Exploring the InfraWorks Environment - Autodesk Infraworks and Infraworks 360 Essentials - page 35

10. Click and drag the compass view to rotate the model so that the letter
N indicating north is near the top of the compass.
11. Click the top of the ViewCube once again and notice how the view is
changed so that north is precisely vertical.
Whenever you click the top of the ViewCube, the cardinal direction
that is nearest to the top will be placed precisely at the top.
navigating by selection
Often you will encounter models that contain many different types of data. Even
the San Francisco model that you have been working with has a considerable
number of data sources and many parts that make up the model. In these cases,
you will find it useful to be able to select different parts of the model and change
your view orientation based on those selections. InfraWorks contains several
tools that enable you to navigate the model by selection.
One of the most helpful techniques is to first select an object within the Data
Sources panel or Model Viewer panel and then use the Zoom to Selected tool on
the Select toolbar to zoom to that object. As you might guess, this is especially
helpful when you have a large complex model and need to simply locate one of
its components.
exercise 1.6: navigate by selection
If you are continuing from the previous exercise, you can skip to step 3. Otherwise,
if you haven't already done so, go to the book's web page at www.sybex.com/go/
infraworksessentials and download the files for Chapter 1. Unzip the files
to the correct location on your hard drive according to the instructions in the
introduction.
1. If it is not already open, launch InfraWorks.
2. On the Start Page, click Open and browse to C:\InfraWorks
Essentials\Chapter 01\ . Click Ch01 San Francisco City.sqlite
and click Open.
3. On the Quick Access Toolbar, click Bookmarks to open the
Bookmarks panel.
4. On the Bookmarks panel, click City View.