3D tab
3D tab
Appearance
Zone wall coloring scheme
- Walls or floors that are connected to an external façade have a grey textured surface (looking like a rendered wall).
- Ceilings that are connected to an external façade have a dark grey striped surface (looking like a standing seam metal roof).
- Walls or floors that are connected to ground have a dark grey textured surface.
- Walls, floors and ceilings that are internal or unconnected have a white surface.
- Selected objects ar colored red.
Navigation
Rotate
Left mouse button: Press down and move mouse.
Pan
Middle mouse button (or both the left and the right mouse buttons on a two-button mouse): Press down and move the mouse.
Zoom
Mouse wheel: Roll the wheel away from you to zoom in on a point under the cursor and towards you to zoom out.
Right mouse button: Press down and move the mouse. Move the mouse upwards to zoom in and downwards to zoom out.
Set center of rotation and zoom
Press F. Sets the point around which the model is rotated and towards which it is zoomed. Alternatively use right mouse button menu -> Set focus.
Tip: Use this function frequently to make navigation as easy as possible.
Fit the model in the 3D view
Press R. Zooms and pans the model so that the entire model is visible. Alternatively use Right mouse button menu -> Zoom extents or Show button -> Zoom extents.
Zoom in on the selected objects
Press S. Zooms and pans the model so that the selected objects fill the screen. Alternatively use Right mouse button menu -> Zoom selected or Show button -> Zoom selected.
Show the model from a certain direction
Show button -> Set view -> Top Bottom Front Back Left Right.
Object interaction
Select object
Left mouse button: Click. Selected object is shown in red. The properties of the object are shown in the sidebar.
To select a zone: Click on a zone wall or zone feature twice (not as fast as double-click).
Open object
Left mouse button: Double-click. Opens form for selected object. Alternatively use Right mouse button menu -> Open.
Insert object
The following objects can be inserted in the 3D view to the faces of a building body:
- windows
- openings
- PV panels
- measuring planes
- shading objects
To insert an object: Choose Palette in the side bar. Drag the object from the palette and drop onto a building façade.
Tip: A grid of façade objects can be created by selecting one or two identical façade object and choosing "Create grid..." from the right mouse button menu.
Assign property to object
The following properties can be assigned to objects in the 3D view:
- constructions of walls, floors and roof
To assign a property to objects: Choose Palette in the side bar. Double-click on the property in the palette and select the objects in the 3D view. Click Ok to accept.
Move object
The following objects can be moved in the 3D view:
- building bodies
- zones
- windows, openings, PV panels, measuring planes and shading objects inserted into building façades
- grid lines in a grid of façade windows, PV panels, openings or shading objects
- shading objects
- imported 3d objects and bitmaps
To move an object in the x-y plane: Select object, hold down Ctrl-key and drag object.
To move an object along the z-axis: Select object, hold down Ctrl-key and Shift-key and drag object.
A move operation can be aborted by pressing Esc-key and undone with the Undo button.
Moving of objects of given types can be disabled from the Lock button on the bottom of the 3D tab.
Controlling visibility
Create section of model
x+, x-, y+, y-, z+, z- buttons: Creates a section through the building. When the section is activated, press Ctrl-key, click and move the mouse pointer within the red frame, to move the section.
Set visibilities of object categories
Right mouse button menu -> Visual filter… Opens the Show objects of type dialog where the visibilities of object categories are set. Use Right mouse button menu -> Remove filter to make all objects visible. Alternatively use Show button -> Visual filter… and Show button -> Remove filter.
X-ray
Show button -> X-ray: Objects are shown semi-transparent.
Changing appearance
Wall thickness
Show button -> Wall thickness: Shows all zone walls with thickness according to their wall constructions.
Background color
Right mouse button menu -> Background color -> Custom… Opens the Color dialog where the background color is set. Use Right mouse button menu -> Background color -> Default to set the background color back to the default. Alternatively use Show button -> Background color -> Custom… and Show button -> Background color -> Default.
Wire frame
Right mouse button menu -> Wire frame: Shows the 3D model with lines and without any surfaces. Alternatively use Show button -> Wire frame.
Stereo image
Show button -> Stereo image: Shows the 3D view in stereo for viewing with red/cyan glasses.
Printing or exporting high resolution images
File -> Print… Prints the 3D view as a high-resolution image. Alternatively use ctrl P.
Tip: To change the resolution of the printed image, hold down the shift key while selecting print. Enter the magnification in the dialog that is opened.
Export
File -> Export Image… Captures the 3D view to an image file of format *.png, *.jpeg, *.jpg or *.bmp.
Tip: To change the resolution of the exported image, hold down the shift key while selecting export image. Enter the magnification in the dialog that is opened.
Alternatively use right mouse button menu -> Export high res. image
Export geometry
File -> Export Geometry… Exports all the currently visible geometry to a geometry file of format *.obj.
Redraw 3D view
View menu -> Refresh: Redraws the 3D view.
Tip: If the view refresh does not work, try to save, close and reopen the simulation project file.
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