To Add and Use a Custom Avatar
To add and use a custom avatar
Note:
Autodesk does not recommend or support usage of the custom avatars. This feature is not available for
Autodesk Navisworks Freedom
users.
Open the file you want to use as your avatar (DWG, SKP, and so on) in
Autodesk Navisworks
.
Click the application button
Save As
.
In the
Save As
dialog box, select .nwd in the
Save as Type
box.
Browse to the
Autodesk Navisworks
installation directory, for example:
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\
Navisworks Manage 2016
\avatars\my_new_folder_name
.
Type in the new name for your avatar file, and click
Save
.
Restart
Autodesk Navisworks
, and open any file.
Click the application button
Options
.
In the
Options Editor
, expand the Interface node, and click the
Viewpoint Defaults
option.
Click the
Settings
button in the
Collision
area.
In the
Default Collision
dialog box, select the
Enable
check box in the
Third Person
area.
Select your avatar in the
Avatar
drop-down list.
Click
OK
to return to the
Options Editor
.
You can also change the size of the avatar by changing the
Height
and the
Radius
values in the
Viewer
area.
Click
OK
.
Restart
Autodesk Navisworks
.
Parent topic:
Third Person View