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
Navigation Tools
The navigation bar provides access to tools related to interactive navigation
and orientation in the model including Autodesk
®
ViewCube
®
,
SteeringWheels
®
, and 3Dconnexion
®
3D mouse.
You can customize the navigation bar based on what you consider important
to show. You can also change the docking position of the navigation bar in
the Scene View.
The Classic User Interface
If you prefer, you can switch back to the Classic user interface, and use the
toolbars and pull-down menus from the menu bar instead of the ribbon.
NOTE The Classic user interface is no longer being updated with enhancements
to Autodesk Navisworks. It is recommended that you work using the standard
Autodesk Navisworks interface.
To switch to the classic user interface
1 Click the application button
➤ Options.
2 In the Options Editor, expand the Interface node, and click the User
Interface option.
3 On the User Interface page, select Classic from the User Interface
drop-down list.
4 Click OK.
Menu Bar
The Menu bar contains all commands available in Autodesk Navisworks,
grouped together by similar or 'like' functionality.
For example, all commands related to review functionality are located under
the Review menu, all commands related to user assistance are located under
the Help menu and so on.
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