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title: "Controlling the View"
slug: "clx-controlling-the-view"
description: "Explains how to navigate and control the NavVis CLX live scanning view, including changing perspectives, checking capture progress, and viewing coverage data."
updated: 2026-09-02T19:21:09Z
published: 2026-09-02T19:21:09Z
canonical: "knowledge.navvis.com/clx-controlling-the-view"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://knowledge.navvis.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Controlling the View

## Changing between 2D and 3D

You can switch between the 2D view and the 3D view with the 2D/3D switch in the side bar while scanning or while the scan is paused. ![A digital interface displaying a 2D view with various measurement indicators and icons.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/880b08eb-5c9e-4379-937e-f08de9a453f6.png)

### The 2D view

Use the 2D view for a quick top-down coverage check and to find unscanned areas on a simple floor plan. For information about interpreting the 2D quality map, see [Quality map](https://knowledge.navvis.com/docs/clx-scanning-screen). ![Diagram illustrating a process with highlighted elements and directional indicators for clarity.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/9e5fbc0a-526c-4a9b-a401-6beb9efe041c.png)

### The 3D view

Use the 3D view to check coverage from different angles. It shows a live point cloud of the scanned area and can reveal vertical coverage gaps that are hard to read on a flat 2D map. This is helpful in tall spaces, split-level areas, complex infrastructure, and areas with large machines. ![A digital representation of a corridor filled with scattered yellow and blue particles.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/3397ec7a-6324-4886-a1e4-e88d8c6ef72e.png)

## Navigation

### Moving the screen

On the Scanning screen, you can pan, rotate, zoom, and center the 2D quality map during the scan.

1. Touch the screen and use your finger to move the map in any direction.
2. Use two fingers to rotate the map left or right.
3. Pinch the screen to zoom out.
4. Spread two fingers apart to zoom in.

### Recentering the screen

1. Select **Recenter** to center the view on your current position. ![A digital interface displaying a 3D mapping with highlighted elements and navigation options.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/73ea8aa1-4fa2-45c7-bb64-67747389427f.png)

### Changing the floors

To check previously scanned floors above or below your current location, change the vertical view of your dataset.

1. Select the **Pause** icon during the scan.
2. Use the vertical view slider on the left of the screen to move above or below the current view. Each number on the slider represents 1 m above (positive) or below (negative) the device's current location (0 m). The selected value appears between the lines, and the Scanning screen shows the dataset at that height. ![Depth measurement display with various elevation levels and a highlighted zero meter point.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/change_floors.png)
3. Tap **Start** to resume scanning. The vertical view slider returns to the current view (0 m) and is hidden.