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
2 Right-click the wheel, and click SteeringWheels Options.
3 In the Options Editor, the SteeringWheels page under the Interface
node, select the Center Pivot on Selection check box in the Orbit
Tool section.
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 one defined by the
Center tool.
To maintain the up direction for the Orbit tool
1 Display the mini View Object wheel or one of the Full Navigation
wheels.
2 Right-click the wheel, and click SteeringWheels Options.
3 In the Options Editor, the SteeringWheels page under the Interface
node, select the Keep Scene Upright check box in the Orbit Tool
area.
4 Click OK.
Orbiting the model is constrained along the XY plane and Z directions.
To roll the model around the pivot point with the Orbit tool
1 Display the mini View Object Wheel or one of the Full Navigation
wheels.
2 Right-click the wheel, and click SteeringWheels Options.
3 In the Options Editor, the SteeringWheels page under the Interface
node, clear the Keep Scene Upright check box.
4 Click OK.
5 Click and hold the Orbit wedge.
The cursor changes to the Orbit cursor.
6 Press and hold the SHIFT key to display the roll ring. Drag to roll the
model.
7 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel.
To start the Orbit tool with the middle mouse button
1 Display one of the wheels other than the big View Object or Tour
Building wheels.
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