Model Manager (Project)

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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.

Navigation Mode

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.