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Build Tasks from Data Sources
To build tasks from a data source
1 If the TimeLiner window is not already open, click Home tab Tools
panel TimeLiner
.
2 In the TimeLiner window, the Data Sources tab, click the Refresh
button, select either Selected Data Source or All Data Sources then
select Rebuild Task Hierarchy in the
Refresh from Data Source Dialog
Box
(page 620) and click OK.
This will import all of the tasks from the project file into TimeLiner.
NOTE You can also right-click on a file in the Data Sources tab and select
the Rebuild Task Hierarchy option.
3 Click the Tasks tab to view the created tasks. The task table is populated
in accordance with predefined settings for the data source. You can make
any necessary overrides in the Field Selector Dialog Box (page 616).
NOTE Although the tasks have now been imported into TimeLiner, you still need
to
Attach Tasks to Geometry (page 640) before you can run a 4D simulation. The
fastest way to attach imported tasks is by applying rules (see
Use Rules to Attach
Tasks
(page 642)).
Synchronize Tasks with Project Changes
Any changes to tasks and task data in the external data source can be easily
updated in TimeLiner.
To refresh tasks to reflect project changes
1 Make changes to the project in the scheduling software, and save it.
2 Load your model into Autodesk Navisworks (see
Open Files (page 208) if
you need help).
3 Click Home tab Tools panel TimeLiner
, and click the Data
Sources tab in the TimeLiner window.
4 Click the Refresh button and select Selected Data Sources or All
Data Sources.
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