Point, measure and cut it open: the 3D view tools
Click a face so the AI knows which one you mean, measure between two points, read every size, section the model, fly through it, and use Ortho, Edges and X-ray.
Pointing at a piece and saying what to change is how people explain things at a table. The 3D view works the same way: what you click or measure goes straight into your next message, so you never have to describe which hole or which wall you mean.
Point: select a face or a piece
- Click the model to select a face. It is highlighted, its size shows, and it is added to your next message as a chip, for example "Top face 2, 40 × 30 mm".
- Shift-click to add more faces or pieces to the same message.
- Hover over the model to read its size, and the diameter (Ø) and area of round faces.
- In the Features tab, the selected piece is marked in the list. Press Clear or the × on a chip to remove the selection.
Then write what to change: "make this hole 8 mm", or "this wall is too thin". The AI receives the selection together with your words.
Measure: two clicks
Press Measure and click two points. The points snap to corners and edges, and the distance is shown in the view. The measurement is also added to your next message, so the AI works from the real number instead of your estimate.
Size: read every dimension
Turn on Size to label the selected pieces, or everything shown, with their measurements. In the Features tab each piece also lists its size. The view reads in millimetres or inches, whichever you chose in Settings.
Section: cut it open
Press Section, choose the X, Y or Z axis, and drag the slider to move the cut. Everything past the slider is hidden, so you see inside: walls, pockets and the fits you cannot see from the outside. Click the axis again to end the cut.
Fly: move around and inside
Press Fly to move through the model like a ghost. Move with W A S D or the arrow keys, look with the mouse, go down and up with Q and E, and hold Shift to go faster. A click acts on whatever is under the crosshair, and Esc leaves. If the mouse does not steer, click the view once. Keys you press while flying never reach the chat box.
Three ways of drawing the same model
| Button | What it does | Use it to |
|---|---|---|
| Ortho | No perspective, like a technical drawing. Parallel lines stay parallel. | Compare sizes across the view. |
| Edges | Draws the lines where faces meet. The seam of a cylinder stays hidden. | See the shape's real edges. |
| X-ray | Makes the faces see-through, with every edge showing, even the ones behind. | Find what is hidden inside or behind. |
The view cube names the view under your pointer, and a click on a face of the cube looks at the model from that side: click Top to look straight down. Fit frames the whole model again.
Hide and show
In the Features tab each piece has a checkbox, and each group (Parts, Mocks and Zones) has one that switches the whole group. Hide the pieces in front to look at the one behind. Use Find a feature to search the list.
On a phone
The view sits on top and the chat is the first of the side tabs, so nothing needs a wide screen.
Try it on your own part
Describe it in plain words and watch it appear in 3D. Free to start, nothing to install.
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