2011

NOTE Autodesk Navisworks TimeLiner supports multiple sources of external schedules using a COM interface. Anyone
can develop support for a new schedule source - the type library that defines the interface is included with TimeLiner.
Microsoft Project 2003
This Link requires Microsoft Project 2003
™
to be installed.
Microsoft Project 2007
This Link requires Microsoft Project 2007
™
to be installed.
Microsoft Project MPX
TimeLiner can read Microsoft Project
™
MPX files directly, without needing a copy of Microsoft Project
™
(or any
other scheduling software) installed. Primavera SureTrak
™
, Primavera Project Planner and Asta Power Project
™
can all export MPX files.
NOTE Primavera SureTrak
™
exports its unique id in the text10 field of the MPX file, rather than the unique id field.
When linking to an MPX file exported from SureTrak be sure to specify the text10 field as the unique id field in the
Field Selector Dialog Box.
Primavera Project Planner (P3)
This Link requires Primavera Project Planner
™
to be installed. Once the link is added, its status will be displayed
as “Status not available” in the TimeLiner.
NOTE TimeLiner will ask for a user name and password to link to Primavera Project Planner. If these are unknown,
there is a possibility that these can be retrieved from the P3 shortcut. To locate this information, right-click on the
shortcut used to run P3, and select Properties. The Properties dialog box will show the target command line which
will look something like
"C:\Program Files\P3\P3.exe /U:Bob"
Here, the user name is set as “Bob”, and for the purposes of the TimeLiner tool, the password will be the same.
Primavera Project Management 4.1, 5.0, and 6.2
This Link requires a number of elements to be installed alongside Autodesk Navisworks:
■ Primavera Project Manager 4.1, or 5.0, or 6.2 product
■ ActiveX Data Objects 2.1
■ Primavera Software Development Kit (available on the Primavera CDs)
PPM 4 - 6 are database driven, and as such require the Software Development Kit to be installed in order to set
up the ODBC data source link. This can be installed and setup from the Project Management CD by taking the
following steps:
1 Insert Project Management CD, enter the Product Key and accept the License Agreement.
2 Make sure Primavera Applications or Components is selected, and click Next.
3 Select Other Components, and click Next.
4 Select Software Development Kit, and click Next.
5 Continue through clicking Next until the install starts.
6 Once installation is complete, click OK to start the Database Configuration wizard.
7 Adjust settings in the Software Development Kit Setup dialog box where appropriate, and click OK.
8 Click Yes for a log file, followed by Finish to complete.
On connecting to PPM 4 - 6 within TimeLiner, a logon dialog box allows the source link to be selected (a warning
occurs if none are present). The user name and password are not stored in the Autodesk Navisworks file, and
will be prompted for each time.
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