Bottom Status Bar
The Bottom Status Bar provides quick access to system status, view controls, and visualization settings. It is always visible in the Designer and Viewer, and is especially useful on touch devices.
Left Side
-
Connection Status
Shows the current connection status between Zircon3D and Home Assistant. -
Usage
Displays your current quota usage.
Right Side
-
Dashboard Selection (Viewer only)
Select which dashboard to display. -
Dashboard Style (Viewer only)
Switch between different dashboard styles. -
Theme
Toggle between Light and Dark mode. -
Unit
Switch between Metric and Imperial units.
This affects both floorplan dimensions and sensor values in the current view. -
Heatmap Selection
Choose the active Heatmap data layer. -
Replay (Viewer only)
Control heatmap playback over time. -
View Settings
Adjust the building’s appearance, overlays, floating cards, and visual effects. See View Settings below. -
Help (Designer only) Access editing hints, keyboard shortcuts, documentation, and video tutorials. See Help below.
-
Camera Controls
Provides on-screen controls for camera movement.
Mainly used on tablets and mobile devices. -
Debug
Opens the debug panel for diagnostics and troubleshooting.
This may be used when requested by the support team.
Note
Some options are only available in Viewer mode and may not appear in the Designer.
View Settings
Open View Settings in the bottom status bar to adjust the building’s appearance, overlays, floating cards, and visual effects.
Building Display
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Floor Separation | Adjust the vertical spacing between floors. |
| Wall Height | Adjust how much of the walls is displayed. |
| Room Box Opacity | Adjust room-box transparency, from 0 (fully transparent) to 1 (fully opaque). |
| Floor Display | Choose True Color, Transparent, or Hidden. |
| Wall Display | Choose True Color, Transparent, or Hidden. |
| Wall Opacity | Adjust wall transparency. Available when Wall Display is Transparent. |
| Object Display | Choose True Color, Whiteout, Transparent, or Hidden. |
| Show Edges | Show or hide outlines on building geometry and objects. |
Overlay
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Show Ports | Show or hide connection-port markers. |
| Show Routing | Show or hide routing paths. Routing remains visible while editing routes. |
Floating Cards
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Sensor Cards Display | Choose Detailed, Compact, or Hidden to control sensor-card visibility. |
| Room Box Card | Show or hide floating cards for Room Box Views. |
| Show Action Cards | Show or hide interactive cards, such as device controls. |
| Enable Occlusion | Hide cards when they are behind floors or other blocking surfaces. |
Room Box Card controls the floating cards; use Room Box Opacity to adjust the room boxes themselves.
Stage Display
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto Rotate | Automatically rotate the view. |
| Show Grid | Show or hide the ground grid. |
| Shadow | Choose Soft for softer shadows, Normal for standard shadows, or None to disable shadows. |
| Floor Reflection | Enable or disable floor reflections. |
| Ambient Occlusion | Add shading around corners and nearby surfaces to give the scene more depth. |
Floor Reflection and Ambient Occlusion are disabled while editing. Switch to Preview or open the Viewer to see these effects.
Help
Open Help in the Designer’s bottom status bar to access:
| Menu item | Description |
|---|---|
| Show editing hints | Show or hide the hints panel for supported editing tasks. |
| Keyboard shortcuts | Open the keyboard shortcut reference. |
| Documentation | Open the Designer documentation. |
| Video tutorials | Open the Zircon3D YouTube channel. |