The Vault Browser
The Vault Browser dockable window enables you to view and manage the vault status of the opened Navisworks files. This is particularly useful when working with NWF files.
The Vault Browser shows the structure and the status of the file currently opened in Navisworks together with its related design files. You can filter the files displayed in the Vault Browser to focus on the data most relevant to your job. You can also use the context menu to perform basic vault related operations, such as check in, check out, and change state.
Files could be checked out to other team members or the version in the vault could be more recent than the version on which you are about to work. You can refresh the Vault Browser as needed to view up-to-date information.
File View
The File View shows the file structure of the file currently opened in Navisworks.
Detail Panel
By default, the Detail panel displays the key information for the file selected in the File View. This key information includes: file name, thumbnail, vault status, category, lifecycle state, and revision. The revision, lifecycle, and categories data is not available if you are using the Autodesk Vault Basic edition.
Buttons
These buttons are not available until you open a file in Navisworks.
 | Filters the File View. You can select the Show Non-Vaulted Only and Show Modified Files Only options. By default these options are not selected. |
 | Toggles the Detail panel. |
 | Refreshes the vault status information for the currently opened files. Vault status indicates the status of local file comparing to data in vault. |
Context Menu
Right-clicking opens a context menu where you can manage the currently selected file:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Select <file name> | Highlights the selected file in the Scene View and in the Selection Tree. |
| Open File | Opens a separate application instance with the selected file. For native Autodesk Navisworks file formats (NWC, NWF, NWD), a new instance of Autodesk Navisworks will run. For other file types, the selected file opens in default application. |
| Refresh File | Retrieves an updated version of the selected file and all of its dependencies from vault. |
| Check In | Checks in the file selected in the File View. |
| Check Out | Checks out the file selected in the File View. |
| Undo Check Out | Voids all changes to the currently selected file and cancels the checked out status of the file. |
| Change State | Opens the Change State dialog box and allows you to choose a lifecycle state that will be applied to the selected file. This feature is only available for the Autodesk Vault Professional edition. |
| Go to Vault | Launches the standalone Autodesk Vault client. |