Navigation
Zoom in and out with a constant speed
Our orbit navigation uses the content on the screen and the distance of the camera to objects to automatically adjust the zoom speed. This is done to prevent accidentally zooming past an object you want to investigate. While this is helpful to zoom ...
Define the orbit rotation point by clicking on an object
When navigating the 3D view in orbit mode, you can click and hold to rotate the model around a point. Two options are possible to define the position of the center of rotation: the center of the 3D view, or a point that you choose by clicking. This ...
Find the IFC global origin
To find the model origin (IFC 0,0,0), follow these steps: Go to the menuView > Show model origin Go to Navigate > Zoom to model origin Set the model to transparent so the origin is more visible
Why do I get a message that my model is too far away when I want to zoom to a model origin?
Having a far away IFC origin is not a problem in ZOOM. However, zooming to this far away origin axis could create inaccuracy issues. Besides that, there would be nothing to see except for the origin axis in a big empty space.
Why are so many elements hidden during navigation?
ZOOM is built to provide very smooth navigation. To do so, it will render as much elements as possible while maintaining a high frame rate. If only a little amount of entities remains visible, it is possible that there are several complex elements in ...
Supported Mac trackpad gestures
The Mac version of BIMcollab ZOOM supports the following gestures for smooth navigation in orbit-mode: Pinch for zoom in and zoom out Two-finger rotate to orbit the model around the mouse position Shift + two-finger rotate to orbit the model ...
Fly mode is too slow/fast
There are two options to change this: Use the SHIFT key in combination with the arrow keys This is called ‘run’ mode. Adjust the default speed setting in the settings/navigation dialog This can also be done using keyboard shortcuts: ‘ , ’ (comma) ...
Browse through a federated model
BIMcollab ZOOM provides you with two different tree views which let you browse through the federated model’s IFC structure, find specific components and review those component’s properties. The Model Tree allows you to browse through the hierarchy of ...