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title: The action bar
slug: task-view-guide/the-action-bar
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createdAt: 2025-09-19T10:00:17.896Z
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The action bar for 3D lines, lanes, and points is enabled by default. You can deactivate it from the action bar context menu accessible from the ...-button or by right-clicking on the shape and toggling off "Show action bar" in the shape context menu.

![](https://app.archbee.com/api/optimize/wLEz_RbWP6nIMpY-prjlm/6CP98trIHQmU96rjrPdn--20250919-113718.png "The action bar")

The action bar for 3D lines and lanes is enabled by default. You can deactivate it from the action bar context menu accessible from the `...`-button or by right-clicking on the shape and toggling off "Show action bar" in the shape context menu. 

## Action bar tools and information

- Change the position of the action bar by dragging on the light grey handle to the left of the bar
- View distance and width information (width only for lanes)
- View measurements and property labels (3D points only)
- Go to the previous or next node
- Delete the currently selected node
- Detach the currently selected node 
- Hide the action bar
- Pin the position of the action bar (otherwise, the position will change whenever you select a new line, lane, or point)
- When the grid view is active, the action bar is docked at the center of the screen and cannot be moved.

![](https://app.archbee.com/api/optimize/wLEz_RbWP6nIMpY-prjlm/WPXsc2_NPf1BzVxznjAvW-20250919-113743.gif "Stepping between nodes")