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Reference for Saved Viewpoints Window

You get a different context menu, depending on what element you right-click in the Saved Viewpoints window. All context menus share the Sort option, which sorts the contents of the window alphabetically, including folders and their contents.

Important: Any changes that you make cannot be saved, and will apply for the duration of your Autodesk Navisworks session.

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Save Viewpoint

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

New Folder

Adds a folder to the Saved Viewpoints window.

Add Animation

Adds a new empty viewpoint animation, ready for dragging viewpoints onto.

Add Cut

Adds an animation cut. Cuts are used as pauses in the viewpoint animations, and are 1 second long by default.

Sort

Sorts the contents of the Saved Viewpoints window alphabetically.

Import Viewpoints

Imports viewpoints and associated data into Autodesk Navisworks via 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 of the saved viewpoints and associated data, including camera position and comments.

Help

Opens the Help system.

Saved Viewpoint

Save Viewpoint

Creates a copy of the selected viewpoint in the Saved Viewpoints window.

New Folder

Adds a folder above the selected viewpoint.

Add Animation

Adds a new empty viewpoint animation above the selected viewpoint.

Add Cut

Adds an animation cut above the selected viewpoint. Cuts are used as pauses in the viewpoint animations, and are 1 second long by default.

Add Copy

Creates a copy of the selected viewpoint 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. See Comments, Markups, and Tags for more information on comments.

Edit Comment

When available, opens the Edit Comment dialog box.

Edit

Opens the Edit Viewpoint dialog box, and enables you to manually edit the viewpoint’s attributes.

Update

Makes the selected viewpoint the same as the current viewpoint in the Scene View.

Transform

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

Delete

Deletes the selected viewpoint from the Saved Viewpoints window.

Rename

Enables you to rename the selected viewpoint.

Copy Name

Copies the name of the selected viewpoint to the Clipboard.

Sort

Sorts the contents of the Saved Viewpoints window alphabetically.

Import Viewpoints

Imports viewpoints and associated data into Autodesk Navisworks via 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 of the saved viewpoints and associated data, including camera position and comments.

Help

Opens the Help system.

Viewpoint Animation

Save Viewpoint

Saves the current viewpoint, and adds it as the last keyframe in the selected viewpoint animation.

New Folder

Adds a folder as the last keyframe in the selected viewpoint animation.

Add Animation

Adds a new empty viewpoint animation as the last keyframe in the selected viewpoint animation.

Add Cut

Adds an animation cut to the end of viewpoint animation. 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.

Add Copy

Creates a copy of the selected viewpoint animation in the Saved Viewpoints window. The copy is named the same as the selected viewpoint animation, 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. See Comments, Markups, and Tags for more information on comments.

Edit Comment

When available, opens the Edit Comment dialog box.

Edit

Opens the Edit Animation dialog box, and enables you to set the duration of the selected viewpoint animation, the type of smoothing, and whether it loops or not.

Note: Clicking Edit over an animation keyframe, opens the Edit Viewpoint dialog box; and clicking Edit over an animation cut, opens the Edit Animation Cut dialog box.

Update

Updates all keyframes in the viewpoint animation with the current render style, lighting, and navigation tool or mode.

Note: Clicking Update over a single keyframe will only update that frame with the current modes.

Transform

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

Delete

Deletes the selected viewpoint animation from the Saved Viewpoints window.

Note: Clicking Delete over a keyframe or a cut, removes the keyframe or cut from the viewpoint animation.

Rename

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

Copy Name

Copies the name of the selected viewpoint animation, keyframe, or cut to the Clipboard.

Sort

Sorts the contents of the Saved Viewpoints window alphabetically.

Import Viewpoints

Imports viewpoints and associated data into Autodesk Navisworks via 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 of the saved viewpoints and associated data, including camera position and comments.

Help

Opens the Help system.

Folder

Save Viewpoint

Saves the current viewpoint, and adds it to the selected folder.

New Folder

Adds a subfolder to the selected folder.

Add Animation

Adds a new empty viewpoint animation to the selected folder.

Add Cut

Adds an animation cut to the selected folder. 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.

Add Copy

Creates a copy of the selected folder in the Saved Viewpoints window. The copy is named the same as the selected folder, but includes the version number in brackets. For example, Folder1(1), Folder1(2) and so on.

Add Comment

Adds a comment regarding the selected folder. See Comments, Markups, and Tags for more information on comments.

Edit Comment

When available, opens the Edit Comment dialog box.

Update

Updates all viewpoints in the folder with the current render style, lighting and navigation tool or mode. Choosing Update for a single viewpoint will only update that viewpoint with the current modes.

Transform

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

Delete

Removes the selected folder and all of its contents from the Saved Viewpoints window.

Rename

Enables you to rename the selected folder.

Copy Name

Copies the name of the selected folder to the Clipboard.

Import Viewpoints

Imports viewpoints and associated data into Autodesk Navisworks via 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 of the saved viewpoints and associated data, including camera position and comments.

Sort

Sorts the contents of the Saved Viewpoints window alphabetically.

Help

Opens the Help system.

Parent page: Saved Viewpoints Window

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