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 move a window with the docking tool
1 Click and drag the title bar at the top or side of the window towards the
place where you want it to dock. This activates the docking tool.
2 Drag the window over the sticker on the docking tool that represents
the area you want the window to occupy.
3 Release the mouse button to dock the window there. The window is
automatically resized to fill the area.
Status Bar
The Status bar appears at the bottom of the Autodesk Navisworks screen. It
cannot be customized or moved around.
The left-hand corner of the Status bar is used to display short instructions
on how to use the Autodesk Navisworks features (applies to the Classic user
interface only).
The right-hand corner of the Status bar includes four performance indicators
that give you constant feedback as to how well Autodesk Navisworks is
performing on your machine, a button to toggle the Project Browser
window, and controls to navigate between sheets/models in multi-sheet files.
Multi-Sheet Navigation Controls
Click the previous/next and first/last arrows to open the desired sheet/model
in the Scene View. This is equivalent to double-clicking the sheet/model in
the Project Browser window. The sheet/model will be automatically prepared
for use in Autodesk Navisworks, if applicable.
NOTE These controls are only available for multi-sheet files.
Project Browser Button
Click the Project Browser
button to toggle the Project Browser window
(page 100).
Pencil Progress Bar
The progress bar under the left hand icon (pencil) indicates how much of the
current view is drawn, that is how much drop-out there is in the current
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