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3D Viewer

Inspect, measure and frame your model in real time. The viewer is the canvas next to the chat in every product workspace.

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  • RotateLeft Click + Drag
  • PanRight Click + Drag
  • ZoomScroll Wheel
  • Reset framingReset View (Action Bar)

Projection

Perspective

Realistic depth with foreshortening. Best for general inspection and screenshots.

Orthographic

Parallel projection with no perspective distortion. Best for comparing dimensions and aligning features.

Switch from the Projection menu in the Action Bar.

Camera presets

The Camera Views menu in the Action Bar snaps the camera to one of six axis-aligned presets:

Top
Bottom
Left
Right
Front
Back

Grid and axes

  • • Toggle Grid shows or hides the reference grid.
  • • Toggle Axes shows or hides the orientation gizmo (X red, Y green, Z blue).

Selection and inspection

Click any visible part, face or edge to select it. The selection feeds the bounding box readout and measurement tools in the Action Bar. Hide selected items to look at what's behind, then bring everything back with Show All.

Need to look inside the model? Use the Clipping Plane in the Action Bar to slice through without modifying geometry.

Units and conventions

  • • Coordinate system: Z-up, right-handed — the same convention used by most CAD tools.
  • • Display units: configurable per session in the Action Bar Settings menu — choose mm, cm or in for length, and deg or rad for angles.
  • • Underlying geometry: stored in model units; display unit changes do not alter the model.

Looking for the full toolbar reference? See Action Bar.

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