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The only book on Autodesk's popular and powerful architectural project collaboration software
This Autodesk Official Training Guide is the perfect detailed reference and tutorial for the powerful Navisworks software. You'll quickly learn how to use Navisworks to design, review, and collaborate while saving time, meeting budgets, and working efficiently. Covering the entire project design workflow, this book is crammed with detailed how-to instruction; real-world examples; and tips, tricks, and expertise gleaned from the expert author team.
Discover how to work with more than 60 file formats, create a single 3D model, navigate and edit it, find design problems with Clash Detection, visualize schedules, and much more in this jam-packed guide.
Covers all the Navisworks features in Simulate, Manage, and Freedom Explains Navisworks file types and all of the 60+ other supported file types Shows you how to navigate around a 3D model and enable snap shots and animation Addresses using Clash Detection to test and find problems, optimizing and visualizing schedules using the TimeLiner 4D simulation tool, and more Helps you create impressive visualizations and walkthroughs with lighting, effects, and textures Includes coverage of advanced tools and customizing Navisworks with scriptsWith an expert author team, Mastering Autodesk Navisworks 2013 is your essential guide to getting the very most out of the powerful Navisworks collaboration and design review software.
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Jason Dodds is an Autodesk Construction Solutions Engineer who has been actively involved in all facets of design and building processes for over 15 years and has been using Navisworks since the software's inception. Scott Johnson is an Autodesk Sr. Technical Account Manager and an early adopter of Navisworks who has over 15 years of experience in design, construction, digital prototyping, and manufacturing. Both authors consult internationally and speak regularly at Autodesk University (AU) and other industry events.
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Introduction xix
Part 1 • Navisworks Basics 1
Chapter 1 • Getting to Know Autodesk Navisworks 3
Interface Organization 3
Application Menu: The Blue N 3
Quick Access Toolbar 6
Help Toolbar 6
Navisworks Options 7
Exploring the Ribbon 14
Home 14
Viewpoint 18
Review 21
Animation 23
View 24
Output 26
Item Tools 29
Status Bar, Performance Indicators, and Context Menus 30
The Bottom Line 32
Chapter 2 • Files and File Types 33
Navisworks File Types 33
Native File Formats 34
File Readers 38
File Exporters 43
File Aggregation 47
Opening Files 47
Appending Files 49
Merging Files 50
Refreshing Files 53
Deleting Files 53
Saving Files 53
Publishing Files 54
Emailing Files 56
Batch Utility 57
Object Enablers 66
Exploring the Object Enabler 66
Locating and Confi guring an Object Enabler 67
The Bottom Line 70
Chapter 3 • Moving around the Model 73
Using the Navigation Bar 73
Panning and Zooming 74
Pan Tool 75
Zoom Tools 75
Pan and Zoom in Action Together 78
Learning to Walk and Fly 78
Walk Tool 78
Fly Tool 83
Walking around the Model 84
Using the Orbit and Look Tools 88
Orbit Tools 88
Look Tools 89
Using the ViewCube and SteeringWheels 90
ViewCube 90
SteeringWheels 92
Using the ViewCube and SteeringWheels Together 93
The Bottom Line 94
Chapter 4 • Climbing the Selection Tree 95
Discovering Object Properties 95
Properties 95
Quick Properties 101
Exploring Object Properties of Multiple Elements 106
User-Defi ned Properties 108
Managing Models 109
Using Selection Sets 109
Creating Search Sets 111
Using Select Commands 119
Exploring the Quick Find 120
Adding, Removing, and Updating Items 120
Exporting and Reusing Search Sets 121
Navigating the Selection Tree 122
Standard 122
Compact 129
Properties 131
Sets 133
Exploring Selection Tree Options 133
Configuring Model Visibility 133
Controlling Object Display Using Display Overrides 136
Selection Resolution 148
File Units and Transform 150
Compare 152
The Bottom Line 154
Chapter 5 • Model Snapshots: Viewpoints, Animations, and Sections 155
Understanding Viewpoints 155
Saving Viewpoints 156
Viewpoint Folders 160
Editing and Updating Viewpoints 160
Exporting Viewpoints 165
Creating Animations 166
Using Record to Make Quick Animations 167
Creating an Animation from Viewpoints 168
Editing and Updating Animations 169
Exporting an Animation 170
Using Sections 174
Sectioning in Planes Mode 175
Sectioning in Box Mode 176
Using the Gizmo 176
Transforming Sections 177
Sectioning a Project 179
The Bottom Line 180
Part 2 • Simulation and Clash Detection 181
Chapter 6 • Documenting Your Project 183
Using the Measure Tools 183
Working with the Dimension and Area Tools 184
Translating Items 198
Marking Up with the Redline Tools 201
Using the Text Tools 202
Using the Draw Tools 203
Adding Comments and Tags 208
Saving in Viewpoints 218
The Bottom Line 220
Chapter 7 • 4D Sequencing with TimeLiner 221
Introducing TimeLiner 221
Exploring the Tasks Tab 224
Confi guring the Data Sources Tab 243
Using the Confi gure Tab 279
Using the Simulate Tab 283
4D Simulation Best Practices 300
Showing Context in the Model 301
Creating Reusable Equipment Libraries 303
Simulating Trades and Equipment Paths 304
Using Multiple Task Types for Schedule Analysis 305
Creating Focused 4D Simulations 305
Automatically Mapping the Model to the Schedule 305
The Bottom Line 307
Chapter 8 • Clash Detection309
Starting Clash Detection 309
Test Panel Explained 309
Adding to and Maintaining Test Items 311
Importing and Exporting Clash Tests 311
Working with Rules in Clash Detective 312
Creating New Rules 312
Rules Templates 313
Clashing Objects 314
Clash Object Selection 315
Geometry Type and Self Intersect 317
Run Panel 319
Understanding Clash Results 325
Clash Groups 327
Display Settings 328
Item 1 and 2 Panes 331
SwitchBack 332
Time-Based Clash Detection 333
Clash Detection Redlines, Markups, and Comments 334
Clash Reports 337
Report Contents 338
Output Settings 339
Writing a Report 341
The Bottom Line 344
Part 3 • Advanced Navisworks Tools 345
Chapter 9 • Creating Visualizations 347
Presenter Overview 347
Archive and Palette 347
Interface Options 349
Applying Materials 352
Adding Materials to the Scene 353
Removing Materials 354
Editing Materials 357
Lighting the Model 358
Lighting Types 359
Adding Lights to the Model 360
Advanced Lighting Techniques 363
Enhancing Scenes with RPC 365
Adding RPCs 366
Deleting, Moving, and Editing RPCs 366
Completing the Scene with Effects 369
Backgrounds and Foregrounds 369
Environments 370
Rendering 372
Render Styles 372
Final Rendering 374
Additional Presenter Tools 375
Texture Space 375
Rules 377
The Bottom Line 378
Chapter 10 • Animating Objects 379
Animator Overview 380
Animating with Keyframes 386
Setting Up Cameras and Viewpoints 389
Manipulating Geometry 390
Translating 391
Rotating 392
Scaling 394
Changing Color 395
Changing Transparency 396
Animating Section Planes 396
Exporting Animations 400
The Bottom Line 402
Chapter 11 • Giving Objects Life and Action with Scripter 403
Introducing Scripter 403
Creating and Managing Scripts 403
Enabling and Disabling Scripts 405
Using Events and Actions 405
Types of Events 407
Conditions 414
Actions 416
The Bottom Line 424
Chapter 12 • Collaborating outside of Navisworks 425
Exploring the NWD File 425
Using Navisworks Freedom 425
Viewing Navisworks Files on the Web 427
Automating with Command-Line Switches 428
Command-Line Batch Utility Options 432
Automating the Batch Utility with the Command Line433
Extending Navisworks to External Applications 434
Interacting with NWNavigator 434
Leveraging Vault for Data Management 437
Embedding Navisworks Files in Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations 440
Examining Other Export Options 442
Exporting to Google Earth 442
FBX 445
3D DWF/DWFx 446
Customizing with the Navisworks API 447
The Bottom Line 448
Chapter 13 • Other Useful Navisworks Tools 449
Model Data Tools 449
The Project Browser in Depth 456
Navigating the Project Browser 457
Searching among 3D and 2D Objects 458
Mastering Links 459
Creating Links 459
Editing Links 461
External Application Links 462
Other Links 462
Managing Links 464
Gearing Up for Your Next Project 469
The Bottom Line 469
Chapter 14 • Managing BIM Workflows 471
Leveraging Navisworks in BIM 471
Contractor Workfl ow with John Mack of Herrero Contractors, Inc 473
The Projects 473
Establishing Leadership 474
Creating the Vision 475
Project Staffing 477
Selecting the Software 480
Stress Testing the Models 480
Selecting the Hardware 481
The Workflow: Mapping the Current and Future Process 481
Level of Detail 482
Sharing Model Files 483
File Naming 485
The Training Plan 486
Tracking Changes 486
Reliable Promises and Weekly Work Plans 488
The Integrated Building Model 489
Model Tolerances 491
3D Spatial Coordination 493
3D Clash Detection and Clash Avoidance 493
4D Model-Based Scheduling 493
4D Model-Based Production Planning 495
Facility Maintenance 497
Contract Requirements 497
Model Data Ownership 497
Testing New Technology or Ideas 497
Contractor Workfl ow with Art Theusch, The Christman Company 497
Project Planning Kickoff 498
BIM Execution Plan 498
Quality Analysis/Quality Check of Design Models 498
Clash Detection of Design Models 499
Navisworks Timeline of the Project during Design 499
Prepping the Model for Bidding 500
3D Coordination 500
Deliverables 502
Recap 502
Civil Workflow with Roberta Oldenburg of Mortenson Construction 502
Starting with the End in Mind 503
Building the Team 504
Setting Standards 504
Creating the Model 505
The End in Mind508
The Bottom Line 508
Appendix A • The Bottom Line 509
Chapter 1: Getting to Know Autodesk Navisworks 509
Chapter 2: Files and File Types 509
Chapter 3: Moving around the Model 510
Chapter 4: Climbing the Selection Tree 511
Chapter 5: Model Snapshots: Viewpoints, Animations, and Sections 512
Chapter 6: Documenting Your Project 513
Chapter 7: 4D Sequencing with TimeLiner 513
Chapter 8: Clash Detection 514
Chapter 9: Creating Visualizations 515
Chapter 10: Animating Objects 516
Chapter 11: Giving Objects Life and Action with Scripter 517
Chapter 12: Collaborating Outside of Navisworks 517
Chapter 13: Other Useful Navisworks Tools 518
Chapter 14: Managing BIM Workfl ows 519
Appendix B • Best Practices and Supplementary Information 521
Optimizing Performance 521
2D Graphics 521
Detail 521
Graphics System 522
Transparency 523
Memory Limit 523
Merge Duplicates 523
Securing the Global Options Editor 523
Supported File Types 525
Getting Help 527
Changing the Third Person Avatar Figure 528
Selected Glossary 528
Display Terminology 529
Export Terminology 529
File Terminology 529
Selection Terminology 530
Viewpoint Terminology 531
Clash Detective Terminology 532
Modeling and Other Terminology 533
Index 535
