Autodesk 507B1-90A211-1301 - NavisWorks Manage 2010, User Manual

Page 1: ...Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 User Guide March 2009 ...

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Page 3: ...nt Program 15 Chapter 3 Installation 17 Quick Start to Stand Alone Installation 17 Prepare for Installation 17 System Requirements for Stand Alone Installation 17 Understand Administrative Permission Requirements 19 Locate Your Autodesk Navisworks Serial Number and Product Key 19 Avoid Data Loss During Installation 19 Choose a Language 19 Configure Button 20 Install Multiple or Bundled Products 20...

Page 4: ...and 64 bit deployments 48 What are information channels 48 Licensing Issues 49 What is the difference between a stand alone license and a network license 49 What is the benefit to using a network licensed version of the software 49 What is Internet Explorer used for 49 Networking Issues 49 Where do I find my server name 49 If I choose to create a log file what kind of information does the log file...

Page 5: ...ader 102 PDS File Reader 103 Riegl Scan File Reader 103 RVM File Reader 103 SketchUp SKP File Reader 104 STEP File Reader 104 STL File Reader 105 VRML File Reader 105 Z F Scan File Reader 106 Use File Exporters 106 AutoCAD File Exporter 106 Revit File Exporter 111 MicroStation File Exporter 112 Viz and Max File Exporter 114 ArchiCAD File Exporter 115 Manage Files 117 Open Files 117 Create Files 11...

Page 6: ...d Use Sets of Objects 190 Selection Sets Window 191 Create and Manage Selection and Search Sets 192 Compare Objects 194 Object Properties 195 Properties Window 195 Custom Properties 196 External Database Links 198 Manipulate Object Attributes 205 Transform Objects 205 Change Color and Transparency 209 Snapping 209 Reset to Original Values 210 Measure Tools 211 Measure Tools Window 211 Measuring 21...

Page 7: ...ints Files 262 Search Criteria Files 262 Search Set Files 263 Export Files 264 Piranesi EPix Format 264 Clash Test Files 264 PDS Tag Files 264 Autodesk DWF Format 264 Google Earth KML Format 265 TimeLiner CSV 266 Export Images and Animations 267 Viewpoints Files 268 Current Search Criteria 269 Search Set Files 269 Viewpoints Report 269 Chapter 13 Animate Objects 271 Overview of the Animator Tool 2...

Page 8: ...Lights 311 Organize and Manage Lights 312 Edit Lights 313 Shadow Casting 315 Advanced Lighting 315 Soft Shadows 316 Physically Accurate Lights 316 Volumetric Lights 316 Image based Lighting 317 Use Presenter RPCs 318 RPC Tab 318 Use Presenter Rendering Effects 321 Effects Tab 321 Background Effects 321 Foreground Effects 325 Use Presenter Rendering Styles 325 Rendering Tab 325 Rendering Styles 326...

Page 9: ...0 Chapter 16 Locate and Manage Interferences 371 Overview of Clash Detective Tool 371 Clash Detective Window 371 Batch Tab 373 Rules Tab 373 Select Tab 374 Results Tab 375 Report Tab 379 Get Started 380 Clash Batches 380 Run Clash Tests 380 Manage Batches of Clash Tests 381 Merge Clash Tests from Multiple Files 381 Import Clash Tests 381 Export Clash Tests 382 Create Custom Clash Tests 383 Clash R...

Page 10: ...e 409 Interface Node 410 Display Units Page 410 Selection Page 410 Measure Page 411 Snapping Page 411 Viewpoint Defaults Page 411 Hyperlinks Page 412 Smart Tags Page 415 Developer Page 415 Display Page 416 SpaceBall Page 416 ViewCube Page 417 SteeringWheels 418 File Readers Node 419 3DS Page 419 ASCII Laser Page 420 CIS2 Page 420 DGN Page 420 DWF Page 422 DWG DXF SAT Page 422 Faro Page 424 IFC Pag...

Page 11: ...ulling Options Dialog Box 439 Customize Dialog Box 440 Toolbars Tab 440 Commands Tab 440 Options Tab 441 Customize Keyboard Dialog Box 441 Edit Key Frame Dialog Box 442 Publish Dialog Box 443 Background Settings Dialog Box 444 QTVR Object Movie Settings Dialog Box 445 Export Rendered Image Dialog Box 445 Image Export Dialog Box 446 Animation Export Dialog Box 446 Glossary 449 Index 455 Contents xi...

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Page 13: ... to improve productivity and project quality 3D design data both geometry and information can be combined regardless of authoring design tools or file size Navisworks Manage combines precise fault finding analysis and interference management together with dynamic 4D project schedule simulation and photorealistic visualization Entire project models can be published and freely viewed in NWD and 3D D...

Page 14: ...2 Part 1 Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 ...

Page 15: ...ting system the 64 bit install options are inaccessible User Interface Changes to the Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 interface more closely align the product with Autodesk standard interface and navigation toolsets ViewCube The ViewCube is an on screen widget shaped like a cube that rotates as you orbit your 3D scene and provides you with feedback about your current camera viewing angle in relati...

Page 16: ...nd editing dates more intuitive Copy and paste TimeLiner dates Import and export support for the CSV file format Attach a selection to multiple TimeLiner tasks See Overview of TimeLiner Tool on page 335 Measurement Numerous improvements to the measurement tools allow greater accuracy when calculating dimensions and distances between objects in your Autodesk Navisworks model Measure Shortest Distan...

Page 17: ...ransparent when reviewing clashes Smoothly zoom between clashes when reviewing multiple clashes A Reviewed status can be applied to a clash to indicate that a clash has been reviewed but not yet resolved Create a new clash rule to ignore clashes between objects that are connected as identified by specific properties on each item or parent item See Overview of Clash Detective Tool on page 371 Auto ...

Page 18: ...ct folders at install time making deployment across an organization easier See Select the Project and Site Folder Paths optional on page 40 Upgrades to the Autodesk Navisworks rendering engine LADS provide improved support for PNG transparencies and improved rendering consistency Improved Revit support for shared coordinates rebars True North views and viewpoints exported from Revit 9 and later 6 ...

Page 19: ... to Autodesk so that you receive the correct information All information is sent anonymously to Autodesk to maintain your privacy The following information is sent to Autodesk Product name in which you are using Communication Center Product release number Product language Country region specified in the Communication Center settings Your subscription contract number if you re a subscription custom...

Page 20: ...the notification icon on the Status bar To turn off Balloon Notifications Right click the notification icon on the Status bar and click Disable Balloon Notifications Specify Communication Center Settings You can specify Communication Center settings in the Options Editor In the Options Editor you can specify the following settings General Your current locations how often to check for new online co...

Page 21: ...use it efficiently The Help system contains complete information about using this program In the Help window you use the left pane to locate information The tabs above the left pane give you several ways for finding the topics you want to view The right pane displays the topics you select Find Information in Help The tabs on the left side of the Help window provide different methods for finding in...

Page 22: ...h p lish and pub will all find publish Also an no will find annotative annotation annoupdate annoreset and so on Replaces a single character For example cop will find copy but not copy base Expands the tense of the word at the be ginning or end of a word For example plotting will find plots plotted and so on Also plot will find preplot replot and so on Search for Phrases When searching for a phras...

Page 23: ...s related to the current topic After displaying a procedure you can click the Procedure tab to redisplay the current list of procedures Quick Reference tab Lists reference information related to the current topic When you click a different tab the topic remains the same Only the type of information displayed concept procedures or quick reference links is different Concept Tab Organization In a Con...

Page 24: ...ins Contents Index and Search tabs The expanded window size is best for locating and displaying conceptual and reference information Get More Help You can access several additional sources of help On the Standard toolbar use Communication Center Display the Communication Center panel for product updates and announcements Press F1 Displays context sensitive reference information Click the Help butt...

Page 25: ...e Learning and other subscription services from within your Autodesk product For more information about how to access e Learning in the product see Access Subscription Center on page 13 For more information about Autodesk subscription resources visit http www autodesk com subscriptioncenter Autodesk Developer Network The Autodesk Developer ADN program for ADN members provides support for full time...

Page 26: ... information such as the serial number version language and the subscription contract ID is sent to Autodesk for verification that your product is on subscription Autodesk compiles statistics using the information sent to subscription resources to monitor how they are being used and how they can be improved Autodesk maintains the information provided by or collected from you in accordance with Aut...

Page 27: ...of objects faces vertices etc Operating system name and version System configuration information such as processor amount of memory and graphics card Other Autodesk products installed Plug in DLLS installed with Autodesk Navisworks IP address used to identify your country or region What the Customer Involvement Program Cannot Do The Customer Involvement Program is committed to protecting your priv...

Page 28: ...To turn the CIP on or off 1 Click Help Customer Involvement Program 2 In the Customer Involvement Program dialog box click a level of participation and then click OK 16 Chapter 2 How to Get Assistance ...

Page 29: ...ements understand administrative permission requirements locate your Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 serial number and product key and close all running applications Complete these tasks and you are ready to begin installing Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 System Requirements for Stand Alone Installation The first task you need to complete is to make sure that your computer meets the minimum syste...

Page 30: ...a Business SP 1 Windows Vista Ultimate SP 1 Windows Vista Home Premium SP 1 32 Bit Web browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 SP 1 or later 64 Bit Internet Explorer 7 0 or later 32 Bit Processor AMD Athlon 3 0 GHz or faster minim um Intel Pentium IV 3 0 GHz or faster recommended 64 Bit AMD or Intel EM64T 32 Bit RAM 512 MB minimum 2 GB or greater re commended 64 Bit 2 GB 128 MB 1024 x 768 VGA True...

Page 31: ...t have to stop in the middle of the installation Make sure to have this number available before you activate the program so that you don t have to stop in the middle of the installation The information you enter is permanently retained with the product Because you can t change this information later without uninstalling take care when entering the information To review this product information lat...

Page 32: ...all the product with default settings or a customized installation If you choose to customize you start that process in the Review Configure Install dialog box Select the appropriate product from the drop down list and click the Configure button After you click the Configure button the following dialog boxes and options are displayed Select the License Type Stand Alone license or Network license I...

Page 33: ...ate Autodesk Navisworks on page 47 NOTE Autodesk does not recommend or support the distribution of an Autodesk product using imaging software Install Autodesk Navisworks The Autodesk Navisworks Installation wizard contains all installation related material in one place From the Installation wizard you can access user documentation change the installer language select a language specific product in...

Page 34: ...ion of Autodesk Navisworks Freedom and 32 bit version of exporter plugins Click Next In order to choose a language for an individual product you first must click the Select Language for Individual Products check box then select the language from the drop down list In some cases additional languages may not be available for the products you choose to install 4 Review the Autodesk software license a...

Page 35: ...rks using configured values on a stand alone computer 1 Insert the Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 DVD into your computer s DVD drive The Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 Installation wizard launches in the language that best matches the settings on your computer If the Installation wizard does not start automatically double click Setup exe at the root of the Autodesk Navisworks DVD 2 In the Instal...

Page 36: ...nd Site Folder Paths page you can specify Project Folder use the Browse button to select the directory that contains the product settings specific to a project group Site Folder use the Browse button to select the directory that contains the product settings standard across the entire project site c On the Select the Installation Type page you can choose to make the following configuration changes...

Page 37: ...art taking advantage of its new and updated features You can start Autodesk Navisworks in the following ways Desktop shortcut icon When you install Autodesk Navisworks a shortcut icon is placed on your desktop Double click the Autodesk Navisworks icon to start the program Start menu On the Start menu click All Programs or Programs Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 Loc...

Page 38: ...ns in Maintenance Mode 3 Click Add or Remove Features On the Add Remove Features page select a feature to install or uninstall The icons to the left of the selections give you an indication of the action that will be taken Indicates a feature that was marked for installation will be in a typical installation Indicates a feature that is not currently scheduled for installation Indicates a feature t...

Page 39: ...onents are removed This means that even if you ve previously added or removed components or if you ve reinstalled or repaired Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 the uninstall removes all Autodesk Navisworks installation files from your system To uninstall Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 1 In the Control Panel double click Add or Remove Programs 2 In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box click Autodes...

Page 40: ...meet the minimum recommended hardware and software requirements for a deployment Whether the Windows operating system is the 32 bit or the 64 bit version is automatically detected when installing Autodesk Navisworks You can choose which versions of Navisworks will be installed NOTE Both the 32 bit version and 64 bit version of Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 can be installed on a 64 bit version of...

Page 41: ...nterprise SP 1 Windows Vista Business SP 1 Windows Vista Ulti mate SP 1 Windows Vista Home Premium SP 1 Windows XP Professional SP 1 32 Bit Web browser Internet Explorer 6 0 SP 1 or later 64 Bit Internet Explorer 7 0 or later 32 Bit Processor AMD Athlon 3 0 GHz or faster minim um Intel Pentium IV 3 0 GHz or faster recommended 64 Bit AMD 64 or Intel EM64T 32 Bit Memory RAM 512 MB minimum 2 GB or gr...

Page 42: ...one installation Stand Alone option Choose this type of installation for stand alone installations where a single serial number and product key are used for multiple seats Multi seat stand alone installations do not rely upon a Network License Manager to manage product licenses however you can still use the Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 Installation wizard to create administrative images and cre...

Page 43: ...lps you configure and manage license servers Install the Network License Manager The Network License Manager is used to configure and manage the license servers To install your Network License Manager 1 In the Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 Installation wizard click Install Tools and Utilities 2 On the Select the Products to Install page select Autodesk Network License Manager and click Next 3 Re...

Page 44: ...one option Make sure that only one Autodesk service is listed 5 In the Path to Lmgrd exe File field enter the path to the Network License Manager daemon lmgrd exe or click Browse to locate the file By default this daemon is installed in the C Program Files Autodesk Network License Manager folder 6 In the Path to the License File box enter the path to your license file or click Browse to locate the...

Page 45: ...reate a folder named Deployments 2 Right click the Deployments folder and click Share and Security or Sharing 3 In the folder name Properties dialog box Sharing tab select Share This Folder 4 Specify a Share Name such as Deployments if necessary 5 Click the Permissions button In the Permissions dialog box make sure Full Control is active Click OK In Vista right click the Deployments folder and the...

Page 46: ...maging software such as Norton Ghost to create a master image to distribute Autodesk products Once created the master image is then replicated to other computers throughout your facility Care needs to be taken since the use of imaging software can result in conflicts with the product licensing incomplete installations and problems with activation Set Up a Deployment The deployment process provides...

Page 47: ...yment such as global options workspaces datatools avatars Clash Detective rules Presenter archives custom Clash Detective tests object animation scripts and so on You have set up access and participation in features like the Customer Involvement Program Configure Button During the deployment process you can create a deployment that uses the default settings or you can create a customized deploymen...

Page 48: ...roduct serial number and product key are located on the product packaging or in the electronic fulfillment messaging The serial number must contain a three digit prefix followed by an eight digit number The product key consists of five digits Your client s can review this product information later by clicking Help About To enter your serial number and personal information 1 When creating a deploym...

Page 49: ...nosing installation problems The client log is located in the Temp directory of each client workstation To specify a log file location 1 While creating a deployment on the General Deployment Settings page select the check box next to the Create Network Log box Enter the name of the folder where you want the network log to be located 2 If you want to create a client log select the Create Client Log...

Page 50: ...tribute your product licenses single distributed or redundant license server model If you are deploying a stand alone or multi seat stand alone installation type you do not use a license server model For more information on server models see Choose a License Server Model on page 30 To deploy a stand alone license 1 While creating a deployment on the Select the License Type page select Stand alone ...

Page 51: ... a server name of one server that will run the Network License Manager or click the Browse button to locate the server Enter the server names for the remaining two servers that you will use in the redundant server pool Click Next NOTE If you are not sure how to obtain the server host name see Plan Your License Server Configuration in the Network Licensing Guide located on the Documentation link of...

Page 52: ...ite and project basis on page 46 To select the Project and Site folder paths 1 On the Project and Site Folder Paths page Project Folder box click the Browse button to select the directory that contains the Autodesk Navisworks settings specific to a project group 2 In the Site Folder box click the Browse button to select the directory that contains the Autodesk Navisworks settings standard across t...

Page 53: ...u RU Russian and zh CN Chinese PRC subfolders of the product folders Create a Deployment A deployment contains a Microsoft Transform MST file that modifies the default behavior of the installation program As you begin a deployment you need to select the location of your Administrative image a deployment name and if your target systems are 32 or 64 bit operating systems Create a Deployment Using De...

Page 54: ...o run the client installation in silent mode and if you want users to participate in the Customer Involvement Program When you choose to create a network log file you also have to specify where the log file is created by entering either a valid UNC universal naming convention path or hard coded path on your network The network log file is optional NOTE The folder where the network log resides must...

Page 55: ...or region You must accept this agreement to proceed with the deployment Choose your country or region click I Accept and then click Next NOTE If you do not agree to the terms of the license and want to terminate the installation click Cancel 5 On the Product and User Information page enter your serial number product key and user information Review the Privacy Policy and then click Next NOTE The in...

Page 56: ...pecific to your group of users You can now use this deployment to install the program To confirm and complete the setup of a network deployment 1 On the Review Configure Create Deployments page scroll the list of current settings and verify your installation selections 2 Click the Configure button if you need to change any selections 3 Click the Copy to Clipboard button if you want a copy of the i...

Page 57: ...Remove or Uninstall Change 3 Click Uninstall 4 On the Uninstall Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 page click Next to remove Autodesk Navisworks from the system 5 When informed that the product has been successfully uninstalled click Finish NOTE Even though Autodesk Navisworks is removed from your system the software license remains If you reinstall Autodesk Navisworks at some future time you will no...

Page 58: ...equired level of granularity Autodesk Navisworks examines the current user profile and the all users profile on the local machine and then checks the settings in the Project Directory and the Site Directory The files in the Project Directory take precedence How do I share the Autodesk Navisworks settings on a site and project basis To install Autodesk Navisworks with the pre configured settings su...

Page 59: ...unning Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 in trial mode you have not registered and provided a valid activation code your only option is to register and activate Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 You will not be able to run in trial mode after the 30 days expires Once you register and activate Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 the Product Activation wizard is no longer displayed TIP The fastest and most ...

Page 60: ...issions are necessary to access the network share and administrative permissions on the workstation where the program is deployed Where can I check if service packs are available for my software To find out if a patch or Service Pack is available for your product visit the Autodesk Product Support page at http support autodesk com How do I choose between 32 bit and 64 bit deployments You have a ch...

Page 61: ...etwork licensed products are recommended for large drafting design facilities classrooms and lab environments The main advantage is that you can install products on more systems than the number of licenses you have purchased for example purchasing 25 licenses but installing on 40 workstations At any one time products will run on the maximum number of systems for which you have licenses This means ...

Page 62: ...disk If there are products you rarely or never use and you do not expect to create additional deployments you should only select a subset of products You can still create a deployment at a later date and include additional products but you need to create a new administrative image You need the installation media to do so Uninstall and Maintenance Issues This section outlines common issues and thei...

Page 63: ...when reinstalling When I uninstall my software what files are left on my system If you uninstall the product some files remain on your system such as files you created or edited Your license file also stays on your workstation when you uninstall your product If you reinstall on the same workstation the license information remains valid and you do not have to reactivate the product Uninstall and Ma...

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Page 65: ...rtup routines for the program See Command Line Options on page 55 To quit Autodesk Navisworks on the File menu click Exit If the model has been changed since opening it Autodesk Navisworks asks you whether you want to save any changes Respond appropriately and Autodesk Navisworks will close AutomaticallySaveandRecoverNavisworks Files Power cuts system and software failures can cause Autodesk Navis...

Page 66: ...to the Time Between Saves minutes box 4 Click OK To recover your work 1 Start Autodesk Navisworks You are automatically prompted to reload the last file you were working on 2 Click Yes to open the most recent saved version of the file NOTE Click No if you don t want to recover your work or if you want to manually load a different backup file To manually load a backup file into Navisworks 1 Start A...

Page 67: ...e several switches within a single command line Valid switches are listed in the following table Description Argument Command Line Switch Outputs an error report to the specified file You must file_name dmp dump provide the file name and file path within quotation marks Launches Autodesk Navis works in the specified lan en US English lang de DE German guage It is possible to run Autodesk Naviswork...

Page 68: ... valid command line switches in any order and file1 fileN are the files to be loaded and appended together if required You must provide the full file paths within quotation marks For example the following entry starts the program from a folder named Autodesk Navisworks in Russian language loads the global options file options xml and creates a log file log txt C Autodesk Navisworks roamer exe opti...

Page 69: ...te your own toolbars Menu Bar The Menu bar contains all commands available in Autodesk Navisworks grouped together by similar or like functionality For example all commands related to review functionality are located under the Review menu all commands related to user assistance are located under the Help menu and so on When a menu has a right pointing arrow such as there is a submenu associated wi...

Page 70: ... file as an email attachment Send Displays the Import dialog box and en ables you to import Intergraph PDS review data and various Navisworks data Import Displays the Export dialog box and en ables you to export data from Navisworks Export Displays shortcuts to the most recently opened files Recent Files Exits the program Exit Edit Menu This menu contains commands for locating selecting and editin...

Page 71: ...is menu contains commands that control the Navisworks interface Description Option Enables you to toggle the display of control bars Control Bars Enables you to control workspaces Workspaces Enable you to control the views in the Scene Area Scene View Enables you to control the Head Up Display elements Head Up Display Enables you to control the SteeringWheels SteeringWheels Puts the video output i...

Page 72: ...les you to add and manage com ments Comments Enables you to add and manage annota tions Redline Enables you to use the measure tools Measure Enables you to add and manage hyperlinks Hyperlinks Enables you to locate review tags Tags Sends the current view of the currently loaded file back to AutoCAD or MicroSta tion based program SwitchBack Renumbers all comment IDs making them unique to the scene ...

Page 73: ...mize Displays the Options Editor Global Options Help Menu This menu provides access to the Autodesk Navisworks online reference system Description Option Opens the Help system Help Topics Opens the Communication Center dockable window Communication Center Opens the context sensitive help What s This Displays the Autodesk Navisworks product page Navisworks on the Web Displays the Customer Involveme...

Page 74: ...To rotate the model you need to be in examine mode and so on Autodesk Navisworks remains in the selected mode until instructed otherwise To identify the mode you are in look at the buttons If a button is highlighted and has a dark blue boarder around it the corresponding mode is currently active To leave the mode either click the same button again or choose a different mode Some buttons are used t...

Page 75: ...performed by the Undo command Displays the Print dialog box Displays copyright and license information about your copy of Autodesk Navisworks Opens the Help system Opens the Communication Center Selection Tools Toolbar This toolbar provides access to the selection commands plus enables you to hide geometry objects Description Button Turns on select mode Turns on select box mode Toggles required mo...

Page 76: ...mode Turns on orbit mode Turns on examine mode Turns on fly mode Turns on turntable mode Rendering Style Toolbar This toolbar controls the model appearance in Navisworks Description Button Selects lighting mode Selects rendering mode Toggles the rendering of surfaces Toggles the rendering of lines Toggles the rendering of points Toggles the rendering of snap points Toggles the rendering of 3D text...

Page 77: ...nail control bar Toggles the Section Thumbnail control bar Toggles the Selection Tree control bar Toggles the Selection Sets control bar Toggles the Comments control bar Toggles the Find Comments dialog box Toggles the Find Items control bar Toggles the Properties control bar Toggles the Clash Detective tool window Toggles the Presenter tool window Toggles the TimeLiner tool window Toggles the Ani...

Page 78: ...tance to the bounding box limits of the objects selected in the Scene Area Displays the Sectioning Plane dialog box Enables disables the current section plane or box Deletes the current section plane Enables you to choose the alignment method Animation Toolbar This toolbar allows you to record viewpoint animations play back object and viewpoint animations and toggle the scripting functionality Des...

Page 79: ...l Area Network LAN Description Button Starts Windows NetMeeting Enables you to rtake control of the session and become the driver Refreshes Navisworks data on all attendees machines Object Manipulation Toolbar This toolbar enables you to edit geometry in your model Description Button Toggles the display of the translation gizmo Toggles the display of the rotation gizmo Toggles the display of the s...

Page 80: ...erspective camera Uses an orthographic camera Toggles collision Toggles gravity Toggles crouching Toggles third person view Aligns the current viewpoint with the X axis Aligns the current viewpoint with the Y axis Aligns the current viewpoint with the Z axis Straightens the camera Scene Area This is the area where you view and interact with your 3D models When you start Navisworks the Scene Area c...

Page 81: ...n the Scene Area you can move them elsewhere For instance you can tile your scene views on the Viewpoints control bar NOTE You cannot undock the default scene view Full Screen Mode In full screen mode your current scene view takes up the full screen and no interface controls are shown To interact with the model in the scene view use the keyboard shortcuts and the shortcut menu TIP If you use two m...

Page 82: ...g type Use View makes the content fill the currently active scene view Explicit defines the exact width and height for the content Use Aspect Ratio uses the aspect ratio of the current scene view to automatically calculate the width of the content when the height is entered or the height of the content when the width is entered 3 If you selected the Explicit option enter the width and height for y...

Page 83: ...e interface To do this drag a window you want to tile over the window where you want it to be placed When a rectangular outline appears release the mouse button Auto Hide Windows You can auto hide dockable windows this keeps the windows active while maximizing the amount of available screen space If auto hide is active the body of the window disappears when you move the cursor out of it leaving on...

Page 84: ...nges to yellow If there is too much data to handle and your machine cannot process this quickly enough for Autodesk Navisworks then the disk changes to red indicating a bottleneck Web Server Progress Bar The progress bar under the right hand icon web server indicates how much of the current model is downloaded that is how much has been downloaded from a web server When the progress bar is at 100 t...

Page 85: ...ects the design review layout recommended for users new to the program Classic selects the design review layout used in Navisworks v5 and earlier You can use these workspaces as is or modify them in accordance to your requirements When you first start Navisworks the default workspace is used You can choose a different workspace at any time by clicking View Workspaces and then selecting the require...

Page 86: ...any keyboard shortcuts are already set for most commonly used actions You can modify the default shortcuts or add new shortcuts if necessary Quick Reference Description Default Keyboard Shortcut Closes the currently active dockable win dow when it is undocked or exits the ap ALT F4 plication if the main application window is active Switches between the dockable windows when they are undocked ALT F...

Page 87: ... CTRL P Toggles required mode for selected items CTRL R Saves the currently open Navisworks file CTRL S Toggles third person mode CTRL T Reverses the last operation performed by the Undo command CTRL Y Reverses the last performed operation CTRL Z Opens the Help system CTRL F1 Toggles the Camera Tilt control bar CTRL F7 Toggles the Sectioning toolbar CTRL F8 Toggles the Plan Thumbnail control bar C...

Page 88: ...ction Sets control bar SHIFT F2 Toggles the Find Items control bar SHIFT F3 Toggles the Find Comments dialog box SHIFT F4 Toggles the Comments control bar SHIFT F6 Toggles the Properties control bar SHIFT F7 Opens a shortcut menu for the active dockable window SHIFT F10 Customize the Toolbars You can customize the appearance and contents of the Autodesk Navisworks toolbars by using the Customize d...

Page 89: ...lbars 4 Close the Customize dialog box To add commands 1 Click Tools Customize This opens the Customize dialog box 2 There are several ways to add commands to a toolbar or a menu In the Customize dialog box Commands tab click the desired category and drag the command from the commands list on to the toolbar If the command has a default icon assigned to it it is shown next to the command in the com...

Page 90: ...e This opens the Customize dialog box 2 Drag the command away from the menu or toolbar until a cursor displays a small cross 3 Release the left mouse button to delete the command 4 Close the Customize dialog box To customize keyboard shortcuts 1 Click Tools Customize 2 In the Customize dialog box click the Keyboard button 3 In the Customize Keyboard dialog box use the Categories and Commands lists...

Page 91: ...l Options Global options on the other hand are set for all Autodesk Navisworks sessions The Options Editor can be accessed from the Tools menu or it can be launched as a separate application To do this click Start Programs Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 Options Editor The options are grouped together and presented in a tree structure making it quicker to find and change them Global options can be...

Page 92: ...ions Editor click the Export button 3 In the Select Options to Export dialog box select the check boxes for all options you want to be exported or serialized If an option cannot be exported it is greyed out TIP To quickly select deselect all options for a given category use the top level check boxes For example selecting the General check box instantly selects all options under this node 4 Click O...

Page 93: ...browse to the folder containing the settings file select it and click Open 4 Click OK to close the Options Editor Environment Options You can adjust the number of recent file shortcuts stored by Autodesk Navisworks To configure environment options 1 Click Tools Global Options 2 In the Options Editor expand the General node and click the Environment option Environment Options 81 ...

Page 94: ... and so on with other users The settings can be shared across an entire project site or across a specific project group depending on the required level of granularity To configure location options 1 Click Tools Global Options 2 Expand the General node in the Options Editor and click the Locations option 3 In the Project Directory box browse to the directory that contains the Autodesk Navisworks se...

Page 95: ... the Global Options whenever possible Loaded files are scaled appropriately to the configured display units It is possible to rescale the file units if they are found to be incorrect for the scene To customize display units 1 Click Tools Global Options 2 Expand the Interface node in the Options Editor and click the Display Units option 3 Select the Linear Units from the drop down list Be sure to c...

Page 96: ...en on a per user all users or per installation basis The search directories are Application Data Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 within the current user profile For example C Documents and Settings user Application Data Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 where user is the name of the current user Application Data Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 within the all users default profile For example C Docum...

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Page 99: ... File Format An NWF file contains links to the original native files as listed on the Selection Tree together with review markups No model geometry is saved with this file format this makes an NWF considerably smaller in size than an NWD NWC File Format Cache Files By default when you open or append any native CAD or laser scan files in Autodesk Navisworks a cache file is created in the same direc...

Page 100: ...XF 3DS VRML Autodesk MDT DWG DXF DGN Autodesk Revit DWG DXF DGN Autodesk Revit Building Revit Architecture DWG DXF DGN CIS 2 Autodesk Revit Structure DWG DXF DGN Autodesk Revit Systems Revit MEP DWG DXF 3DS IGES Autodesk 3DS MAX DWG DXF 3DS Autodesk VIZ DXF IGES VRML Autodesk Maya DGN DWG DXF Bentley AutoPLANT DGN DWG DXF IGES VRML Bentley MicroStation SE DGN DWG DXF IGES STEP VRML Bentley MicroSt...

Page 101: ...Informatix MicroGDS DWG DXF 3DS ITandFactory CADISON VRML ITandFactory TRICAD MS DWG DXF 3DS Kiwi Software GmbH ProSteel 3D DWG DXF IGES STEP Kubotek USA CADKEY DWG DXF 3DS M A P CAD Duct DWG DXF 3DS IGES STEP McNeel North America Rhino DWG DXF 3DS Mensch und Maschine RoCAD DWG DXF 3DS MultiSUITE MultiSTEEL DWG DXF DGN IFC Nemetschek Allplan DWG DXF 3DS PROCAD 3DSMART IGES STEP VRML PTC Pro ENGINE...

Page 102: ...Supported CAD File Formats See the following table for the native CAD file formats you can open in Autodesk Navisworks without having the CAD applications installed on your machine Extension Format nwd nwf nwc Autodesk Navisworks dwg dxf AutoCAD sat ACIS SAT stp step CIS 2 dwf DWF ifc IFC igs iges IGES man cv7 Informatix MicroGDS ipt iam ipj Inventor jt JTOpen dgn prp prw MicroStation SE J V8 XM d...

Page 103: ...ts When you open a CAD file in Autodesk Navisworks an appropriate file reader is automatically used If necessary you can adjust the default file reader settings to improve the conversion quality 3DS File Reader 3DS is a common file format supported by many CAD applications The Autodesk Navisworks file reader reads all 2D and 3D geometry as well as texture maps The hierarchy defined by the keyframe...

Page 104: ... decimal must be a point period X Y Z X Y Z Intensity X Y Z Red Green Blue X Y Z Intensity Red Green Blue Intensity Red Green and Blue values are integers in the range 0 255 Intensities are not gamma corrected Supported Entities Points Unsupported Entities No other entities are supported See also ASCII Laser Scan File Reader Options on page 420 Bentley AutoPLANT File Reader Bentley AutoPLANT is ba...

Page 105: ...ed Section_profile_edge_defined Section_profile_angle Section_profile_channel Section_profile_circle Section_profile_circle_hollow Section_profile_i_type Section_profile_i_type_asymmetric Section_profile_i_type_rail Section_profile_rectangle Section_profile_rectangle_hollow Section_profile_t_type feature_volume_prismatic_chamfer feature_volume_prismatic_flange_notch feature_volume_prismatic_flange...

Page 106: ...lement_surface Element_point Element_curve_complex Element_with_material Joint_system_amorphous Joint_system_chemical Joint_system_welded Weld_mechanism Joint_system_complex Fastener_simple_nut Fastener_simple_washer Fastener_simple_stud Fastener_simple_pin Fastener_simple_nail Fastener_simple_screw Fastener_simple_countersunk Fastener_simple_curve Fastener_simple_complex Supported Basic Section P...

Page 107: ...amework The structure of the drawing is preserved including xrefs blocks inserts AutoCAD color index layers views and active viewpoint Entities are colored using the AutoCAD Color Index ACI so will match those in an AutoCAD shaded view NOTE The file reader supports files from all products based on AutoCAD 2010 and earlier IMPORTANT The DWG DXF SAT file reader is not supported when you run the 32 b...

Page 108: ...terpreted As a result DWG file readers display such custom objects incorrectly as proxy graphics wireframe geometry unless the required OE is installed on the machine reading the DWG file NOTE Autodesk Navisworks contains versions of RealDWG for 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 and 2010 This means you can use OE between 2004 and 2010 with Navisworks You cannot use any OEs older than 2004 However OEs ...

Page 109: ...re displayed as wireframe geometry it usually means that an Object Enabler is missing Additionally the Scene Statistics dialog box reports any missing or failed to load OEs Where do I obtain Object Enablers from The recommended way to obtain OEs is to request them from the persons authoring the DWG file This ensures that the correct version of OE is used TIP You can also download many OEs from the...

Page 110: ...luding shapes complex shapes meshes cones surfaces B spline boundaries solids SmartSolids and Feature Solids lines arcs and ellipses Splines and B spline curves Lights Levels Cells shared cells and their instancing Colors and ambient diffuse and shininess properties of materials from pal and mat palette and material files Texture maps Referenced files including aliases Dynamic drawing of parametri...

Page 111: ...rves Simple surfaces Simple parametric arbitrary and derived profiles Boolean clipping results and element level voiding and projection CSG operations Basic styled and mapped items Property sets including simple and complex properties Unsupported Entities Voided BReps Bounded half space solids Complex parametric profiles BSpline curves Curve styles Swept surfaces Textures and complex lighting Load...

Page 112: ...e read The reader supports files from Autodesk Inventor 2010 and earlier Later versions should also work but haven t been tested Autodesk Inventor 5 or higher or Autodesk Inventor Design Tracking 5 or higher must be installed Autodesk Inventor Design Tracking can be downloaded from http support autodesk com See also Inventor File Reader Options on page 425 JTOpen File Reader The file reader suppor...

Page 113: ...SV color model B Rep CAD tag Line style attribute Point style attribute Shader effects attribute Vertex shader attribute Fragment shader attribute Infinite light attribute Point light attribute Wireframe segment LOD See also JTOpen File Reader Options on page 425 Leica Scan File Reader The file reader supports files from all Leica HDS scanners Supported Entities Points Unsupported Entities No othe...

Page 114: ...kground is treated as a plain background using the background color that is grid lines are not shown Foreground and environment shaders are ignored NOTE All other shaders as of MicroGDS 7 2 are correctly imported into Autodesk Navisworks MicroGDS materials are specified in millimeters and are converted into metres to make Autodesk Navisworks materials dividing distance parameters by 1000 Windows w...

Page 115: ...ader The file reader supports the following file formats Binary and ASCII RVM files exported from AVEVA s PDMS product Dump Attributes and Datal also called OUTPUT attribute files with the att attrib and txt file extensions RVS files Supported Entities All geometry Attributes stored on groups Textures via RVS file Cameras and camera tracks via RVS file Clip planes via RVS file Signs via RVS file T...

Page 116: ...ensions Section planes See also Sketchup SKP File Reader Options on page 429 STEP File Reader The file reader uses the Open CASCADE libraries to read and tessellate STP and STEP files up to and including AP214 CC2 and AP203 Supported Entities Assemblies Colors Planes B spline and rational B spline Bezier conical cylindrical offset rectangular trimmed linear extrusion bounded manifold spherical tor...

Page 117: ...rs cones spheres elevation grids extrusions face and line sets and points All grouping nodes but with the following limitations VRML2 Billboard nodes children are loaded but no billboarding takes place VRML2 Collision nodes children are loaded but no specification of collision detection occurs VRML1 WWWAnchor and VRML2 Anchor nodes children are loaded but clicking objects does not load any referen...

Page 118: ...e not supported VIZ MAX ArchiCAD Revit If Autodesk Navisworks has converted the native CAD file but some geometry is missing for example and you want to improve the file quality AutoCAD File Exporter Autodesk Navisworks comes with ARX plugins for any AutoCAD based product such as Architectural Desktop and enables you to export files into NWC file format The file exporter is available for any AutoC...

Page 119: ...works 2010 NWExport20xx nwexport20xx arx So for example for AutoCAD 2004 based applications the plugin is located under C Program Files Common Files Autodesk Shared Autodesk Navisworks 2010 NWExport2004 nwexport2004 arx and so on 6 Click OK to load the ARX plugin Use the ARX Plugin You can export files from AutoCAD based applications either from the command line or by using the Navisworks menu Bef...

Page 120: ...orter 1 Click the menu browser button located at the top left corner of the application window 2 Click Navisworks Export Option on the Navisworks menu 3 Expand the File Exporters node in the Options Editor and click the DWG page Use the options on this page to adjust the settings for future exports of NWC files from AutoCAD based applications 4 Click OK to save the changes Command entry NWOPT CAD ...

Page 121: ...e model up down left and right Holding down the SHIFT or CTRL keys or spinning the mouse wheel temporarily switches this mode to zoom mode Selects orbit mode Dragging the left mouse button or using the UP DOWN LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys ro tates the camera around the model Hold ing down the SHIFT key or spinning the mouse wheel temporarily switches this mode to zoom mode Holding down the CTRL...

Page 122: ...gation modes Speed Frame Rate Specifies the number of frames per second FPS that are rendered in the Navigator window The default setting is 6 You can set the frame rate from 1 through 20 frames per second Reducing the value reduces drop out but can cause jerky movement during navigation Increasing the value ensures a smoother navigation but increases drop out Hardware Acceleration Select this opt...

Page 123: ...rd as more MB in memory is required to render textures Revit File Exporter Autodesk Navisworks cannot read native Revit files directly Use the file exporter to save your files in NWC format which can be open in Navisworks See also Revit File Exporter Options on page 433 To export NWC files from Revit 1 In Revit click Tools External Tools Navisworks 2010 NOTE This option is not available in Demo Vi...

Page 124: ...o the required plugin 5 Click Next 6 On the Update Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 Exporter Plugins page click Next 7 On the Update Complete page you are informed when the updates have been performed Click Finish Load the MDL Plugin Before you can use the MDL plugin you need to load it first You can either do it for the current session only or you can add the plugin to your default configuration i...

Page 125: ...Save The added options are now available from the Utilities Key In menu Export Files from the Command Line You can also export files from the command line by using the msbatch bat file This is useful when you want to set up an automated script for file export NOTE To export a file from the command line you must first add the MicroStation program directory to the Path environment variable The forma...

Page 126: ... Expand the File Exporters node in the Options Editor and click the DGN page Use the options on this page to adjust the settings for future exports of NWC files from MicroStation 4 Click OK to save the changes Viz and Max File Exporter Autodesk Navisworks cannot read native Viz Max files directly Use the file exporter to save your files in NWC format which can be open in Navisworks The file export...

Page 127: ... read native ArchiCAD files directly Use the file exporter to save your files in NWC format which can be open in Navisworks The file exporter is available for ArchiCAD v8 through to v12 The export add on for ArchiCAD is available from both the 2D and 3D windows All standard ArchiCAD elements and library parts can be exported provided they have a 3D representation and any others are ignored The fil...

Page 128: ...ned from the bounding box of the model 6 Click OK Export from 3D window 1 Click File Save As 2 In the Save As dialog box select Navisworks 7 nwc in the Save As Type field 3 Enter the name for the Navisworks file and browse to the desired storage location 4 Click Save to begin the export process 5 In the Export dialog box adjust the file exporter options Export GUIDs select this check box to attach...

Page 129: ...ick File Open 2 In the Open dialog box use the Files of Type box to select the appropriate file type and navigate to the folder where your file is located 3 Select the file and click Open Toolbar Standard Open Command entry CTRL O To open NWD files located on a web server 1 Click File Open URL 2 Enter the file address and click OK Create Files When you start Autodesk Navisworks a new Untitled Navi...

Page 130: ...ur scene To save a file 1 Click File Save If your file has been saved previously Navisworks overwrites the file with the new data 2 If you file has not been previously saved the Save As dialog box opens Enter the file name use the Files of Type box to select one of the native Navisworks formats NWF or NWD select the location for the file and click Save TIP If you need to open your file with an ear...

Page 131: ...ile Publish 3 Use the Publish dialog box to enter the document information and specify the required document protection 4 Click OK 5 In the Save As dialog box enter the file name and specify the file location 6 Click Save Your file is now published Toolbar Standard Publish Save and Rename Files 119 ...

Page 132: ...ype box to select the appropriate file type and navigate to the folder where the files you want to add is located 4 Select the required files and click Open TIP To select multiple files use SHIFT and CTRL keys Command entry CTRL A Toolbar Standard Append Delete Files You can delete files appended to your Navisworks file NOTE You cannot delete any files from a published NWD file To delete a file 1 ...

Page 133: ...box the Origin area enter values for the X Y and Z axis If you use a negative scale select the Reflected Transform check box 4 To change the model s rotation in the File Units and Transform dialog box the Rotation area enter an angle of rotation and selecting the axis to rotate about by typing a value greater than 0 This will rotate the model about its origin point 5 To change the model s scale in...

Page 134: ...s Autodesk Navisworks only loads a single set of the combined models along with all review markup such as tags viewpoints or comments from each NWF file Any duplicate geometry or markup is removed when merged Merging Timeliner Data For files that contain TimeLiner data merging is done as follows if two TimeLiner data sets are identical all duplicate data is removed if two TimeLiner data sets conta...

Page 135: ...ly saved the file with This is useful if a team is on a local network and the files can be found using the Universal Naming Convention UNC TIP A team not sharing a server can organize a project using the same file hierarchy and drive letter and Autodesk Navisworks can find the files this way If Autodesk Navisworks is unable to find the referenced files then you need to save the attached NWF file i...

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Page 137: ...ce with nine navigation modes on the Navigation Modes toolbar You can also use StreeringWheels that travel with the cursor and can save you time by combining many of the common navigation tools into a single interface You can change the orientation and view of your model by using the preset views available from the Viewpoint Navigation Tools menu Alternatively you can use the ViewCube a 3D navigat...

Page 138: ...he up and north directions for the entire model world orientation and the up direction for the current viewpoint viewpoint up vector NOTE Changing the viewpoint up vector affects navigation in modes that rely on the up direction of the current viewpoint such as walk turntable and orbit It also has an impact on section views To align the viewpoint up vector to the current view Click Viewpoint Set V...

Page 139: ... mode is based on the keyboard arrow keys the Shift and Control keys and mouse drags The mouse wheel is also supported allowing quick and easy zooming or tilting depending on the current navigation mode TIP Dragging with the left mouse button while holding down the Control key performs the same actions as dragging with the middle mouse button which is useful if you only have a two button mouse The...

Page 140: ...like in a flight simulator Turntable Enables you to spin the model around the up vector This navigation mode behaves as though the model is sit ting on a turntable ensuring that up is always up Walk Mode In walk mode you can navigate through a model as if you were walking through it In this mode the up direction is always maintained Once you start walk mode the cursor changes to the walk cursor To...

Page 141: ... position like turning your head To look around a view 1 Click Look Around on the Navigation Mode toolbar 2 To look around drag the left mouse button or use the cursor keys The camera looks left right up or down NOTE Holding down the SHIFT key speeds up this movement 3 To rotate the camera around its viewing axis hold down the CTRL key Menu Viewpoint Navigation Mode Look Around Command entry CTRL ...

Page 142: ...enu Viewpoint Navigation Mode Zoom Box Command entry CTRL 5 Pan Mode In pan mode you can move the model rather than the camera For example dragging upward moves the model up while dragging downward moves the model down To pan a model 1 Click Pan on the Navigation Mode toolbar 2 Drag the left mouse button to pan the model up down left and right NOTE Holding down the SHIFT or CTRL keys or spinning t...

Page 143: ...igation Mode Orbit Command entry CTRL 7 Examine Mode In examine mode you can rotate the model around the focal point To examine a model 1 Click Examine on the Navigation Mode toolbar 2 To rotate the model around the focal point drag the left mouse button or using the cursor keys If the mouse is moving when you let go of the button the model keeps spinning Clicking on the model stops this NOTE Hold...

Page 144: ...ard Menu Viewpoint Navigation Mode Fly Command entry CTRL 9 Turntable Mode In turntable mode you can spin the model around the up vector as though the model is sitting on a turntable In this mode the up direction is always maintained To spin model on a turntable 1 Click Turntable on the Navigation Mode toolbar 2 Drag the left mouse button left and right or use the left and right cursor keys to spi...

Page 145: ...nned When you move the cursor over the SteeringWheel the First Contact balloon is displayed The First Contact balloon serves as an introduction to the purpose of the wheels and how you can use them Display and Use Wheels Pressing and dragging on a wedge of a wheel is the primary mode of interaction After a wheel is displayed click one of the wedges and hold down the button on the pointing device t...

Page 146: ...rsor text displays the name of the active navigation tool near the cursor Disabling tool messages and cursor text only affects the messages that are displayed when using the mini wheels or the big Full Navigation wheel To display a wheel 1 Click View SteeringWheels 2 Click the wheel you want to display for example Full Navigation Wheel Toolbar Navigation Mode SteeringWheels To close a wheel Use on...

Page 147: ...tions Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Show Tool Messages check box Messages are displayed when you use the navigation tools 4 Click OK To enable tool cursor text for wheels 1 Display a wheel 2 Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options 3 In the Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Show Tool Cursor Text check box T...

Page 148: ...rease Walk Speed Increases the walk speed for the Walk tool to double its current setting in the Options Editor NOTE This does not affect the viewpoint linear speed for Navisworks walk navigation mode The navigation tool used by SteeringWheels and Navisworks navigation modes are independent Decrease Walk Speed Decreases the walk speed for the Walk tool to half its current setting in the Options Ed...

Page 149: ...s the current view around a fixed pivot point NOTE When the mini wheel is displayed you can press and hold the middle mouse button to pan scroll the wheel button to zoom in and out and hold the SHIFT key while pressing and holding the middle mouse button to orbit the model To switch to the mini View Object wheel Right click the wheel and click Advanced Wheels Mini View Object Wheel Menu View Steer...

Page 150: ...he middle mouse button to pan scroll the wheel button to zoom in and out and hold the SHIFT key while pressing and holding the middle mouse button to orbit the model To switch to the mini Tour Building wheel Right click the wheel and click Advanced Wheels Mini Tour Building Wheel Menu View SteeringWheels Mini Tour Building Wheel Toolbar Navigation Mode Mini Tour Building Wheel To switch to the big...

Page 151: ...ard by clicking and dragging left or right Up Down Lower right wedge Slides the current view of a model along the Z axis of the model Pan Bottom wedge Repositions the current view by panning Look Lower left wedge Swivels the current view Orbit Left wedge Rotates the current view around a fixed pivot point Center Upper left wedge Specifies a point on a model to adjust the center of the current view...

Page 152: ...ined by the Center tool provides a focal point for the Zoom tool and a pivot point for the Orbit tool NOTE If you want to zoom from the Full Navigation wheels from your defined center point hold down CTRL before zooming To specify a point on a model as the center of a view 1 Display one of the Full Navigation wheels or the big View Object wheel 2 Click and hold down the Center wedge 3 Drag the cur...

Page 153: ...e or increase the distance towards the pivot point To reorient a view by moving towards or away from the model 1 Display the big Tour Building wheel 2 Click and hold down the Forward wedge The Drag Distance indicator is displayed NOTE If you click the Forward wedge once the model moves forward 50 of the distance between the current location and the pivot point 3 Drag the cursor up or down to chang...

Page 154: ...o return to the wheel To look at a face in the model with the Look tool 1 Display one of the Full Navigation wheels 2 Press and hold down the SHIFT key 3 Click and hold down the Look wedge The cursor changes to the Look At cursor 4 Drag over the objects in the model until the face highlights that you want to look at 5 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel To look around...

Page 155: ...down the CTRL key before clicking the Orbit wedge or while the Orbit tool is active then drag to the point on the model you want to use as the pivot point This option is only available when using the big and mini Full Navigation wheels or the mini View Object wheel NOTE While the Orbit tool is active you can be press and hold the CTRL key at anytime to move the pivot point used by the Orbit tool M...

Page 156: ...tion wheels 2 Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options 3 In the Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Enable Selection Sensitivity check box 4 Click OK The extents of any objects that are selected before the wheel is displayed are used to define the pivot point for the Orbit tool If no objects are selected the pivot point used by the Orbit is the ...

Page 157: ...moves the model in the same direction For example dragging upward moves the model up while dragging downward moves the model down TIP If the cursor reaches the edge of the screen you can continue panning by dragging further to force it to wrap around the screen To pan the view with the Pan tool 1 Display one of the Full Navigation wheels or the mini View Object wheel 2 Click and hold the Pan wedge...

Page 158: ...isplay a wheel 2 Click and hold the Rewind wedge The Rewind History panel is displayed 3 While holding down the button on your pointing device drag to the left or to the right to restore a previous view Dragging to the left restores an older previous view Dragging to the right restores a view that is newer than the one you are currently viewing You must have previously used the Rewind tool to see ...

Page 159: ...nt elevation if the walk angle is not constrained you will fly in the direction you are looking Use the Options Editor to constrain the movement angle to the world up vector for the Walk tool Movement Speed As you walk or fly through a model you can control the movement speed Movement speed is controlled by the distance in which the cursor is moved from the Center Circle icon and the current movem...

Page 160: ...he right increases the walking speed 4 Click OK To constraint the Walk tool to the world up vector 1 Display a wheel 2 Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheels Options 3 In the Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Constrain Walk Angle check box 4 Click OK Movement when walking is done parallel to the world up of the model To adjust the height of the curr...

Page 161: ...selected a Display the Full Navigation Wheel b Right click the wheel and click SteeringWheel Options c In the Options Editor the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node select the Enable Single Click Incremental Zoom In check box d Click OK 2 Display a wheel that has the Zoom tool 3 Click the Zoom wedge The magnification of the model is increased and you are zoomed in closer to the model If y...

Page 162: ...d in by a factor of 25 percent Zooming is performed from the current pivot point and not the location of the cursor Click and drag If you click the Zoom tool and hold down the button on your pointing device you can adjust the magnification of the model by dragging up and down CTRL click and drag When using the Full Navigation wheels or the mini View Object wheel you can control the target point us...

Page 163: ... bar The tilt angle is indicated in the scene s units below negative or above positive horizontal 0 at the base of the control bar This is particularly useful in walk mode to look up and down If your mouse has a wheel you can use it to adjust the tilt angle To toggle the Camera Tilt control bar Click View Control Bars Camera Tilt Command entry CTRL F7 Straighten Camera You can straighten the camer...

Page 164: ...e by using the ViewCube This change is global and affects all viewpoints To align with X axis Click Align X on the Navigation Tools toolbar Menu Viewpoint Navigation Tools Align X To align with Y axis Click Align Y on the Navigation Tools toolbar Menu Viewpoint Navigation Tools Align Y To align with Z axis Click Align Z on the Navigation Tools toolbar Menu Viewpoint Navigation Tools Align Z To loo...

Page 165: ...of the objects in the current view of the model In addition to controlling the opacity level of the ViewCube when it is inactive you can also control its size and the display of the compass The settings used to control the appearance of the ViewCube are located in the Options Editor Use the Compass The compass is displayed below the ViewCube tool and indicates which direction North is defined for ...

Page 166: ...d below the ViewCube tool and indicates the direction of North for the model ViewCube Menu Use the ViewCube menu to restore and define the Home view of a model switch between view projection modes and change the interactive behavior and appearance of the ViewCube tool To display the ViewCube menu To display the ViewCube menu do one of the following Right click on the compass Home icon or the main ...

Page 167: ...is over the ViewCube tool You use the other twenty defined areas to access angled views of a model Clicking one of the corners on the ViewCube tool reorients the current view of the model to a three quarter view based on a viewpoint defined by three sides of the model Clicking one of the edges reorients the view of the model to a half view based on two sides of the model You can also click and dra...

Page 168: ...ion of a model is also used to define the direction of the face views on the ViewCube tool NOTE Front view is a global setting and will be the same for viewpoints To reorient the current view to a preset orientation Click one of the faces edges or corners on the ViewCube tool To view an adjacent face NOTE Make sure a face view is current Click one of the triangles displayed near the edges of the V...

Page 169: ... Transitions When Switching Views 3 Click OK To automatically fit the model after a view orientation 1 Right click the ViewCube tool and click ViewCube Options 2 In the Options Editor the ViewCube page under the Interface node select Fit to View on Change 3 Click OK To roll a face view NOTE Make sure a face view is displayed Click one of the roll arrows displayed above and to the right of the View...

Page 170: ... with a model due to all the edges of the model appearing as the same size regardless of the distance from the camera Orthographic projection mode though is not how you commonly see objects in the real world Objects in the real world are seen in perspective projection So when you want to generate a rendering or hidden line view of a model using perspective projection will give the model a more rea...

Page 171: ...he preset locations on the ViewCube tool or click and drag the ViewCube tool to reorient the view of the model The ViewCube tool reorients the view of the model based on the centerpoint of the selected objects Navigation Aids SpaceBall NOTE The term SpaceBall is used as a generic term for all 3D motion controllers from 3Dconnexion including the SpaceBall SpaceMouse and SpaceTraveler A SpaceBall ca...

Page 172: ...ition of the marker in the thumbnail Alternatively navigate to a different location in the Scene Area The triangular marker in the thumbnail changes its position to match the camera position in the Scene Area 3 To manipulate a thumbnail view right click anywhere in the Plan View control bar Use the shortcut menu to adjust the view as desired Command entry CTRL F9 To use the Section Thumbnail 1 Cli...

Page 173: ... the top and bottom or to either side of the thumbnail view Redraws the thumbnail based on the cur rent setting Thumbnail drawing uses soft Refresh ware OpenGL and so can take a couple of seconds for large models Opens context sensitive help Help View All Makes the complete model fit into the Scene Area Using this function dollies and pans the camera so that the entire model is shown in the curren...

Page 174: ...urations of machine layouts To hold and release objects 1 Select the objects you want to hold either in the Scene Area or in the Selection Tree 2 Click Hold on the Navigation Tools toolbar The selected objects are now held and will move with you through the model when you use navigation modes such as walk pan and so on 3 To release the held objects click Hold on the Navigation Tools toolbar again ...

Page 175: ...ollision volume a 3D object that can navigate around and interact with the model obeying certain physical rules that confine you within the model itself In other words you have a mass and as such cannot pass through other objects points or lines in the scene You can walk over or climb over objects in the scene that are up to half the height of the collision volume thus allowing you to walk up stai...

Page 176: ...r You can customize settings such as avatar selection dimention and positioning for the current viewpoint or as a global option When third person view is turned on rendering prioritization is changed so that objects around the camera or avatar are displayed with much higher detail than normal The size of the region of high detail is based on collision volume radius speed of movement needing to see...

Page 177: ... Restart Autodesk Navisworks Head Up Display Head up display elements are on screen displays that provide information about your location and orientation in the 3D world In Autodesk Navisworks you can use the following head up display HUD elements XYZ Axes shows the X Y Z orientation of the camera or the avatar s eye if the avatar is visible The XYZ Axes indicator is located at the bottom left of ...

Page 178: ...To toggle ViewCube Click View Head Up Display ViewCube 166 Chapter 6 Explore Your Model ...

Page 179: ...ender shaded render wireframe or hidden line and you can individually turn each of the five primitive types surfaces lines points snap points and text on and off Select Render Mode Rendering shades the scene s geometry using the lighting you ve set up and the materials and environmental settings such as background you ve applied In Autodesk Navisworks you can use four render modes to control how t...

Page 180: ... Autodesk Navisworks uses triangles to represent surfaces and solids all triangle edges are visible in this mode To select wireframe mode Click Wireframe on the Rendering Style toolbar Menu Viewpoint Rendering Wireframe Hidden Line In hidden line mode the model is rendered in wireframe but only the outline and facet edges of surfaces that are visible to the camera are displayed NOTE Unlike wirefra...

Page 181: ... the same direction as the camera You can customize the head light properties in the File Options dialog box To use head light mode Click Head Light on the Rendering Style toolbar Menu Viewpoint Lighting Head Light To adjust head light intensity 1 Click Tools File Options 2 In the File Options dialog box click the Headlight tab 3 Move the Ambient slider to adjust the brightness of the scene and th...

Page 182: ... Options dialog box click the Scene Lights tab 3 Move the Ambient slider to adjust the brightness of the scene TIP Turning on scene lights mode before following this procedure lets you instantly see the effect your changes have on the scene rendering 4 Click OK Full Lights This mode uses lights that have been defined with the Presenter tool To use lights defined with the Presenter tool Click Full ...

Page 183: ...not include a physical ground plane So for example if you navigate under the ground and look up you will not see the back of a ground plane instead you will see the model from beneath and a background filled with the sky color Horizon background To set a plain background 1 Click Tools Background 2 In the Background Settings dialog box select Plain in the Mode drop down list 3 Select the required c...

Page 184: ...ives for example the center of a circle and are useful for snapping to when measuring Surfaces Surfaces are the triangles that make up the 2D and 3D items in the scene You can toggle the rendering of surfaces in the model To toggle the rendering of surfaces Click Surfaces on the Rendering Style toolbar Menu Viewpoint Display Surfaces Lines You can toggle the rendering of lines in the model You can...

Page 185: ...ints Snap points are implied points in the model for example the center point of a sphere or end points of a pipe You can toggle the rendering of snap point in the model You can also change the size of the drawn snap points by using the Options Editor To toggle the rendering of snap points Click Snap Points on the Rendering Style toolbar To change the size of snap points 1 Click Tools Global Optio...

Page 186: ... Click Tools File Options 2 In the File Options dialog box Culling tab select the Enable check box in the Area section 3 Enter a value for the screen area in pixels below which geometry objects are culled For example setting this value to 100 pixels means that any object within the model that would be drawn less than 10x10 pixels in size are discarded 4 Click OK To turn on backface culling for all...

Page 187: ...enter the desired value in the Distance box 4 Select Fixed for the Far clipping plane and enter the desired value in the Distance box 5 Click OK IMPORTANT Autodesk Navisworks uses the provided values even if doing so affects the system performance for example makes the whole model invisible Make Objects Required Although Autodesk Navisworks intelligently prioritizes objects for culling in the scen...

Page 188: ...gation by reducing frame rate or switching off the Guarantee Frame Rate option To set the target frame rate 1 Click Tools File Options 2 In the File Options dialog box Speed tab select the number of frames per second to be applied to the rendered display of the model 3 Click OK To set the level of detail 1 Click Tools Global Options 2 In the Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the D...

Page 189: ...lding the walls occlude most geometry outside the corridor Other rooms are only visible through doorways or windows Turning on occlusion culling dramatically reduces the rendering load in such cases To use hardware acceleration NOTE If your video card does not support OpenGL hardware acceleration this option is not available 1 Click Tools Global Options 2 In the Options Editor expand the Interface...

Page 190: ...ll possible to interrupt and start interacting again at any time In focal point based navigation modes such as examine orbit and turntable the model is positioned so that parts closer than the focal point appear in front of the screen with the rest behind In other navigation modes such as walk and fly the focal point is set so that any avatar will be level with the screen Objects between you and t...

Page 191: ...in later sessions Selecting items makes them part of the current selection so you can hide them or override their colors You can use several methods to interactively select items into the current selection You can use the tabs in the Selection Tree select items directly in the Scene Area with select and select box modes and you can select other items with similar properties to an existing selectio...

Page 192: ...ts Displays a list of selection and search sets If no selection and search sets have been created this tab is not shown Additional customized Selection Tree tabs can be added by using the Autodesk Navisworks API Naming of items reflects the names from the original CAD application wherever possible There are different tree icons representing the types of geometry making up the structure of the mode...

Page 193: ...of the Compact tab 1 Click Tools Global Options 2 In the Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the Selection option 3 On the Selection page select the required level of detail in the Compact Tree box Choose from the following options Models the tree is restricted to displaying model files only Layers the tree can be expanded down to the layer level Objects can be expanded down to the ...

Page 194: ... This is useful when you select lines and points Select Mode In select mode you can click an item in the Scene Area to select it Once a single item is selected its properties are shown in the Properties window Select Box Mode In select box mode you can select multiple items in the model by dragging a rectangular box around the area you want to make your current selection To use select mode to sele...

Page 195: ...ame as the currently selected item Select Same Type Selects all items in the model that have the same type as the currently selected item Select Same Property Selects all items with the same property as the currently selected item This property can be any searchable property currently attached to the item for example material or hyperlink NOTE Using the Select Same Property command works by compar...

Page 196: ...r selection resolution are as follows Model Makes the object path start at the model node as a result all objects in the model are selected Layer Makes the object path start at the layer node as a result all objects within a layer are selected First Object Makes the object path start at the highest level of objects below the layer node if applicable Last Object Makes the object path start at the l...

Page 197: ...Wireframe or Tinted 5 Click the Color palette to select the highlight color 6 If you selected Tinted in the Method box use the slider to adjust the Tint Level 7 Click OK Hide Objects Autodesk Navisworks provides tools that can be used to hide and display objects or groups of objects Hidden objects are not drawn in the Scene Area Hide Selected Objects You can hide the objects in the current selecti...

Page 198: ...e invisible objects Menu Edit Unselected Hidden Shortcut menu Unselected Hidden To reveal all hidden objects Click Edit Reset All Unhide All Shortcut menu Scene Reset All Unhide All Find Objects Finding is a quick and powerful way of selecting items into the current selection based on items properties You can use the Find Items window to set up and run a search which can then be saved and re run i...

Page 199: ...d instead for example all objects that do not use chrome material Each category and property name has two parts a user string which is shown in the Autodesk Navisworks interface and an internal string which is not shown and is mainly used by the API By default the items are matched on both parts but you can instruct Autodesk Navisworks to match only on one part if necessary For example you can ign...

Page 200: ... value to search for for example Chrome e If you want to make your search statement case insensitive right click it and click Ignore String Value Case 4 Define more search statements if required By default all statements are ANDed This means that they all need to be true for an item to be selected You can make a statement use OR logic by right clicking it and clicking Or Condition If you are using...

Page 201: ...vailable within the category and property you defined earlier If you used Wildcard as the condition operator you can type a value with wildcards To match one single unspecified character use the symbol question mark To match any number of unspecified characters use the symbol asterisk For example b k will match brick and block b k will match bench kiosk brick and block and b k will match bench kio...

Page 202: ...s the next qualifying item and selects it in the Scene Area and the Selection Tree Find All Finds all qualifying items and highlights them in the Scene Area and the Selection Tree TIP Click Unselected Hidden on the Selection Tools toolbar to display only the search results in the Scene Area Quick Find To locate and select the objects quickly use the Quick Find feature To quickly find items 1 Click...

Page 203: ...e same as the list on the Sets tab of the Selection Tree You can customize the names of selection and search sets and add comments You can also show the selection and search sets as links in the Scene Area These links are created automatically by Navisworks Clicking on a link restores the geometry within the corresponding selection or search set to the active selection and highlights it in the Sce...

Page 204: ...ected search or selection set Rename Renames the selected search or selection set By default new selection sets aare named Selection SetX and search sets are named Search SetX where X is the next available number added to the list Sort Orders the contents of the Search Sets window alphabetically Help Launches the online Help system and displays the topic for selection and search sets Create and Ma...

Page 205: ... a folder then the new folder is created inside it otherwise it is added above the selected item You can have as many folders as you like 3 Type a name for your folder and press ENTER TIP Use names that can help you to identify your sets in future 4 Click the set that you want to add to your new folder Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to the folder name Release the mouse button t...

Page 206: ...ey and select both files 4 Click Tools Compare 5 In the Compare dialog box the Find Differences In area select the check boxes for all required options NOTE The Overridden Material and Overridden Transform check boxes relate to changing the color and transparency in Autodesk Navisworks and changing a file s origin scale or rotation since loading into Autodesk Navisworks respectively These check bo...

Page 207: ...Navisworks the object properties can be examined in the Properties window This is a floating window which has a dedicated tab for each property category associated with the currently selected object Internal file properties such as transform and geometry properties are not shown by default The Options Editor enables you to switch this on You can use the Properties shortcut menu to create and manag...

Page 208: ...alue Copy Row Copies the selected row Copy All Copies all on the tab Edit Hyperlinks Opens the Edit Hyperlinks dialog box Add New User Data Tab Adds a custom property tab to the Properties window Delete New User Data Tab Deletes the currently selected custom property tab from the Properties window Insert New Property Adds a custom property Delete Property Deletes the currently selected custom prop...

Page 209: ...hoose String if the property value is a string Boolean if the property value is Yes or No Float if the property value is a decimal value for example 1 234 Integer if the property value is a positive whole number 1 2 3 a negative whole number 1 2 3 or zero 0 4 Enter the name for the property in the Property box and press ENTER 5 Double click the Value box enter the value associated with your proper...

Page 210: ...s sessions The global connection information is saved on the local machine If the associated database is available on loading the NWF NWD file the link automatically establishes itself when an object is selected On selecting an object if the database is available and there is data associated with the object Autodesk Navisworks adds an appropriate database tab to the Properties window and displays ...

Page 211: ...of the tab that will appear on the Properties window You are now ready to configure the database link 4 Click OK to save the link and return to the previous dialog box To configure a database link 1 To configure a file based database link a Click Tools File Options b In the File Options dialog box DataTools tab click the link you want to configure in the DataTools Links area and click the Edit but...

Page 212: ...k the link you want to configure in the DataTools Links area and click the Edit button NOTE If you haven t added any links yet click the New button and follow the procedure for adding database links first 3 Configure the ODBC Driver a In the Edit Link dialog box select the appropriate ODBC Driver to define the type of the database to link to for example Microsoft Access Driver mdb 200 Chapter 8 Re...

Page 213: ...tatement for example SELECT FROM tblBoilerData WHERE NWUniqueID prop Entity Handle Value This statement instructs Autodesk Navisworks to select all columns from the tblBoilerData table whilst requiring that the column called NWUniqueID matches a category property pair called Entity Handle Value 6 Select which columns you want to display as link categories on the Properties window a Double click th...

Page 214: ...k Tools DataTools b In the DataTools dialog box select the check boxes for all links you want to activate in the DataTools Links area 3 Click OK IMPORTANT You cannot activate links with insufficient or invalid configuration information To export a database link 1 Click Tools File Options 2 In the File Options dialog box DataTools tab click the link you want to export in the DataTools Links area an...

Page 215: ... To import a database link 1 Click Tools File Options 2 In the File Options dialog box DataTools tab click the Import button 3 In the Open dialog box browse to the folder containing the required datatools file select it and click Open External Database Links 203 ...

Page 216: ...still remembers the path and filename of the original model file currentpath This tag represents the full path and filename of the currently loaded model If you currently have an NWF or NWD loaded that contains many other models it will just return the path and filename of the top level NWF NWD File and Path Manipulation Tags removeext text If the provided text includes a filename with an extensio...

Page 217: ...nd scale and also change color and transparency of objects All object manipulation is carried out in the Scene Area Any changes that you make to object attributes are considered to be global as if they d been changed in the original CAD model and can be saved with Navisworks files You have an option of resetting object attributes back to the state they were in when imported from the original CAD f...

Page 218: ...hold down the CTRL key while dragging the square at the end of the desired axis To snap the translation gizmo to other objects hold down the CTRL key while dragging the yellow square in the middle of the gizmo For the point to point translation hold down the CTRL key and use the center square to drag the gizmo to the start point Then with CTRL released drag the square again to move the objects to ...

Page 219: ...ect is to be moved by overriding its transform 6 Click Transform Objects to move the object to the second point If you have multiple points in the scene each time you click Transform Objects the selected object is moved to the next point To rotate an object with the rotation gizmo 1 Select the object you want to rotate in the Scene Area 2 Click Rotate Item on the Object Manipulation toolbar 3 Use ...

Page 220: ...t by the amount entered X Y Z represent degrees of rotation in the current model unit cX cY cZ represent the rotation center point To rotate an object with a measure tool 1 Select the object you want to move 2 Open the Measure Tools window and click Measure Angle 3 To rotate the object click three points on the selected object to determine how the object is to be rotated refer to the diagram below...

Page 221: ...nt a scaling factor 1 being the current size 0 5 half 2 being double and so on cX cY cZ represent the scaling center point Change Color and Transparency You can apply custom colors and transparencies to geometry in the scene For example when you are dealing with models with unsupported materials and textures all geometry is displayed in its wireframe color You can change or overrided the color and...

Page 222: ...ter the snapping Tolerance The smaller the value the closer the cursor must be to a feature in the model before it snaps to it 4 In the Rotation area enter the multiplier for the snapping angle into the Angles box and the snapping tolerance into the Angle Sensitivity box The smaller the value the closer to the snapping angle the cursor must be for snap to take effect 5 Click OK Reset to Original V...

Page 223: ... want to do For all measurements the X Y and Z coordinates of the Start point and End point are displayed in the text boxes underneath the buttons together with the Difference and the absolute Distance If you use accumulative measure such as Point Line or Accumulate Distance shows the accumulated distance for all points registered in the measurement To toggle the Measure Tools window Click Measure...

Page 224: ...an item to register a point clicking on the background will not register anything You can reset a measure command at any time by right clicking instead of left clicking in the Scene Area This starts the measure command again with no points registered just as if you had chosen a new measurement type Endpoints of standard measuring lines are represented as small cross symbols in the Scene Area and a...

Page 225: ...and the redline takes the color and line thickness that is currently set for redlining NOTE When you convert measurements to redlines the lines and text are stored in the current viewpoint To change the thickness and color of measuring lines 1 Open the Measure Tools window and click Options 2 In the Options Editor the Measure page under the Interface node enter the desired number into the Line Thi...

Page 226: ...to be measured 3 Click the next point along the route 4 Repeat this to measure the entire route The Distance box and the optional dimension label display the total distance along the selected route TIP If you want to change the start point right click in the Scene Area and select a new start point Menu Review Measure Point Line To calculate an angle between two lines 1 Open the Measure Tools windo...

Page 227: ...e on the same plane Menu Review Measure Measure Area To measure the shortest distance between two objects 1 Press and hold the CTRL key and select two objects in the Scene Area 2 Open the Measure Tools window and click Measure Shortest Distance The Distance box and the optional dimension label display the shortest distance between the selected objects Menu Review Measure Measure Shortest Distance ...

Page 228: ... you to add review annotations to viewpoints and clash detection results Using redline tools is mutually exclusive to using navigation modes and SteeringWheels so that when you are redlining you cannot navigate and vice versa Redline Tags Redline tags combine the features of redlining viewpoints and comments into a single easy to use review tool This allows you to tag anything you want to identify...

Page 229: ...r the selected item Delete Comment Deletes the selected comment Help Launches the online Help system and displays the topic for comments You can add as many comments as you wish to a source either from the Comments window or from the source itself TIP To add a comment to a specific object in the Scene Area use redline tags To toggle the Comments window Click Comments on the Workspace toolbar Menu ...

Page 230: ...t to a TimeLiner task 1 Open the TimeLiner window and click the Tasks tab 2 Right click the desired task and click Add Comment 3 In the Comments window type in your comment By default it is assigned New status 4 Click OK To view comments 1 Open the Comments window 2 Go the source of your comments For example open the Saved Viewpoints window 3 As you click the source items for example viewpoints th...

Page 231: ... of redline tags can only be added to a saved viewpoint or to a clash result which has a saved viewpoint If you don t have any saved viewpoints adding a redline tag will automatically create and save a viewpoint for you You can also convert measurements to redlines For more information see Measuring on page 212 To toggle the Redline Tools window Click Redline on the Workspace toolbar Menu Tools Re...

Page 232: ...ine is added to the selected viewpoint NOTE Text can only be added in a single line with this redline tool To display text on multiple lines write each line individually 5 If you want to move the annotation right click the redline and click Move Clicking a different location in the Scene Area moves the text there 6 If you want to edit the annotation right click the redline and click Edit Menu Revi...

Page 233: ...dline Line To draw a string of lines 1 Open the Viewpoints window and click the viewpoint that you want to review 2 Open the Redline Tools window and click Line String 3 Click in the viewpoint to begin Each time you click a new point is added to the line string When the string is complete click the right mouse button to end the line and you can then start a new line string Menu Review Redline Line...

Page 234: ...u want to review 2 Open the Redline Tools window and click Cloud 3 Click in the viewpoint to begin drawing the arcs of the cloud Each time you click a new point is added Clicking clockwise draws regular arcs clicking counterclockwise draws inverted arcs 4 To automatically close the cloud right click Menu Review Redline Cloud To erase redlines 1 Open the Viewpoints window and click the viewpoint th...

Page 235: ...s redlines Review Comments and Redline Tags You can use the Find Comments window to set up and run a search for redline tags and comments You can also use a quick find feature to locate redline tags During a review session you can edit text change status assigned to comments and redline tags and delete comments and tags You can also renumber tag and comments IDs if necessary Find Comments Window T...

Page 236: ...If new comments are added or any of the existing comments are modified the results list is cleared To toggle the Find Comments window Click Find Comments on the Workspace toolbar Menu Edit Find Comments or Review Comments Find Comments Command entry SHIFT F4 To find comments 1 Open the Find Comments window 2 Set up the search criteria a Use the Comments tab if you want to search for a specific tex...

Page 237: ...ing the Previous Months Select this radio button to locate all comments modified in the last X number of months During the Previous Days Select this radio button to locate all comments modified in the last X number of days Source Tab Use this tab to restrict the search by the source that the comment is attached to By default all check boxes are selected Clash Detective Select this check box if you...

Page 238: ...o select the current tag Edit Comments and Redlines Once a comment is saved you can edit it either from the Comments window or from the source itself Editing redline tags is the same as editing comments To change content and status of a comment or redline tag 1 View the comment or redline tag you want to edit in the Comments window 2 Right click the comment or tag and click Edit Comment 3 Modify t...

Page 239: ...Renumber Tag IDs Links There are several sources of links in Autodesk Navisworks original links that have been converted from the native CAD files links that have been added by Autodesk Navisworks users and links that have been automatically generated by the program for example selection set links viewpoint links TimeLiner task links and so on The links converted from the native CAD files and the ...

Page 240: ... check box hides the corresponding link category in the Scene Area By default all standard link categories are visible 4 Click OK To control the display of user defined links 1 Click Tools Global Options 2 In the Options Editor expand the Interface node expand the Hyperlinks node and click the User Defined Categories option 3 On the User Defined Categories page select the Visible check box to disp...

Page 241: ...s displayed attached to the closest attachment point to the camera during navigation This allows you to set up links so that they are always available for following when drawn in 3D mode during navigation and do not disappear behind objects To draw links in 3D mode NOTE In 3D mode links can become hidden by other objects in the scene when you are navigating 1 Click Tools Global Options 2 In the Op...

Page 242: ... drawn for each of the available categories You can choose between an icon and text By default links with user defined categories are shown as icons NOTE If no user defined categories have been added this page is empty 4 Click OK Quick Reference The table below shows the icons that can be used to represent different link categories in the Scene Area Description Icon Represents links that have hype...

Page 243: ...bject 1 In the Scene Area select the desired geometry item 2 Click Review Hyperlinks Add Hyperlink 3 In the Add Hyperlink dialog box enter the name for the link in the Name box 4 In the Link to File or URL box type in the full path to the required data source or the URL address You can also browse to the folder containing the desired external file 5 Choose the category for your link from the Categ...

Page 244: ... Make sure links are switched on If not click Hyperlinks on the Workspace toolbar 2 Click the desired link in the Scene Area to open the attached data source Shortcut menu Follow Link To follow one of the non default links 1 Make sure links are switched on If not click Hyperlinks on the Workspace toolbar 2 Right click the default link and click the Select Item Containing Hyperlink option This opti...

Page 245: ...tate NOTE You cannot edit automatically generated links such as the links that point to clash results TimeLiner tasks and so on You can delete any links that have been added to your file by Autodesk Navisworks users and the links that have been converted from original CAD files You cannot delete automatically generated links but you can turn them off so they don t clutter the Scene Area To edit a ...

Page 246: ... removes all links manually added to it by Navisworks users If you made a mistake use the Undo button on the Standard toolbar Click Edit Reset All Reset Hyperlinks Smart Tags Smart tags display property information in a tooltip style window as you move your cursor over objects in the Scene Area You don t need to select objects first The smart tags disappear after a few seconds By default smart tag...

Page 247: ...e Definitions option 3 On the Definitions page click Grid View to display smart tag definitions as table rows 4 Click the Category or Property for the definition that you want to delete 5 Click Remove Element 6 Click OK To hide category names 1 Click Tools Global Options 2 In the Options Editor expand the Interface node and click the SmartTags option 3 Select the Hide Category check box 4 Click OK...

Page 248: ...itchBack with MicroStation 1 For MicroStation J and v8 or products based on it open the product in the usual manner 2 Click Utilities Key In 3 In the Key In dialog box type mdl load nwexport6 to load the nwexport plugin NOTE If SwitchBack needs to be available every time MicroStation is run nwexport6 can be added to the list of MDL plugins in MicroStation 4 Once the MicroStation package is running...

Page 249: ... same appearing as an overlay on top of the base layer of model geometry This enables you to see how the design has evolved See Review Your Model on page 179 for more information on hyperlinks comments and redlines and Native File Formats on page 87 for more information on the nwf file format Viewpoints also retain the section planes active at the time of viewpoint creation which can be useful in ...

Page 250: ... the Control key and left clicking or by left clicking the first item and then clicking the last item while holding down the Shift key You can drag viewpoints around the Saved Viewpoints window and reorganize them into folders or animations There are no buttons on this window and commands are actioned through shortcut menus Through these menus you can save and update viewpoints create and manage v...

Page 251: ...es a copy of the selected viewpoint in the Saved Viewpoints window The copy is named the same as the selected viewpoint but includes the version number in brackets For example View1 1 View1 2 and so on Add Comment Adds a comment regarding the selected viewpoint See Comments and Redlines on page 216 for more information on comments Edit Comment When available opens the Edit Comment dialog box Edit ...

Page 252: ...e current viewpoint and adds it to the selected folder New Folder Adds a subfolder to the selected folder Add Animation Adds a new empty viewpoint animation to the selected folder Add Cut Adds an animation cut to the selected folder Cuts are used as pauses in the viewpoint animations and are 1 second long by default You can drag the created cut into a different position Add Copy Creates a copy of ...

Page 253: ... Saved Viewpoints on the Workspace toolbar 2 Click the desired viewpoint in the list It is now displayed in the Scene Area Organize Viewpoints Viewpoints can be organized into folders if necessary IMPORTANT The viewpoints stored inside folders cannot be recalled by using the Viewpoint Saved Viewpoints menu To organize viewpoints into folders 1 If the Saved Viewpoints window is not displayed click ...

Page 254: ...ormation stored with the viewpoint By default these attributes are not stored with new saved viewpoints If you do wish them to be saved by default then this can be set in the Options Editor Default collision settings can also be saved with a viewpoint including whether collision gravity crouching and third person view are enabled You can set a viewpoint to save any of these settings by editing the...

Page 255: ... those viewpoints the material overrides set when the viewpoint was saved will be reinstated By default this check box is clear as it requires a relatively large amount of memory to save this state information with each viewpoint See Manipulate Object Attributes on page 205 for more information on overriding materials 5 Select the Override Model Linear Speed check box to be able to set a specific ...

Page 256: ... stored inside viewpoints and so can also be used within viewpoint animations and object animations to show a dynamically sectioned model See Saved Viewpoints Window on page 237 for more information on viewpoints and Record and Play Animations on page 251 for more information on animations Slices can also be created using two opposing section planes and linking them In this way you can move a slic...

Page 257: ...cene up to a maximum of 6 3 Click the Enable Disable button Position and Use Section Planes Once you have enabled at least one section plane you can align it and then use the slider to control how the section plane moves through the model Each section plane remembers its settings alignment slider position step size and so on If you have more than one section plane enabled you can delete the curren...

Page 258: ...restrict the range of the slider movement and set a finer resolution for sectioning large models The Set Range button enables you to limit the range of the section planes to the bounding box limits of the currently selected items Clicking this button with nothing selected resets the range back to default You can also control the Step Size of the slider it dictates the incremental value by which th...

Page 259: ...ng Plane dialog box select the Enable check box enter the desired value into the text box below and click OK To move a section plane through the model 1 On the Sectioning toolbar select the required section plane in the drop down box 2 If it s not already enabled click 3 If necessary change the alignment of the section plane and set up the slider step size 4 Move the slider to interactively positi...

Page 260: ...ice through the model NOTE You can click the Record button on the Animation toolbar and record a viewpoint animation showing the model as it is sliced You can also save the configured slice as a viewpoint and return to it later Enable and Use Section Boxes You can define a section box to focus your review on specific and limited areas of the model Once you ve set the box size you can use the X Y Z...

Page 261: ...eates the sectioning box in the center of the model 5 Click the Step Size button 6 In the Sectioning Plane dialog box select the Enable check box enter the desired value into the text box below and click OK 7 Use the X Y and Z numeric steppers to move the sectioning box around the model TIP If you want to restrict the range of the box movement to specific items select them in the Scene Area and cl...

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Page 263: ... necessary to interact with animated objects is limited to users with access to the Animator and Scripter functionality any user can actually play them back once they have been recorded See Animate Objects on page 271 for step by step instructions on how to record animations and scripts Create and Edit Viewpoint Animations There are two ways to create viewpoint animations in Autodesk Navisworks Yo...

Page 264: ...aved Viewpoints This is where your new viewpoint animation called AnimationX where X is the latest available number is added to The name will be editable at this point if you want to name it yourself This viewpoint animation will also become the current active animation in the Available Animations drop down box on the Animation toolbar While the above method is useful for creating quick viewpoint ...

Page 265: ... in the duration in seconds in the Duration box 4 If you want the viewpoint animation to play back continuously select the Loop Playback check box 5 From the Smoothing drop down list select the type of smoothing you want the viewpoint animation to use None means that the camera will move from one frame to the next without any attempt at smoothing out the corners The speed of movement between frame...

Page 266: ...through the animation that the camera is You can type a number into this box to set the camera at a certain point in the animation and play back from that point 4 For viewpoint animations you may notice that the frame in the animation in the Saved Viewpoints window is highlighted when the animation is playing You can click on any frame to set the camera to that point in time in the viewpoint anima...

Page 267: ...ill host the meeting and place a call to invite the others to join the meeting Any of the participants who have joined the meeting can take control and drive the session All navigation performed by the driver will be displayed in the Scene Area on each of the participants machines Any viewpoints or redlines for example added during the session can be updated on all participants machines at the cli...

Page 268: ...g attendees to join 1 Having initialized Windows NetMeeting click the Call button in the NetMeeting dialog box 2 In the Place a Call dialog box enter the machine name or IP address of the machine you wish to join the meeting into the To box 3 Click the Call button to send the invite Once the person receiving the invite accepts this both their name and yours will be listed in the NetMeeting dialog ...

Page 269: ... Collaborate toolbar 2 Upon clicking the drive button all other users in the call will receive a message advising that you are requesting control They will have to answer Yes to this message if you are to drive Autodesk Navisworks on their machine To refresh all attendees machines Although real time navigation in Autodesk Navisworks can be performed on all machines in a call by one user it is not ...

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Page 271: ...In and Zoom Out buttons to do just that with the preview image 3 Click Print 4 In the Print dialog box click OK Print Setup This option enables you to the set up paper size and orientation options To change the print setup 1 Click File Print Setup 2 In the Print Setup dialog box make changes as required to the paper and orientation 3 Click the Properties button if you want to change printer specif...

Page 272: ...puts Intergraph PDS review data including PDS Tags tag and PDS Display Sets dst It is also possible to import various data that has been exported from previous Autodesk Navisworks sessions Clash Test Files Clash tests can be imported into the Clash Detective tool to set up pre defined generic clash tests For more information see Import Clash Tests on page 381 PDS Tag Files Tag information from Int...

Page 273: ...tions When imported into Autodesk Navisworks dst files create Search Sets in the Selection Sets window See also Selection Sets Window on page 191 To import PDS display sets 1 Click File Import PDS Display Sets 2 Use the Import dialog box to locate the desired dst file 3 Click Open to import the PDS display sets PDS Display Set Files 261 ...

Page 274: ... on exporting viewpoints to an xml file To import viewpoints and associated data 1 Click File Import Viewpoints XML 2 In the Import dialog box locate the desired viewpoints xml file 3 Click Open Search Criteria Files Search criteria can be imported into Autodesk Navisworks This will populate the Find Items window The search can then be run on the current model finding any items that match the spec...

Page 275: ...ed Search Set will define the current Find Items criteria and search the current model accordingly See Find Items Window on page 186 for more information on searching the model for items based on their properties To import saved search sets 1 Click File Import Search Sets XML 2 In the Import dialog box locate the desired search sets xml file 3 Click Open Search Set Files 263 ...

Page 276: ...to enter the height in pixels when available 4 Select the desired value in the Anti Aliasing box This option applies to OpenGL renderer only Anti aliasing is used to smooth the edges of the exported images The higher the number the smoother the image but the longer they take to export 4x is adequate for most situations 5 Click Save Clash Test Files Clash tests can be exported from the Clash Detect...

Page 277: ...Earth KML files 1 Click File Export Google Earth KML 2 In the KML Options dialog box select the Export Model Relative to Terrain Height check box to put Google Earth in a mode where all heights are measured from the surface of the ground When this is check box is clear all heights are measured from sea level NOTE When positioning a model relative to sea level the height of the Google Earth referen...

Page 278: ...d from Google Earth The Origin Import button differs slightly from the other two if the KML file contains multiple placemarks this button will offer the user the choice of importing second and third reference points if available The other two buttons will only import a single reference point 7 The Pick buttons allow the reference point locations to be selected in the Scene Area These points must b...

Page 279: ...ea to set the image size See Image Export Dialog Box on page 446 For png file format click the Options button and use the PNG Options dialog box to specify the Interlacing and Compression settings For jpeg file format click the Options button and use the JPEG Options dialog box to specify the Compression and Smoothing settings 4 Click OK 5 In the Save As dialog box enter a new filename and locatio...

Page 280: ...n in the Source box 3 Set up the rest of the boxes in the Animation Export dialog box and click OK For more information see Animation Export Dialog Box on page 446 4 In the Save As dialog box enter a new filename and location if you want to change from those suggested 5 Click Save Viewpoints Files Viewpoints can be exported from Autodesk Navisworks to an xml file These viewpoints contain all assoc...

Page 281: ...e imported into other Autodesk Navisworks sessions and re used For example if you have a number of generic searches that you perform on all of your projects this feature allows you to specify the searches once and use them on all projects For more information see Create and Manage Selection and Search Sets on page 192 To export search sets 1 Click File Export Search Sets XML 2 In the Export dialog...

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Page 283: ...g a crane and then lifting its arm Simple scripts for example to open and close a specified door Linking to TimeLiner to trigger off independent animations as tasks start Linking to TimeLiner with different TimeLiner tasks play to specific points in an animation e g have one animation that moves crane between all points on a site any task can trigger animation to move from current point to desired...

Page 284: ...anslation gizmo is displayed in the Scene Area and enables you to modify the posi tion of the geometry objects This mode remains active until you select a different object manipulation mode from the tool bar Puts Animator into rotation mode The ro tation gizmo is displayed in the Scene Area and enables you to modify the rotation of the geometry objects This mode remains active until you select a d...

Page 285: ...the animation playing and rewinds it back to the beginning Plays the animation forward from the starting point to the end then stops Steps one second forwards Fast forwards the animation to the end The Animator Tree View The Animator tree view lists all scenes and scene components in a hierarchical list view Use it to create and manage animation scenes Hierarchical List You can use the Animator tr...

Page 286: ...rs Add Folder Adds a scene folder to the tree view Scene folders can hold scenes and other scene Add Scene Folder folders When you add a scene folder if you do this while having an empty scene folder selected Navisworks creates the new scene folder at the very top of the tree otherwise it creates it beneath your current selection Selects loop mode for scenes and scene animations The animation play...

Page 287: ...Select this check box to use ping pong mode When the animation reaches the end it will run backwards until it reaches the start Unless loop mode is also selected this will only happen once Infinite This check box is only available for scenes Select this check box to make the scene play indefinitely that is until the Stop button is pressed If this check box is clear the scene will play until its en...

Page 288: ... the last keyframe this indicates that the animation will play indefinitely e g loop animation Sliders You can use two sliders in the timeline view Time Slider The black vertical line is the time slider representing the current position in the playback This can be adjusted by either using the VCR controls on the toolbar or by dragging the slider left or right in the timeline view or by selecting a...

Page 289: ...ion bar between the keyframes NOTE If you right click an area on the animation bar without a keyframe in it the shortcut menu will contain only the Paste option to use it you must have the keyframe data on the clipboard See also Work with Keyframes on page 292 The Manual Entry Bar The optional Manual Entry bar is located at the bottom of the Animator window and enables you to manipulate geometry o...

Page 290: ...kes the element more transparent a lower value makes the element more opac If you don t want to enter the transparency value manually use this slider to adjust the transparency level See also Using Gizmos on page 205 Scripter Window Use the Scripter window to add interactivity to animated objects in your model Menu Tools Scripter Toolbar Workspace Scripter The Scripter Tree View The Scripter tree ...

Page 291: ...lears the Active check box for the cur rently selected item in the tree view Only active scripts will be executed Deactivate Icons Purpose Icon Adds new scripts to the tree view Adds new folders to the tree view Deletes the currently selected item in the tree view NOTE If you made a mistake click on the Standard toolbar to restore the de leted item Check Boxes Active Use this check box to specify ...

Page 292: ...ble on the shortcut menu whenever they are applicable Purpose Command Enables you to select an event to add Add Event Deletes the currently selected event Delete Event Enables you to select brackets Choose from and None Brackets Enables you to select logic operators Choose from AND and OR Logic Tests the validity of your event condition Test Logic Moves the currently selected event up Move Up Move...

Page 293: ...actions view to display a shortcut menu The following commands are available on the shortcut menu whenever they are applicable Purpose Command Enables you to select an action to add Add Action Deletes the currently selected action Delete Action Executes the currently selected action Test Action Stops execution of the currently selected action Stop Action Moves the currently selected action up in t...

Page 294: ...ision Selection to Collide With Click the Set button and use the shortcut menu to define the collision objects Clear clears your currently selected collision objects Set From Current Selection sets the collision objects to your current object selection in the Scene Area NOTE This option is not available until you make a selection in the Scene Area Set From Current Selection sets the collision obje...

Page 295: ...st the value in your variable The following rules apply If you enter a number for example 0 400 5 3 the value is treated as a numeric value If it s got a decimal place the floating point formatting is preserved up to the user defined decimal places If you enter an alphanumeric string between single or double quote marks such as hello or testing the value is treated as a sting If you enter an alpha...

Page 296: ...n of the animation playback Choose from Start the playback ends at the beginning of the animation End the playback ends at the end of the animation Specified Time the playback ends at the segment defined in the Specific End Time field Specific Start Time The starting position of a playback segment Specific End Time The finishing position of a playback segment Stop Animation Animation Selects the a...

Page 297: ...rarchy of objects the top level object is automatically used to get the property from So for example if you selected a group called Wheel which includes two subgroups called Rim and Tyre only the properties that relate to Wheel can be stored Variable to Set The name of the variable to recieve the property Property to Store Category The property category The values in this drop down box depend on t...

Page 298: ...fect on playback except that the contents of a folder can be easily switched on off to save time There are two types of folders Scene folders to hold scenes and other scene folders Folders to hold scene components and other folders To add an animation scene 1 If the Animator window is not already open select Tools Animator from the menu bar 2 Right click in the Animator tree view and click Add Sce...

Page 299: ...ames that can help you to identify your scenes in future 4 Select the scene you want to add to your new folder Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to the folder name When the cursor changes to a black arrow release the mouse button to drop the scene into the folder To organize scene components into folders 1 If the Animator window is not already open select Tools Animator from the m...

Page 300: ...NOTE Any changes to search selection sets during the animation playback are ignored If the model changes so that objects in a particular animation are missing they are automatically removed from the animation set when the corresponding NWD or NWF file is resaved Finally if the selection or search sets are deleted rather than being lost the corresponding animation set becomes a static selection of ...

Page 301: ...cene Area When you select animation sets in the Animator tree view they are also highlighted in the Scene Area To get a clearer view of an object as you animating it you can use the Options Editor to adjust the way in which the current selection is highlighted See also The Manual Entry Bar on page 277 To capture object movement 1 If the Animator window is not already open select Tools Animator fro...

Page 302: ...he Capture Keyframe button on the Animator toolbar to create a keyframe with the initial object state 4 In the timeline view move the black time slider to the right to set the desired time 5 Click the Scale Animation Set button on the Animator toolbar 6 Use the scale gizmo to resize the selected objects 7 To capture the current object changes in a keyframe click the Capture Keyframe button on the ...

Page 303: ... no camera keyframes are defined then the scene uses the current views in the Scene Area If a single keyframe is defined the camera moves to that viewpoint and then remain static throughout the scene Finally if multiple keyframes are defined the camera is animated accordingly You can add a blank camera and then manipulate the viewpoints or you can copy an existing viewpoint animation straight into...

Page 304: ...uts To capture sectional cuts 1 If the Animator window is not already open select Tools Animator from the menu bar 2 Select the desired section plane set in the Animator tree view 3 Select the plane that you wish to manipulate from the drop down list on the Sectioning toolbar NOTE Make sure it s not yet enabled 4 Set the step size by clicking on the Step Size button on the Sectioning toolbar 5 Cli...

Page 305: ...e timeline for an animation set camera or section plane set then the very start of the timeline acts like a hidden keyframe So for example if you have a keyframe a few seconds in and the frame has the Interpolate option enabled then over those first few seconds objects would interpolate between their default starting position and those defined in the first keyframe Edit Keyframes You can edit capt...

Page 306: ...ed NOTE Selecting this check box disables the Loop and P P check boxes 4 If necessary use the Active Loop and P P check boxes to adjust the playback of the individual scene components NOTE Only animations with the selected Active check box will play Add Interactivity Quick Reference The Scripter window is a floating window that enables you to add interactivity to object animations in your model Me...

Page 307: ... Select the script you want to delete in the tree view and click NOTE If you made a mistake click on the Standard toolbar to restore the deleted script Shortcut menu Right click the script and click Delete Item To organize scripts into folders 1 If the Scripter window is not already open select Tools Scripter from the menu bar 2 Right click in the tree view and click Add New Folder on the shortcut...

Page 308: ...oaded then any start events in the file will be triggered immediately This is useful for setting up the initial conditions of your script such as giving initial values to variables or moving the camera to a defined start point On Timer event triggers a script at predefined time intervals On Key Press event triggers a script with a specific button on the keyboard On Collision event triggers a scrip...

Page 309: ... event you want to delete in the events view and click Delete Event Work with Actions An action is an activity such as playing or stopping an animation showing a viewpoint and so on which is carried out when a script is triggered by an event or a combination of events Your script can have more than one action in it Actions are executed one after another so it is important to get the action sequenc...

Page 310: ...s Scripter from the menu bar 2 Select the desired script in the tree view 3 Right click the actions view and click Test Action on the shortcut menu Navisworks executes the selected action To delete an action 1 If the Scripter window is not already open select Tools Scripter from the menu bar 2 Select the desired script in the tree view 3 Right click the action you want to delete in the actions vie...

Page 311: ...nd set up rules for applying the materials to other files in the same project set up with the same parameters You can define and apply your materials and lights to a model and save the settings into an NWF file so that as the model is updated the materials and lights remain the same Materials can also be brought through from CAD applications via the 3DS dwg and dgn file formats or by exporting fro...

Page 312: ...the scene Archives are shown in a tree structure and are defined in the LightWorks Archive lwa format Model Appearance While Presenter can be used for photo realistic renderings it can also be used for OpenGL interactive rendering Once you ve set up the scene with Presenter you can view the materials and lights in Autodesk Navisworks in real time For more information see Control Model Appearance o...

Page 313: ...a material light effect or render style from the respective user archive right click the item to be removed then click Delete on the shortcut menu 5 To remove a sub folder you ve created from the respective user archive right click the folder to be removed then click Delete on the shortcut menu NOTE You cannot delete any default user archive folders To add archives 1 To download an archive from th...

Page 314: ...ering process can be stopped at any point by clicking on the Stop button 8 Click on the Clear button to clear the render in the Scene Area and return to an OpenGL interactive view To print a rendered image 1 Apply materials and lighting effects to the required scene and click the Render button 2 When the scene is rendered click File Export Rendered Image 3 In the Export Rendered Image dialog box s...

Page 315: ...sed in the scene The palette also shows a small thumbnail of the material as it will appear when rendered Apply and Remove Presenter Materials Materials can be applied to items in the scene by dragging and dropping the material onto An item in the Scene Area An item in the Selection Tree A selection or search set If you drag the material from an archive then it will appear in the palette where it ...

Page 316: ...t be any apparent difference To remove the material you will therefore have to remove it from the parent object in the above situation this would be the layer To apply materials to model geometry 1 Select the geometry items directly in the Scene Area or in the Selection Tree 2 Open the Presenter window and click the Materials tab 3 Choose your material from an archive or palette right click this m...

Page 317: ... nwp for use in other scenes too To add a custom folder 1 Open the Presenter window and click the Materials tab 2 Right click the My Materials folder on the left pane and click New Directory on the shortcut menu 3 Expand the My Materials folder right click the new folder and click Rename on the shortcut menu 4 Type in the new name for example GGK Project To delete a custom folder 1 In the Presente...

Page 318: ...WP file into the current scene This is like appending but instead of adding and renaming any duplicate materials merging will overwrite existing materials of the same name 12 Click Save Palette As to save your current palette of materials into a Autodesk Navisworks Palette nwp file If you save the current scene using the usual File Save method into an nwf or nwd file the palette will be saved too ...

Page 319: ...visworks during navigation but will not be as high a quality as the photorealistic render Click the Main Window Preview button to close the preview window in the material editor and instead preview the material on the item in the scene in the Scene Area This is updated interactively while you change the parameters and will be exactly the material shown in Autodesk Navisworks during navigation but ...

Page 320: ...more information When using the Main Window Preview texture changes can be made instantly allowing interactive positioning of materials on an object 5 At any time click the Apply button to apply the parameter edits to the material in the scene 6 Click OK to keep the changes made or Cancel to discard any changes made since the last time you clicked Apply at least Create a texture using your own ima...

Page 321: ...ards the viewer Shaders of this class may be thought of as defining a surface s finish and are used to model properties such as matte metal and plastic Small surface perturbations can be supported by means of displacement shaders Typically a displacement shader will give an otherwise smooth surface an irregular or indented appearance Displacement shaders are used to represent features that would b...

Page 322: ...lder Use Presenter Lights Lighting Tab Like the Materials Effects and Rendering tabs the Lighting tab is divided into two panes the archive on the left and the palette on the right The archive contains individual lights as well as light studios A light studio is a combination of lights that work well together The palette contains all the lights that are active in the scene To apply a light to the ...

Page 323: ... a Sky light Not using physically accurate lights means you don t have to turn on Auto Exposure see Auto Exposure on page 327 which can negatively impact on the basic recommended light settings a folder of Interior light studios for use in internal scenes a folder of Object light studios which are best suited to lighting smaller models such as a vehicle or piece of machinery for example and a fold...

Page 324: ...on of the camera which can be anywhere in the scene Navigate to the location where you wish the light to be positioned Right click the light in the palette right hand pane of the Lighting tab and click Position as Camera on the shortcut menu NOTE Not only will this position the light in the same location as the camera if the light has a To parameter this will also be set to the focal or Look At po...

Page 325: ...realistic renders Ambient lights give a general background light to the scene and therefore only have intensity and color parameters Eye lights are located at the viewpoint and also only have intensity and color parameters Point lights have a location but shine in all directions They also have an intensity and color and additionally can cast shadows only available in a full photorealistic render D...

Page 326: ... industry standard file Presenter supports CIE cie IESNA ies CIBSE cib and ILUMDAT ldt files NOTE A complete reference manual for all light types is included with the Autodesk Navisworks API see API COM documentation shaders chm The Autodesk Navisworks API is included with Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 it s an optional feature in the installer and is installed by default into the API subfolder i...

Page 327: ...ource that has shadows enabled Inherit Choose this to inherit the shadow casting option from the parent item That is the selected item will use the same option as the item directly above it in the Selection Tree path see Selection Tree Window on page 179 for more information For example if you turn shadow casting On for a Group and the geometry contained within that Layer is set to Inherit then th...

Page 328: ...layable range in such a way as to produce a realistic looking image Photography of course has exactly the same problem If a photographer or camera does not take into account the light levels in a scene before calculating the exposure of the shot the likely result will be an image which is either over exposed everything is too bright or under exposed everything is too dark A professional photograph...

Page 329: ... sun the blue sky the brown buildings and the grey floor Emulating this form of lighting clearly has the potential to create incredibly realistic images Images used in this lighting method are a special kind of image called a High Dynamic Range Image or HDRI This type of image has the capability of lighting a scene with incredible accuracy In Presenter an HDRI is wrapped around the scene as a sphe...

Page 330: ...E For this to work correctly this HDRI must be a Light Probe HDRI Additional Light Probe HDRIs are available from a variety of places on the Internet including Dosch Design Click on OK in both dialog boxes to set the new image to be the light source 5 In Presenter click Render to produce a newly lit rendered scene Use Presenter RPCs RPC Tab The RPC Rich Photorealistic Content support in Presenter ...

Page 331: ...hen publishing a scene using the Publisher dialog box any RPCs included in that scene are not published to the Presenter_maps directory or embedded in the NWD file The size of the files and the fact that most are licensed currently prohibits this Like the Materials Lighting and Rendering tabs the RPC tab is divided into two panes for archives and palette This tab is where you set up RPCs Rich Phot...

Page 332: ...ick and drag the RPC icon from the palette onto the required position in the Scene Area 3 Click the Render button to see how the RPC effect looks in the scene To move an RPC Right click the RPC you want to move in the Scene Area and click the Pick Position option on the shortcut menu This changes the cursor to a target for selection of an alternative location To edit an RPC 1 Open the Presenter wi...

Page 333: ...ith Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 it s an optional feature in the installer and is installed by default into the API subfolder in the Autodesk Navisworks installation folder Background Effects Background effects affect the background of the image when rendered and include plain colors graduated colors procedural clouds and image files tiled or scaled To set up a background for your render simply...

Page 334: ...ts user archive Environment Background and Reflections Environment backgrounds are a special kind of background that move with the model and allow reflections from reflective model parts Environment backgrounds not only make the scene look more realistic for static images of the model but completely transform the realism effect in animations This is because as in real life by moving an object arou...

Page 335: ...ground effect 1 Open the Presenter window and click the Effects tab 2 In the left hand pane expand the Recommended archive and choose the desired background effect 3 Drag your chosen background onto the palette on the right hand side Most backgrounds can be rendered interactively in OpenGL so you have a good preview of how the background will be fully rendered 4 Click the Render button to apply th...

Page 336: ...e This is because this type of background is made up of two parts the Sky image and the background Environment shader that points at the image the two elements link together automatically Once this is complete moving around the model will see the background moving appropriately in real time With a modern graphics card if there are reflective surfaces in the scene setting the Presenter Hardware Sha...

Page 337: ...the Presenter profile in the Options Editor see Presenter Page on page 436 for more information is set to Advanced the dialog box will include the full list of parameters and allow you to change the type of foreground At any time click the Apply button to apply the parameter edits to the scene You can save an edited foreground for use in other scenes by simply dragging it into the Foregrounds fold...

Page 338: ...effects are available as an interactive preview To set up a rendering style simply drag your chosen style onto the palette on the right hand side of the tab To edit your chosen rendering style simply double click the style in the palette The Render Editor dialog box will appear Each editor will be different for each type of rendering style The High Quality editor is shown here NOTE If the Presente...

Page 339: ...ontains five main types of rendering style which can be used to define your own rendering styles Photorealistic Raytrace This archive contains photorealistic rendering styles including High Quality Low Quality and Medium Quality as per the Recommended archive These rendering styles are fastest and use least memory where large parts of the model are obscured from any particular viewpoint For exampl...

Page 340: ...as best it can to the geometry underneath this bounding geometry If you ve applied a texture to an item Presenter will attempt to work out the best fit from the four texture spaces available If this isn t what you intended then you can then edit the texture space To edit texture space 1 Select the item see Interactive Geometry Selection on page 179 for more information and go to the Texture Space ...

Page 341: ...e Fit button if you want Autodesk Navisworks to fit a single repeat of the texture to the item This is of particular use when you are mapping an image to the exact size of the item it s being applied to Use Presenter Rules Rules Tab The Rules tab of the Presenter window allows you to apply materials to models according to certain user defined criteria rather than by dragging and dropping onto indi...

Page 342: ...utton Predefined Rules You can apply as many rules at once as all rules depend on material names Rules can be defined using the Autodesk Navisworks API but three predefined rules are Layers by Name rule enables you to apply a material to named layers As an example if a layer is called Doors and you rename a material to Doors the spelling and case must be exactly the same as the layer s name then a...

Page 343: ...m which your rule will be based upon NOTE The Layers by Name Materials by Name and Selection Sets by Name templates are those used for the predefined Presenter rules The Materials by Property template enables you to specify a property within the model scene If a material has the same name as the specified property value in the model then all items having that property will receive this material fr...

Page 344: ...ick the Rules tab 2 Create a rule called Color Index 9 based on the materials by property template a From the Rules tab of the Presenter window click the New button b Enter a name for the rule Color Index 9 c Choose the Materials by property template d Click on category and choose Material from the drop down list e Click on property and choose Name from the drop down list f Click OK to save the cu...

Page 345: ...ection Tree 5 Go to the Rules tab and select the check boxes for the Color Index 9 and Color Index 32 rules 6 Ensure only the Override any current exact mappings check box is selected and then click the Apply button to apply the rules All items within the model scene that have the color index 9 and color index 32 properties should now have the corresponding Presenter materials applied to them The ...

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Page 347: ... on start time and duration of project tasks and can help you with workspace and process planning For example a TimeLiner sequence may indicate that when a particular site crane moves from its start point to its end point over the course of a particular afternoon a workgroup working nearby causes an obstruction along its route This potential obstruction problem can be resolved before going to site...

Page 348: ...to Select Attached Items check box if you want TimeLiner to select any attached items in the Scene Area as you select each task in the TimeLiner window 4 Select the Display Synchronization Errors check box if you want TimeLiner to inform you of errors when synchronizing tasks from external links 5 Click OK Tasks Tab The Tasks tab enables you to create and manage project tasks It shows all of the t...

Page 349: ...on the plus or minus sign respectively to the left of the task The Task Icons An icon is displayed to the left of each task name These identify the current status of the task with relation to attached items and links to external schedules Task with no attached items Task with attached items Task with link synchronized to external schedule Task with link synchronized to external schedule including ...

Page 350: ...e and manage custom columns and change the sort order of tasks Add User Column enables you to insert a custom column into the tasks table You can add as many custom columns as you want but you can only have up to 10 different input types Delete User Column deletes the selected custom column from the tasks table Rename User Column renames the selected custom column By default the column has the sam...

Page 351: ...k that is the task with the same name as the link You will be prompted to choose the link to attach the task to as you may have more than one link set up Linked tasks are synchronized with the external schedule and you cannot edit start and end dates See the Select Link Dialog Box on page 343 for more information on linking tasks Unlink breaks the link between the selected task and an external sch...

Page 352: ...isting all project sources that may be connected to on the current machine See Supported Scheduling Software on page 360 for more information on which sources are available Delete Link deletes the currently selected link NOTE Deleting the link to an external project file will not delete any tasks that have previously been rebuilt in the TimeLiner Tasks tab Rebuild Task Hierarchy from Link reads al...

Page 353: ...tasks where the attached items are to be demolished By default during a simulation the objects are highlighted in red at the start of the task and are hidden at the end of the task Temporary for tasks where the attached items are only temporary By default during a simulation the objects are highlighted in yellow at the start of the task and are hidden at the end of the task The Appearance Definiti...

Page 354: ...ide which is ideal for simulating most construction sequences Rules Tab The Rules tab enables you to create and manage TimeLiner rules It lists all currently available rules These can be used to map tasks to items in the model Each of the default rules can be edited and new rules may be added as necessary Simulate Tab The Simulate tab enables you to simulate your TimeLiner sequence throughout the ...

Page 355: ...ay a calendar from which you can select a date to jump to The Settings Button The Settings button opens the Simulation Settings Dialog Box on page 346 that enables you to define how the schedule is simulated The Active Tasks All Active Tasks are show in a multi column table You can move and resize table columns if necessary You can view the current simulation time for each of the active tasks and ...

Page 356: ...ck box Automatically Detect Date Time Format Select the Automatically Detect Date Time Format option if you want TimeLiner to attempt to determine the date time format used in your csv file First TimeLiner applies a set of rules to try to establish the date time format used in the document if it is not possible it uses the local settings on your system Use Specific Date Time Format Select the Use ...

Page 357: ...ource This field may be used to define an Actual Start date should it be different to that selected by default End Date import field Some project sources support multiple end dates for different purposes The default behavior is to use the most appropriate available date for each source This field may be used to specifically define an Actual End date should it be different to that selected by defau...

Page 358: ...ve leading zeros For example 8 00 Simulation Settings Dialog Box The Settings button on the Simulate tab provides access to the Simulation Settings dialog box It is possible to override the Start and End dates that the simulation runs between Selecting the Override Start End dates check box enables the date boxes and allows you to choose the start and end dates By doing this you can simulate a sma...

Page 359: ... and Size by clicking on the contained Font button You can add animation to an entire schedule so that during the TimeLiner sequence playback Autodesk Navisworks will also play the specified viewpoint animation or camera The following options can be selected in the Animation field No Link no viewpoint animation or camera animation will be played Saved Viewpoints Animation links your schedule to th...

Page 360: ...he items attached to the task will be displayed in the Task Type Early or Late Appearance respectively Actual against Planned Choose this view to simulate the Actual schedule against the Planned schedule This will highlight the items attached to the task over the entire Planned and Actual date range that is between the earliest of Actual and Planned Start dates and the latest of Actual and Planned...

Page 361: ...tons can be used to select and insert all possible keywords The Colors button can be used to define the color of the overlay text The Font button brings up the standard Microsoft Windows font picker dialog box Once the correct font font style and point size have been selected press OK to return to the Overlay Text dialog box The current font selection is shown next to the Font button and during th...

Page 362: ...s the overlay display text color to be green COLOR_WHITE Sets the overlay display text color to be white COLOR_BLACK Sets the overlay display text color to be black RGBr g b RGB Sets the overlay display text to any color specified using explicit rgb values between 0 and 255 For example RGB127 127 127 RGB sets the color to grey Extra Keywords TASKS Adds the name of each currently active task to the...

Page 363: ...m the external schedule to define the types of the imported tasks or you can set task types by hand Linked fields cannot be edited directly in TimeLiner You can of course update the schedule externally and synchronize the tasks in TimeLiner with those from the external source 3 Attach objects in the model to tasks If you used the shortcut menu on the Tasks Tab to create an initial set of tasks bas...

Page 364: ... to create new task types and edit old ones The task type defines what happens at the start and end of each task of that type You can hide attached objects change their appearance or reset them to the appearance specified in the model 6 Create image and AVI files Export the current simulation view as an image or the entire simulation as an AVI 7 Keep up to date with changes in your project Save yo...

Page 365: ... the column you want to use and click Sort to open the shortcut menu 2 Select Ascending or Descending to specify a sort order Ascending order sorts the column starting with the smallest value and ending with the largest value for example a z 0 9 Monday Friday Descending order sorts the column starting with the largest value and ending with the smallest value NOTE If sorting is selected on the Stat...

Page 366: ...Create Tasks In TimeLiner tasks can be created in one of the following ways Manually one at a time Automatically based on object structure in the Selection Tree or the selection and search sets Automatically built from links to external project files TIP Unlike manual tasks which need to be attached to geometry in your model automatic tasks will be attached to the corresponding geometry as soon as...

Page 367: ...h the same names as each selection and search set in the Selection Sets dockable window NOTE Actual Start and End dates will be automatically created starting from the current system date and incrementing by one day for each subsequent end and start date Planned Start and End dates will also be automatically created and these will be the same as the Actual dates Finally the Task Type will be set t...

Page 368: ...will be displayed during simulation For example a default construction sequence would start with all items hidden as the task starts the attached items will be displayed in transparent green then as the task ends the attached items will be displayed as they are in the normal model display this may be with materials applied if previously set up in the Presenter tool Task types themselves can be def...

Page 369: ... Tools TimeLiner 2 In the TimeLiner window the Tasks tab right click the required task click Attach Selection Set and click the required selection set or a search set The task icon has changed indicating that this task now contains attached items Look under the Attached column to get information on the attachment type To attach a task to a current search 1 If the TimeLiner window is not already op...

Page 370: ...you can apply predefined and custom made rules to instantly attach tasks to objects in the model Predefined Rules Items By Task Name Choose this rule to attach each geometry item in the model to each task with the same name in the specified column The default is to use the Task Name column Selection Sets By Task Name Choose this rule to attach each Selection and Search Set in the model to each tas...

Page 371: ...ty Name Use the name of the category or property as it is displayed in the interface recommended You can also choose Internal Name which is that accessed via the API for advanced use only category Choose from the available list which category the property you wish to define is in Only the categories that are contained in the scene are available in the drop down property Choose from the available l...

Page 372: ...o multiple tasks Choose this to select any items in the scene that are directly attached to more than one task Find items contained in multiple tasks Choose this to select any items in the scene that are either attached to or contained within any other item that is attached to more than one task Find items attached to overlapping tasks Choose this to select any items in the scene that are attached...

Page 373: ...dialog box will show the target command line which will look something like C Program Files P3 P3 exe U Bob Here the user name is set as Bob and for the purposes of the TimeLiner tool the password will be the same Primavera Project Management 4 and 5 This Link requires a number of elements to be installed alongside Autodesk Navisworks Primavera Project Manager 4 and 5 product ActiveX Data Objects ...

Page 374: ...s In this section you will learn how to create delete and edit links Add Links To import data from an external project schedule 1 If the TimeLiner window is not already open click Tools TimeLiner 2 In the TimeLiner window click the Links tab 3 Right click in the Link View click Add Link and choose the required option from a list of the project sources that may be connected to on the current PC NOT...

Page 375: ...ed columns are found to contain fields where the data cannot be mapped to a valid date time value using the manually specified format TimeLiner will fall back and attempt to use the automatic date time format 6 By default your link is called New Link x where x is the latest available number To make your link more descriptive right click it click Rename on the shortcut menu and enter a new name You...

Page 376: ...he scheduling software and save it 2 Load your model into Autodesk Navisworks see Open Files if you need help 3 Click Tools TimeLiner and click the Links tab in the TimeLiner window 4 Right click the link to the modified project file and click one of the following options Rebuild Task Hierarchy from Link Choose this to re import all tasks and associated data from the selected project file and rebu...

Page 377: ...ich specifies how the items attached to the task are treated and displayed at the start and end of the task during simulation The available options are None the items attached to the task will not change Hide the items attached to the task will be hidden Model Appearance the items attached to the task will be displayed as they are defined in the model This may be the original CAD colors or if you ...

Page 378: ... Transparency field use the Up and Down controls to set the transparency level between 0 and 100 where 0 is opaque and 100 is fully transparent 5 In the Color field click on the color to open the color selector From here either select one of the basic colors available or click Define Custom Colors to define your own color choice To delete an appearance definition 1 If the TimeLiner window is not a...

Page 379: ...scripts to the tasks in your schedule By doing this you gain control over the animation properties For example you may be able to play different animation segments as the tasks are simulated or play animations backwards and so on To record scripts see Add Interactivity on page 294 Add Animation to an Entire Schedule The animation that you can add to an entire schedule is restricted to viewpoints v...

Page 380: ...n click Tools TimeLiner 2 Click the Simulation tab and click the Settings button 3 In the Simulation Settings dialog box click the drop down arrow in the Animation field and select the desired camera animation for example Scene1 Camera 368 Chapter 15 Simulate Construction Scheduling ...

Page 381: ...ontain transparency and color overrides During the TimeLiner simulation the transparency and color override data from Animator are ignored Once you ve added animation to your tasks you can simulate your schedule To add an animation scene or an animation set 1 If the TimeLiner window is not already open click Tools TimeLiner 2 On the Tasks tab click the task you want to add an animation to and use ...

Page 382: ...rt of the animation will be clipped Add Scripts to Tasks When you add scripts to TimeLiner tasks the script events are ignored and the script actions are run regardless of the events Using scripts enables you to control how the animation will play forwards backwards a segment at a time and so on You can also use scripts to change the camera viewpoints for individual tasks or play several animation...

Page 383: ...nctionality with other Autodesk Navisworks tools Linking Clash Detective and Object Animation together gives you the ability to automatically check interferences between moving objects For example linking a Clash Detective test to an existing animation scene would automatically highlight clashes for both static and moving objects during the animation for example a crane rotating through the top of...

Page 384: ...sition 4 Use the View in Context Pause seconds box to enter the required value When performing a View in Context the view remains zoomed out as long as you hold the button If you quickly click rather than press and hold the button this value specifies how long the view stays zoomed out so that the transition is not cut in mid flow 5 Use the Animated Transition Duration seconds box to enter the req...

Page 385: ...nates the sort order between ascending and descending Buttons Use the buttons on the Batch tab to set up and manage batches of clash tests Add adds a new clash test to the current batch Delete deletes the selected test from the current batch Compact deletes all resolved clashes in the selected test Clean resets the status of each clash in the selected test to New Clear All deletes all clash tests ...

Page 386: ...each pane there are several tabs replicating the current state of the Selection Tree window You can use them to select items for clash tests Standard displays the default tree hierarchy including all instancing Compact a simplified version of the tree hierarchy Properties the hierarchy based on the items properties Sets shows the same items as on the Selection Sets control bar Clash testing can be...

Page 387: ...rface node click Developer and select the Show Internal Properties check box Clearance two objects are treated as intersecting when they come within a specified distance of each other Selecting this clash type also detects any hard clashes You might use this type of clash when pipes need to have space for insulation around them for example Duplicates to intersect two objects must be identical both...

Page 388: ... test and not resolved Reviewed a clash previously found and marked by someone as reviewed Approved a clash previously found and approved by someone If the status is manually changed to Approved the user currently logged on is recorded as the approver and the current system time is used as the time of approval If the test is run again and the same clash is found its status stays as Approved Resolv...

Page 389: ...y Area Use the following options to enable efficient reviewing of clashes Select Filter Select this check box to show only the clashes that involve the items you ve selected in the Scene Area in the Results View If a clash group does not contain any clashes involving the selected item the whole group and its contents are hidden from view Clear this check box to display all clash results in the Res...

Page 390: ...ash groups the playback slider is moved to the point in time of the worst clash from the group See Time Based and Soft Clash Test Results on page 396 The View in Context Area Use the options in this area to adjust the way clash results are displayed in the Scene Area View in Context The options in this box enable you to temporarily zoom out to a point of reference in the model giving context to th...

Page 391: ...rties relating to the items involved in the clash TimeLiner task information image of the clash and so on The Include Clashes Area For Clash Groups Include Use the options in this box to specify how to display the clash groups in your report Choose from the following options Group Headers Only reports will only include summaries of the clash group folders that you have created Individual Clashes O...

Page 392: ...By default Clash Detective attempts to include a jpeg viewpoint image for each clash Make sure to select the Image check box in the Contents box otherwise the report will contain broken image links For clash groups the viewpoint image is the aggregate viewpoint for the group You need to create a separate folder for the report and its viewpoint images The Write Report Button Creates the selected re...

Page 393: ...atch in order to start from scratch NOTE You can rename a test by selecting it and either pressing F2 or by clicking again the highlighted text You can also sort the columns in the Tests area alphanumerically by clicking the column heads Clicking again toggles between ascending and descending order Merge Clash Tests from Multiple Files When you merge files File Merge Autodesk Navisworks combines a...

Page 394: ...ample clashing one layer against another is not a valid test for exporting To achieve this use the Find Items dialog box SHIFT F3 to search for each layer based on a specific property for example Item Name These searches can then be saved as Search Sets and finally selected on The Left and Right Panes in the Clash Detective window You can also select all loaded files on The Left and Right Panes an...

Page 395: ...he default name for the custom test 2 If you want change the name of the custom test by editing the XML file directly The top level element in the XML file is called batchtest The name of the custom test as displayed to the user is defined by the name attribute The name of the custom test as saved in a file is defined by the internal name attribute 3 To install the custom test copy the exported XM...

Page 396: ...d insulation thickness are not reported in the results This rule should be used with a Clearance test If you have a pipe requiring a specific thickness of insulation then you may want to carry out a clearance test on that pipe setting the clearance tolerance to the required insulation thickness This would identify any areas where there is not enough clearance around the pipe to install the insulat...

Page 397: ...the Clash Detective window is not already open click Tools Clash Detective 2 On the Rules tab click the New button 3 In the Rules Editor dialog box enter a new name for your rule 4 In the Rule Templates list click the template you want to use 5 In the Rule Description box click each of the underlined values to define your custom rule The customizable values available with the built in templates ar...

Page 398: ...3 Click the Select tab There are two identical panes in this tab called Left and Right These panes contain a Tree View of two sets of items that will be tested against each other during the clash test and you need to select items in each You can select the items by choosing a tab from the selection tree and manually selecting items from the tree hierarchies Any selection sets in the scene are also...

Page 399: ...p down list Any custom clash tests that have been defined see Create Custom Clash Tests on page 383 appear at the end of the list 3 Enter the Tolerance required which will be in Display Units See Clash Tolerance for more information 4 If you want to run a time based or soft clash test select the appropriate option in the Link box For example selecting TimeLiner will make Clash Detective produce a ...

Page 400: ... Clash Detective window is not already open click Tools Clash Detective 7 Click the Select tab 8 In the Left and Right panes select the objects you want to test 9 In the Link drop down box select TimeLiner 10 Click the Start button Clash Detective will check at each interval in the project to see if there are any clashes present The number of found clashes is displayed in the Found box NOTE If the...

Page 401: ...ecific period of time Additionally you can create dynamic animation scenes so that the objects will be moving around a project site or change their size and so on Once created such scenes must be linked to tasks in the TimeLiner project schedule It is possible that appearance or disappearance of static objects can obstruct the movement of animated objects on site Setting up a time based soft clash...

Page 402: ...h Detective 2 Click the Batch tab and select the test you want to run 3 Click the Select tab and set the required test options 4 Once the left and right sets are selected and the clash type and tolerance defined click the Start button to start the test running The Found box shows how many clashes have been found so far during this test NOTE The progress bar shows how far through the test Clash Det...

Page 403: ...ltiple clashes which are associated with a single design issue consider manually grouping them together Organizing clashes into folders and subfolders can simplify keeping track of design issues Finally selecting an item on the Item 1 or Item 2 pane and then clicking on the SwitchBack button sends the current view and currently selected object back to the originating CAD package This makes it very...

Page 404: ...ab expand the required clash group 2 Select all clashes you want to remove 3 Right click the selection and click Remove from Group To ungroup clash results 1 On the Results tab click the desired clash group 2 Click the Explode Group button Command entry Explode Group To change status of ungrouped clashes 1 On the Results tab select the clashes requiring the change 2 Click the drop down button in t...

Page 405: ...w only the clash results that involve your current selection 1 Select the desired geometry on the Selection Tree or in the Scene Area 2 In the Clash Detective window click the Results tab select the Select Filter check box Only those clashes that involve the selected items are now shown in the Results area To change how the clashing items are highlighted 1 In the Clash Detective window click the R...

Page 406: ...ing clashing items with the Hide Other check box clear 4 To dim all items not involved in the clash select the Dim Other check box When you click on a clash result Autodesk Navisworks turns all items not involved in the clash to gray Viewing clashing items with the Dim Other check box selected Viewing clashing items with the Dim Other check box clear 5 To set transparent dimming of all objects not...

Page 407: ... the Display area make sure the Auto Zoom and Animate Transitions check boxes are selected 4 To make the whole scene visible in the Scene Area select View All in the View in Context box To limit the view to the extents of the files containing the items involved in the selected clash select View File Extents in the View in Context box 5 Press and hold the View in Context button to show the chosen c...

Page 408: ...ashing on page 387 2 Click the Results tab 3 Select the Simulation check box in the Display area 4 If the TimeLiner window is not already open click Tools TimeLiner and click the Simulation tab 5 In the Clash Detective window Results tab select a clash in the Results list 6 The simulation slider in the TimeLiner window is moved to the exact point at which the clash occurs You can move the slider t...

Page 409: ...ct point at which the clash occurs You can move the slider to investigate the events happening immediately before and after the clash 7 Repeat this process to review all found clashes To review time based soft clash results 1 In the Clash Detective window set up and run a time based soft clash test see Time Based Soft Clashing on page 389 2 Click the Results tab 3 Select the Simulation check box i...

Page 410: ...dditional information about each static package in the clash This information can be set up in the Options Editor by using the Smart Tags definitions To create a clash report 1 In the Clash Detective window run the desired test individually or as a batch If you run a batch test on the Batch tab select the test you want to view the results for 2 Click the Report tab 3 In the For Clash Groups Includ...

Page 411: ...nctionality select the Clash Group check box in the Contents area An example of a report with both group headers and individual clashes 5 Use the Include the Following Clash Types box to select the clash results that you want to report on 6 In the Contents area select the check boxes for the data you want to appear in the report for each clash result This can include Smart Tag properties relating ...

Page 412: ...ctories See Search Directories on page 84 for more information Text creates a txt file containing all the clash details and the location of a jpeg of each clash On choosing this option you will need to select or create a folder for the files and enter a name for the txt file As Viewpoints creates a folder in the Saved Viewpoints dockable window called the name of the test Each clash is saved as a ...

Page 413: ...rea in pixels below which objects are culled For example setting the value to 100 pixels means that any object within the model that would be drawn less than 10x10 pixels in size are discarded Clipping Planes Near Automatic Select this radio button to make Autodesk Navisworks automatically control the near clip plane position to give you the best view of the model The Distance box becomes unavaila...

Page 414: ...he far clipping plane position in fixed mode NOTE Nothing is drawn beyond this plane when you override automatic mode make this value large enough to include your data Additionally using the ratio of the far clipping plane to near clipping plane in excess of 10000 can produce unwanted effects Backface Turns on backface culling for all objects Select from the following options On turns on backface ...

Page 415: ... manage links between the opened Autodesk Navisworks file and external databases DataTools Links Displays all database links in Autodesk Navisworks file Select the check box next to the link to activate it IMPORTANT You cannot activate links with insufficient or invalid configuration information Buttons New Opens the New Link dialog box where you can specify the link parameters Edit Opens the Edit...

Page 416: ...rator When you finish the box underneath shows the connection string Hold Open for Application Lifetime Specifies whether the database link is open until you exit Autodesk Navisworks SQL String Defines which table in the database to query If you are not familiar with SQL you may need to ask your database administrator to set the SQL statement for you Fields Defines which columns to display as link...

Page 417: ...t objects in your model with the viewpoint When you use a viewpoint again the hidden required markups set when the viewpoint was saved are reapplied NOTE Saving the state information with each viewpoint requires a relatively large amount of memory Override Material Select this check box to save material override information with the viewpoint When you use a viewpoint again the material overrides s...

Page 418: ...rectory that contains the Autodesk Navisworks settings specific to a project group Site Directory Click to open the Browse for Folder dialog box and locate the directory that contains the Autodesk Navisworks settings standard across the entire project site Environment Page Use the settings on this page to adjust the number of recent file shortcuts stored by Autodesk Navisworks Maximum Recently Use...

Page 419: ...hen the Manage Disk Space check box is selected Specifies the maximum directory size for backup files The default value is 512 MB When the size of the auto save folder exceeds the specified value Autodesk Navisworks deletes the oldest backup file based on the date modified Auto Save Alongside the Current File Frequency Time Between Saves minutes Defines the time interval between auto saves of sign...

Page 420: ...structure NOTE Although Autodesk Navisworks tries to collapse items to the fewest number possible it may be necessary to prevent collapsing in some cases to preserve model fidelity For example if an item has properties or materials unique to itself then collapsing would endanger this information and therefore it will not be collapsed Close NWC NWD files on Load Indicates whether NWC and NWD files ...

Page 421: ...t and therefore opens much quicker If however there is no cache file present or the cache file is older than the native CAD file then Autodesk Navisworks has to open the CAD file and convert it By default it writes a cache file in the same directory and with the same name as the CAD file but with the nwc extension for speeding up the opening of this file in future Caching Read Cache Select this ch...

Page 422: ... one of the following options Model the object path starts at the model node as a result all objects in the model are selected Layer the object path starts at the layer node as a result all objects within a layer are selected First Object the object path starts at the highest level of objects below the layer node if applicable Last Object the object path starts at the lowest level of objects in th...

Page 423: ...x is clear the surface of the parametric objects is used for the shortest distance measurement instead NOTE Changing this option does not affect any measurement currently in place To see any changes clear the measurement and start again Snapping Page Use the options on this page to adjust the cursor snapping Picking Snap to Vertex Select this check box to snap the cursor to the nearest vertex Snap...

Page 424: ...ird person view settings Hyperlinks Page Use the options on this page to customize the way hyperlinks are displayed in the Scene View TIP If you want to restore the default values click the Defaults button In 3D Indicates whether the hyperlink icons are drawn in 3D in the Scene View Select this box if you want the hyperlink items to float in 3D space just in front of their attachment points to the...

Page 425: ...es hyperlinks to resolved clashes hyperlinks to approved clashes Text hyperlinks are represented by text boxes with hyperlink descriptions in the Scene View Visible Select this check box to display this hyperlink category in the Scene View Hide Icons without Comments Select this check box to display only the hyperlinks that have comments in the Scene View TimeLiner Icon Type Specifies how to displ...

Page 426: ...View Visible Select this check box to display this hyperlink category in the Scene View Hide Icons without Comments Select this check box to display only the hyperlinks that have comments in the Scene View Selection Sets Icon Type Specifies how to display this hyperlink category Select one of the following options Icon hyperlinks are represented by default icons in the Scene View hyperlinks to sel...

Page 427: ...to include category names in the smart tag tooltips If you don t want to see category names in the smart tag tooltips select this check box Definitions Page Use the options on this page to set up the smart tag categories Buttons Add Element Click to add a smart tag definition Remove Element Click to delete the selected smart tag definitions Grid View Click to display smart tag definitions in a tab...

Page 428: ...il Guarantee Frame Rate Indicates whether the Autodesk Navisworks engine maintains the frame rate specified on the Speed tab of the File Options dialog box By default this check box is selected and the target rate is maintained while moving When movement stops the complete model is rendered If this check box is clear the complete model is always rendered during navigation no matter how long it tak...

Page 429: ...ny Inactive Opacity When the ViewCube is inactive that is your cursor is distant from the ViewCube it appears transparent To control the opacity level choose from the following options 0 25 50 75 100 Keep Scene Upright Indicates whether the upside down orientations of the scene is allowed when you use the ViewCube When this check box is selected dragging the ViewCube produces a turntable effect Wh...

Page 430: ... Controls the opacity level of big wheels The default value is 50 You can choose from the following options 25 mostly transparent 50 75 90 mostly opaque Mini Wheels Size Specifies the size of mini wheels You can choose from the following options Small 16x16 Normal 32x32 Large 64x64 Extra Large 256x256 Normal is the default option Opacity Controls the opacity level of mini wheels The default value ...

Page 431: ...ight When this check box is selected the Orbit tool behaves similarly to orbit navigation mode with orbiting constrained along the XY axis and in the Z direction When this check box is clear the Orbit tool behaves similarly to examine navigation mode and you can roll the model around the pivot point Enable Selection Sensitivity When this check box is selected the objects selected before the Orbit ...

Page 432: ...sults in the faceting factor being turned off The default value is 1 To get twice the number of facets double this value To get half as many facets halve this value Larger faceting factors result in more polygons to a model and larger Autodesk Navisworks files Max Facet Deviation This setting controls the greatest distance between the edge of a facet and the actual geometry If this distance is gre...

Page 433: ...on Align Global Origins Indicates whether Autodesk Navisworks aligns global origins in referenced DGN files to the origin of the master DGN file When DGN files are appended together with this check box selected their global origins are positioned in the same place Use Materials Indicates whether MicroStation s materials are exported and assigned to elements Select this check box to assign the same...

Page 434: ...aceting factor being turned off The default value is 1 To get twice the number of facets double the value To get half as many facets halve the value Larger faceting factors result in more polygons to a model and larger Autodesk Navisworks files Max Facet Deviation This setting controls the greatest distance between the edge of a facet and the actual geometry If this distance is greater than the Ma...

Page 435: ...nts When this check box is clear the file reader ignores views Convert Points Select this check box to convert points in DWG and DXF files When this check box is clear the file reader ignores points Convert Lines Select this check box to convert lines and arcs in DWG and DXF files When this check box is clear the file reader ignores lines Convert Snap Points Select this check box to convert snap p...

Page 436: ...ints use the color values stored in the file NOTE If the selected option is not available then the file reader defaults to the values used in the file For example if you set Point Colors to Color but only intensities are available in the file then the file reader uses the intensities See also Faro Scan File Reader on page 99 IFC Page Use this page to adjust the options for the IFC file reader Conv...

Page 437: ...ack to using IFC standard colors See also IFC File Reader on page 99 IGES Page Use this page to adjust the options for the IGES file reader Faceting Factor Enter the required value to control the level of faceting that takes place The faceting factor must be greater or equal to 0 where 0 results in the faceting factor being turned off The default value is 1 To get twice the number of facets double...

Page 438: ... file Select from the following options None the points come through as white Raw Intensity the points use the intensity values stored in the file Color the points use the color values stored in the file Color Mapped Intensity the points use a spectrum of RGB colors Gamma Correction Intensity the points use gamma corrected raw intensity values stored in the file Gamma Correction Level Specifies a ...

Page 439: ...e Select from the following options DGN Files to convert the original DGN files NWC Files to open the NWC cache versions of the files This option is useful if you routinely perform a batch conversion of the DGN files into NWC files and would like to open the NWC files when reading a DRI file See also PDS File Reader on page 103 Riegl Page Use this page to adjust the options for the Riegl Scan file...

Page 440: ...s to the directory where the RVM reader is located and looks for all files with the specified file extensions Attribute File Extensions Specifies the file extensions that the file reader uses to recognize attribute files The default extensions are ATT ATTRIB and TXT Separate the values in the list with semi colons Generate Texture Coordinates Select this check box to create texture coordinates for...

Page 441: ...e default value is 1 To get twice the number of facets double the value To get half as many facets halve the value Larger faceting factors result in more polygons to a model and larger Autodesk Navisworks files Max Facet Deviation This setting controls the greatest distance between the edge of a facet and the actual geometry If this distance is greater than the Max Facet Deviation value Autodesk N...

Page 442: ...heck box is clear and the file reader processes the geometry information in order indicated in VRML files which can be clockwise or counter clockwise When this check box is selected the file reader ignores the order in VRML files and processes the geometry information counter clockwise This option is useful if your model when viewed in Autodesk Navisworks has holes or black areas in it Override Sw...

Page 443: ...ies in Autodesk Navisworks When this check box is clear the file exporter ignores entity handles Convert Frozen Select this check box to convert layers that are frozen in DWG and DXF files They are automatically marked as hidden in Autodesk Navisworks When this check box is clear the file exporter ignores frozen layers Convert Groups Select this check box to retain groups in DWG and DXF files this...

Page 444: ...avisworks automatically searches the default Autodesk material paths Use this box to specify additional paths to texture files used in Autodesk Architectural Desktop materials Separate the paths with semi columns Max Facet Deviation This setting controls the greatest distance between the edge of a facet and the actual geometry If this distance is greater than the Max Facet Deviation value Autodesk...

Page 445: ...t from the following options Entire Project all geometry in the project is exported Current View everything that is currently visible is exported Selection only the currently selected geometry is exported Try and Find Missing Materials When this check box is selected the default option the file exporter looks for a match for the materials missing from the export NOTE If any inappropriate materials...

Page 446: ... is clear the file exporter attempts to convert all reference files and presents you with a dialog box to find any unresolved reference files at a run time Material Search Paths Enter a semi colon separated list of paths to the MicroStation palette pal and material mat files These paths are used by the file exporter to convert MicroStation materials Max Facet Deviation This setting controls the gr...

Page 447: ...lt all texture maps are exported with the model See also Viz and Max File Exporter on page 114 Tools Node Use the settings in this node to adjust the options for Clash Detective Presenter TimeLiner Scripter and Animator Clash Detective Page Use this page to adjust the Clash Detective options View in Context Zoom Duration seconds Specifies how long it takes for the view to zoom out using an animate...

Page 448: ...phics cards and gives less drop out in heavily lit scenes The lights reappear automatically when navigation stops provided Autodesk Navisworks uses full lights mode Max Texture Size This option affects the visual details of the textures applied to geometry Enter the desired value in pixels For example a value of 128 means the maximum texture size of 128 pixels x 128 pixels The higher the value the...

Page 449: ...cts in the Scene View This check box is selected by default Display Synchronization Errors Indicates whether error messages are displayed when you synchronize tasks from external links in TimeLiner This check box is selected by default Scripter Page Use the settings in this node to customize the Scripter options Message Level Selects the contents of the message file Choose from the following optio...

Page 450: ...ck box to use third person view In third person view an avatar is shown in the Scene View to represent the viewer Selecting this check box changes rendering prioritization so that objects around the avatar are displayed with much higher detail than normal The size of the region of high detail is based on collision volume radius speed of movement and the distance of the camera behind the avatar Aut...

Page 451: ...gle at which the camera looks at the avatar For example zero degrees positions the camera directly behind the avatar 15 degrees makes the camera look down on the avatar at a 15 degree angle Distance Specifies the distance between the camera and the avatar Convert Object Properties Dialog Box Use this dialog box to select third party applications for the DWG and DXF file reader to read object infor...

Page 452: ...e this tab to specify which toolbars should appear and which should be hidden and to add and manage your own toolbars Toolbars Select the check box to display the corresponding toolbar Clear the check box to hide the corresponding toolbar Buttons New Creates a new custom toolbar By default new toolbars are named Custom X where X is the next available number added to the list Rename Enables you to ...

Page 453: ...an open menu Reset Menu and Toolbar Usage Data Resets any changes you ve made to the appearance of toolbars and menus to default settings Other Large Icons Toggles the size of the toolbar buttons This does not affect icons used on the menus List Font Names in Their Font Toggles the way the font names are shown in font lists Show ScreenTips on Toolbars Toggles the display of tooltips when the mouse...

Page 454: ...Rotate Enter the degrees of rotation around X Y and Z axis to move the selected objects into this position Orientation Enter the degrees of rotation around X Y and Z axis to modify the orientation of the rotation NOTE 0 0 0 represents world up Scale Enter the scaling factor around X Y and Z axis 1 being the current size 0 5 half 2 being double and so on Color This check box indicates whether the c...

Page 455: ...section plane to the Section Planes list Deletes the section plane selected in the Section Planes list Distance The distance of the selected section plane across the model Plane Selects the vector that represents the angle of the section plane The drop down list contains a range of pre defined values If you select the Define Custom option you can manually define the up vector for the plane Enabled...

Page 456: ...sh dialog box is shown to the users as soon as they open the file If the file is password protected the dialog box is shown after the users have entered the correct password Embed Textures Select this check box if you want to embed all textures into the published file This enables you to password protect textures including any custom or imported textures By default this check box is clear and text...

Page 457: ...Min position to Tilt Max position Export Rendered Image Dialog Box Use this dialog box to export a rendered scene into one of the file types supported by Autodesk Navisworks Menu File Export Rendered Image Type Use the drop down list to select one of the file types supported by Autodesk Navisworks Choose from Targa TIFF JPEG Windows Bitmap EPix PostScript LWI HDR High Dynamic Range Image OpenEXR H...

Page 458: ...formats For PNG images you can select the Interlacing and Compression levels and for the JPEG images you can select Compression and Smoothing levels Size Type Use the drop down list to specify how to set the size of the exported image Choose from Explicit Gives you full control of the width and height the dimensions are in pixels Use Aspect Ratio Enables you to specify the height The width is auto...

Page 459: ...es in the animation There are no Options for this format Options Enables you to configure the options for the selected output format Size Type Use the drop down list to specify how to set the size of the exported animation TIP For animations a much lower resolution can be used than for static images for example 640x480 Choose from Explicit Gives you full control of the width and height the dimensi...

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Page 461: ...works that are used in relation to exporting codec Codec stands for COmpression DECompression and is a program that compresses and decompresses animations when creating and playing back avi files Codecs are installed independently of Autodesk Navisworks and are available when installed on your Windows system and the same codec that was used to create an avi file is required to play it back File Te...

Page 462: ...deviation is used in conjunction with faceting factor to ensure that larger objects with too large a deviation from the original have additional facets added If a difference greater than the entered value is found in a model it adds more facets The values are measured in the model units Where d is greater than the maximum faceting deviation value more facets are added to the object If the max face...

Page 463: ... jagged edge appearance of sharp lines 2x to 64x refers to the extra number of frames that are required for the anti aliasing process The greater the number of frames the finer the effect with the consequent increase in rendering time aspect ratio Aspect ratio is the proportion of X axis to Y axis size For example in exporting a bitmap of a viewpoint maintaining the aspect ratio would keep the pro...

Page 464: ...tem 1 intersects that of item 2 by a distance of more than the set tolerance intersection method A standard Hard clash test type applies a Normal Intersection Method which sets the clash test to check for intersections between any of the triangles defining the two items being tested remember all Autodesk Navisworks geometry is composed of triangles This may miss clashes between items where none of...

Page 465: ...ill be ignored whereas for Clearance clashes a clash with a severity of more than the tolerance value will be ignored as it is further away than the distance required Similarly a Duplicate clash with a severity of more than the tolerance value will be ignored as it is likely to be a seperate yet identical piece of geometry Glossary 453 ...

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Page 467: ... 151 straighten 151 tilt 151 CIP Customer Involvement Program 15 Clash Detective 371 batches 380 manage results 391 report results 398 results 390 rules 383 select items 386 clash test types 387 clashes 371 run tests 390 soft 388 time based 387 close toolbars 62 collaborate drive 255 refresh 255 session 255 start 255 Windows NetMeeting 255 Collaborate Bar toolbar 67 collision 163 Collision 438 aut...

Page 468: ...6 viewpoints 268 viewpoints report 269 Export Image 446 Export Rendered Image 445 F field selector 343 field selector codes 345 field selector options 344 file exporters 106 ArchiCAD 115 AutoCAD 106 DGN 114 Max 114 MicroStation 112 Revit 111 Viz 114 file formats NWC 87 NWD 87 NWF 87 supported CAD 90 supported laser scan 91 File menu 57 File Options 79 401 culling 401 DataTools 401 head light 401 o...

Page 469: ...293 L launch 53 lighting 168 full lights 170 head light 169 no lights 169 scene lights 170 links 227 add 231 attachment points 229 categories 227 control display 228 customize 229 default 233 delete 233 edit 233 external database 198 find 232 follow 232 reset 233 section plane 248 standard 227 user defined 227 load backup 53 Locations 82 look around 129 M markups 216 MDL plugin 112 measure angle b...

Page 470: ...keywords 349 extra keywords 350 P pan 130 pauses 252 pick radius 182 plain background 170 Presenter 299 advanced lighting 315 advanced materials 309 archives 300 background effects 321 custom rules 331 edit materials 306 effects 321 foreground effects 325 lighting 310 materials 303 position lights 311 predefined rendering styles 327 predefined rules 330 rendering styles 326 shadows 315 texture spa...

Page 471: ...x attributes 248 boxes 248 planes 245 Sectioning toolbar 66 select link 343 selection 179 commands 183 pick radius 182 resolution 183 sets 190 selection sets delete 192 rename 192 save 192 update 192 Selection Tools toolbar 63 Selection Tree 179 sort 179 send 123 share 123 animations 254 export files 264 import files 260 print 259 viewpoints 244 shortcuts 74 Show Internal Properties 83 side by sid...

Page 472: ...interface 57 V view fit model to Scene Area 161 fit selection to Scene Area 161 hold items 162 set focal point 162 third person perspective 164 View menu 59 View Object Wheels 133 ViewCube 153 appearance 153 compass 153 lock to selection 159 Viewpoint menu 59 viewpoints 237 default collision options 242 default view attributes 242 delete 241 edit 241 export 244 folders 241 organize 241 save 240 us...