Model settings

In the Model Settings view, you can adjust model-specific settings such as visualization, displaying of virtual joysticks, and measurement units.

 

Visualization / General

Flip Horizontally

  • Yes – Horizontally mirrored camera view.
  • No – Normal camera view.

Tree Preview

  • Yes – The Model Tree view is displayed on top of the 3D view.
  • No – Do not use tree preview.

Flip Camera

  • Yes – Upside down camera view.
  • No – Normal camera view.

Invert Turning

Available when Flip Camera is set to Yes.

  • Yes – Inverted horizontal panning.

  • No – Normal horizontal panning.
Split Screen
  • Yes – Split screen in use.

  • No – Split screen is not in use.
Projection Mode

  • Perspective – Perspective view in use.

  • Orthographic – Orthographic view in use.

View Angle

  • EBM Defined (default) – Use the viewing angle defined in the 3D model.
  • Tele (30°)
  • Normal (50°)
  • Wide Angle (90°)
  • Fish Eye (120°)
Coordinate System Select the used coordinate system from the options available.

Visualization / 3D

Show Welds

  • Yes – Show welds.
  • No – Do not show welds.

Edges

  • Yes – Draw the edges of objects.
  • No – Do not draw object edges.

Connection Points

  • Yes – Show the connection points (nodes) of equipment and pipes.
  • No – Do not show connection points.

Insulations

  • Hide
  • Semitransparent
  • Transparent
  • Opaque

Select Background

  • Gradient Blue – Use a gradient color background.
  • Solid Black, Solid White – Use a solid color background.
  • Default – Use the default background of the application.
  • EBM Defined – Use the background defined in the 3D model. (If not defined, use the default background of the application.)
  • Desert2, Grass_field5, Ocean2 – Use a background that displays desert, grass field, or ocean.

Visualization / Clip box

Clipped Objects

  • Solid – Show clipped surfaces as solid.
  • Hollow – Show clipped surfaces as hollow.
Fit To Extents Expands the clip box to the maximum values, that is, the whole model.

Visualization / Information displays

Show Coordinates

  • Yes — Show current camera coordinates at the bottom of the 3D view. By default it shows named coordinates, but if named coordinates are not available, Cartesian coordinates are shown instead.
  • No — Do not show camera coordinates.

Coordinate Axes

  • Yes — Show the main axis marker in the bottom-left corner of the 3D view.
  • No — Do not show the main axis marker.

Visual Style Legend

  • Used — Show only the visual styles of visible objects in the visual styles legend.
  • All — Show all visual styles in the visual styles legend.

Object Identification Labels

  • Yes — Show object identification labels in the 3D view. The label shows primarily the value of a key object tag such as object name, and secondarily the value of the pli tag—if object has neither of these, the label is not shown.
  • No — Do not show object labels.
ID Label Config Opens the Label Config view for selecting which attributes to show in addition to the ones that are shown by default.

Font Size

Drag the slider to increase or decrease the font size.

Visualization / 2D

Markers

  • Yes — Show markers in the 3D view.
  • No — Do not show markers.

Info Label Config

Opens the Label Config view for selecting which attributes to show in addition to the ones that are shown by default.

Smart Points

  • Yes — Show Smart Points in the 3D view.
  • No — Do not show Smart Points.
Markups

  • Yes — Show markups in the 3D view.

  • No — Do not show markups.
Scanners
  • Yes — Show point cloud scanner points in the 3D view.

  • No — Do not show point cloud scanner points.

Snap

  • Yes — Measuring tool snaps to 2D lines.
  • No — Do not use snapping.

Measure Angles

  • Yes — Measuring tool shows angle information. This can be the angle between two lines or the angle of a single line in reference to the XY-plane.
  • No — Measuring tool does not show angles.
Reference coordinate grid

  • Yes — Show reference grid lines.

  • No — Do not show reference grid lines.

Measure Units

  • Millimeters (mm)
  • Centimeters (cm)
  • Meters (m)
  • Inches (1/16)
  • Feet + inches (1/16)

Drop Size

Drag the slider to increase or decrease the size of the drop tools.

Movement

Virtual Joystick

  • Yes — Show the virtual joysticks in the 3D view.
  • No — Do not show the virtual joysticks.

Virtual Joystick Speed

Drag the slider to change the speed of the virtual joysticks.

Virtual Joystick Alignment

  • Top
  • Center
  • Bottom

Advanced

Screen space ambient occlusion (SSAO)

  • Yes — The screen space ambient occlusion technique is used to approximate the occlusion (diminishing) of light on objects in shaded views. This technique provides realistic, real-time shading effects without putting too much stress on the hardware.
  • No — Do not use screen space ambient occlusion.

Image-based Lighting

  • Yes — The background image is used for applying lighting effects to shaded views; use the slider to adjust the intensity of lighting.
  • No — If image-based lighting is disabled, the more realistic background images cannot be used.

Lighting Intensity

Drag the slider to increase or decrease the intensity of lighting.

Occlusion culling

  • Yes — Use occlusion culling.
  • No — Do not use occlusion culling.