Reference for the Ribbon

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.

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.
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.
Markup draw 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.
Script enable scripts.
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 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.
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.

BIM 360 Glue 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.
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.

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.

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.