2012
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2012
- What Is New in This Release?
- How to Get Assistance
- Installation
- Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation
- Prepare for Installation
- Install and Run Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2012
- 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?
- How do I switch my license from stand-alone to network or network to stand-alone?
- 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?
- How do I change which exporter plugins are installed?
- How do I register and activate Autodesk Navisworks?
- When should I reinstall the product instead of repairing it?
- When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my system?
- Deployment Issues
- Is there a checklist I can refer to when performing a deployment?
- Where should deployments be located?
- Where can I check if service packs are available for my software?
- How do I choose between 32-bit and 64-bit deployments?
- What are information channels?
- What are additional deployment configuration options?
- Licensing Issues
- Networking Issues
- Where do I find my server name?
- If I choose to create a log file, what kind of information does the log file contain?
- What is an administrative image (MSI) file?
- What is the impact of selecting all products to be included in the administrative image?
- How should I configure a network license server for a firewall
- Uninstall and Maintenance Issues
- General Installation Issues
- Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation
- Quick Start
- Start and Quit Autodesk Navisworks
- Automatically Save and Recover Autodesk Navisworks Files
- Command Line Options
- The User Interface
- Navigation with the Wheel Button
- Autodesk Navisworks Options
- Location Options
- Graphics System
- Display Units
- Profiles
- Search Directories
- Gizmos
- 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/DWFx 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
- Pro/ENGINEER 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
- Animate Objects
- Create Photorealistic Visualizations
- Simulate Construction Scheduling
- Use the Autodesk Vault Add-In
- Reference
- Animation Export Dialog Box
- Appearance Profiler 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
- 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
How do I change which exporter plugins are
installed?
For Autodesk Navisworks exporter plugins, you can change which plugins are
installed by clicking on an exporter plugin to open the configuration panel
on the Configure Deployment page of the Installation wizard.
Indicates the third-party software already installed on your computer.
Indicates plugins for the third-party software, that are either not installed
or have not been detected by the Installation wizard.
Select the check boxes next to all required plugins. If the third-party software
has not been detected by the wizard, you can manually enable the plugins
for it. Selecting the check box automatically opens the dialog box, which
enables you to browse for the correct software installation directory.
How do I register and activate Autodesk
Navisworks?
The first time you start Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2012, the Product
Activation wizard is displayed. You can either activate Autodesk Navisworks
at that time or run Autodesk Navisworks and activate it later.
Until you register and enter a valid activation code for Autodesk Navisworks
Simulate 2012, you are operating the program in trial mode and the Product
Activation wizard is displayed for 30 days from the first time that you run
the program. If after 30 days of running Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2012
in trial mode you have not registered and provided a valid activation code,
your only option is to register and activate Autodesk Navisworks Simulate
2012. You will not be able to run in trial mode after the 30 days expires. Once
you register and activate Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2012, the Product
Activation wizard is no longer displayed.
TIP The fastest and most reliable way to register and activate your product is by
using the Internet. Simply enter your registration information and send it to
Autodesk over the Internet. Once you submit your information, registration and
activation occur almost instantly.
If you installed Autodesk Navisworks as part of a suite, a single trial period,
usually 30 days, applies to all Autodesk products in the suite. When the first
product is started, the trial period countdown begins for all products. If you
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