Advanced Certificate in BIM Analysis with Navisworks

Getting Started

• Product Overview
• Workspace Overview
• Navigation
• Opening and Appending Files in Navisworks
• Saving, Merging, Refreshing, and Publishing Files
• Selection Tree and Selecting Objects
• The Autodesk Navisworks Engine
• Check and Set File Units
• Setting Selection Resolution and Sorting Structures
• Merging NWF Files
• Publish an NWD File

3D Model Review

• Hiding Objects and Overriding Materials
• Object Properties Measuring and Moving Objects
• Selection and Search Sets
• Viewpoints
• Comments and Redlining
• Animations
• Sectioning
• Links
• Comparing Models
• Switchback
• Navisworks Real-Time Rendering
• Working with Animations in Navisworks
• Setting Lighting and Rendering Options

TimeLiner

• TimeLiner Overview
• Gantt View
• Creating Tasks
• Import Tasks from External Project File
• TimeLiner Simulation
• Simulation Control Bar
• Configuring and Defining a Simulation
• Simulation Export

Animator

• Animator Overview
• Creating a Basic Animation
• Manipulate Geometry Objects inan Animation Set
• Section Plane Sets

Scripter

• Scripter Overview
• Creating and Managing Scripts
• Creating and Configuring Events
• Creating and Configuring Actions

Quantification

• Quantification Overview
• Setting up a Quantification Project
• Item and Resource Management
• Model and Virtual Takeoff
• Managing Takeoff Data
• Analyzing Changes

Clash Detective

• Clash Detective Overview
• Setting Clash Rules
• Clash Results
• Clash Test Reporting
• Working with Clash Tests
• Audit Checks
• Export and Import Clash Tests
• Custom Clash Tests
• Laser Scan Data Clashing
• Holding and Releasing Objects
• SwitchBack in Clash Detective
• Time-Based Clashing

Autodesk Rendering

• Autodesk Rendering Overview
• Adding Materials to a Model
• Creating and Editing Materials
• Material Mapping
• Lighting
• Sun and Sky Lights
• Exposure Control
• Ground Planes
• Photorealistic Rendering
• Preparing and Rendering a Model

Presenter Basics

• Presenter Overview
• The Presenter Window and Tabbed Panes
• Presenter Tabs
• Apply Materials to Model Items
• Adding Lighting Effects to a Scene
• Adding Background Effects
• Outputting Rendered Images
• Outputting Animations (Videos)

Presenter Advanced Features

• Editing and Managing Materials
• Advanced Material Editing
• Individual Light Effects
• Light Scattering
• Image-Based Lighting
• Environment Backgrounds and ReflectionsCreating Custom Rendering Effects
• Custom Environments
• Editing a File for Image-based Lighting
• Editing a File for a Background Environment
• Importing Image Files into Presenter
• RPC (Rich Photorealistic Content)

Data Tools

• Database Support (Data Tools)
• About Database Support