Introduction

First-Person Mode lets you explore your site in an immersive way, displaying either 360° panos or a 3D point cloud in the Capture Viewer. You can navigate through the site as if you were physically walking inside it.

This article explains how to navigate in First-Person Mode using the Location Indicator, Capture Viewer, and Plan Viewer, and how to use additional options to enhance your navigation.

Location Indicator

The Location Indicator appears at the bottom of the Capture Viewer, providing key information about your current capture, including:

• Level
• Capture Label
• Capture Date
• Work Area (if applicable)
• Room (if applicable)

Selecting a Capture

You can select a different capture using the Location Indicator.

1. Click Change in the Location Indicator.

2. A table appears, displaying the three most recent capture dates along with availability across levels and capture types (3D Map, 360 Tour, or External Point Cloud).

   Note: To view all available captures, click Show All at the bottom of the table.

3. Click the capture you want to navigate to.

Selecting a Work Area or Room

If your project includes designated Work Areas or Rooms, you can browse or search to navigate directly to a specific location.

Browse by Work Area or Room

1. In the Location Indicator, select a category to browse at the top of the table:
   • All (Work Area and Room)
   • Work Area only
   • Room only
2. Click the Level name to view capture availability for each Work Area or Room within that level.
3. Locations with a capture are marked with a check. Click the mark to navigate directly to that location.

Note:

• When browsing the full list by Work Area or Room, six captures are loaded at a time. Click More Captures to load additional captures.

  

• If Work Areas or Rooms are not defined in the project, only Levels appear in the capture table.

• If only one category (either Work Area or Room) is defined, the category selection at the top of the table is not displayed.

  

Search by Work Area or Room Name

1. Click on the Work Area or Room name field in the location indicator.
2. Enter the name of the location you want to find in the search bar, then select it from the list.

Note: If there is no pano available inside the Work Area or Room, the name will appear greyed out and cannot be selected.

Basic Navigation in First Person Mode

While using First Person Mode, you can navigate in the following ways:

• Left-click inside the viewer – Move to the next pano to navigate

  Note: As you move the cursor, arrows will appear on the floor, indicating available 360° panos you can navigate to.

• Left-click or right-click and drag the mouse – Rotate the camera view in any direction.
• Mouse scroll wheel – Zoom in and out.
• Shortcut Keys– Use the keyboard for navigation:
  • Moving Between Panos (WASD Keys)
    • W – Move forward to the next pano (Up Arrow Key)
    • S – Move backward to the previous pano (Down Arrow Key)
    • A – Move left
    • D – Move right
  • Rotating the View with Arrow Keys
    • Left Arrow Key – Rotate the view to the left within the capture viewer
    • Right Arrow Key – Rotate the view to the right within the capture viewer

Navigating with Plan Viewer

The floating Plan Viewer, located in the top-left corner of the Capture Viewer, displays a reference plan with markers representing pano bubbles and annotations.

• Navigate to a location: Click thepano bubble orannotation marker to jump directly to that location.

  Note: Apano bubble with a star indicates where a high-resolution 360° image was captured.

• Resizing the Plan Viewer: Drag the corner to resize the viewer, or click the minimize icon to hide it. To reopen, click the circular icon in the top-left corner.
• Switching plans: If multiple plans are available, use thePlan Selector to switch between them or overlay selected plans.

Related Article: Navigation in Plan Viewer

3D Navigation in First Person Mode

If your capture includes a 3D Dollhouse, you can navigate it in First-Person Mode. Right-click in the viewer to access the following options:

• 360° Tour: Displays only the 360° panos (default view).
• 3D Map: Enables navigation through the 3D Dollhouse from a first-person perspective.
• Combined: Overlays the 3D Dollhouse onto the 360° panos.

Note: If an Imported Point Cloud is available, you can navigate it using the same options as the 3D Dollhouse.

Clipping Tool

In 3D navigation, you can adjust its visible area along the Z-axis (top and bottom) using the clipping tool located on the right side of the Capture Viewer.

3D Display Settings

You can configure visibility options for the 3D Dollhouse in the3D Display Settings:

• Rendering Style: Choose from Point Cloud, Textured Mesh, or Elevation Heatmap.
• Opacity: Adjust the 3D Dollhouse opacity using the slider control.
• Point Limit per Frame: Control the maximum number of points loaded each time the capture window is rendered to speed up loading.
• Point Size: Select how point sizes are rendered:
  • Adaptive: Points in lower-density areas are larger, and points in higher-density areas are smaller.
  • Fixed: All points appear at the same size.
• Export: Click Export at the bottom right to download the 3D Dollhouse.
  • Available export formats include PLY and XYZ (Text or Binary) for point clouds, and OBJ (Mesh only) or GLB (Mesh & Texture) for meshes.
  • If you applied clipping, only the visible (clipped) section will be exported.

Additional Options

1. Pano Bubbles – Display Pano Bubbles in the Capture Viewer.
   • Pano Bubbles indicate the location and elevation where each pano was captured. Click a Pano Bubble in the Capture Viewer to navigate directly to that pano.
   • When Pano Bubbles are displayed, you can customize their visibility under the3D Display Settings in Options:
     
     • Adjust the bubble radius and stand length
     • Enable Project to the ground to extend the bubble stand down to the ground surface
2. Brighten Up – Increases brightness in the Pano Viewer for better visibility.
3. Timeline Report – Captures a screenshot of the Capture Viewer and generates an HTML file showing the timeline progression for the current view.
   Related Article: Timeline Report
4. Download Image – Saves a JPG file of the current pano image or view.
5. Reset Zoom – Resets the zoom level to the default setting.
6. More Info – Displays detailed metadata for the current capture.