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Create and Use Sets of Objects
In Autodesk Navisworks, you can create and use sets of like objects. This makes
it easier to review and analyze your model.
Selection Sets
Selection sets are static groups of items, and are useful for saving a group of
objects that you want to regularly perform some action on, such as hiding
them, changing transparency and so on. They simply store a group of items
for later retrieval. There is no intelligence behind this set - if the model changes
at all, the same items are selected (assuming they are still available in the
model) when recalling the selection set.
Search Sets
Search sets are dynamic groups of items, and work in a similar way to selection
sets, except that they save search criteria instead of the results of a selection,
so that you can re-run the search at a later date as and when the model
changes. Search sets are much more powerful and can save you time, especially
if your CAD files are continuing to be updated and revised. It is also possible
to export search sets, and share them with other users.
Sets Window
The Sets window is a dockable window, which displays both selection sets
and search sets available in your Autodesk Navisworks file.
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