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You can also bring more object properties into Autodesk Navisworks from
external databases, and show on the database-specific tabs in the Properties
window.
To toggle the Properties window
■ Click View tab ➤ Workspace panel ➤ Windows drop-down, and
select or clear the Properties check box.
Menu: Classic user interface: View ➤ Control Bars ➤ Properties
Command entry: SHIFT + F7
To examine object properties
1 Select the object of interest in the Selection Tree, or in the Scene
View.
2 Open the Properties window, and use the tabs to navigate between
the available property categories.
NOTE If more than one object is selected, the Properties window only
shows the number of selected items, and doesn’t show any property
information.
To add tabs with internal properties to the Properties window
1 Click the application button
➤ Options.
2 In the Options Editor, expand the Interface node, and click the
Developer option.
3 On the Developer page, select the Show Internal Properties check
box.
4 Click OK.
The Properties shortcut menu has the following options:
■ Copy Value Copies the selected value.
■ Copy Row Copies the selected row.
■ Copy All Copies all on the tab.
■ Edit Links. Opens the Edit Links dialog box.
■ Add New User Data Tab. Adds a custom property tab to the Properties
window.
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