Book description
The only book on Autodesk's popular and powerful architectural
project collaboration software
This Autodesk Official Training Guide is the perfect detailed
reference and tutorial for the powerful Navisworks software. You'll
quickly learn how to use Navisworks to design, review, and collaborate
while saving time, meeting budgets, and working efficiently. Covering
the entire project design workflow, this book is crammed with detailed
how-to instruction; real-world examples; and tips, tricks, and
expertise gleaned from the expert author team.
Discover how to work with more than 60 file formats, create a single
3D model, navigate and edit it, find design problems with Clash
Detection, visualize schedules, and much more in this jam-packed guide.
- Covers all the Navisworks features in Simulate, Manage, and
Freedom
- Explains Navisworks file types and all of the 60+ other supported
file types
- Shows you how to navigate around a 3D model and enable snap shots
and animation
- Addresses using Clash Detection to test and find problems,
optimizing and visualizing schedules using the TimeLiner 4D
simulation tool, and more
- Helps you create impressive visualizations and walkthroughs with
lighting, effects, and textures
- Includes coverage of advanced tools and customizing Navisworks
with scripts
With an expert author team, Mastering Autodesk Navisworks 2013
is your essential guide to getting the very most out of the powerful
Navisworks collaboration and design review software.
Jason Dodds is an Autodesk Construction Solutions Engineer who has
been actively involved in all facets of design and building processes
for over 15 years and has been using Navisworks since the software's
inception. Scott Johnson is an Autodesk Sr. Technical Account Manager
and an early adopter of Navisworks who has over 15 years of experience
in design, construction, digital prototyping, and manufacturing. Both
authors consult internationally and speak regularly at Autodesk
University (AU) and other industry events.
