Annotations (Technology Preview)

Annotations are useful for documenting observations against a Reality Data, whether they were made on-site or virtually. To get started, open a Reality Data in the Reality Data Web Viewer.

Create a Pin Annotation

1) In the Reality Data Web Viewer's upper corner, click the "Annotation Tool" icon, and select "Add Annotation Pin".

2) A Tool Settings dialog opens at the top of the window.

     2.1) Use the "Reality Data" drop-down to select the name of the Reality Data you want to annotate.

     2.2) Use the "Group" drop-down to select the group you want to add the annotation into.

Note: Go to the Reality Data Web Viewer's Preferences to manage Annotation groups.

     2.3) Use the "Use Group Color" toggle to use the selected group’s default color.

     2.4) Use the "Color" color picker to select a color for the annotation.

3) Click on the model at the location where you want to place an annotation.

4) The "Annotation Properties" open automatically. Use this form to document the annotation. Use the "Save" button in the form's upper-right corner to save the annotation when completed.

Create a Box Annotation

1) In the Reality Data Web Viewer's upper corner, click the "Annotation Tool" icon, and select "Add Annotation Box".

2) A Tool Settings dialog opens at the top of the window.

     2.1) Use the "Reality Data" drop-down to select the name of the Reality Data you want to annotate.

     2.2) Use the "Group" drop-down to select the group you want to add the annotation into.

Note: Go to the Reality Data Web Viewer's Preferences to manage Annotation groups.

     2.3) Use the "Use Group Color" toggle to use the selected group’s default color.

     2.4) Use the "Color" color picker to select a color for the annotation.

3) Draw a box on the model around the object you want to annotate.

     3.1) Click on the model around the object to draw a shape.

     3.2) Click the shape's first point to close it.

     3.3) Click on the purple arrows and move the mouse up/down to define the box's height.

4) The "Annotation Properties" open automatically. Use this form to document the annotation. Use the "Save" button in the form's upper-right corner to save the annotation when completed.

Find and visualize Annotations

In the Reality Data Web Viewer's, click the "Resize widget panel" icon to open the Annotation widget.

Use the "eye" icons to turn On/Off the display of annotation pins and boxes on the 3D view.

Use the "Search" to filter the list of annotations.

Click on an annotation in the Annotation widget's list or in the 3D view to select an annotation. The 3D view will automatically zoom to the selected annotation and its properties will automatically open.

Annotation Properties icons:

• Hide/Show: toggles the visibility of the selected annotation in the 3D view.
• Locate: Zoom to the selected annotation in the 3D view.
• Reload: Use to reload the selected annotation's properties (e.g. when another team member edited the properties).
• Edit: Enter editing mode to change/update the selected annotation's properties.
• Delete: Permanently delete the selected annotation.

Manage Annotations

Place your cursor over a Reality Data Name in the Annotations widget, and click the “...” icon.

If you click the Copy All option, the following dialog will open in the middle of the screen:

• Select the destination Reality Data in the drop-down list.
• Two buttons are available at the bottom of the dialog:
  • Save: All annotations are copied to the destination Reality Data.
  • Cancel: Annotations are not copied.

If you click the Move All option, the following dialog will open in the middle of the screen:

• Select the destination Reality Data in the drop-down list.
• Two buttons are available at the bottom of the dialog:
  • Save: All annotations are moved to the destination Reality Data.
  • Cancel: Annotations are not moved.