How to Navigate the Plan Viewer

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview
Panos and Viewports
Changing the Reference Plan
Basic Navigation
Shortcut Keys
Navigation Using WASD

Overview

In SiteView, reference plans are displayed in the Plan Viewer. Each pano is represented by a dot on the reference plan.

High Fidelity (HiFi) panos are created when you stop for 3 seconds during a video capture. In Plan Viewer, HiFi panos are marked with a star as seen below:

You might also see annotation icons if your team uses them.

Panos and Viewports

The location of each photo captured (called a pano in SiteView) is marked with a light blue dot on the Reference Plan. Click on a blue dot to view a pano in a specific location.
The pano displayed in each Capture Viewer is highlighted in orange, pink, green, or lighter blue (depending on the amount of Capture Viewers shown).
The highlighted pano also has a viewport spreading out from it. This represents the level of zoom selected using the mouse scroll wheel.

The viewport faces the direction you are pointing, and the span of the radar shows the field of view (FOV) of the displayed photo.
The viewport rotates as you turn in the pano, and the view becomes smaller or larger as you zoom in and out of the pano, respectively.
You might also see:
- 3D dollhouses - They are 3D points from video recorded using our capture app and help with measurement accuracy.
- Sketch drawings - They take the form of text, polylines, symbols, and Room (Sketch or Revit) locations. These graphics are used to make finding and identifying specific 2D/3D spaces easier.

Changing the Reference Plan

To change the reference plan to a different one:

The upper right corner displays the name of the current reference plan. Click on the name.
Select the reference plan you want to use from the drop-down list.

Move the reference plan by left-clicking and dragging it inside the Plan Viewer.
Use the lower control options:
- Click on 3D to view a 3D dollhouse, if available. Click on 2D to return to the default view.
- Click on Filter Pano by Height to choose which panos appear in the Plan Viewer. (Only available if recordings exist at different heights on a level.)
- Click on the True North icon to switch the plan orientation.
- To show a satellite map view (shows trees, cars, houses, etc.), click on the Satellite View icon. Click on the Map View (shows street names, etc.) to change back.
- Zoom in and out with the mouse scroll wheel or click on the Plus and Minus icons. Click Reset Zoom to return to the default view.
Right-click options:
- Sync with Capture Viewers - Click to dynamically sync the Plan Viewer with the Main Capture Viewer or secondary Capture Viewers.
- Annotations - Turn annotation icons on and off.
- Rooms - Turn Rooms imported from BIM on and off.
- Sketch Drawings - Turn custom shapes (walls, rooms, walking paths, etc.) on and off.