Quick Guide

Minimum Specifications - View the minimum hardware needed to run Beast Core on your device, HMI options, and recommended network speed.

Platform Selector - Displays after the Consent Banner landing page when a user’s Beast Core application contains more than one Platform option.

Intro to Beast Core Application Plugins - Learn how to access Beast Core’s compatible Application plugins and when to use them.

Content Pane - Learn how to open and interact with an available plugin alongside a different plugin already open on the main screen.

Navigation Pane: Application Menu - Access plugins via navigation icons or their full-text names on the left-hand navigation or content pane.

Toggle Between Light and Dark Background Modes - Access the background selection menu to set your desired preference.

Load Your Workspace - On the Groups tab, select the Systems or component groups you want to visualize in an interactive 3D Model.

Change Opacity Settings - Learn how and when to change system and component group Opacity settings to customize your 3D Model viewing.

Adjust Visualizations Using the Visualizer - View loaded systems in different static colors, visualize system flow patterns, or adjust system colors.

Adjust Camera Preferences - Change your vantage point of a loaded 3D Model via camera preference settings.

Rename a Custom Component Group - Rename a newly created custom component group in its editable textbox on the 3D Viewer → Groups tab.

Save or Upload Scenes - Save and upload 3D Scenes that support your specific viewing and collaboration needs.

Navigate Your Workspace - Learn how to use your keyboard and mouse to navigate your workspace.

Interact with Components and Systems - Select an Action Menu option to gather additional information about a selected Component.

Zoom to Component - Use this feature to move quickly to a close-up view of a selected component.

Open 3D Viewer Inside the Content Pane - Use this option to increase the size of your viewing window, especially when viewing large geometry.

Details Pane Overview - Use the Details Pane to gather additional information while inspecting a component.

Details Pane Information Tab - View specific metadata relevant to a selected component.

Details Pane Connections Tab - View information about the component(s) that directly connect to a selected component.

Details Pane Documents Tab - Locate available documents relevant to a selected component.

View Details Pane alongside 3D Viewer - Simultaneously view a modeled component and gather additional component information.

View Details Pane alongside Search - Simultaneously view the search results list and additional information about a selected component.

Download and View a Document - View a downloaded document in its native viewing application.

Navigate the Document Viewer - Select a document to open, then use Document Viewer toolbar options to interact with the document.

Search in Document Viewer - Use the Document Viewer Search feature to find content related to a specific keyword within a loaded document.

Print a Document or Save as PDF - Select the printer icon on the Document toolbar and follow the Print menu and Save As prompts.

Search Overview - Learn about the Search plugin’s powerful, easy-to-use functionality.

Search for Components - Perform a (default) Components tab search to find specific component metadata.

    Component Search Results - Display Differences - View search results on the main screen or in the expandable left-hand content pane.

    Load Components Via Search - Use the convenient Action Menu to load a 3D Model of a searched component into the 3D Viewer.

    Create a Custom Component Group - Save a selected group of searched components for later viewing in a loadable 3D Model.

Search for Documents - Locate an available document via a keyword search on the Documents tab.

Configure a Search Results Table - Control how a search results table displays (e.g., hide, show, or group data columns; choose a preset option).

Filter Search Results - Reduce the number of table rows (i.e., unique search results) on a search results table for more streamlined viewing.

Getting Started - Component Processor - Navigate the Component Processor; learn where to add/modify workspace component data.

Components Tab Search - Locate and view component metadata by selecting the Components tab and using the search by keyword feature.

    Export and Import Component Metadata - Add/modify component metadata via the Export to CSV and Import From CSV buttons.

    Modify Component Data on the Details Pane - Make minor data modifications on a specific component’s editable Details Pane.

Documents Tab Search - Locate component documentation by selecting the Documents tab and using the search by keyword feature.

Use Search with Component Processor - Use the built-in Search feature to retrieve stored component metadata or documentation.

Getting Started - Document Processor - Navigate the Document Processor; explore Add Document, Delete Document and Search features.

Find an Existing Document - Find an uploaded document via the built-in Search feature or in the displayed file information columns.

View an Available Document - Left click the Ellipsis icon beside a document’s title; select Open Document on the pop-up Action Menu.

Add a New Document - Follow these easy steps to upload a PDF document to the Document Processor.

Getting Started - Geometry Processor - Learn how to upload/manage model and component files relevant to a specific platform in Beast Core.

Change Assigned System Names - Learn how to change “default” system names by exporting, editing, saving, and importing a CSV file.

Delete Geometry Files - Learn ways to delete geometry files no longer needed to support a Platform.

Upload Geometry Files - Use the Geometry Processor to upload your own 3D data files and assign each to a specific system.

Getting Started - Workspace Configuration - Customize a selected workspace and configure how information displays for end users.

Banner Configuration - Add security or custom Banners that display at the top and bottom of the main screen, or hide the banner from view.

Component Details Configuration - Label component Attribute information on the Component Details page for optimal readability and usefulness.

Platform Details Configuration - Access editable fields for modifying a selected platform’s Title, Subtitle, Description, and Platform Image.