Maps

In the Maps view, you can navigate in the model by selecting a camera location and viewing angle from a 2D map. Map is available only if one or more 3D Space types such as Blocks, Compartments, or Service Spaces were selected to be included when creating the 3D model, or the eShare administrator has uploaded maps for the project.

Using maps

You can use the map to quickly move around in the 3D model. You can select which 3D Space type to show in the map. The map view is split into two parts; the upper part shows a side view of the model, and the lower part shows a top view.

The map shows the boundaries of the 3D Spaces with white lines, and small triangles indicate your current camera location and viewing direction in relation to those 3D Spaces. If the triangle is not filled with color, you are outside the area covered by the map. The map also shows the clipping box, if you have defined one.

If you have enabled the map levels, eGo shows the levels on the map as gray lines. eGo also shows the level names in the side view.

Prerequisites

  • 3D model contains at least one type of 3D Spaces.

  • You can specify visualization settings that affect maps, as described in Visualization / General.

    • You can select the map viewing mode (view maps either on solid background, using map preview where map is overlayed with the 3D view, or an eShare map).
    • You can select whether to display markers and smart points.

Do the following:

  1. In the 3D view, select to open the map view.

  2. To enable map levels, select .

  3. To enable map preview, select .

    • Double-click or double-tap a location in the map to jump to that location in the 3D view.

    • Click or tap a Markup, point cloud, or Smart Point to jump to its location in the 3D view. If there are overlapping points, a selection opens for selecting the correct point.

    • Camera location is shown on the map as a point with arrow, pointing towards the view direction.

    • To select which point types (Markups, point clouds and Smart Points) are visible on map, select and select the point types to be shown.

    • Synchronization of maps is configured in Project synchronization settings.

    • To return to viewing an eGo map, select .

      Note: If you enable eShare map in a project, the setting stays enabled even when switching between projects.

  5. You can click or tap anywhere in the map to change your location.

  6. You can use a mouse or keyboard to move around or change viewing direction. See Gestures and navigation.

  7. To return to the 3D view, select .