Navigate Your Workspace

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Learn how to use your keyboard and mouse to navigate your workspace in the Beast Core 6 3D Viewer.

Using Your Mouse

  • Left Click: Left click anywhere inside the 3D Viewer window to change your mouse pointer to a Crosshair

    • Moving your mouse in any direction will change your viewpoint, similar to turning your head to view your surroundings

    • Press the esc key to disengage the crosshair and reclaim your cursor

  • Left Click to select a Component

  • Right click to open a Component Action Menu with options that may include:

    • Save Component List

    • Zoom To Component

    • Load Component

    • Path To Component

    • Teleport To Component

    • Select Diagram Component

    • Show Component Details

    • Download PDF

    • Search Related Components

    • Search Related Documents

Refer to these articles for more information:

Zoom to Component

Search Overview

  • Scroll Wheel: Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to zoom in and out on the loaded model.

    • You can use this feature without locking your mouse to the viewer in crosshair mode

Using the Gimbal

  • Use the Gimbal, located at the bottom left of the screen, to change your view of the model without entering crosshair mode

    • Click on the Gimbal’s X, Y, or Z axis points to rotate the model to a desired viewpoint

    • Use the mouse scroll wheel to Zoom in on the model, if desired

Using Your Keyboard

Beast Core’s 3D Viewer utilizes traditional video game keyboard controls:

  • W - Move forward

  • A - Strafe left

  • S - Move backwards

  • D - Strafe right

  • Shift - Descend

  • Space - Ascend

  • Mouse Movement - Adjust camera angle

  • Mouse Left Click - Select a component/lock cursor

  • Mouse Right Click - Select a component & unlock cursor

  • Mouse Scroll - Zoom in or out

  • ctrl + Mouse Scroll - Adjust speed

  • esc - Unlock cursor

Using Your Keyboard and Mouse Together

After you left click in the 3D Viewer window, you can navigate using your mouse movement and keyboard controls together.

  • Use the keyboard controls to move in the direction the crosshair is pointing toward