# Navigate in a BIM

## Overview

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## Pan

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Hold the key **Shift** and the **left mouse button** pressed and move the mouse left/right/up/down &#x20;

## Rotate

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Hold the **left mouse button** pressed and move the mouse left/right/up/down &#x20;

### Zoom

#### Free zoom

Move the **mouse wheel** up/down to zoom in or out of the model.

### Zoom with buttons

You can use the buttons **\[D]** and **\[E]** to zoom step by step.

#### Zoom by selection

If you [-> select a component](#komponenten-auswaehlen) you automatically zoom in on that component.

## Show/hide components

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You can show and hide individual parts of the model. This is especially useful for seeing components that would otherwise be hidden, e.g. by a roof.

Click the icon in the sidebar **\[G]** or **\[H]**, to toggle visibility.

## Select components

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Click a component to select it.

Selecting a component has the following effects:\
▷ The view zooms in on the component\
▷ The component is focused in the sidebar

### Deselect component

To cancel the selection of a component again, click in an area outside the BIM, e.g. in the blue background.