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
To select Wireframe mode
■ Click Viewpoint tab ➤ Render Style panel ➤ Mode drop-down, and
click Wireframe
.
Menu: Classic user interface: Viewpoint ➤ Rendering ➤ Wireframe
Hidden Line
In Hidden Line mode, the model is rendered in wireframe, but only the
outline and facet edges of surfaces that are visible to the camera are displayed.
NOTE Unlike wireframe mode, where surfaces are rendered transparent, hidden
line mode renders surfaces opaque.
To select Hidden Line mode
■ Click Viewpoint tab ➤ Render Style panel ➤ Mode drop-down, and
click Hidden Line
.
Menu: Classic user interface: Viewpoint ➤ Rendering ➤ Hidden Line
Add Lighting
In Autodesk Navisworks, you can use four lighting modes to control how the
3D scene is lit.
The spheres below demonstrate the effect the lighting styles have on them.
In order from the left, these are Full Lights, Scene Lights, Head Light,
and No Lights.
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