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Explore Your Model
Navigate a Scene
In Autodesk Navisworks, you have a variety of options for navigating your scene.
You can directly manipulate your position in the Scene View with navigation
tools on the navigation bar, such as the pan and zoom. You can also use
SteeringWheels
®
that travel with the cursor, and can save you time by
combining many of the common navigation tools into a single interface.
You can use the ViewCube
®
, a 3D navigational tool that enables you to reorient
the view of a model by clicking predefined areas on the cube. For example,
clicking the front of the ViewCube turns the view until the camera is facing the
front of the scene. You can also click the ViewCube and drag it to rotate the
view freely. The ViewCube is not available in a 2D workspace.
TIP Use a 3Dconnexion 3D mouse as an alternative to the mouse to navigate and
change the orientation of your model in a 3D workspace. There is a 2D mode you
can use to navigate in a 2D workspace.
When you navigate a 3D model, you can use the realism tools on the
Viewpoint tab Navigate panel to control the speed and realism of your
navigation. So, for example, you can walk down stairs or follow terrain, crouch
under objects, and use an avatar to represent yourself within the 3D model. The
realism tools are not available in a 2D workspace.
Animating Navigation
As you navigate in Autodesk Navisworks, you can record viewpoint animations,
and then play them back. For more information, see
Play Back Animations (page
469).
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