Select a topic from an topic board a to open the topic page of the topic.

This is what the topic banner on the topic page can look like:

This is what the topic header can look like:

Below the topic header the topic body can be found with description and comments.
The topic body is described in this article.

To the right of the topic body and header the right information panel can be found.

Click on th information icon in the topic banner to expand the right infomraiton panel.

The topic body described in this article is below the header and to the left of the right information panel:

This is what the main part of a topic can look like:

The progress bar appears towards the top of the topic body if checkboxes or linked topics have been added to the topic description.

This is what the progress bar towards the top of a topic can look like:

The progress bar shows the progress of checked checkboxes and resolved topics in the description of the topic.

For a short video tutorial about check lists see here

The topic description follows the general formatting rules of posts.
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Click on the pencil on the top right of the topic content to edit the description

Access required: Write access to the topic board

This is what a description can look like when it is being edited:

For more information about formatting options edit the description and click on the question mark.

Descriptions follow the general rules of formatting of posts on Catenda.

The topic information can be found below the description.

This is what the topic information can look like:

The creator of the topic and the time it was created.

To get a more specific time go to account settings.
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The history of the topic can be seen by clicking on the show history button towards the bottom right of the topic description.

See this article for what topic history is possible to see on Catenda Hub.

Show oldest comments first - Default

Show newest comments first

The is what the comment section in a topic can look like:

The action menu of a comment can be found with the three dots towards the top right of an existing comment.

This is what the action menu of a comment can look like:

Edit a comment

Open the comment action menu and click on Edit to edit a comment.

Access required: Comment creator

Only the text of a comment can be edited.

The only way to remove a comment attachment from a topic is to delete the comment.

After editing the comment the date and time of when the comment was last edited are displayed below the username of the comment author.

View changes

Open the comment action menu for an edited topic and click on View changes to see a history of the changes on this comment.

Access required: Comment creator or administrator

Click on Hide changes towards the bottom right to hide the changes again.

Delete new comment

Click on Delete in the comment action menu to delete a comment.

Access required: Comment creator

Delete edited comment

After a comment is edited the Delete action also becomes available to administors.

Access required: Comment creator or administrator

Text in comments follow the general rules for formatting of posts with a minor difference when it comes to checklists.

Attachment pop-out

Left click on the image of an attachment to open the image pop-out.

Navigate between images from different comments in this topic with the left/right navigation arrows

The best way to download the original image that was submitted is by clicking on the download icon to download the image

The save as in the action menu of the browser saves html instead of the image.

Pin the image pop-out on with the pin icon on the top right to keep the image pop-out open while navigating to other parts of Catenda Hub.

Close the image pop-out by clicking on the x top right, clicking on close bottom right or pressing esc on the keyboard.

A comment can have one of the following 3 attachments:

Adding an image to a comment

The plus next to the comment box can ble clicked to add an image.

Choose an image from a local hard drive to add it to the comment.

It is also possible to highlight the text box of the comment and paste an image from the clipboard.

Connect image to 3D

When an image is added to a comment it will say "No viewer connection" under the image unless a model is loaded in the 3D viewer.

The text "Connect to 3D viewpoint" is displayed.

The image can now connect it to objects and a position in the viewer.
Submit this comment to play back the viewpoint by clicking on the play button.
Annotations can be added to the image after adding the image and before submitting the comment.

Image pop-out

The image that is attached to the comment after the comment is submitted can be popped-out to see a its contents in a larger format and download it after it has been submitted.

Deleting an image from a comment

Images that are attached to comments cannot be edited or deleted from the comment.

Delete the whole comment to remove the image from the topic.

Click on the plus button next to the comment field to add a 2D or 3D snapshot

Adding a 2D or 3D snapshot to a comment

Load a model in the 3D viewer to attach a 3D snapshot to a comment.

Load a storey of a model in the 2D viewer to attach a 2D snapshot to a comment.

A 3D snapshot can look somehting like this.

2D snapshots have the same buttons but with an image of the 2D viewer attached.

Click here to read more about snapshot configuration

Keep track of annotations on documents by creating a markup.

When a markup is saved, it is either added to the comment of an existing topic or a new topic with the markup is created.

A topic comment with a markup can look something like this:

When a markup is added to a topic the document that the annotations were created on is automatically be linked in the related documents.

Markup comment

The annotation comment follows the general rules for formatting of posts with a minor difference when it comes to checklists.

Markup snapshot

The following information can be seen in a markup snapshot:

A screenshot of the area of the document where the annotations were created.

Access required: Read access to the topic board
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Document information

Access required: Read access to the document that the markup is on and access to viewing shared revisions in the document if the markup is on a shared revision.
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Document information can include:

Click the play button to go to open the document that the markup is on.

When pressed, a preview of the document will open up.

In the document the revision that annotations are made on is shown.

The preview shows the page of the document that annotations are made on.

The document preview will not show the document if:

The document revision has been withdrawn

The document has been deleted.

If the annotation is made on a PDF comparison the revision numbers of the two revisions that are compared are displayed.

Image pop-out

The image that is attached to the comment after the comment is submitted can be popped-out to see a its contents in a larger format and download it after it has been submitted.

This is what a draft of a new comment can look like before the comment is submitted

Text box

Write a comment in the text box next to the plus button.

Mention members by typing @name or link to other topics by typing #link.

Text submitted in the text box of a comment follows the general formatting rules of posts on Catenda.

Paste both text and images from the clipboard to attach them to the new comment.

Plus button

Click on the plus button to add a 3D snapshot, a 2D snapshot or an image to the draft of a new comment.

3D snapshot

Add a snapshot of the current situation in the 3D viewer panel.

Click on this attachment again to update the 3D view after making changes.

2D snapshot

Add a snapshot of the current 2D view that can be found towards the bottom right of the 3D viewer.

Click on this attachment again to update the 3D view after making changes.

Image

Attach an image from the local hard drive.

Attachment image

Each attachment comes along with an image.

Left click on the image of the attachment to open the attachment pop-out.

In the attachment pop-out the image of the attachment can be annotated.

Under the image a toolbar appears with the tools to draw the specific point of the topic in more detail.​

Submit

Click on submit to submit the draft of new comment including the text written in the text box as well as any attachment that has been added.

It is only possible to submit comments with one attachment at a time.