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.
  1. Open the file you want to use as your avatar (DWG, SKP, and so on) in Autodesk Navisworks.
  2. Click the application button Save As.
  3. In the Save As dialog box, select .nwd in the Save as Type box.
  4. Browse to the Autodesk Navisworks installation directory, for example: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Navisworks Manage 2016\avatars\my_new_folder_name.
  5. Type in the new name for your avatar file, and click Save.
  6. Restart Autodesk Navisworks, and open any file.
  7. Click the application button Options.
  8. In the Options Editor, expand the Interface node, and click the Viewpoint Defaults option.
  9. Click the Settings button in the Collision area.
  10. In the Default Collision dialog box, select the Enable check box in the Third Person area.
  11. Select your avatar in the Avatar drop-down list.
  12. Click OK to return to the Options Editor.
  13. You can also change the size of the avatar by changing the Height and the Radius values in the Viewer area.
  14. Click OK.
  15. Restart Autodesk Navisworks.