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3D

To enable 3D View, please click on the 3D button next to the Settings button in the top left corner of the screen in h2x. 3D view is primarily for reviewing your design such as Pipe / Duct Heights, positioning of Equipment and generally how the system is designed.

Level Visibility

  • Current: Shows the current Level you are working on.

  • All: Here you may select if you would like to display all Levels or a particular Level.

Visibility Controls

  • System Visibility: Here you may disable or enable a particular Workflow (Heating & Cooling, Ventilation, Water & Fire & Gas, Drainage).

  • Flow Arrows: Can enable or disable them

    • Animated: Shows the direction and the Velocity depending on the Flow Rate.

    • Static: Only shows the direction.

  • Walls: Can enable or disable them

    • Flat: Shows the full area of the Wall & can control how visible (Opacity) it is via the slider.

    • Outline: Only shows the outline of the Wall & can control how visible (Opacity) it is via the slider.

  • Doors/Windows: Can enable or disable them & can control how visible they are via the slider.

  • PDF Underlay: Can enable or disable the PDF in the 3D view & can control it's visibility (Opacity) and Brightness via the sliders.

Controls

If you select a particular Pipe / Duct , Wall or an Equipment piece in the Design mode, it will take you to that Pipe / Duct or Equipment in the 3D view. If you select something in the 3D view, it will take you to that object in the Design mode.

  • Left click / Mouse wheel click drag to orbit.

  • Right click drag to pan.

  • Scroll to zoom in / out.

  • Click objects to view / edit in 2D mode.

Views

  • Orthographic: Maintains true proportions and measurements without distortion, showing objects from fixed viewpoints (front, side, top) with parallel lines staying parallel.

  • Perspective: Creates realistic 3D depth by making distant objects appear smaller and converging parallel lines toward vanishing points, mimicking natural human vision.

You may also select the cube & spin around the reference point in the 3D view (depends on what you have selected or if you have panned around.

Vaulted Ceilings are not available yet in the 3D view.