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
3 In the Options Editor, the SteeringWheels page under the Interface
node, select the Show Tool Messages check box in the On-Screen
Messages area.
Messages are displayed when you use the navigation tools.
4 Click OK.
To enable tool cursor text for wheels
1 Display a wheel.
2 Right-click the wheel, and click SteeringWheels Options.
3 In the Options Editor, the SteeringWheels page under the Interface
node, select the Show Tool Cursor Text check box in the On-Screen
Messages area.
The name of the active tool is displayed near the cursor when the tool
is in use.
4 Click OK.
Wheel Menu
From the Wheel menu, you can switch between different wheels and change
the behavior of some of the navigation tools on the current wheel.
Use the Wheel menu to switch between the big and mini wheels that are
available, go to the Home view, change the preferences of the current wheel,
and control the behavior of the orbit, look, and walk 3D navigation tools. The
menu items available on the Wheel menu are dependent on the current wheel
and program.
To display the Wheel menu
■ Click the down arrow in the lower-right corner of the wheel or right-click
on the wheel.
The Wheel menu has the following options:
■ Basic View Object Wheel. Displays the big View Object wheel.
■ Basic Tour Building Wheel. Displays the big Tour Building wheel.
■ Full Navigation Wheel. Displays the big Full Navigation wheel.
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