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
Supported Entities
■ All 3D geometry
■ Texture maps
■ Texture coordinates
■ Colors (per-vertex, per-face)
■ Property fields
■ Categories
■ 2D lines/plot sections
■ Thumbnails (for 2012 files or later)
■ Sheet property (for 2012 files or later)
■ More than one 3D section per file (multi-sheet file support)
Unsupported Entities
■ Marked-up sketches
■ NURBS surfaces
■ Cameras
See also:
DWF File Reader Options
Manage Files
Open Files
To open files in Autodesk Navisworks, you can either use a standard Open
dialog box or drag and drop files directly into the Selection Tree window.
NOTE If the chosen file is a CAD or laser scan file, Autodesk Navisworks
automatically uses an appropriate file reader to open it, provided this file format
is supported.
Autodesk Navisworks keeps a list of recently opened files (by default, up to 4
files are shown). You can open any of these files by clicking the application
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