Options

The Options menu can be accessed by selecting the cog at the top-right corner of the Viewer interface.

The Options menu is categorized as follows:

• General

• Floorplan

• BubbleView

• Sidebar

• Solid Points

The following image represents the Options menu as it appears on the Viewer interface:

General options

Viewer supports the following working units:

• Meters

• Millimetres

• Feet and Inches

• U.S. Survey Feet and Inches.

Users can set their preferences with this option. The default units are meters.

The default X,Y,Z coordinate system can be altered to show other commonly used systems, which are:

• Cartesian (X, Y, Z)

• Northing, Easting, Elevation

• Easting, Northing, Elevation

Colourise instead of hide when filtered

When turned on, this option displays a coloured ring around the scan site markers in the BubbleView and the Floorplan. The ring changes colour depending on whether the scan site marker matches the currently applied filter. Scan markers which match the currently applied filter have a green ring around them. Scan markers which do not match the currently applied filter have a red ring around them. Turning this option off will hide any scan site markers which do not match the currently applied filter.

Colourise instead of hide when filtered turned off:

Automatically load objects on log in

When turned on, this option automatically loads objects into the project when a user logs in to the Viewer. When turned off, users will be able to select which object files to load. This is designed so users can open a project and BubbleViews quickly without having to wait for objects to load unless required.

Invert navigation controls

Toggle this option to set the navigation to follow the direction of the mouse movement.

Floorplan options

Show legend in floorplan

Control the display of the floorplan legend with this option. This is switched on by default.

Show floorplan BubbleView labels

Control the display of scan site names (labels) in the floorplan with this option.

Drop-down options include:

• Always

• On Mouse Hover (default)

• Never

The illustration below shows why users may wish to select On Mouse Hover for clarity. On less densely scanned areas however, it may be desirable to label all the scan sites.

Show floorplan Benchmark labels:Control the display of Benchmark names (labels) in the floorplan with this option.

Modelled Object Visibility

This option allows users to control the visibility of any loaded modelled objects in the floorplan. Select either All or Disabled.

Modelled Object Opacity

This option enables users to control the opacity of the loaded modelled objects in the floorplan. Move the slider to the right to make the objects more opaque. Move the slider to the left to make the objects more transparent.

Enable multi-level interactivity in floorplan

This option enables the multi-level floorplans feature which displays the extents of linked floorplans in a primary floorplan.

Always Show Benchmarks in floorplans

This option enables the user to see project Benchmarks in the floorplan.

BubbleView options

Show floorplan in BubbleView

This option enables users to superimpose a small floorplan in the BubbleView (bottom right corner). This is activated by default.

Show compass in BubbleView

This controls the display of the directional compass in the BubbleView. This can often be useful when using Viewer on a mobile device such as a tablet where screen size is limited. Deselect the switch to hide the compass in the BubbleView.

Show custom compass image

If the project has a logo uploaded, you can use this option to set the compass image at the floor of the BubbleView to theproject logo.

Use Default Filter Distance

Close scan sites are displayed inside the BubbleViews. These are scaled to illustrate which are closest to the current eye position. If there are too many scan sites, it can be distracting to the user. Change this option to only show scan sites within the specified range.

Toggle this option to enable the range slider. Drag the slider left and right to display fewer or more scan sites respectively. Alternatively, double-click on the value to allow manual entry. Type in the desired value and press Enter to accept.

Max Range of 28 meters applied

Max Range of 8 meters applied

If the floorplan is displayed in the BubbleView, the user can change the size of the floorplan between Normal and Large. Select the desired option to change.

Modelled Object Visibility

You can change the display of modelled objects by selecting one of the following options:

• All - All loaded objects are constantly displayed

• Disabled - No objects are displayed

• Selected and Hovered - Displays objects only when they are selected in the Project Components Browser or when hovering the mouse over an object in the BubbleView

Modelled Object Opacity

This option enables users to control the opacity of the loaded modelled objects in the BubbleView. Move the slider to the right to make the objects more opaque. Move the slider to the left to make the objects more transparent.

Modelled Object Fading

Alter to adjust the object fading distance in Bubbleviews.

If set at the max level, user has a full view of objects that are 20 cms or more behind point data.

If set at the mid level, user can view objects that are 20 cms behind point data with medium clarity.

If set at the min level, user can view objects that are 20 cms behind either partially or zero visibility.

Always Show Benchmarks in BubbleView

Use this option to control the display of Benchmarks in the BubbleView.

Sidebar options

Auto-hide sidebar

This keeps the Project Component Browser (Sidebar) hidden after use if selected. When set, the Project Components Browser will be switched off when the user interacts with a BubbleView. This is switched off by default.

Confirm entity deletion

Turning this option off will stop displaying the confirmation window asking the user to confirm they wish to delete an entity (Markup or measurement).

Solid Point options

Demolished Points

Demolished points can be Hidden, Highlighted or Shown. If a project has demolished points, this option controls how they are displayed when viewing in Solid Point mode through the Context Viewer.

Graphical Quality

Graphical Quality controls how many Solid Points are loaded into memory and the size of the points. This can be altered based off performance of a dataset. When moving through a large Solid Point Cloud, the graphical performance can be more noticeable as Viewer loads points into the scene. Once stationary the points will load into to give a better representation of the graphical quality.

Point Shape

This option enables you to control if your points are displayed as a Circle, Shaded Circle or a Square.

Background

This option helps you control your background in the context viewer, enabling you to view lighter points on a dark background and darker points on a light background. The Environment option helps you view a basic environment. The drop-down options include:

• Dark

• Light

• Environment

The background changes depending on what options you have selected.

Point Visibility

Switch between Show or Hidden based on whether you want 3D points to be rendered in the context viewer or hidden.

Modelled Object Visibility

• All - All models are rendered in the context viewer

• Disabled - Models rendered are removed from the context viewer

• Selected and Hovered - On hover, only available models are rendered in green

Modelled Object Opacity

If set at the lowest level, objects in the context viewer are not displayed.

If set at the mid level, objects are displayed with transparency.

If set at the maximum level, objects are displayed with zero transparency.

Model Density

If set at the lowest level, only nearest objects are displayed.

If set at the mid level, nearest objects are displayed with some distant objects hidden.

If set that the maximum level, even the most distant objects are displayed.

Export Entities

This feature enables the user to export a .csv file containing selected project data.

Select the relevant box for each type of project entity you wish to export and select Download. This will create and save the .csv file to the download location specified on your machine.

The .csv file is separated into sections depending on which entities have been selected for export. For each entity information such as name, type, positional information and a Sharelink. Upon pasting the Sharelink into a supported browser, Viewer will open the closest/best scan and look at the respective entity (valid authorisation required).

The exported .csv will respect the units set in the user’s Requirements for the Thermo Library Generation Tool.

The .csv filename will contain the Viewer project ID and the date that it was exported.