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
File Units and Transform 436
File Units 436
Origin 436
Rotation 436
Scale 436
find 225
comments 264
InfoCenter information 10
links 273
redline tags 267
finding
InfoCenter information 17
fly 177
focal point 177
Forward tool 163
Frame Rate 435
Front view 183
frustum culling 212
Full Navigation wheels 193
Full Navigation Wheels 188
full screen mode 88
G
gizmos 106–107
Global Options 100
Developer 105
Display Units 104
Environment 67
export 101
import 101
Location 104
graduated background 208
gravity 201
H
hardware accelearation 215
head-up display 197
Help
access more information 19
concepts 14
displaying 14
print 16
procedures 14
quick reference 14
search 15
searching multiple Help sources 10
training 20
hide objects 224
highlighting 223
Home view 185
horizon background 208
HUD 197
hyperlinks 269
I
IFC options 459
IGES options 460
Image Export 437
import
PDS display sets 311
PDS tags 312
search criteria 310
search sets 311
viewpoints 313
InfoCenter
about 9
favorite links 13
searching 10
settings 17
Subscription Center 11
InfoCenter Settings 437
Autodesk Channels 438
Balloon Notifications 438
Communication Center 438
RSS Feeds 439
installation 23, 27
deployment 34
deployment issues 56
general issues 53
languages 26
licensing issues 57
maintenance issues 58
multiple users 34
networking issues 58
side-by-side 34
stand-alone 23
troubleshooting 53
Inventor options 460
J
JTOpen options 461
K
keyboard shortcuts 95
keyframes 343
capture 343
edit 343
L
launch 61
Leica options 460
lighting 206
full lights 207
head light 207
no lights 208
scene lights 207
links 269
add 272
attachment points 271
categories 269
control display 269
customize 270
default 274
delete 274
edit 274
external database 237
find 273
follow 273
reset 274
section plane 294
standard 269
user-defined 269
Index | 483