Navigate the facility UI, settings, and data visualization features

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Upon entering a facility in Tandem, you can use the menus in the header and footer navigation bars to interact with your digital twin.

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These tools enable you to configure viewer settings, navigate the model within the viewer,

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and apply the Connections and Streams features as desired.

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With a facility open, expand the Profile menu and select Viewer Settings.

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From the Configuration tab, you can toggle viewer options on or off, such as WebGPU,

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which improves performance when loading large or detailed models.

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The Navigation tab includes ViewCube, Orbit, and Zoom settings, as well as an option for left-handed mouse users.

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Open the Appearance tab for visual quality optimization, and on the Environment tab, you can select an environment and lighting.

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Next, expand the Viewer Controls menu to navigate the model within the viewer.

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From here, you can select Orbit, Select, Pan, and Zoom, and more.

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Each control is assigned a quick key, indicated by the letters next to the controls.

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Simply press the corresponding letter to immediately activate the desired function in the viewer.

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For example, press Z, and then move the cursor up or down to zoom in or out.

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Next, expand the Analysis Tools menu, which includes both measuring and viewer sectioning tools.

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When you select Section, you can choose to view the model in sections along the X, Y, or Z plane.

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Moving down to the footer navigation,

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expand the Labels toggle menu to select Level and Room Labels.

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This makes the labels visible in the model and, as a result, provides access to their filtering capabilities.

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Lastly, expand the Data Visualization menu to access visual controls for the Connections and Streams features.

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Here, you can choose to show heatmapping and stream pins, which display the facility streamed data.

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With Heatmap enabled, in the viewer, click Select heatmap to choose from a list of available Streams, such as Inside Temperature.

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From the Stream Pins flyout, you can view stream pins based on their status

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and single or multi-select to quickly customize the viewer according to your needs.

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When you are finished working in the facility, click the Tandem logo to return to the Home page.

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Now you can interact with your digital twin using the header and footer navigation bars.