2011

%Y Year with century, as decimal number.
%z Time-zone abbreviation; no characters if time zone is unknown.
%Z Time-zone name; no characters if time zone is unknown.
Color Keywords
$COLOR_RED Sets the overlay display text color to be red.
$COLOR_BLUE Sets the overlay display text color to be blue.
$COLOR_GREEN Sets the overlay display text color to be green.
$COLOR_WHITE Sets the overlay display text color to be white.
$COLOR_BLACK Sets the overlay display text color to be black.
$RGBr,g,b$RGB Sets the overlay display text to any color specified using explicit RGB values between 0 and
255. For example, “$RGB127,127,127$RGB” sets the color to grey.
Extra Keywords
$TASKS Adds the name of each currently active task to the overlay display text. Each task is displayed on a new
line.
$DAY Days since start of first task in project (starting from 1).
$WEEK Weeks since start of first task in project (starting from 1).
CTRL + Enter Type CTRL + Enter to insert a new line into the overlay display text.
%% Percent sign.
Get Started
To get started
1 Load a model into Autodesk Navisworks in the usual way (see “
Open Files” on page 142 for more information),
and then click Home tab ➤ Tools panel ➤ TimeLiner
.
NOTE Although the ability to create 4D simulations is limited to users with access to the TimeLiner functionality,
any user can actually play 4D simulations back once they have been set up.
2 Create some tasks, each having a name, start and end date and a task type. You can add tasks manually.
Alternatively, right-click within the task area on the Tasks tab to open the
shortcut menu, and create an
initial set of tasks based on layer, item, or selection set names. TimeLiner defines some default task types
for you (Construct, Demolish and Temporary), or you can define your own task types on the Configure
Tab
.
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