--- title: "Zoom to Component" slug: "zoom-to-component" updated: 2026-07-17T15:34:33Z published: 2026-07-17T15:34:33Z canonical: "support.beast-code.com/zoom-to-component" --- > ## 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. # Zoom to Component Using the Zoom feature in the Beast Core 6 3D Viewer quickly moves you to a close-up view of a selected component. ## Zoom to a Component in a Loaded 3D Model 1. Load your desired Component Group(s) via the 3D Viewer Settings → **Groups** tab, then left click to highlight a Component on the 3D Model. 2. After right clicking a highlighted component, a pop-up Component **Action** **Menu** shows available options for further exploration. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-04 121608(1).png) 3. Select **Zoom to Component** to Zoom directly to that location in the 3D Model. 4. Use the mouse wheel, the **W**, **A**, **S**, **D** keys, arrow keys, left click & drag or the Gizmo to adjust your view. ## Zoom to a Searched Component 1. Search for a component in the Search plugin. 2. On the search results table, left click the **Ellipsis** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-H2LVA13Q.png) icon. 3. Select Zoom to Component on the pop-up **Action Menu**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/3D_Viewer_Gif43.gif) > [!NOTE] > NOTE > > Refer to the [Search Overview](/beast-core/docs/search-overview) article’s *Using Search* section for more information. ## Zoom to a Component from the Document Viewer 1. Left click the page icon ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-4SY0LFRB.png) on the far left side of the screen to open the Document Viewer plugin on the main screen. 2. Left click to open the **Diagrams** directory, then select a desired diagram document. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-57C2F33S.png) 3. Left click any hyperlinked component name on the open diagram. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-8ZA4OFKH.png) 4. Left click the **Load and Zoom to Component** option on the pop-up **Action Menu**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-04 134111.png) 5. The 3D Viewer opens in the left-hand content pane and displays a 3D Model of the selected component. 6. Left click the **Swap** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-15 160426(1).png) button at the top of the content pane to move the 3D Viewer to the main screen, if desired. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/3D_Viewer_Gif44.gif) ## Zoom to a Component Connection from the Details Pane 1. Left click to highlight a component on the 3D Model. 2. Right click a highlighted component and select **Show Component Details** on the pop-up Component **Action Menu**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-04 141210.png) 3. Click the **Connections** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-YVKBHLQC.png) icon at the top of the Details Pane. 4. Left click the **Ellipsis** (three-dot) button to the right of the listed component you’d like to view. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-05-22 112713.png) 5. Choose **Zoom To Component** on the Component **Action Menu** to move the viewer camera directly to the selected **connection**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/3D_Viewer_Gif45.gif) > [!NOTE] > NOTE > > When you Load or Load and Zoom to a component in any Beast Core plugin, that component automatically loads in the 3D Viewer Settings → **Groups** Tab → **Custom Group** section. > > > > ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-17 102759.png) > > > > - The loaded component name defaults to the *Layer_0, Layer_1, Layer 2*, etc. naming format > - Left click inside the editable textbox to rename the loaded component > - Left click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-EC39TTJH.png) button beside the component name to remove the zoomed to component from the 3D Viewer > - Or left click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-PERL049A.png) button beside the component name to reload it into the 3D Viewer > > > > ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/3D_Viewer_Gif46.gif) A group of components, controls, and other equipment that collectively form a function (e.g., power, cooling) A specific and defined piece of equipment or part within a system or a space. A three dimensional representation of a real-life object. It could be a room, a component, a tool, etc. A built-in feature that brings the camera to a close-up view of a selected component or item.