{"id":32476,"date":"2026-04-27T12:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/technical-manuals\/graphical-editor-basics\/3-d-view\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:37:53","slug":"3-d-view","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wiki\/3-d-view\/","title":{"rendered":"3 D View"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span class=\"colour\">Multiple 3D Views&nbsp;of the model can be concurrently made active by going to &quot;<b>Views<\/b>&quot; Tab &gt; 3D Physical Model. Alternatively, right click the \u201cViews\u201d &nbsp;in the structure tree and select the \u201c3D view\u201d.&nbsp;<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">A 3-D perspective view of the whole model can be displayed which can be filtered to display only specific storeys, axes, or member types as required.&nbsp;<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Settings are provided to customize the 3-D view, allowing colours, textures and a wide variety of other effects to be applied.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">The 3-D view is useful for both checking the structural system and also for the creation of 3-D presentation images.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Any member in the 3-D window can be selected by clicking with the mouse. The selected member will be highlighted in the plan window as well.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 18px\" class=\"size\"><b><span class=\"colour\">3-D Windows<\/span><\/b><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Click \u201cViews&quot; tab and choose one of the smart, tilt vertical or horizontal window arrangement options.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">After choosing the options, the drawing area will be subdivided by number of separate windows.<br \/>If you open 3-D views before inserting structural members, members can be defined and edited in the 3-D view as well.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">This effective and powerful property of ProtaStructure enables you to work in a more efficient and error free manner.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b style=\"font-size: 18px\"><span class=\"colour\">3-D Rebar Model<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Click &quot;Views&quot; Tab and select &quot;3D Rebar Model&quot; to create a 3D view with visualization of designed rebars for column, wall and footing only. The model should run through building analysis and design before this.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b style=\"font-size: 18px\"><span class=\"colour\">Analytical Model<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Click &quot;Views&quot; Tab and select &quot;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/post-analysis-ps-2022\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Analytical Model<\/a>&quot; to review the analysis model of the structure and the analysis results, after running building analysis.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 18px\" class=\"size\"><b><span class=\"colour\">3-D View Controls<\/span><\/b><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">You can zoom the 3-D view by using \u201cRefresh Display\u201d, \u201cZoom Window\u201d, \u201cZoom Previous\u201d , \u201cZoom Extents\u201d buttons.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Besides, you can spin and zoom the 3-D View by using the mouse buttons. If you rotate mouse wheel forward, you can zoom-in and if you rotate mouse wheel backward you can zoom-out the 3-D view. The wheel will control the window that has the focus.&nbsp; Right mouse button is assigned to spin functionality. If you press and drag the right mouse button you can spin the 3-D view.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"toc_anchors\" id=\"Active_Windows_Setting_and_Visual_Interrogation\"><span class=\"colour\">Active Windows Setting and Visual Interrogation<br \/><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"line-height: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">You can make modifications in 3-D Windows using the \u201cActive Windows Setting and Visual Interrogation\u201d under the \u201cDisplay\u201d tab or &quot;Review&quot; Tab.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"toc_anchors\" id=\"Visual_Interrogation\"><span class=\"colour\">Visual Interrogation<br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">&quot;Visual Interrogation&quot; can be used to show various colour coded displays in both plan and 3-D views.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">For example, by selecting one of the slab load interrogation types from the drop down menu you can readily keep track of where particular types of load have been applied throughout the building. &nbsp;<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">To return to the normal display of the model, simply choose the None from the list of criteria for recoloring.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/desk.zoho.com\/DocsDisplay?zgId=672206093&amp;mode=inline&amp;blockId=jbjzi74e1c32c846541a7a4c53070540c8038\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width: 100%\" data-zdeskdocid=\"img_20688733806913473\" class=\"docsimage\" data-zdeskdocselectedclass=\"original\"><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"toc_anchors\" id=\"Visibility_Filters\"><span class=\"colour\">Visibility Filters<br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Filters dialog window can be loaded in \u201cVisual Interrogation\u201d dialogue. The filters provide options to control the visibility of all member groups (such as columns, walls, beams, etc) and specific axes for the selected storey(s). The changes made in \u201cVisibility Filters\u201d dialog will be updated immediately in the 3-D view.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/desk.zoho.com\/DocsDisplay?zgId=672206093&amp;mode=inline&amp;blockId=jbjzi504caa006f824c95b5a34bd17b16b070\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width: 100%\"><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\" class=\" align-left\"><span class=\"font\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"highlight\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"toc_anchors\" id=\"Storey\"><span class=\"font\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"highlight\"><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\">Storey<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">In order to select any specific storey(s), click on the related storey label(s) in the \u201cStoreys\u201d pull down list.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Check on \u201cSelect All\u201d box will select all the storeys in the structure, whereas, checking \u201cActive Storey Only\u201d box will select only the current storey to be displayed in the 3-D window.<\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"toc_anchors\" id=\"Frame_axis\"><span class=\"font\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"highlight\"><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\">Frame axis<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Choosing a specific axis in the \u201cFrame Axis\u201d pull down list will only display the members on that axis.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">In order to display the selected member groups on all axes, choose the \u201cSelect All\u201d option.<\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"toc_anchors\" id=\"Member_Type\"><span class=\"colour\"><b><span class=\"size\" style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\">Member Type<\/span><\/b><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">You can also control the display of members in the selected storey(s).<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Checked member groups in the \u201cMember Type\u201d pull down list will be displayed in the selected storey(s).<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">To select a member group, check the member group name. Clicking on a checked member group will deselect it.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"KB_New_Editor_Highlights\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;position: relative;padding: 10px 10px 10px 40px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Notes\" data-image=\"contentStyle\" style=\"position: absolute;left: 12px;top: 14px;width: 15px;max-width: 100%\" data-type=\"non-resize\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-b6f74356cbed797887d400677a4be004.png\"><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">While in 3D view, you can also directly turn on \/ of member types by going to <b>Display <\/b>top ribbon &gt;<b> Layers<\/b> dropdown (as shown below)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-e49cc9ebf8b12d205d96f18003f4808b.png\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width: 100%\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"toc_anchors\" id=\"Scene_Settings\"><span class=\"colour\">Scene Settings<br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">After pressing the \u201cScene Settings\u201d tab, the settings dialog window will be loaded accordingly.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-6318619372d2960aa377887be6d976ea.png\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width: 100%\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Fields in grey means it is deactivated as it not applicable to current 2D plan view.&nbsp; If 3D view is chosen, these fields will be activated.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"Display_Style\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Display Style<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">\u201cDisplay Style\u201d allows you to control the appearance of structural members using \u201cWireframe\u201d, \u201cShaded\u201d, \u201cRendered\u201d, \u201cFlat\u201d and \u201cHidden Line\u201d options.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">The desired view will be displayed in the 3-D window immediately after pressing the related option button in the menu.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span class=\"KB_New_Editor_Highlights\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px;position: relative;padding: 10px 10px 10px 40px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Notes\" data-image=\"contentStyle\" style=\"position: absolute;left: 12px;top: 14px;width: 15px;max-width: 100%\" data-type=\"non-resize\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-b6f74356cbed797887d400677a4be004.png\"><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">While in 3D view, shortcut key for changing Display Style is <\/span><b><span class=\"colour\">CTRL + D<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\"> or <\/span><b><span class=\"colour\">F11&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">&quot;Linear&quot; style has been introduced to show the analytical wireframe of the model; for further details refer :&nbsp;<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/post-analysis-ps-2022#Preview_of_Analytical_Model_using_Linear_view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preview of Analytical Model using Linear view<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"Camera_Projection\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Camera Projection<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Perspective or orthogonal views of the 3-D model can be activated by selecting the \u201cPerspective\u201d or \u201cOrthogonal in the list of camera projection.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"margin: 10px 0px;position: relative;padding: 10px 10px 10px 40px\" class=\"KB_New_Editor_Highlights\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-b6f74356cbed797887d400677a4be004.png\/\" data-type=\"non-resize\" style=\"position: absolute;left: 12px;top: 14px;width: 15px;max-width: 100%\" data-image=\"contentStyle\" alt=\"Notes\"><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Generally, &quot;Orthogonal&quot; will give better performance for large model.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"Compass__Coordinate_Axis\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Compass &amp; Coordinate Axis<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">By checking the \u201cCompass\u201d option in the dialog window will result in the Cartesian coordinate symbol to be displayed in 3-D window.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">The \u201cCoordinate Axis\u201d allows you to switch on\/off the coordinate axis symbol in the 3-D View on the orthogonal grid.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"Grid\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Grid<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">The orthogonal grid at the background can be displayed in 3-D window by checking the \u201cGrid\u201d option. The grid step and colors can be configured in the Grid tabs of&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/protastructure-environment#Display_Settings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"colour\">Display Settings<\/span><\/a><span class=\"colour\">.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\" id=\"Bounding_Box\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Bounding <\/span><span class=\"font\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"highlight\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\">Box<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal\"><span class=\"colour\">If the \u201cBounding Box\u201d is checked, a rectangular box with dashed edges will be displayed and the model will be enclosed in the box.<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-a0c9764400d71b2c1148dd6f9ac62e89.png\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width: 100%\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"margin: 10px 0px;position: relative;padding: 10px 10px 10px 40px\" class=\"KB_New_Editor_Highlights\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Notes\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-b6f74356cbed797887d400677a4be004.png\" data-type=\"non-resize\" style=\"position: absolute;left: 12px;top: 14px;width: 15px;max-width: 100%\" data-image=\"contentStyle\"><span class=\"colour\">You can use <\/span><b><span class=\"colour\">Member Filter <\/span><\/b><span class=\"colour\">function to control what you want to see in the view.&nbsp; Refer to this article :&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/member-related-controls-12-4-2022#Using_Filter_Selection_to_Show_or_Hide_members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using Filter Selection to Show or Hide members<br \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"toc_anchors\" id=\"Show_Axis_Auto_Dimensions\"><span class=\"colour\">Show Axis Auto Dimensions&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">Turns on \/ off the auto-dimensions of axes on the plan view.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"toc_anchors\" id=\"Entity_Edges_Hiddenline_Properties\"><span class=\"font\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"highlight\"><b>Entity Edges &amp;&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Hiddenline Properties<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">This setting only applies to 3D view and would be deactivated for 2D view.&nbsp; Settings control how 3D members are rendered.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"Column_Display\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><font color=\"#000000\">Column Display<br \/><\/font><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">After pressing the \u201cColumn Display\u201d tab, the column display dialog window will be loaded accordingly.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 15px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-e79bdfbdb8bfffce6a663a8665e8ad28.png\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto;padding: 0\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"Display_Analysis_Results\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px\"><br \/><\/span><span>Display Analysis Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Display Analysis results allows user to display the nodal loads, temperature loads, axial load, bending moment and shear force in the plan view. You can select which load cases or load combinations to display on the plan.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"Display_Transfer_Columns_and_Walls_on_Plan\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span>Display Transfer Columns and Walls on Plan<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">When this option is checked, you are able to view the transfer columns and walls from above storey in the plan view.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"Display_Column_Section_Anchor_Marks\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Display Column Section Anchor Marks<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">When this option is checked, column section anchor marks will be visible in the plan view.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"Display_ColumnWall_Supports_in_3D_View\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Display Column\/Wall Supports in 3D View<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">To show the column\/wall support in 3D View. This option will be enabled when you are in 3D view.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"Beam_Plan_Display\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Beam Plan Display<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">After pressing the \u201cBeam Plan Display\u201d tab, the beam plan display dialog window will be loaded accordingly.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-252c931f961150ba30ab6c71f581575b.png\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto;padding: 0\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"Display_Partition_Wall_Properties\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Display Partition Wall Properties<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">You can display the wall label, wall load value, and wall height on the plan view for walls supported by the beam.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"Display_Summed_User_Defined_Load_Values\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Display Summed User Defined Load Values<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">To display the summed user defined load values on beam on the plan view.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"Display_Beam_Elevation_Marks\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Display Beam Elevation Marks<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">To display beam elevation on the plan view.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"Display_Beam_Section_Anchor_Marks\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Display Beam Section Anchor Marks<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">To display beam section anchor marks on the plan view.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"Display_Beam_Hinge_Marks\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Display Beam Hinge Marks<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">To display beam hinge mark on the plan view.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"Slab_Plan_Display\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">Slab Plan Display<br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">After pressing the \u201cSlab Plan Display\u201d tab, the slab plan display dialog window will be loaded accordingly.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-01fe8074967999c9bd7795ec0a663397.png\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto;padding: 0\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">In the Slab Plan Display dialog, you can select or deselect options to display slab direction indicators, permanent and live load values, rib beam lengths, and rib beam numbers on the plan view.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"FE_Contours\" class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">FE Contours<br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">To display the FE contours in plan and 3D view.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-29774c0d85378f42d304067a7b467a4e.png\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto;padding: 0\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"toc_anchors\"><span class=\"colour\">\u200b<br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"toc_anchors\" id=\"Animation\"><span class=\"colour\">Animation<br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span class=\"colour\">To display 3D view of the building in animation.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"colour\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple 3D Views&nbsp;of the model can be concurrently made active by going to &quot;Views&quot; Tab &gt; 3D Physical Model. 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