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% Transparency of Balloon Notification Enter a numeric value to indicate the transparency of balloon
notifications.
Alternatively, drag the slider toward Opaque to decrease the balloon notification transparency percentage or
toward Transparent to increase the transparency percentage.
Pointing device: InfoCenter Settings dialog box ➤ Communication Center node ➤ Balloon Notification
page
RSS Feeds Page
Use the settings on this page to RSS feeds.
RSS Subscription Add. Specify the path for the RSS feed you want to add. After the RSS feed has been added to
the RSS Subscription list, under Items to Display enter a numeric value to indicate the number of items to display.
Remove. Remove a selected RSS feed from the RSS Subscription list.
Pointing device: InfoCenter Settings dialog box ➤ Communication Center node ➤ RSS Feeds page
New Link Dialog Box
Use this dialog box to add a database link to the opened Autodesk Navisworks file.
Name Specifies the name of the database link. This name appears as a tab on the Properties control bar. Each
link name must be unique.
Connection
ODBC Driver Defines the type of database for the link. Use the drop-down list to select the appropriate ODBC
Driver.
Setup Opens the Database Setup wizard. Use it to enter the connection options. If you have problems setting
up your connection details, contact your database administrator.
When you finish, the box underneath shows the connection string.
Hold Open for Application Lifetime Specifies whether or not the database link is open until you exit Autodesk
Navisworks.
SQL String
Defines which table in the database to query. If you are not familiar with SQL, you may need to ask your database
administrator to set the SQL statement for you.
Fields
Defines which columns to display as link categories on the Properties control bar.
Field Name Specifies the name of the column in the selected database table. You must enter the exact name
Display Name Specifies the link category name shown on the Properties control bar. This name is automatically
completed for you, but you can modify it, if necessary.
Pointing device: File Options dialog box ➤ DataTools tab ➤ New
Options Editor Dialog Box
Use the Options Editor to adjust program settings for Autodesk Navisworks sessions.
The settings that you set up in the Options Editor are persistent across all Autodesk Navisworks sessions. You
also share the modified settings with other members of your team.
The options are presented in a hierarchical tree structure. Clicking
expands the nodes, clicking collapses the
nodes.
Ribbon: Application button ➤ Options
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