Using AIM toolbar
- Last UpdatedAug 06, 2025
- 2 minute read
When you view a PDF document from AVEVA Asset Information Management (AIM) in the AIM viewer, there is a toolbar for navigating the document.
Toolbar buttons
Toolbar has four buttons in the menu and four buttons above the menu.

Buttons in the menu
These four buttons appear in menu on the toolbar.
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Button |
Description |
|---|---|
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Model |
Closes the viewer and returns to the model. |
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Reset |
Sets the default view. Settings such as position of the viewer, selected hotspot, 1D data and documents on the properties panel will be retained. |
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Snap |
Takes a snapshot of the content currently displaying in XR viewer. |
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Collection |
Opens a list of the snapshots taken and user can selected a snap based on the thumbnail. |
Buttons above the menu
These four buttons appear above the toolbar.
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Button |
Description |
|---|---|
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Properties |
Shows and hides the Properties panel on the right side of the screen. |
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Annotations |
This functionality is not yet implemented. |
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Explore |
Displays a search box where you can enter the name of an element to search for. If the element is found, the hotspot and position are updated, as well as data on the Properties panel. |
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Settings |
Shows the Resume and Quit options. |
Reposition the toolbar
You can drag and drop the tool by using the handles (arrow icons) placed to the left, right, and top-center of the menu.