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Create Tasks
In TimeLiner tasks can be created in one of the following ways:
■ Manually, one at a time.
■ Automatically, based on object structure in the Selection Tree, or the selection and search sets.
■ Automatically, built from links to external project files.
TIP Unlike manual tasks, which need to be attached to geometry in your model, automatic tasks will be attached to
the corresponding geometry as soon as they are created.
To add a task manually
1 Load your model into Autodesk Navisworks (see Opening Files if you need help).
2 Click Home tab ➤ Tools panel ➤ TimeLiner
, and click the Tasks tab in the TimeLiner window.
3 Right-click anywhere in the task view, and click Add Task on the shortcut menu.
4 Enter the name for your task, and press Enter. The task is now added to your schedule.
NOTE Added tasks are automatically assigned the Actual Start and End date (the current system date is used by default),
which can be modified. You can also assign the Planned Start and End dates to your tasks, if necessary.
To add tasks based on the Selection Tree Structure
1 If the TimeLiner window is not already open, click Home tab ➤ Tools panel ➤ TimeLiner
.
2 In the TimeLiner window, the Tasks tab, right-click in the Task View, and click Tools on the shortcut menu.
3 Click Add Named Task for Each Topmost Layer if you want to create tasks with the same names as each
topmost layer in the Selection Tree.
Click Add Named Task for Each Topmost Item if you want to create tasks with the same names as each
topmost item in the Selection Tree. This can be a layer, a group, block or cell, or geometry, depending on
how the model is constructed.
NOTE Actual Start and End dates will be automatically created, starting from the current system date and incrementing
by one day for each subsequent end and start date. Planned Start and End dates will also be automatically created and
these will be the same as the Actual dates. Finally, the Task Type will be set to Construct.
To add tasks based on search or selection sets
1 If the TimeLiner window is not already open, click Home tab ➤ Tools panel ➤ TimeLiner
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