Corporate Autodesk Navisworks Training Course

1. Getting started with Autodesk Navisworks

1. Installation and setup
2. User interface overview
3. Basic navigation techniques
4. File formats supported

2. Publishing, merging, refreshing, and emailing files

1. Publishing project files
2. Merging multiple models
3. Refreshing models to reflect changes
4. Emailing files directly from Navisworks

3. Selection tree and selecting objects

1. Understanding the selection tree hierarchy
2. Techniques for selecting objects in the model
3. Filtering and searching for objects

1. TimeLiner overview

1. Introduction to TimeLiner
2. Key features and capabilities

2. Creating tasks

1. Defining tasks in a project
2. Assigning start and end dates
3. Linking tasks to model elements

3. Gantt view

1. Navigating the Gantt chart
2. Customizing view settings
3. Managing task dependencies

4. Import tasks from external project file

1. Supported file formats for import
2. Mapping external tasks to the Navisworks model

5. Configuring and defining a simulation

1. Setting simulation parameters
2. Choosing simulation visuals
3. Previewing and adjusting simulations

6. Simulation export

1. Export options for simulations
2. Sharing simulations with stakeholders

1. Scripter overview

1. Introduction to Scripter in Navisworks
2. Scripter interface and features
3. Basic scripting concepts

2. Creating and managing scripts

1. Writing and editing scripts
2. Organizing scripts within a project
3. Script execution and debugging

3. Creating and configuring events

1. Defining events to trigger scripts
2. Event types and their applications
3. Linking events to scripts

4. Creating and configuring actions

1. Overview of action types
2. Setting up actions within scripts

1. Clash Detective overview

1. Introduction to Clash Detective
2. Key functionalities and interface

2. Clash results

1. Understanding clash results
2. Managing and filtering clash results
3. Customizing clash result displays

3. Clash test reporting

1. Generating clash reports
2. Customizing report content
3. Sharing reports with project teams

4. Working with clash tests

1. Creating and editing clash tests
2. Advanced settings for clash tests

5. Audit checks

1. Performing audit checks on clash tests
2. Identifying and resolving common issues

6. Exporting and importing clash tests

1. Exporting clash tests for sharing
2. Importing clash tests into other projects
3. Managing clash test libraries

7. Laser scan data clashing

1. Clashing with point cloud data
2. Integrating laser scan data with clash tests

8. Method for testing and resolving clashes

1. Step-by-step clash resolution process
2. Collaboration and communication strategies
3. Utilizing Navisworks tools for effective resolution

9. Time-based clashing

1. Setting up time-based clash tests
2. Integrating TimeLiner with Clash Detective
3. Analyzing and managing time-based clashes

1. Hiding objects and overriding materials

1. Using visibility controls
2. Selection sets for focused review
3. Layer management

2. Object properties

1. Exploring the details within object properties
2. Customizing object information
3. Managing object data effectively

3. Measuring and moving objects

1. Tools for precise measurements
2. Methods for moving objects within the model

4. Selection and search sets

1. Creating and managing selection sets
2. Utilizing search sets for efficient navigation
3. Advanced selection techniques

5. Viewpoints

1. Creating and saving custom viewpoints
2. Managing viewpoint libraries
3. Sharing viewpoints among team members

6. Comments, redlining, and tabs

1. Adding comments and annotations
2. Using redlining tools for markup
3. Organizing comments and markups with tabs

7. Animations

1. Basics of creating animations
2. Fine-tuning animation sequences
3. Exporting animations for presentations

8. Sectioning

1. Creating section views in the model
2. Customizing section planes

9. Links

1. Adding hyperlinks to model objects
2. Managing link data and navigation
3. Integrating external resources through links

10. Comparing models

1. Setting up model comparisons
2. Identifying and analyzing changes

11. Navisworks real-time rendering

1. Enhancing models with real-time rendering
2. Adjusting rendering settings for optimal performance
3. Techniques for realistic model visualization

12. Switchback

1. Understanding the switchback functionality
2. Configuring switchback settings
3. Using switchback for efficient workflow between models

1. Animator overview

1. Understanding Animator interface
2. Key features and capabilities
3. Basic setup for animation projects

2. Creating a basic animation

1. Setting up the timeline
2. Adding and animating objects
3. Keyframing for animation control

3. Manipulate geometry objects in an animation set

1. Selecting and grouping objects for animation
2. Managing animation sets for complex sequences

4. Section plane sets

1. Creating and configuring section planes
2. Animating section planes for dynamic cuts
3. Integrating section animations with model animations

5. Controlling animation scene playback

1. Playback controls and timeline management
2. Looping, pausing, and reversing animations

1. Quantification overview

1. Introduction to quantification in Navisworks
2. Setting up a quantification project
3. Overview of quantification workspace

2. Setting up a quantification project

1. Creating a new quantification project
2. Importing model files and setting project parameters
3. Organizing and categorizing items and resources

3. Item and resource management

1. Adding and defining new items and resources
2. Managing the quantification workbook
3. Updating quantities and costs

4. 3D model and virtual takeoff

1. Performing takeoffs directly from the 3D model
2. Using selection sets for efficient takeoff
3. Managing and reviewing takeoff results

5. Managing takeoff data

1. Editing and updating takeoff quantities
2. Integrating takeoff data with external applications

6. 2D takeoffs

1. Working with 2D sheets in Navisworks
2. Performing 2D takeoffs and integrating with the 3D model
3. Managing 2D and 3D takeoff data together

7. Analyzing changes

1. Tracking changes in model revisions
2. Analyzing the impact of changes on quantities

8. Exporting takeoff data

1. Preparing takeoff data for export
2. Export formats and options
3. Integrating exported data with cost estimation software

1. Autodesk Rendering overview

1. Introduction to rendering in Navisworks
2. Key features and capabilities of Autodesk Rendering
3. Navigating the rendering interface

2. Adding materials to a model

1. Material library overview
2. Applying materials to model elements

3. Creating and editing materials

1. Creating new materials from scratch
2. Editing existing materials for customization
3. Managing material libraries

4. Material mapping

1. Understanding UV mapping and scale
2. Adjusting material placement on objects

5. Lighting

1. Basics of lighting in Autodesk Rendering
2. Adding and configuring light sources
3. Simulating natural and artificial lighting

6. Sun and sky lights

1. Configuring sun and sky settings for daylight simulation
2. Adjusting sunlight direction and intensity
3. Using sky settings to enhance outdoor scenes

7. Exposure control

1. Managing exposure settings for balanced lighting
2. Techniques for achieving realistic exposure levels

8. Ground planes

1. Adding ground planes for realistic scene setup
2. Customizing ground plane materials and settings
3. Integrating ground planes with model landscapes

9. Photorealistic rendering

1. Techniques for achieving photorealistic results
2. Post-processing and enhancing rendered images