Wednesday, February 18, 2009

How to change the avatar in NavisWorks

This doesn't seem to be documented anywhere so here is a quick how-to.

First off open up the file you want as your avatar, it could be a dwg, skp, etc. Now publish this file to an nwd to the following folder C:\Program Files\Autodesk\NavisWorks Manage 2009\avatars\new folder name\new avatar name.nwd

Restart NavisWorks if it is open.

Open the file you want the avatar for, go to Viewpoint > Edit Current Viewpoint > Collision Detection > Setttings... > Enable Third Person, now from the Avatar drop down you can select your new avatar.

Under the viewer settings you can also change the size of the avatar by changing the height and the radius

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2009 at 7:21 AM

    David,

    Here is a link to some additional information on creating avatars in NavisWorks.

    https://customer.navisworks.com/slxweb/portal/portalKBArticle.php?id=t6UJ9A001M1K

    Cheers

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  2. Mutuelle santeApril 26, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    Excellent information on how to change the avatar in navisworks. Extremely detailed and fairly great tips. Thanks a lot

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  3. RistoNovember 9, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    I can not changeavatar, scale or proportions (he is as long as he is wide). What is wrong?

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