Desktop client interface
The interface has a number of parts:
Central section:
The model is viewed here
Left toolbar
This contains the following:
Sign in or out
Show model in webbapp: Click this to open the web app at the page for this model. This allows you to edit style sheets, annotation property templates and annotation sets
Settings:
Clipboard format: When copying values to the clipboard, this selects the format. Depending on the program you will be pasting it into - eg for a spreadsheet, choose 'Tab separated'
Display units: The units of the model is determined by its native CRS, however that can be converted into any of the units in this list.
Auto hide toolbars: When checked the left and right toolbars only display when the mouse is near them. If un-checked, the toolbar handle must be clicked to display and hide it.
Manage cached files: Display a dialog to manage the cached model files
Load model: Show the dialog to load your models
About: Show the program version and support links
Help: Show the main help topics
Quit: Exit the program
Right toolbar
This contains the following:
Display items
Orthographic camera: Display the model in orthographic or perspective view
Ortho viewport height: When in orthographic mode, the vertical extent of the view can be set here
Normal shading mix: This shades the model surface according to the direction of the normal to the surface at that point - this can be used to more easily see the texture of a surface
Adding Planes
Add 3 point plane: Specify a plane by selecting 3 points on the surface of the model
Vertical, normal to point: A plane will be created that is vertical and aligned with the normal to the selected point on the model
Horizontal, normal to point: A plane will be created that is horizontally aligned with the normal to the selected point on the model
Horizontal, through point: A horizontal plane at the height specified by a point on the model
2 point plane vertical: A vertical plane specified by 2 points on the model
Normal and offset: A plane specified by its normal and the distance to the origin
Tools
Measure distance: Opens a dialog and allows the distance between 2 points on the model to be calculated
Annotation Table: Opens a table displaying the annotations currently displayed on the model
Add annotations: Opens a dialog allowing annotations to be added to the model
Annotation style sheet: Opens a dialog allowing the current style sheet to be selected
CRS: Opens a dialog allowing the current Coordinate Reference System to be selected
Annotation sets: Opens a dialog allowing the current annotation set to be selected