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
Quick Start
Start and Quit Autodesk Navisworks
Once you’ve
installed (page 21)Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2012, you can
start it from the Windows desktop or from the command line.
To start Autodesk Navisworks, do one of the following from the Windows
desktop:
■ Double-click the Autodesk Navisworks icon, or
■ Click Start ➤ All Programs ➤ Autodesk ➤ Navisworks Freedom
2012 ➤ Freedom 2012.
Autodesk Navisworks starts in the language that best matches the settings on
your computer. You can also start Autodesk Navisworks in another of the in-
stalled languages
(page 30).
To quit Autodesk Navisworks, click the application button
. At the
bottom of the application menu, click Exit Autodesk Navisworks.
The User Interface
The Autodesk Navisworks interface contains a number of traditional Windows
elements, such as the application menu, Quick Access toolbar, ribbon, dockable
windows, dialog boxes and shortcut menus in which you complete tasks.
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