The Model Manager (Beta) tool is exclusively available to registered beta participants. It is not available through Procore Explore. To learn more, see Beta Participant Guide.
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The Navigation Toolbar at the bottom of the Next-Gen Viewer provides specialized movement modes to help you explore the 3D space.
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Follow these guidelines to learn how to use the navigation toolbar. The navigation toolbar is available in Assets, Documents, Document Management, and the Model Manager (Beta).
Toolbar Button | Purpose | Best Used For |
|---|---|---|
| Instantly resets the camera to the model's original starting position and default zoom level. | Re-orienting view: Returning to the baseline project view after navigating deep into sub-assemblies or losing camera orientation. |
| Displays a menu giving you access to select one of these modes: Default (V), Orbit (O), and Walk (F). | Selecting camera controls: Matching your navigation style to your current task (broad viewing, object inspection, or walking the site). |
-Default (V) | Locks the camera to a fixed position while letting you look around the scene, pan, or orbit relative to the view center. | General model inspection: Broad site navigation, panning across floor levels, and reviewing overall model layout without locking onto a single object. |
-Orbit (O) | Anchors the camera target to a specific surface point on a selected 3D object so you can rotate 360 degrees around that element. | Object-centric inspection: Rotating 360 degrees around a specific piece of equipment, valve, or structural component to inspect it from all angles. |
-Walk (F) | Moves the camera dynamically through the 3D environment at varying speeds, simulating a real-world site walk-through. | First-person interior walkthroughs: Navigating through hallways, rooms, and complex interior mechanical spaces as if walking the physical jobsite. |
Perspective/Orthographic | Switch between Perspective and Orthographic projection mode. | Elevation & alignment checks: Toggling to Orthographic mode to eliminate depth distortion for true planar/elevation alignment checks, or Perspective for realistic 3D viewing. |
Render Modes | Toggle to show or hide Mesh, Lines, and Point Clouds. | Customizing visual context: Turning specific geometry types ON or OFF to optimize performance or isolate distinct visual layers. |
-Mesh | Show or hide solid 3D surfaces, faces, and volumetric bodies (for example, walls, structural steel, HVAC ductwork, piping, equipment, and building envelopes). | Standard 3D design viewing: Inspecting physical trade geometry, or hiding solid surfaces to focus exclusively on linework or laser scan data. |
-Lines | Show or hide 2D and 3D vector lines, wireframe outlines, structural gridlines, and CAD edge drawings. | Edge & gridline clarity: Reviewing precise CAD linework and grid coordinates, or hiding lines to reduce visual clutter in dense MEP models. |
-Point Clouds | Show or hide dense 3D reality laser can data consisting of spatial XYC coordination points. | As-built vs. design verification: Comparing physical jobsite laser scans directly against 3D design models to spot discrepancies. |
X-Ray | Increases transparency to see obscured components without hiding geometry. | Inspecting hidden MEP systems: Viewing concealed pipes, conduits, or ductwork behind walls, ceilings, or slabs while keeping structural context visible. |
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