in a Typical installation, refer to “
Typically Installed Features” on page 54.
■ Installs Autodesk Navisworks to the default install path of C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Navisworks
Simulate 2011.
■ Installs the products you selected in Step
3.
NOTE By default, the Installation wizard automatically enables the exporter plugins for all third-party products
already installed on your computer.
7 On the Installation Complete page, choose:
■ View the Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011 Readme. Open the Readme file with the information that
was not available when the Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011 documentation was prepared.
■ View the Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2011 Readme. Open the Readme file with the information that
was not available when the Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2011 documentation was prepared.
NOTE If you do not want to view the Readme files now, clear the check boxes.
8 Click Finish.
Install Autodesk Navisworks Using Configured Values
With this installation method, you can fine-tune exactly what gets installed by using the Configure option.
You can alter the installation type, the install path, the license type, and specify the location of the Project and
Site folders.
To install Autodesk Navisworks using configured values on a stand-alone computer
1 Insert the Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011 DVD into the DVD drive.
The Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011 Installation wizard launches in the language that best matches the
settings on your computer.
If the Installation wizard does not start automatically, double-click Setup.exe at the root of the Autodesk
Navisworks DVD.
2 In the Installation wizard, change the language of the installation instructions or accept the default language.
Click Install Products.
3 Select the languages and the products you want to install.
■ On a 64-bit version of Windows, you can install the 64-bit version of Autodesk Navisworks, 64-bit version
of Autodesk Navisworks Freedom, and both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of exporter plugins.
■ On a 32-bit version of Windows, you can install 32-bit version of Autodesk Navisworks, 32-bit version
of Autodesk Navisworks Freedom, and 32-bit version of exporter plugins.
Click Next.
4 Review the Autodesk software license agreement for your country or region. You must accept this agreement
to proceed with the installation. Choose your country or region, click I Accept, and then click Next.
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