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title: "Navigate Your Workspace"
slug: "navigating-your-workspace"
updated: 2026-09-18T21:32:24Z
published: 2026-09-18T21:32:24Z
canonical: "support.beast-code.com/navigating-your-workspace"
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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.

# Navigate Your Workspace

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

## Using Your Mouse

- **Left Click & Drag**: Left click anywhere inside the 3D Viewer window
  - Move your mouse in any direction to change your viewpoint, similar to turning your head to view your surroundings
  - You will move around the world origin pivot point

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/3D_Viewer_Gif36.gif)

- **Left Click** to select a Component
  - This changes the pivot point to be centered on your selected component
- **Right Click** on a selected component opens 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

> [!NOTE]
> Refer to these articles for more information:
> 
> [Zoom to Component](/beast-core/docs/zoom-to-component)
> 
> [Search Overview](/beast-core/docs/search-overview)
> 
> [Access and Use Action Menu Options](/beast-core/docs/access-and-use-action-menu-options)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/3D_Viewer_Gif37.gif)

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

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/3D_Viewer_Gif38.gif)

## Using the Gizmo

- Use the Gizmo, located at the bottom left of the screen, to change your view of the model
  - Click on the Gizmo’s **X**, **Y**, or **Z** axis points to rotate the model to a desired viewpoint
  - Double click an axis point to snap directly to that axis
  - Use the mouse scroll wheel to Zoom in on the model, if desired

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/3D_Viewer_Gif39.gif)

## 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
- **Up Arrow Key** - Look up
- **Left Arrow** **Key** - Look left
- **Down Arrow Key** - Look down
- **Right Arrow Key** - Look right
- **Shift** - Descend
- **Space** - Ascend
- **Mouse Left Click & Drag** - Adjust camera angle
- **Mouse Left Click** - Select a component/lock cursor
- **Mouse Right Click** - Open a selected component’s Action Menu
- **Mouse Middle Click** **& Drag** - Strafe
- **Mouse Scroll** - Zoom in or out

## Using Your Keyboard and Mouse Together

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

- The best strategy is to practice using the mouse and keyboard together to get used to the controls by feel

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/3D_Viewer_Gif40.gif)

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

A specific and defined piece of equipment or part within a system or a space.

A Gizmo permits the rotation of an object about an axis. The **X**, **Y**, **Z** axes gimbal in the 3D Viewer allows users to rotate a 3D Model as desired to achieve specific vantage points. The gizmo displays by default in the lower left corner of the 3D Viewer but can be hidden on the 3D Viewer Settings > Tools tab.

A built-in feature that brings the camera to a close-up view of a selected component or item.

Sidestep left or right using the A or D key, respectively.