Interface Organization

Over the years, the Navisworks interface has remained relatively unchanged—until the 2011 release. Autodesk introduced a new interface based on tabs and panels, all the while keeping some of the features from the previous versions. With the Navisworks 2013 release, new tools have been added to take advantage of the native Revit® file, Grid tools, and a new interface for the Clash Detective.

Application Menu: The Blue N

A basic starting point within Navisworks, the Application menu, or blue N, contains operations like New, Open, and Save. Several other useful operations that can be performed from here are shown in Figure 1.1.

Figure 1.1 The blue N, or Application menu

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