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Procore Model Manager - Beta Access & Feedback

The Model Manager (Beta) features and documentation are subject to change without notice.

  • To learn about the beta program, see the Beta Participant Guide.

  • To access the beta and provide feedback Show/Hide Details

    • How to Access: Participating companies must sign the Procore Beta Agreement. Once signed, your Procore Administrator coordinates with your Procore point of contact to enable Model Manager (Beta) on specific Procore projects.

    • How to Provide Feedback During Beta: Contact your dedicated Beta program lead.

    • How to report critical issues: Report breaking changes to Procore Customer Support. For general feedback or non-critical issues, contact your Beta program lead or Procore point of contact.

Currently, only Admin permissions are available. Procore will add more permission levels later.

Enabling hardware acceleration allows your browser to offload demanding visual tasks to your computer’s hardware. This helps to improve rendering speed and reduces latency, providing a smoother experience when viewing 3D models in the Next-Gen Viewer. While these steps use Windows® 11 and Google Chrome™ as an example, the process is similar for other supported web browsers.

Info

If your interface looks different than the steps described on this page, please consult the official documentation for your specific OS or browser version. Procore does not manage third-party software settings, but we recommend these optimizations for the best experience with our 3D tools.

Things to Consider

  • Required User Permissions:

    • Administrator permissions on your Windows® device.

  • Additional Information:

    • Updates: Ensure your Windows OS and graphic drivers are up to date.

    • Scope: Repeat these steps for any other browser you use with the Next-Gen Viewer.

Note

Viewing on Mobile? Manual optimization is not required for iOS or Android. The Procore BIM Plugin automatically utilizes your device's hardware. For best performance, see What are the hardware and software specifications for viewing models?

Prerequisites

Before attempting to enable hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling, verify that your Windows® system uses the required driver model as follows:

  1. On your keyboard, press the Windows (Win) + R keys.

  2. In the Open box, type dxdiag.

  3. Click OK.

  4. In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window, click the Display tab.

  5. Under the Drivers section, locate Driver Model. Note: If the version is WDDM 2.7 or higher, your hardware supports this feature.

Steps

Configure your web browser to use the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) as follows:

  1. On your Windows® device, open the Start menu.

  2. In the Search for apps, settings, and documents bar, type: Graphics Settings.

  3. Under Best Match, click Graphic Settings and click Open.

  4. Make sure the Optimized for windowed games toggle is switched ON.

  5. Under Custom settings for applications, type the name of your browser in the Search this List box. In this example, we will type: Google Chrome

    Tip

    Don't see your browser listed in Custom settings for applications? You can manually add it by finding its installation path as follows:

    1. Open the Start menu and type the name of your browser in the Search bar. For example, type: Google Chrome

    2. Click Open File Location to see your installation path. Note: Your browser and path may be different, but common installation paths for our Google Chrome example include:

      1. C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application

      2. C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application

    3. Note the installation path for your system.

    4. Go back to the System > Display > Graphics window and navigate to the correct .exe file.

    5. Click Add to add it to the custom applications list.

  6. Find your browser application in the list, then click its tile to expand the custom settings.

  7. Next to GPU Preference, select Let Windows decide (High performance) from the drop-down menu.

  8. Make sure the Optimizations for windows games toggle is switched ON.

  9. Close the System > Display > Graphics window.

  10. Restart your Windows® device to apply your changes.

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