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
Welcome to Autodesk
Navisworks Freedom
2012
Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 software is the free viewer for NWD and DWF
™
files. Use Navisworks Freedom to extend the whole-project view to all project
stakeholders, helping to improve communication and collaboration.
Multi-disciplinary models created in building information modeling (BIM), digital
prototype (DP), and process plant design applications can be combined into a single
integrated project model and published into the NWD format using Autodesk
Navisworks Manage or Autodesk Navisworks Simulate software. The published file
provides access to model hierarchy, object properties, and embedded review data,
including viewpoints, animations, redlines, and comments.
What Is New in This Release?
Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012 contains many new features and
enhancements.
User Interface
Easy access to commonly used review and navigation tools to increase review
productivity.
■ The Viewpoint tab now includes the Navigate pane, providing access to
tools such as walk, pan, zoom, and orbit; SteeringWheels tracking menus,
3Dconnexion 3D mouse, and the realism settings.
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