General 3D Viewing

Select

Click an item with the left mouse button

Selects an item in the model. For example, used with opening the Content Card or selecting an item to rotate around.

Pan

Drag with the right mouse button

Pans the model in all directions.

Zoom

Scroll the mouse wheel

Zooms the model in and out.

Undo

The application automatically saves the camera position every time a user performs certain actions, such as rotating or panning the model. This action steps back through previous camera positions.

Redo

The application automatically saves the camera position every time a user performs certain actions, such as rotating or panning the model. This action steps forward through saved camera positions.

Reset

Resets the model to its initial load state.

Rotate

Select the button, then drag with the left mouse button

Rotate navigation mode (default).

When an item is selected, the view will orbit around the selected item.

When no item is selected and the cursor is over a model element, the view will orbit around the initial cursor position.

When no item is selected and the cursor is not over a model element, the view will orbit around the centre of the model’s bounding box.

Fly

Select the button, then drag with the left mouse button

Fly navigation mode.

Move forwards through the model, with a fixed velocity, in the direction of the cursor.

Walk

Select the button, then drag with the left mouse button

Walk navigation mode.

Move forwards and backwards through the model at a fixed elevation, using the cursor to steer left and right. Velocity is determined by how far the cursor is dragged up/down the screen.

Best used after teleporting to a position in the model.

Clip

This tool is only active when an item is selected.

The Clip tool isolates the selected element by creating a 6-plane clipping box around it. The sides of the clipping box can be dragged to modify the clipping volume.

When the Clip tool is active, a Hide button  is displayed, allowing the visibility of the clipping box to be toggled on or off.

Section

The Section tool takes a 3-plane slice out of the model. Each plane can be selected and dragged to change the position of the sections. Each of the 3 planes is notionally infinite in size.

When the Section tool is active, a Hide button  is displayed, allowing the visibility of the section planes to be toggled on or off.

Measure

The Measure tool displays the distance between selected points in the model.

When active, a side bar menu appears providing access to the following measure tools:

Point to Point. This is the default mode. It displays the distance between two consecutively chosen points in the model.

Path. A continuous string of measurements. It displays the distance between each consecutively chosen point in the model as well as a total for the complete path.

Disabling the measure tool by clicking the Measure button on the main menu will confirm the measurement.

Delete. When this mode is active, select an existing measure line to remove it from the view.

Units. Repeatedly select to cycle the units between metres (m), centimetres (cm), inches (in) and feet (ft). Changing the units only affect subsequent measurements.

Lock. Allows measure lines to be optionally constrained to certain axis.

•  No lock. Draw measure lines using all the axes.

•  Z lock. Draw measure lines only on the Z-axis.

•  XY lock - Draw measure lines only on the XY plane.

Delete All. Removes all measurements from the view.

When using the Measure tool rotating the model is disabled.

Hide & Isolate

The Hide & Isolate tool opens a side menu giving control over the visibility of objects in the scene.

 Hide. Removes the currently selected objects from the scene.

Isolate. Removes all elements except the currently selected objects from the scene.

Show All. Redisplays all previously hidden objects.

Views

The Views tool displays a popup menu giving access to tools that affect the appearance of the model in the display.

X-Ray: Turn X-Ray mode on/off. Turning on makes the model translucent, so highlighted objects become more visible.

Shadows: Turn Shadows on/off. Turning off shadows can help make dark areas of the model more visible.

Insulation&Ob: Toggles the visibility of any insulation and obstruction volumes in the model. This only applies to AVEVA E3D models that contain INSU or OBST elements. 

Teleport

Drag the icon with the left mouse button

When dropped over the model, the view teleports to that position 1.8m above the surface.

Collapse

Collapses the toolbar.

Expand

Expands the toolbar.

Select

Tap with one finger

Selects an item in the model.

Zoom

Pinch in and out

Draw fingers together to zoom out, draw fingers apart to zoom in.

Rotate

Tap the button, then drag with one finger

Rotate navigation mode (default).

Drag finger over the model to orbit around a selected item.

Fly

Tap the button, then drag with one finger

Fly navigation mode.

Move forwards through the model, with a fixed velocity, in the direction of the finger contact.

Walk

Tap the button, then drag with one finger

Walk navigation mode.

Move forwards and backwards through the model at a fixed elevation, using the finger contact to steer left and right. Velocity is determined by how far the finger contact is dragged up/down the screen.

Best used after teleporting to a position in the model.

Teleport

Drag the icon with one finger

Release the teleport icon over the model, the view teleports to that position 1.8m above the surface.