# 2.2.2: View the Model

There are three components for controlling how a model is displayed in the Rhino viewport:

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| **“ModelView”** | sets the general display properties. These are stored in the model and stay valid until overwritten by a downstream **“ModelView”**-component. |
| **“BeamView”**  | lets you control the display properties specific for beams. Renders e.g. the cross section as a mesh.                                          |
| **“ShellView”** | contains the display-settings for shells.                                                                                                      |

Fig. 2.2.2.1 shows how the **“ModelView”**- and **“BeamView”**-component can be combined for rendering the beam model. In order to unfold the viewing components click on the black section headings on the components. In the **“Tags”** section of **“ModelView”** the **“Elements”** checkbox is on by default. This enables the display of the element's middle axis. When activated, the **“Node tags”**-option makes the node numbers show up. The nodes in a Karamba3D model are numbered starting with zero. The same applies to model elements. Showing their identifiers via **“Element Ids”** is sometimes more useful.

![ Fig. 2.2.2.1: “ModelView”- and “BeamView”-components are used to display a model](https://442610158-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MCkDlhlZpqUmakSqOrp%2Fsync%2F8542b117f8ce081583fba2dc26768ccfa9762a68.png?generation=1595316040259899\&alt=media)

In case of more than one element the **“Assemble”**-component rigidly connects them if their nodes coincide. If working with imprecise geometry this can give unexpected results: although two elements may appear connected, there could be in fact inaccuracies in the node positions. A gap in a model usually has a large impact on its physical behavior. Enabling the display of node indexes can help to find such gaps, since there will be two node numbers in one place.