Sphere XG Viewer
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If you open a project in the Sphere XG Dashboard, you are redirected to the Sphere XG Viewer.
In the Sphere XG Viewer, you can view and work with point clouds, 360° photos and BIM
models. If your project was captured with the Orbis scanner, you can also use Flash scans.
The default view is the 2D view, i.e. the sheet (floor plan) of the project.
In all views, buttons and parameters that are currently active or selected are highlighted blue.
Figure 1-38 Sphere XG Viewer, 2D view
Collapse and Expand the Project Structure View
Clicking the triangle icons collapses or expands the project structure view.
Capture (Project Structure View)
The project structure view contains all elements of your project in a tree view. Every element is displayed with a specific icon, see Capture Tab: Icons and Elements in the Project Structure View.
3D Model
If you have imported a 3D model, it is shown on this tab. For more information, see 3D Model Tab.
Annotations
The annotations tab contains the project's annotations in a list view with search, filter and sort options.
Views Toolbar
With this toolbar, you can activate the different views of the Sphere XG Viewer:
Changes to the 3D view, see Capture Tab: 3D View.
Default view on opening a project. Changes to the 2D view, see Capture Tab: 2D View.
Changes to the walk mode view, see Capture Tab: Walk Mode.
For more information on toolbars, see General and View-specific Toolbars.
Project View
This part of the screen shows the selected element(s) of your project in the selected view.
Import Data
Click this button to import either a point cloud, a 3D model or a sheet to your project. You can import more than one point cloud, however not at the same time. For more information, see Import Point Clouds, 3D Models and Sheets.
View-specific Toolbars
The number and content of these toolbars vary depending on the selected view, i.e. the 3D view, the 2D view and the walk mode view. You can find descriptions of all toolbars in General and View-specific Toolbars.
General Toolbar
Subset of the user settings available on the Sphere XG Dashboard:
Share project: Opens a popup with a link to the project. You can then copy the link and send it via email or other communication tool to the person(s) you want. If the project's access level is Private, the addressee of the link needs a Sphere XG account or must create one and must be invited to the project or workspace. If the project's access level is Via link, anyone with the project link can see the project.
Help: Opens a menu in which you can open a chatbot, the HoloBuilder Help Center, a video tutorial page and a feedback form.
Cloud activity: Opens the Cloud activity form.
User Settings: Allows viewing and changing your user settings. By default, the icon is displayed with your username initials in it but, you can also change it in the Account & Security section in the user settings.
