Selected Glossary

Navisworks has many terms that are used in this book as well as in the software. This section covers some commonly used terms and descriptions. We have also included terms that may relate to items outside Navisworks.

Display Terminology

Average Frame Rate

Shows the current measured frame rate, averaged over the last second.

Average Frame Time

Shows the time taken to render the last frame.

Average Triangle Rate

Shows the rate at which triangles are being rendered and is a measure of how well your graphics card is working.

Culling

A process for determining which items Navisworks should not draw during the rendering of a scene. Navisworks does a level of prioritized culling with the drop-out method of rendering interactive scenes, ...

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