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title: "Interact with Components and Systems"
slug: "interact-with-components-and-systems"
updated: 2026-07-16T21:27:00Z
published: 2026-07-16T21:27:00Z
canonical: "support.beast-code.com/interact-with-components-and-systems"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.beast-code.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Interact with Components and Systems

Use the Action Menu options in the Beast Core 6 3D Viewer to gather additional information about selected components.

## Deep Dive a Component

1. On the 3D Settings Plugin → (default) **Groups** tab:
  - Load at least one Component Group into the 3D Viewer
2. When your 3D Model loads, left click anywhere in the 3D Viewer window.
3. Left click to select a component you want to learn more about.
  - Your selected component is now highlighted

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-0GOX3OEM.png)

1. Right click to open the selected component’s **Action Menu.**

> [!NOTE]
> Navigation Notes
> 
> - Left click the same component to deselect it
>   - Left click to select any other component as desired
2. Select **Show Component Details** on the **Action Menu** to view more specific information about your selected component on the Details Pane plugin.
3. Right click the highlighted component again to choose a different menu option.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/3D_Viewer_Gif41.gif)

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
> 
> Available **Action Menu** options may vary, depending on the selected component.
> 
> 
> 
> - The header text above the various options shows which Beast Core plugin performs each task
> 
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> ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-04 121608.png)
  - Refer to these articles for additional information:
    - [View Details Pane alongside 3D Viewer](/beast-core/docs/access-details-pane-alongside-3d-viewer)
    - [Details Pane Overview](/beast-core/docs/details-pane-layout-and-navigation)
    - [Access and Use Action Menu Options](/beast-core/docs/access-and-use-action-menu-options)

## Expand the Left-hand Content Pane

The expandable left-hand content pane allows you to explore two different Beast Core plugins side by side.

- You can open all **Application** plugins, including the 3D Viewer, on either the main screen or in the left-hand content pane

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
> 
> **Admin** (editing tool) plugins only open on the main screen.

To expand the left-hand content pane:

- Hover over the content pane's vertical scroll bar until a solid blue line appears
- Left click the blue line and drag it toward the right

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/3D_Viewer_Gif42.gif)

A group of components, controls, and other equipment that collectively form a function (e.g., power, cooling).

Gives you an omnipotent bird's eye view of the workspace.

A three dimensional representation of a real-life object. It could be a room, a component, a tool, etc.