Zone2Go

Use Zone2Go to export and share projects. The Zone2Go portable viewer does not require an internet connection.

You can save the Zone2Go viewer and FZ projects to a USB thumb drive or other storage device and view the projects on Windows and MacOS devices. You can also export the viewer and project to a folder and copy the folder to a Windows or MacOS tablet, or burn the folder to a DVD.

The Zone2Go viewer:

You can add the following for viewing with Zone2Go:

To set up a Zone2Go project:

From the FZ3 menu, click Save/Export Options and then click Export Zone2Go. The Zone2Go launchpad displays.

  1. Add annotations. Click the area of the drawing in which to place the annotation. Configure all of the attributes for the annotation in the Text tool panel.

  2. Add a file reference to include animations, hyperlinks, or PDFs.

  3. Add panoramic snapshots. Move to the position in the diagram that you want to capture and then click on the 360 icon to generate a 360 degree image.

  4. Open the Scan Manager to control all of the scan positions. Any point cloud with a Zone2Go project file displays the scanners automatically. See Scan Manager and Scanner Tool Panel. Seeing scanner locations helps you determine which scan positions to save with your Zone2Go project.

    Enable or disable this option to display or hide the selected scanner in the drawing. Visible determines whether the scan data is included in a Zone2Go package. If Visible is deselected, the scan data (at that position) is not exported with the Zone2Go project unless you check the Export box. See Scan Manager and Scanner Tool Panel.

  5. Check the workflow to ensure that the events are in the proper order.

  6. Configure the following options from the menu:

    Hide All SCENE project scans

    Select this option to exclude SCENE project scans from the export. You can use this option to minimize clutter and reduce the size of the Zone 2Go project.

    Hide Zone2Go logo

    Hide the Zone 2Go logo.

    This option only applies to FZ3 generated 360 Pano views. It does not impact SCENE scan Pano views, in which the logo covers the hole at the foot of the scanner.

    Export high-resolution 360 Pano images

    Select this option if your project includes high-quality 360 Pano images.

    SCENE project Scan Manager

    Choose the SCENE scans to export.

  7. Configure the following options from the menu:

    Hide All SCENE project scans

    Select this option to exclude SCENE project scans from the export. You can use this option to minimize clutter and reduce the size of the Zone 2Go project.

    Hide Zone2Go logo

    Hide the Zone 2Go logo.

    This option only applies to FZ3 generated 360 Pano views. It does not impact SCENE scan Pano views, in which the logo covers the hole at the foot of the scanner.

    Export high-resolution 360 Pano images

    Select this option if your project includes high-quality 360 Pano images.
    Enable Pano View Color Mode Show the pano image in color mode.
    Enable Pano View Greyscale mode Show the pano image in grayscale mode. Grayscale works well for showing contrast for scenes that contain blood spatter, etc. Enabling Greyscale mode disable color mode.

    SCENE project Scan Manager

    Choose the SCENE scans to export.

  8. Click Export to transfer the Zone 2go project, or click Upload to WebShare Cloud to upload the project to WebShare Cloud.

  9. Select an export folder.

  10. A confirmation dialog appears after the project exports.

  11. Click the Launch Zone2Go button to the start the viewer, or Open Export Folder to view the contents of the project export folder.

Notes about Zone2Go

Viewing the Zone 2Go File

Zone 2go projects exported from FARO Zone 3D are in ZIP file format.

To view Zone 2Go projects:

  1. Copy the ZIP file to a working folder on your PC or Mac computer.

  2. Extract the ZIP file.

  3. Double-click the Start Zone 2Go for your OS type.

  4. You can select from the following:

Projects

Choose or search for Zone2Go projects to view. Choose the Edit View, List View, or show the World Map.

Overview Map Measure Distance - Use two points to measure distance in the drawing.

Measure Area - Use three points to measure an area.

Delete - Delete the object.

Scan View View the selected scan.
Project Content

View all of the scans, annotations, etc. contained in the project. From the dropdown, select Panorama View, Overview Map, or view Properties for the object.

Settings

Configure settings for the views.

General - Select the language, and measuring units for the viewer.

Overview - Choose Scan Colorization, display of Object Label Icons, and choose Visibility settings for various objects.

Scan View - View resolution, color settings, and other attributes for scans.