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To customize the contents of the Compact tab
1 Click the application button ➤ 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 objects level, but without the levels of instancing shown on the
Standard tab.
4 Click OK.
Quick Reference
DescriptionIcon
A model, such as a drawing file or design
file.
A layer or level.
A group, such as a block definition from
AutoCAD or cell definition from MicroSta-
tion.
An instanced group, such as an inserted
block from AutoCAD or cell from MicroSta-
tion. If in the imported file the instance
was unnamed, Autodesk Navisworks names
the instance to match its child's name.
An item of geometry, such as a polygon.
An instanced item of geometry, such as an
instance from 3D Studio.
A composite object. A single CAD object
that is represented in Autodesk Navisworks
by a group of geometry items.
Saved selection set.
Saved search set.
Selection Tools
There are two selection tools (Select
and Select Box ) available from Home tab ➤ Select & Search panel
to control the way you select geometry.
Typically, using selection tools is mutually exclusive to using navigation tools (see
Product-Specific Navigation
Tools, so that when you are selecting you cannot navigate and vice versa.
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