Adjust point display options in Point Layout for Navisworks

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The Point Layout for Navisworks add-in provides several options for adjusting the display of points within your 3D model.

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For example, you can change the size, color, and descriptions of specific sets of points.

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With your model open in Navisworks, on the ribbon, select the Add-ins tab.

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Then, click Autodesk Point Layout.

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To change the size or scale of points, in the Point Layout dialog, click Set Scale.

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Then, in the Scale Form dialog, click Filter to open the Search Filter dialog.

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Here, you can specify the exact points that you want to resize, such as by description or point number.

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Click Apply, and then OK.

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Back in the Scale Form dialog, you see a list of the filtered points.

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Expand the Scale drop-down, specify the new scale, and then click OK.

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The points in the model update to reflect the new scale.

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To change the color of points, in the Point Layout dialog, click Set Color, and again, filter to the specified points.

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In the Color Form dialog, click Color, specify the new color, and then click OK.

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The model points update.

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With one or more points selected,

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you can also use the Edit Points tool to modify point numbers, descriptions, scales, and XYZ coordinates.

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For this example, change the description, and then click OK.

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Select the point again, and you see in Properties that the description is updated.