2012
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012
- What Is New in This Release?
- How to Get Assistance
- Installation
- Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation
- Installation Troubleshooting
- General Installation Issues
- How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated?
- How do I switch my license from stand-alone to network or network to stand-alone?
- When performing a Typical installation, what gets installed?
- Why should I specify the Project Folder and Site Folder?
- How do I share the Autodesk Navisworks settings on a site and project basis?
- When should I reinstall the product instead of repairing it?
- When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my system?
- Uninstall and Maintenance Issues
- General Installation Issues
- Quick Start
- Work with Files
- Explore Your Model
- Control Model Appearance and Render Quality
- Review Your Model
- Use Viewpoints
- Play Back Animations
- Work Within a Team
- Share Data
- TimeLiner Playback
- Reference
- Background Settings Dialog Box
- Collision Dialog Box
- Default Collision Dialog Box
- Edit Viewpoint Dialog Box
- File Options Dialog Box
- InfoCenter Settings Dialog Box
- Options Editor Dialog Box
- Glossary
- Index
Work with Files
Use File Readers
NWD Files
An NWD file is a file created with Autodesk Navisworks publisher tool, and
contains all model geometry together with review markups. You can think of
an NWD file as a snapshot of the current state of the model.
NWD files are very small, as they compress the CAD data by up to 80% of the
original size.
DWF/DWFx Files
Autodesk DWF was specifically developed by Autodesk as a file format for
architects, engineers, and GIS professionals to share 2D- and 3D- design data.
DWF files are highly compressed and retain detailed design information and
scale. The newest version of the DWF file format, DWFx, is based on the XML
Paper Specification (XPS) from Microsoft. DWFx files can be opened and printed
instantly using the free Microsoft XPS Viewer, which comes pre-installed on
computers using the Microsoft Windows Vista
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operating system. (For the
Windows XP operating system, the Microsoft XPS Viewer can be downloaded
directly from Microsoft.) Unlike DWF files, DWFx files include additional
information to display design data in the Microsoft XPS Viewer. As such, DWFx
files are larger than corresponding DWF files.
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