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title: "Open 3D Viewer Inside the Content Pane"
slug: "open-3d-viewer-in-the-content-pane"
updated: 2026-07-17T16:00:04Z
published: 2026-07-17T16:00:04Z
canonical: "support.beast-code.com/open-3d-viewer-in-the-content-pane"
---

> ## 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.

# Open 3D Viewer Inside the Content Pane

Opening the Beast Core 6 3D Viewer plugin inside the left-hand content pane allows you to adjust the size of your viewing window.

## Move 3D Viewer to the Content Pane

If 3D Viewer is already open on the main screen:

1. Click the **Swap** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-17 103506.png) button near the top of the content pane to move its current contents to the main screen.

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
> 
> If the content pane is hidden, click the **Show Sidebar Content** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-LWJ4LTWH.png) button at the top of the left-hand navigation pane first, then complete **Step 1**.
2. In some cases, the 3D Viewer will automatically display in the left-hand content pane when you expand another application to the main screen.
  - If not, select the **3D Viewer** option on the content pane’s drop-down menu

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-12 114930.png)
3. To adjust the size of the content pane:
  - Hover your mouse over the right-hand side of the content pane until a solid blue vertical line appears
  - Click and drag the blue line to the right

> [!NOTE]
> Use Case
> 
> If you are working with geometry and want a larger view, you can resize the content pane all the way to the right.
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> ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/3D_Viewer_Gif47.gif)