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The Autodesk Navisworks interface contains a number of traditional Windows elements, such as the
application menu, Quick Access toolbar, ribbon, dockable windows, dialog boxes and context
menus in which you complete tasks.
1. There are very similar MS Office user interface arrangements.
2. The Autodesk Navisworks interface is intuitive and easy to learn and use. You can adjust the
application interface to match the way you work. For example, you can hide docking windows
that you rarely use, so they do not clutter the interface. You can add and remove buttons from
the ribbon and the Quick Access toolbar.

Application Button ad Menu

1. The application menu enables you to access common tools.

2. To open the application menu, click the application button . Clicking it again closes the
application menu.

Quick Access Toolbar

1. At the top of the application window, the Quick Access toolbar displays frequently used
commands.
2. You can add unlimited number of buttons to the Quick Access toolbar.
3. Only ribbon commands can be added to the Quick Access toolbar.
4. Display the tab and panel that contains the button you want to add to the Quick Access toolbar.
Right-click the button on the ribbon, and click Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
5. You can add separators between the buttons.
6. Commands that extend past the maximum length of the toolbar are displayed in a flyout button
7. To remove a ribbon button from the Quick Access toolbar; right-click the button on the Quick
Access toolbar and click Remove from Quick Access toolbar.

By default, it contains the following tools:

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The Ribbon

1. The ribbon is a palette that displays task-based tools and controls.

2. The ribbon is divided into tabs, with each tab is supporting a specific activity. Within each tab,
tools are grouped together into a task-based series of panels.
3. Some of the tabs are contextual. When you execute some commands, a special contextual
ribbon tab is displayed instead of a toolbar or dialog box. For example, as soon as you start
selecting items in the Scene View, the previously hidden Item Tools tab appears. When nothing
is selected, it becomes hidden again.
4. You can customize the ribbon depending on your needs in the following ways:
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a. You can change the order of ribbon tabs. Click the tab you want to move, drag it to the
desired position, and release.
b. You can change the order of ribbon panels in a tab. Click the panel you want to move,
drag it to the desired position, and release.
c. You can use floating panels. If you pull a panel off of a ribbon tab and into a different
area in the application window or the desktop, that panel floats where you placed it. The
floating panel remains open until you return it to the ribbon, even if you switch ribbon
tabs.

5. You can use sliders. When an option can be executed with varying intensity, the slider allows
you to control the setting from lower to higher, or reverse.

6. To display the ribbon

a. Click the application button Options.

b. In the Options Editor, expand the Interface node, and click the User Interface option.
c. On the User Interface page, select Standard (Recommended) from the User Interface
drop-down list.
d. Click OK.
7. To hide or show a ribbon tab
a. Right-click anywhere inside the ribbon.
b. Under Show Tabs, click or clear the name of a tab.
8. To show or hide text labels on ribbon panels
a. Right-click a ribbon tab, and click or clear Show Panel Titles.
9. To hide or show a ribbon panel.
a. Click the ribbon tab that you want to organize.
b. Right-click the ribbon tab.
c. Under Show Panels, click or clear the name of a panel.
10. To return a floating panel to the ribbon
a. Mouse over the right side of the floating panel and click the Return Panels to
Ribbon icon.
11. To toggle the ribbon size
a. Click the first button to the right of the ribbon tab.
b. Click again to return to the minimize ribbon state.
c. Alternatively, double-click the name of the active ribbon tab or anywhere in the ribbon
tab bar.
12. To reset the ribbon and the Quick Access toolbar
a. Right-click anywhere inside the ribbon.
b. Click Restore Default Ribbon.

13. To Slide out a Panel

a. Click the down arrow to the right of a panel title By default, an expanded panel closes
automatically when you click another panel.
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b. To keep a panel expanded, click the push pin icon in the bottom-left corner of the
slideout panel.

14. To Launch a Tool

a. A tool launcher arrow in the lower-right corner of the panel indicates that you can
display a related tool.
b. On the ribbon panel, click the tool launcher arrow on the dialog box or dockable
window.
c. Note: Not all ribbon panels contain a tool launcher.
15. To Resize the Ribbon. There are two buttons to the right of the ribbon tabs, that allow you to
choose the ribbon toggle and ribbon minimize states.
a. Click the drop-down arrow in the ribbon tab bar.
b. Click the drop-down arrow in the ribbon tab bar:

I. Minimize to Tabs: Minimizes the ribbon so that only tab titles are displayed.
II. Minimize to Panel Titles: Minimizes the ribbon so that only tab and panel titles are
displayed.
III. Minimize to Panel Buttons: Minimizes the ribbon so that only tab titles and panel
buttons are displayed.
IV. Cycle Through All: Cycles through all four ribbon states in the order, full ribbon,
minimize to panel buttons, minimize to panel titles, minimize to tabs.

16. View Cube - show the ViewCube

a. Indicates whether or not the ViewCube is displayed in the Scene View.

Tip: You can also toggle the ViewCube by clicking View tab >Navigation Aids pane > ViewCube
b. Size - specifies the size of the ViewCube. You can choose from the following options:
• Automatic
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• Tiny
• Small
• Medium
• Large
Note: In automatic mode, the size of the ViewCube is relative to the size of the Scene View, and
ranges between medium and tiny.

Inactive Opacity
When the ViewCube is inactive, that is your cursor is distant from the ViewCube, it appears
transparent. To control the opacity level, choose from the following options:
• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%
Keep Scene Upright
a. Indicates whether the upside-down orientations of the scene is allowed when you use
the ViewCube.
b. When this check box is selected, dragging the ViewCube produces a turntable effect.

When Dragging on the ViewCube

a. While being dragged, the ViewCube and the scene rotate in an arcball like fashion,
unless the Keep Scene Upright check box is selected.
b. Snap to the Closest View
• Indicates whether the ViewCube snaps to one of the fixed views when it is angularly
close to one of the fixed views.
When Clicking on the ViewCube
a. Fit-to-View on Change
• When this check box is selected, clicking the ViewCube rotates around the center of
the scene and zooms out to fit the scene into the Scene View. When dragging the
ViewCube, prior to the drag, the view changes to look at the scene center (but does
not zoom) and continues to use that as the pivot point while dragging.
• If this check box is clear, clicking or dragging the ViewCube rotates around the
current pivot point and does not zoom in or out.
Use Animated Transitions When Switching Views
a. If this check box is selected, an animated transition displays when you click on a section
of the ViewCube to help you visualize the spatial relationship between the current
viewpoint and the selected viewpoint.

Note: When navigating about 3D scenes that contain vast amounts of geometry, the application
frame rate may drop and make it difficult for the system to smoothly animate a viewpoint transition.
Show the Compass Below the ViewCube
Indicates whether the compass is displayed below the ViewCube tool.

17. Navigation Bar

Zoom in and out using the centre wheel

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Navigation wheel

Zoom in and zoom out

Pan
Walk through – click
Pan tool
Look tool – to look aroud
Up and down tool
Zoom in a particular area.
Orbit tool – similar to hold down the “shift” key

18. Reference for the Ribbon

I. Home Tab
Panel Contains tools to...
Project control the whole scene including appending files
and refreshing CAD files, resetting changes made
in Autodesk Navisworks, and setting file options.
Project control the whole scene.
Select & Search select items and save selections in the scene via a
range of methods, including using searches.
Visibility show and hide items of model geometry.
Display show and hide information including properties and
links.
Tools launch Autodesk Navisworks simulation and
analysis tools.
Tools launch the TimeLiner Playback tool.

II. Viewpoint Tab

Panel Contains tools to...
Save, Load & Playback save, record, load and playback saved viewpoints
and viewpoint animations.
Save, Load & Playback load and playback saved viewpoints and viewpoint
animations.
Camera apply various settings to the camera.
Navigate set the linear and angular speed of motion, select
navigational tools and 3D mouse settings, and
apply realism settings such as gravity and
collisions.
Render Style control the lighting and rendering settings.
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Panel Contains tools to...

Sectioning enable cross- sectioning of the viewpoint in a 3D
workspace.
Export export the current view or scene into different file
formats using Autodesk or Viewport renderers.

III. Review Tab

Panel Contains tools to...
Measure measure distances, angles, and areas.
Redline draw redline markup on the current viewpoint.
Tags add and locate tags in the scene.
Comments view and locate comments in the scene.

IV. Animation Tab

Panel Contains tools to...
Create create object animations using the Animator tool or
record viewpoint animations.
Playback select and play back animations.
Script enable scripts, or create new ones in the Scripter
tool.
Script enable scripts.
Export export an animation from your project to an AVI
file or a sequence of image files.

V. View Tab
Panel Contains tools to...
Stereo enable stereoscopic vision provided suitable
hardware is available. This panel is hidden by
default.
Navigate set the linear and angular speed of motion, select
navigational tools and 3D mouse settings, and
apply realism settings such as gravity and
collisions. This panel is hidden by default.
Navigation Aids toggle navigation controls, such as the Navigation
Bar, ViewCube, HUD elements, and reference
views.
Grids & Levels show or hide gridlines and customize how levels
are displayed.
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Panel Contains tools to...

Scene View control the Scene View window including going
full screen, splitting the window and setting the
background style/colors.
Workspace control which floating windows are shown, and
load/save workspace configurations.

VI. Output Tab

Panel Contains tools to...
Print print and preview the current viewpoint, and set
print settings.
Send send an email with the current file as an
attachment.
Publish publish the current scene as an NWD file.
Export Scene publish the current scene as a 3D DWF/DWFx,
FBX, or Google Earth file.
Visuals output images and animations.
Export Data export data from Autodesk Navisworks, including
Clash, TimeLiner, search and viewpoint data and
PDS tags. The Clash Detective feature is available
for Autodesk Navisworks Manage users only.

VII. Render Tab

Panel Contains tools to...
Autodesk Rendering toggle the Autodesk Rendering window, which is
used to select and apply materials to the model,
create lights, and work with environment settings.
With Render in Cloud, you can use rendering in
Autodesk 360 to create a photorealistic view of
your 3D model in the current viewpoint. From the
render gallery, you can access and modify your
renderings online.
Note: It is recommended to hide room objects
before using the Render in Cloud option. A
mirroring effect can occur if the room objects are
not hidden.
Interactive Ray Trace select render quality and render directly in the
Scene View, pause or cancel the render process.
Export save and export the rendered picture of the current
viewpoint.
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VIII. BIM 360 Tab

Panel Contains tools to...
Projects open a model or merged model from BIM 360
Glue or append models to your current model.
Glue It share the latest project models directly to your BIM
360 project from Navisworks.

IX. Item Tools Tab

Panel Contains tools to...
SwitchBack switch back to compatible design applications at
the current view.
Hold hold the selected items so that they move with you
as you navigate around the scene.
Look At focus and zoom the current view onto the selected
items.
Visibility control the visibility of the selected items.
Transform move, rotate, and scale the selected items.
Transform reset the position, rotation, and scale of the selected
items back to their original values.
Appearance change the color and transparency of the selected
items.
Appearance reset the color and transparency of the selected
items back to their original values.
Links manage the links attached to the selected items.
Links reset the links on the selected items back to their
original values.

X. Sectioning Tools Tab

Note: Only available in a 3D workspace.
Panel Contains tools to...
Enable enable/disable sectioning of the current viewpoint.
Mode switch the sectioning mode between planes and
box modes.
Planes Settings control section planes.
Transform move, rotate, and scale the section planes/box.
Save save the current viewpoint.
19. Vault
Panel Contains tools to...
Access open Autodesk Vault and log in, log out, and
append files.
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Panel Contains tools to...

File Status refresh files, check them in and out, display
the Vault Browser window to perform basic data
management operations.
Control update, change and revise files. This option is only
available when you log into a pay-for Autodesk
Vault server.