3DVis Cloud Viewer

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Last UpdatedJun 29, 2026
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The 3DVis Cloud Viewer is a 3D visualization interface that helps host applications interact directly with their asset models.

The following image illustrates an asset model as viewed in the XR Engage Viewer.

Asset model as viewed in XR Engage Viewer

The following table describes the Viewer toolbar options.

Button	Name	Description
	Backward	Navigate through previous camera positions
	Forward	Move forward through saved camera positions
	Reset	Reset the session to its initial load state
	Focus	Adjust the camera view based on the current selection in the model
	Orbit	Enter orbit navigation mode: When an item is selected, orbit the selected item When nothing is selected and the cursor is over a model element, orbit around the item under the cursor position When nothing is selected and no model elements are under the cursor, orbit around the center of the model bounding box
	Fly	Move forward through the model, with fixed velocity, in the direction of the cursor.
	Walk	Move forward and backward through the model at a fixed elevation by using the cursor to steer left and right. Velocity is determined by how far the cursor is dragged up/down the screen
	Clip	Isolates the selected element by creating a 6-plane clipping box around it. To modify the clipping volume, drag the sides of the clipping box This tool is active only when an item is selected. When you clip a selected element, the Hide button appears, giving visibility of the clipping box to be toggled on and off.
	Section	Takes a 3-plane slice out of the model. To change the position of the section, select and drag each plane. When the Section tool is active, the Hide button appears, enabling visibility of the section planes that can be toggled on and off
	Measure	Shows the distance between selected points in the scene. When active, a sidebar menu provides the following measurement tools: Path. Use the Path mode to draw: Single-line measures containing one linear segment Multi-line measures containing multiple connected line segments Select to measure line. Select to delete the current measure line segment. Select to delete or close the measure. Thickness. Select to measure the thickness of an object. Diameter. Select to measure the diameter of cylindrical objects. Units. Toggle between metric (m, cm) and imperial (ft, in) units. Lock. Constrains measure lines to the horizontal plane or the vertical axis No lock - Draws measure lines on all the axes Vertical lock - Draws a measure line only on the vertical axis Horizontal lock - Draws a measure line only on the horizontal axis Delete. Deletes all measurements from view
	Hide and Isolate	Controls visibility of objects Hide. Removes currently selected objects from view Isolate. Removes all elements except currently selected objects from view Show All. Shows all previously hidden objects Select Parent. Shows the parent of the currently selected object Unselect All. Clears all selections in the model Translucent. Makes objects in a model translucent Remove Translucent. Removes all translucency in the model
	Views	Controls the display of the model X-Ray: Toggle this option to make the model translucent, increasing the visibility of highlighted objects Shadows: Toggle this option to improve visibility of darker areas Insulation and Ob: Toggle this option for visibility of insulation and obstruction volumes in the model This only works with AVEVA E3D models that contain INSU (Insulation) or OBST (Obstruction) elements

Additional Viewer controls

Teleport: Controls the position of the camera. Drag the icon onto any surface on the 3D model to position the camera at a height of 1.8 m above that surface.
Compass: Reflects the current position of the camera and enables interaction with mouse/touch to modify current views.

Interaction with the Compass control tool:
- Select top view and bottom view buttons
- Select slider to change pitch
- Drag compass to change yaw
- Select world axis or blue circle to align with different predefined views

The 3DVis Cloud Viewer toolbar is adaptive, dynamically adjusting its size according to the screen resolution to ensure functionality across all devices.

The following table describes how the toolbar appears at different screen resolutions.

Screen Resolution	Display
Below 481px	The toolbar does not appear.
481px - 512px	The compact toolbar appears with grouped options in menu icon.
512px - 720px	The expanded toolbar shows more grouped controls.
Above 720px	Full toolbar appears.

3D model interactions

The 3DVis Cloud Viewer application supports the following interactions. The application hosting 3DVis Cloud must implement the interaction methods (touch, mouse, and keyboard) before you can access them. As such, not all interactions may be available.

Touch interactions

Method	Action
Single finger tap	Select
Two finger drag	Pan
Two finger rotate (One finger point being fixed with the second finger moving either clockwise or counterclockwise)	Rotate
Two finger pinch	Zoom in or out

Mouse interactions

Operation	Action
Mouse button	Select
Drag	Press and hold the mouse button, then move the mouse to rotate the view. Orbit mode: Rotate the view from the initial position (when no element is selected). Rotate the view with respect to the selected element at the center. Walk mode: Rotate the view towards the left and the right within the same height. Fly mode: Rotate the view from the center of the screen with mouse movement.
Wheel button	Pan
Right mouse button	Pan
Wheel button	Zoom in or out

Keyboard shortcuts

Key(s)	Action
W, A, S, D	Walk mode: Move forward, left, backward, or right Fly mode: Move forward, left, backward, right Orbit mode: Move (W for forward and S for backward)
I, J, K, L	Look up, left, down, or right
F	Focus (centers the screen to the selected object)
1, 2, 3	Switch between navigation modes. 1 - Orbit 2 - Fly 3 - Walk
Q, C, E, Space	Fly mode: Q or C for Up E or Space for Down

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