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View Modes

Use view modes to find the perfect visual setup for presenting, reviewing, or working on your model.

The different appearance of the available view modes

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View Mode Settings

Speckle’s view modes let you switch visual styles and tweak display settings to suit your needs:

  • Pick a style. Pick from Pen, Arctic, Shaded and more styles.
  • Edge toggle. Turn edge lines on or off to highlight or simplify your view.
  • Line thickness. Easily make lines thicker or thinner for clearer outlines and emphasis.
  • Change color. Change the color of the model outlines to match your presentation or for clarity.

Select and configure the view modes

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Section

The Section box lets you carve out a 3D region in your model to reveal and inspect its interior geometry. Simply position and resize the box to slice through walls, floors, or any elements, exposing hidden details for review or presentation without permanently altering your model.

The section tool can be used to create unique views of the model for presentations or design review. You can control:

  • Position: Use the translation gizmo at the center of the section box to move in the direction of each axis.
  • Rotation: Use the rotation gizmo at the center of the section box to rotate in the direction of each axis.
  • Size: Select a virtual face of the section box and then use the translation gizmo at the center of the face to move it in the perpendicular direction.

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Lighting Controls

Use Light Controls to make sure every part of your model is clearly visible, whether you’re inspecting fine details or presenting to stakeholders.

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Light Controls Settings

Speckle’s lighting controls let you tweak how your model is lit to improve visibility and contrast:

  • Intensity. Increase or decrease overall brightness to suit your environment.

  • Elevation. Adjust the vertical angle of the light source to highlight different surfaces.

  • Azimuth. Change the horizontal rotation of the light to control shadow direction.

  • Indirect. Modify the amount of ambient or bounced light for softer, more realistic shading.

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Explode

The Explode tool breaks your model into its individual components, spreading them apart in the 3D space. This works best for small details or products to understand how they come together.

The elements that are exploding are determined by the source data from the host application. i.e. If an element is aggregated as a composite in one object, it may not explode into its components.

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Canonical Views

You can set the camera position and view to a canonical view: Top, Front, Left, Right, and Back.

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Projection

Speckle’s Projection settings let you switch between different camera views:

  • Perspective. A realistic view with vanishing points, perfect for presentations and spatial understanding.

  • Orthographic. A flat, scale-accurate view without perspective distortion, ideal for precise measurement and technical review.

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Fit

The Fit tool adjusts the camera to fit the entire model in the view. If an object or objects are selected, the Fit tool will fit the camera to the selected objects.