3D Model Context Menu

The 3D Model Context Menu allows you to manipulate a particular part of your model. Right click any part on a 3D model and the 3D Model Context Menu will pop up.

Isolate - Isolates a part(s) on the model, and removes all other parts from the viewer

1. Click a part that you would like to isolate
2. Right click the part and once the 3D Model Context Menu appears, select ‘Isolate’
3. The part is isolated and should be the only part displaying in the viewer

Zoom - Zooms in on a particular part

1. Click a part that you’d like to zoom in on
2. Right click the part and once the 3D Model Context Menu appears, select ‘Zoom’
3. The 3D model will be zoomed in on that particular part

Hide - Hides a particular part(s)

1. Click a part that you’d like to hide
2. Right click the part and once the 3D Model Context Menu appears, select ‘Hide’
3. The part will be hidden
4. To reveal the part(s) that is hidden, right click on the model and select ‘Reset Model’

Normal To - Positions your model view to be perpendicular to the surface selected

1. Select the component you wish to view Normal To
2. Right click the surface of that component and once the 3D Model Context Menu appears, select ‘Normal To’
3. The model will rotate to give you the Normal To view

Select All Instances - Reveals all instances of a particular part within a 3D model.

1. Click a part that you’d like to reveal all instances of
2. Right click the part and once the 3D Model Properties Menu appears, select ‘Select All Instances’
3. If multiple instances of that part exist within the 3D model, they should be highlighted 

Transparent - Makes a particular part(s) transparent

1. Click a part that you’d like to make transparent
2. Right click the part and once the 3D Model Context Menu appears, select ‘Transparent’
3. The part should appear transparent

Show Handles - Shows a set of handles for the part(s) you have selected, allowing you to move them around and resize them

1. Click a part that you’d like to move
2. Right click the part and once the 3D Model Properties Menu appears, select ‘Show Handles’
3. Handles will appear allowing you can then move the part in the X, Y, or Z direction

For more information on using ‘Show Handles’ to explode part of a 3D model, see 3D Exploded Views.

Reset Model - Removes show handles, restores all transparent parts to default, deselects all 3D pins, shows all hidden parts, clears selection, resets all movements done with handles, etc.

1. Click any part on the 3D model
2. Select ‘Reset Model’
3. The model will be reset

Reset Viewer - Removes all sectioning/cutting planes, disables explode, removes all measurements 

1. Click any part on the 3D model
2. Select ‘Reset Viewer’
3. The viewer will be reset

Show All - Shows all hidden parts

1. Click any part on the 3D model
2. Select ‘Show All’
3. All hidden parts will be shown

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