Reference for Saved Viewpoints Window

Use the buttons at the top of the window, or right-click on the viewpoint elements in the window to use context menus. The options available and what they do depends on whether you have a viewpoint, animation, or folder selected.

Buttons

Save Viewpoint - Saves the current viewpoint, and adds it to the Saved Viewpoints window.

New Folder - Adds a folder to the Saved Viewpoints window. For animations, adds a folder as the last keyframe in the selected viewpoint animation. For folders, adds a subfolder to the selected folder.

Add Copy - Creates a copy of the selected viewpoint, animation, or folder in the Saved Viewpoints window. The copy is named the same as the selected viewpoint, but includes the version number in brackets. For example, View1(1), View1(2) and so on.

Add Comment - Adds a comment regarding the selected viewpoint, animation, or folder. See Comments, Markups, and Tags for more information on comments.

Delete - Deletes the selected viewpoint, animation, or folder and all of its contents, from the Saved Viewpoints window.

Sort - Sorts the contents of the Saved Viewpoints window alphabetically.

Import/Export:

• Import Viewpoints - Imports viewpoints and associated data into Autodesk Navisworks through an XML file.

• Export Viewpoints - Export viewpoints and associated data from Autodesk Navisworks into an XML file.

• Export Viewpoints Report - Creates an HTML file containing a JPEG of all the saved viewpoints and associated data, including camera position and comments.

Search - Use the search field to search for saved viewpoints or folders by name.

Collapse - If you have a hierarchy of viewpoints and folders expanded in the window, click this button to collapse all the items in the tree.

Context menus

Right-click a saved viewpoint, folder, or animation to access different context menus. The options listed below are those that are available in the context menus in addition to the options above.

Play - Plays the selected animation.

Save Viewpoint - For viewpoints, creates a copy of the selected viewpoint and adds it to the Saved Viewpoints window. For animations, saves the current viewpoint and adds it as the last keyframe in the selected viewpoint animation. For folders, saves the current viewpoint, and adds it to the selected folder.

Add Animation - Adds a new empty viewpoint animation, ready for dragging viewpoints onto. For animations, adds a new empty viewpoint animation as the last keyframe in the selected viewpoint animation. For folders, adds a new empty viewpoint animation to the selected folder.

Add Cut - Adds an animation cut. Cuts are used as pauses in the viewpoint animations, and are 1 second long by default. You can drag the created cut into a different position.

Edit - Opens the Edit Viewpoint dialog box, and enables you to manually edit the viewpoint’s attributes. For animations, enables you to set the duration of the selected viewpoint animation, the type of smoothing, and whether it loops or not.

Edit Comment - Opens the Edit Comment dialog box.

Update - Makes the selected viewpoint the same as the current viewpoint in the Scene View. For folders, updates all viewpoints in the folder with the current render style, lighting, and navigation tool or mode. For animations, updates all keyframes in the viewpoint animation with the current render style, lighting, and navigation tool or mode.

Transform - Opens the Transform dialog box. It enables you to transform the camera position. This option is not available in a 2D workspace.

Rename - Enables you to rename the selected viewpoint, folder, or animation, keyframe, or cut.

Copy Name - Copies the name of the selected viewpoint, folder, animation, keyframe, or cut to the clipboard.

Help - Opens the online help system.