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. |
| 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. |
Viewpoint Tab
| Panel | Contains tools to... |
|---|---|
| Save, Load & Playback | save, record, 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. |
| 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. |
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. |
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. |
| Export | export an animation from your project to an AVI file or a sequence of image files. |
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. |
| 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. |
Output Tab
| Panel | Contains tools to... |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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. |
| 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. |
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. |
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. |
| Appearance | change the color and transparency of the selected items. |
| Links | manage the links attached to the selected items. |
Sectioning Tools Tab
| 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. |
Vault
| Panel | Contains tools to... |
|---|---|
| Access | open Autodesk Vault and log in, log out, and append files. |
| 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. |