View Models
Things to Consider
Required User Permissions:
'Read Only' level permissions or higher on the project's Models tool.
Additional Information:
For best performance and experience, use Google Chrome.
For viewing on a mobile device, see View Models (iOS).
Prerequisites
At least one model must be published to the project. See Publish a Model to Procore.
Steps
Navigate to the project's Models tool.
Click the model that you want to view in the 3D Model Viewer.
Options when viewing a model include:
Core Navigation Controls* Navigational Aids* Navigation Modes* Shortcut Menu
Additional Actions & Keyboard Commands
Collaboration Tools
Core Navigation Controls
Efficiently navigate your model using a variety of camera modes and aids.
Navigational Aids
Use these navigational aids when viewing the model.
Aid | Keyboard Shortcut | Primary Function | Navigation Options |
|---|---|---|---|
Home | CTRL+O (Windows) CMD+0 (Mac) | Click Home to return to the model's Home viewpoint. | Standard navigation with pan, zoom, and rotate controls. |
2D Drawing View | - | Click the 2D drawing thumbnail to open a top-down view. | Click to place a position mark and double-click to jump to that location in the 3D model. |
Navigation Modes
Select a mode from the toolbar to control the camera movement.
Mode | Keyboard Shortcut | Primary Function | Navigation Options |
|---|---|---|---|
Default | V | Standard navigation with pan, zoom, and rotate controls. | Left-click + drag: Rotate camera Scroll: Move forward/backward Middle-click + drag: Pan camera SPACEBAR+left-click: Pan camera |
Fly | F | Navigate the model from a first-person perspective at variable speeds. Note: The velocity of the camera movement increases or decreases depending on how far you move your mouse cursor. | Left-click + drag (up/down): Move forward/backward Left-click + drag (left/right): Pan camera Scroll: Rotate camera up/down Middle-click + drag: Move the camera perpendicularly. SPACEBAR+left-click: Move the camera perpendicularly. |
Orbit | O | Rotate the camera around a fixed point. | Left-click object + drag: Orbit around the click point. Left-click a space + drag: Orbit the model's center. Middle-click + drag: Move the camera perpendicularly around an object. SPACEBAR+left-click: Move the camera perpendicularly around an object |
Views | ALT+V (Windows) OPTION+V (Mac) | Access and navigate to viewpoints created in Navisworks®. Note: Viewpoints must be imported into the viewer when publishing models. See Publish a Model to Procore or Publish a Model from the Documents Tool. | |
Objects | ALT+O (Windows) OPTION+O (Mac) | Manage the model hierarchy and visibility in the Objects panel. See and . | Search: Find objects by name. The results will highlight matching objects in the model tree. Toggle Visibility: Click show
or hide
to control object or level visibility. Bulk Actions: Select multiple objects using the checkboxes to perform actions like Hide, Isolate, or Zoom to Selection. |
Properties | ALT+P (Windows) OPTION+P (Mac) | Inspect the BIM data embedded in model objects in the Properties panel. See . | Select an object in the model to populate its data:
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Measure | M | Calculate the shortest distance between two points or objects. See . | - |
Section Box | - | Click and drag to adjust a section box to slice through the model to reveal internal components by clicking and dragging the sectioning planes. | Choose an option from the drop-down menu:
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X-Ray Mode | - | Isolate selected objects while retaining the rest of the model in a simplified, transparent view for context. See . | - |
Settings | - | Click the gear icon to change the default measurement units. | Select a measurement from the drop-down:
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Shortcut Menu
A shortcut menu is available in all modes. To open the menu, right-click to choose one of these options:
Hide Object: Hide the selected object
Hide Similar: Hide all objects with the same name.
Isolate: Isolate the selected object in the view.
Isolate in X-Ray Mode: Activate X-Ray mode, which isolates selected objects while simplifying the rest of the model. See .
Isolate in Section Box. Creates a tight, 3D-cropped view called a section box around selected object(s).
View Properties: Open the Properties window for the selected object.
Zoom to Selection: Zoom to the selected object's bounding box.
Additional Actions & Keyboard Commands
Action | Keyboard Command |
|---|---|
Return to Home Viewpoint | CTRL+0 (Windows) CMD+0 (Mac) |
Select Default tool | V |
Select Fly tool | F |
Select Orbit tool | O |
Open Views window | ALT+V (Windows) OPTION+V (Mac) |
Open Objects window | ALT+O (Windows) OPTION+O (Mac) |
Open Properties window | ALT+P (Windows) OPTION+P (Mac) |
Select Measure tool | M |
Look left | Left arrow |
Look right | Right arrow |
Look up | Up arrow |
Look down | Down arrow |
Move forward | W |
Move left | A |
Move backward | S |
Move right | D |
Move up vertically | E |
Move down vertically | Q |
Hide selected object | H |
Return to the last selected tool Close any open windows Hide measurement info | Esc |
Collaboration Tools
View Active Collaborators
Each user viewing a model appears as a blue dot with their name. To jump to their viewpoint, click their name and select Go to Location. To learn more, see .