Open the 2D/3D page to see the 3D viewer towards the top of the screen on Catenda Site.
This is what the 3D viewer on Catenda Site can look like:
3D models from the models section in a Catenda project can be enabled and disabled in the 3D viewer on Catenda Site.
This article contains information about the following topics:
Model selector
Tap the model selector button to open the model selector menu.
Check the boxes next to each model to enable that model in the 3D viewer.
After enabling/disabling models, tap "Done".
Toolbar
The toolbar can be found towards the top right of the 3D viewer.
Zoom to extents
Position the 3D viewer campera position so all objects are in view.
Reset options
This is what the reset optins menu can look like:
In the reset options menu you can choose to:
Show all objects - Unhide any objects you had hidden
Clear measurements - Remove all measurements
Remove clipping planes - Remove all clipping planes
Tap "Done" when you are finished configuring the 3D reset options
3D viewer settings
This is what the 3D viewer settings menu can look like:
Navigation mode
Pinch
Drag two fingers closer to or away from eachother to pinch.
Pinching the 3D viewer moves the camera forward/backward.
Pan
Drag on the 3D viewer with one finger to pan.
The navigation mode affects what happens when the 3D viewer is panned.
Mobile - Default
Adjust camera angle
Tablet
When holding a finger on the 3D viewer a drag anchor will appear under the held location.
When holding an object, the drag anchor will apear on that object.
When holding whitespace the drag anchor appears a fixed distance in the direction from the camera to drag location.
After the 3D viewer is dragged the drag anchor shows the drag direction and the camera angle and position will start revolving around the drag anchor.
Let go of the screen to lock the camera into its new position and angle.
Joystick visibility
Enable or disable the joystick.
The joystick can be dragged to move the camera up/down/left/right
3D viewer interaction
When an object is tapped it is selected and a context menu opens up.
The context menu can look something like this:
Title
The title of the context menu consists of the name of the selected object.
Hide
Tap the hide button to hide the object.
Objects can be revealed again with the reset button in the toolbox towards the top right.
Laser measure
Tap the laser measure to measure the distances to the nearest surface edges or intersecting objects in the X, Y and Z directions.
Measurements can be cleared with the reset button in the toolbox towards the top right.
Point measure
Tap the point measure button to see the X, Y and Z coordinates of the tapped location on the object.
Measurements can be cleared with the reset button in the toolbox towards the top right.
Clipping plane
Tap the clipping plane button to create a clipping plane along the tapped surface.
This is what the 3D viewer can look like after creating a clipping plane:
After creating a clipping plane a slider will appera towards the bottom of the screen.
Adjust this slider to scroll the clipping plane along its normal direction for fine adjustment.
Clipping planes can be cleared with the reset button in the toolbox towards the top right.
Information
Tap the information button to open the information page for the tapped object.
Object information
In the object information you can find the following:
Name
Entity
Guid
Tag
Type
Predefined type
Properties
Default IFC properties as well as different property sets for the object are displayed here.
Here you will typically find information like measurements, quantities material etc.
Documents
The title and creation date of documents that have been linked to the selected object are displayed.
Tap the document to open the document on the documents page.
Topics
The title and topic number of topics that have been linked to the selected object are displayed.
Tap the topic to open the topic on the topics page.