By Garry Stockton
When using Navisworks, you may need to create an animation moving around the environment, focussed on a central point. The enclosed method shows you a very easy solution to do this.
- Open a model in Navisworks and save a 3D view in Saved Viewpoints.
- Create 4 or 5 views in the Save Viewpoints panel rotating around the model. Southwest, Southeast, Northeast, Northwest and further required views, door/entrance for example.
- Right click in the Save Viewpoint panel, select Add Animation and rename it Orbit.
- Go back to Save Viewpoint and select all 4/5 views using shift and left click the mouse and drop into the animation. It will show below the animation as below.
- Pick the animation, in this case I’ve selected Orbit in the Save Viewpoint. Go to the Animation tab across the top and press Play.
- If your animation runs slow, right click on the desired animation in save Viewpoints, change the duration to 20 seconds and play again.