Autodesk 507B1-90A211-1301 - NavisWorks Manage 2010, User Manual

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Review Your Model
Select Objects
With large models it is potentially a very time-consuming process
to select items of interest. Autodesk Navisworks makes this a much
simpler task by providing a range of functions for quickly selecting
geometry both interactively and by searching the model manually
and automatically.
Interactive Geometry Selection
In Autodesk Navisworks, there is a concept of an active selection
set (the currently selected items, or the current selection) and saved
selections sets. Selecting and finding items makes them part of the
current selection, so you can hide them or override their colors. At
any time, the current selection can be saved and named for retrieval
in later sessions.
Selecting items makes them part of the current selection, so you
can hide them or override their colors.
You can use several methods to interactively select items into the
current selection. You can use the tabs in the Selection Tree, select
items directly in the Scene Area with select and select box modes,
and you can select other items with similar properties to an existing
selection using the selection commands.
NOTE Right-clicking any item in the Selection Tree or Scene Area opens
a shortcut menu.
You can also customize the level at which you select items (selection
resolution) , and modify the highlighting method for the items
selected in the Scene Area.
Selection Tree Window
The Selection Tree is a dockable window, which displays a variety
of hierarchical views of the structure of the model, as defined by
the CAD application in which the model was created.
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