Explore the settings within the Options Editor and use viewpoints to organize and navigate your model.
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There are several key settings and options that can help you to customize Navisworks to better suit your workflow.
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Adjusting these settings can help to ensure smoother navigation, better visualization, and optimal performance for your projects.
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Start by clicking the Application button and selecting Options to open the Options Editor.
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These global settings are persistent across all Navisworks sessions.
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Expand the desired node, and click the option that you want to configure.
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For example: Expand the Interface node and select the Display Units settings to customize the units used by Navisworks.
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Keep in mind that changing the settings here does not change the distance of items.
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Navisworks is a unitless software, so this simply changes what you see when you measure things.
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The Sectioning page lets you control the display of sectioned caps.
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Use the options on the Selection page to configure the way geometric objects are selected and highlighted.
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On the Measure page, you can adjust the appearance and style of measure lines.
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Use the Snapping page settings to adjust cursor snapping.
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Scroll down to and expand the File Readers node,
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where you can configure the file readers required to open native CAD and scanning application file formats in Navisworks.
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For example, on the 3DS page, there are settings to convert hidden information and search for bitmap files.
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On the DWF page, you can change the faceting factors in 3D models.
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On the IFC page, you can change the conversion method used,
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decide whether you want to convert spaces to hidden, show or skip them, as well as many more options.
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Close the Options Editor.
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A powerful feature that can help you to stay organized in Navisworks is viewpoints.
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Viewpoints are saved views of specific locations in your model.
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In this example, the ice rink model is at the Home view.
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From the Viewpoint tab, Save, Load & Playback panel,
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expand the Save Viewpoint drop-down, where you can choose to save a viewpoint or record an animation.
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Saving multiple viewpoints in an animation allows you to walk through the model.
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For example, from the Current Viewpoint drop-down, select Entry.
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Then, click Play to play the Entry viewpoint animation.
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This was set up as a recording of where the mouse was looking.
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Use the Player controls to pause or stop the recording.
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From the Current Viewpoint list, switch to another viewpoint, such as Ground or Ice Rock Cafe.
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Because the Ice Rock Cafe viewpoint was built using the Walk command,
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you can walk around in your model, choose a different direction for your view, and walk through to that location.
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If you want to save that viewpoint, click Save Viewpoint and give it a new name.
00:03
There are several key settings and options that can help you to customize Navisworks to better suit your workflow.
00:10
Adjusting these settings can help to ensure smoother navigation, better visualization, and optimal performance for your projects.
00:19
Start by clicking the Application button and selecting Options to open the Options Editor.
00:25
These global settings are persistent across all Navisworks sessions.
00:30
Expand the desired node, and click the option that you want to configure.
00:36
For example: Expand the Interface node and select the Display Units settings to customize the units used by Navisworks.
00:46
Keep in mind that changing the settings here does not change the distance of items.
00:53
Navisworks is a unitless software, so this simply changes what you see when you measure things.
00:60
The Sectioning page lets you control the display of sectioned caps.
01:05
Use the options on the Selection page to configure the way geometric objects are selected and highlighted.
01:13
On the Measure page, you can adjust the appearance and style of measure lines.
01:20
Use the Snapping page settings to adjust cursor snapping.
01:25
Scroll down to and expand the File Readers node,
01:28
where you can configure the file readers required to open native CAD and scanning application file formats in Navisworks.
01:36
For example, on the 3DS page, there are settings to convert hidden information and search for bitmap files.
01:45
On the DWF page, you can change the faceting factors in 3D models.
01:52
On the IFC page, you can change the conversion method used,
01:59
decide whether you want to convert spaces to hidden, show or skip them, as well as many more options.
02:07
Close the Options Editor.
02:10
A powerful feature that can help you to stay organized in Navisworks is viewpoints.
02:17
Viewpoints are saved views of specific locations in your model.
02:22
In this example, the ice rink model is at the Home view.
02:27
From the Viewpoint tab, Save, Load & Playback panel,
02:33
expand the Save Viewpoint drop-down, where you can choose to save a viewpoint or record an animation.
02:41
Saving multiple viewpoints in an animation allows you to walk through the model.
02:47
For example, from the Current Viewpoint drop-down, select Entry.
02:54
Then, click Play to play the Entry viewpoint animation.
02:59
This was set up as a recording of where the mouse was looking.
03:04
Use the Player controls to pause or stop the recording.
03:10
From the Current Viewpoint list, switch to another viewpoint, such as Ground or Ice Rock Cafe.
03:20
Because the Ice Rock Cafe viewpoint was built using the Walk command,
03:24
you can walk around in your model, choose a different direction for your view, and walk through to that location.
03:32
If you want to save that viewpoint, click Save Viewpoint and give it a new name.
