Autodesk® Navisworks® Freedom 2010 software is the free viewer for NWD files.
Autodesk Navisworks products can combine design data created with a variety of design tools, and then publish the entire model to NWD format including properties, comments, viewpoints and 4D playback.
Navisworks Freedom and the compact, secure, and streamable NWD file format give all project stakeholders access to the whole-project view. Quality is improved by enabling widespread real-time experience of entire design projects before they are real.
New Features
User Interface
ViewCube.The ViewCube is an on-screen widget, shaped like a cube, that rotates as you orbit your 3D scene and provides you with feedback about your current camera viewing angle in relation to the model world.
SteeringWheels. SteeringWheels are task-based floating tool palettes that travel with the cursor to minimize tool access time. SteeringWheels provide access to different navigation tools grouped into various wheels depending on the navigation task and user skill level.
Button menus.In Autodesk Navisworks, some toolbar buttons exist in mutually-exclusive groups of which only one at a time can be selected. These buttons are now grouped under drop-down menus to improve accessibility and decrease screen clutter.
Artificial horizon. You can now place your model against a fixed artificial horizon so that it appears more realistic and does not float in mid air. The background of the 3D scene is split across the horizontal plane giving the effect of a sky and the ground. The resulting artificial horizon gives you an indication of your orientation in the 3D world.
Communication Center
Providing the Autodesk Navisworks team with an opportunity to notify you of updates and other noteworthy news.
Other Improvements
- Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2010 is available for 64-bit installations.
- Manual override option allows you to specify the distance of Near and Far Clipping Planes.
- When entering invalid values in the Options Editor, you are notified of the error.
- Upgrades to the Autodesk Navisworks rendering engine (LADS) provide improved support for PNG transparencies and improved rendering consistency.
What do you make of the new release? Please feel free to provide feedback through the blog or by contacting me directly via email.
Thank you.
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Can you send me the download link?
And... is the Right Mouse button finally working in Freedom (like in Design Review)? Or do we have to wait another year?
Posted by: Lambertus Oosterveen | March 25, 2009 at 01:47 PM
Thank you for your inquiry.
Download Link:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/mform?siteID=123112&id=11091608
Will look into your other questions and get back to you.
Posted by: Volker Joseph | March 25, 2009 at 01:53 PM
Volker, When will Navisworks be shipping to subscription customers? Thanks.
Posted by: Mike | March 30, 2009 at 10:22 PM
hola me encanto tu programa esta super bueno ,lo estan usando en la fabrica donde trabajo ,lo usan en una ampliacion ,de una moliendo nueva ,me gustaria tener tu programa.
te saluda Martin Fernandez ,Chacabuco 15/05/2009
Posted by: Martin Fernanfez | May 15, 2009 at 10:37 PM
The new stuff is a good start, but when is measuring, cutting sections and printing scenes with text going to be a function?
Posted by: William Skene | June 01, 2009 at 02:53 PM