To open and close the menu bar, tap Expand or press M.
The following options are displayed on the menu bar.
Option |
Description |
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Home |
Resets the display to the default view. You can also press H. |
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Fit |
Zooms in to one or more selected objects. If you do not select any objects, Fit places all visible objects in the view. If you have multiple items selected, this fits to the center of the selected objects. You can also press V. |
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Clip |
Allows you to hide objects or portions of a model to focus on a specific area. supports clipping and inverse clipping. Inverse clipping hides objects inside a clipping volume and shows all objects outside the clipping volume. |
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Measure |
Performs point-to-point measurement. Turns measurement on (expanded control) and off (collapsed control). When expanded, use control commands to create point-to-point measurements. For assistance with taking measurements, see Measure distances in Hexagon 3D model file formats. The following actions are available while taking measurements: Expand/Collapse - Expands or collapses the measure control. When collapsed, measurement is turned off. Start/Stop - Turns on and off placement of measure points. Tap to enable point-to-point measurement and then tap on an object or location in the model to start measurement. When you tap the next object or location, the measurement displays between the two points. Tap Place Measurement again to stop measurement. Repeat this to start measuring at a different location in the model. Delete - Removes the last placed measurement. To delete multiple measurements: Tap Place Measurement to stop measurement. For each measurement to remove, select the measurement display, and then tap Delete. Show/Hide - Toggles measurement display on and off. When you turn off the display, measurement placement is also off. Exit - Tap Measure in the menu bar to exit measurement and delete all current measurements. |
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Fly |
Represents a navigation mode in which you use the mouse and/or keyboard to move through the model. When you are in Fly mode, the cursor changes to a crosshair located at the center of your view. To exit Fly mode, press F. |
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Select |
Selects graphical objects. The Select Floating Action Bar (FAB) is displayed when you select this. The Select FAB options are described in the FAB table below. |
Zoom Area |
Enlarges the display in the view to a defined rectangular location. |
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Undo |
Sets the view to the previous one. Use Undo to move back to the previous positions. You can also Undo by pressing CTRL + Z. |
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Redo |
Reverses your last view position change. You can also Redo by pressing CTRL + Y. |
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Refresh |
Updates the view with the latest data. The Refresh command reduces viewing performance since this re-runs the workspace query that creates the graphic tree structure. This command is only available in 3D Project As-Built (PAB) environments. |
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Layers |
Displays all sheet and SmartFrame layers associated to the current drawing. You can turn one or more sheet and SmartFrame layers on and off to filter the display and see specific objects. When you turn sheet and SmartFrame layers off, you cannot see objects assigned to the layers. If you turn off all SmartFrames associated to a sheet layer, the sheet layer is also turned off. |
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Section |
Provides a 3D axis that you can move to clip areas inside the model. This allows you to see inner portions of the model that would not otherwise be visible. Select any axis and move it forward and backward with respect to the axis point direction. Select and drag an arrow on the axis to reveal and hide the inner portions of the model. You can turn Section on and off by pressing ESC. |
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Capture |
Takes a screenshot of the current view and saves it to a snapshot.png file. The method of saving the file to a folder location depends on your browser and operating system. You can automatically save the snapshot file to the Downloads folder for Chrome browsers. You can also press G to take a screenshot. |
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Settings |
Provides various settings to control the display and provide system information. Use the Information and Diagnostics settings to troubleshoot display problems. The options available include:
The following settings check your network connection and performance:
You can open and close the Settings panel by pressing P. |
The following Floating Action Bar (FAB) is available when you select Select on the Menu bar:
FAB Option |
Description |
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Select FAB |
Expands and collapses the Select control. When Fence Select is activated, the software suspends mouse and touch navigation. |
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Select (Expand/Collapse) |
Displays the Select control at the bottom of the view, and automatically activates Fence Select. The software suspends mouse and touch navigation, and default selection. |
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Fence Select |
Turns fence selection on and off. When Fence Select is activated, the software suspends mouse and touch navigation. Use commands in the Select control to define fence selection options. |
Inside Select |
Selects objects that are entirely in the fence box. This command is activated by default when Fence Select is enabled. |
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Overlap Select |
Selects all objects entirely inside the fence box and any objects that are outside but touching the fence. |
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Cancel Select |
Cancels and removes the current fence selection. |