SiteAware Viewer. Quick Start Guide

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1 SiteAware Viewer Quick Start Guide

2 Login Screen 1. Enter SiteAware provided username (an address) and password 2. Click Login 3. Click Forgot Password to request a password reset 4. Sign Up option is for trial users

3 Main Menu 1. Scroll to required site 2. Alternatively, use Map View to select by site coordinates 3. Use Sort By button to sort by last scan date or name 4. Use Search function to search for exact matches of sites or locations within

4 User Menu 1. Reached by clicking user icon in top right corner 2. Displays current user logged in 3. Unit system toggle: Metric or Imperial 4. Click Help for technical support 5. Click Logout to end session and logout

5 Site Menu 1. Select required location by clicking on relevant dropped pin (Blue pin marks Site Map) 2. Rollover dropped pins to get their location name 3. Alternatively, use Location dropdown to select by name 4. Use datepicker to load an archived site view

6 Location View 1. By default, shows 3D model of latest scan in point cloud format (in Single View mode) 2. Use Mouse to navigate model: (left click+drag) to rotate, (right click+drag) to pan, scroll wheel to zoom (zooms around cursor) 3. Use Navigation wheel to reach standard views: top,level,north, west, south and east 4. Raw image thumbnail displays image correlating with model viewpoint (3D views). Clicking raw image thumbnail restores full size raw images, expand button enlarges, expanded thumbnail can be repositioned by dragging. 5. Click cogwheel icon to open view configuration menu

7 Single View mode 1. The default view mode,used to display the results of a individual deliverable 2. Use deliverable dropdown menu to select desired deliverable (3D mesh, 3D pointcloud, orthophoto, change detection analysis) 3. Click calendar icon to open datepicker

8 Datepicker 1. Reached by calendar icon in top bar 2. Scrollable list of all scans appears on the right 3. Use calendar on left to quickly browse between dates, related scans are highlighted 4. Scan date appear faded if the deliverable currently selected is unavailable on that date 5. Click specific date and time to proceed to that scan 6. Click calendar icon to close and remain on current scan

9 View Configuration menu 1. Reached by cogwheel icon in top bar 2. Background can be toggled between black and satellite image 3. Point coloring for pointclouds can be toggled between true colors(rgb) and height map(alt) 4. Point size for pointclouds can be increased/decreased 5. Raw Image Visibility toggle to display raw image positions for quick raw image browsing

10 Raw Image Visibility 1. Activated in View Configuration menu 2. All Raw Image Positions are displayed as red cones, current image position in green 3. Selecting any cone will load correlating raw image thumbnail

11 Download menu 1. Reached by button in top right 2. Download menu will contain all available deliverables for a specific scan date 3. Available deliverables: pointcloud, mesh, orthophoto, Digital Surface Model(DSM), World files (for external referencing of rasters) 4. Select desired deliverables and click OK to begin download

12 Raw Image Viewer 1. Accessed by clicking image thumbnail in location view screen 2. Views high resolution raw images captured by drone during scan 3. Zoom and pan image with mouse 4. Use arrows to browse photos by viewpoint (hovering over arrow shows preview) 5. Click x to return to Location View screen 6. saves current full size raw image to local disk in JPG format

13 Saving Viewpoints 1. Use Saved Viewpoints to bookmark an interesting viewpoint you wish to return to later in your session (saved viewpoints are cleared upon logout) 2. Click dropped pin icon to save a viewpoint, reclick to remove 3. Saved viewpoints are indexed and can be browsed through using arrows

14 Deliverables: 3D Pointcloud 1. 3D model that renders objects as a collection of colored points 2. Most suitable for performing measurements and analysis 3. Available for download in.laz format (to be used in Recap ) 4. For more information select the s button in the deliverable dropdown

15 Deliverables: 3D Mesh 1. 3D model that renders objects as a network of solid triangles 2. Most suitable for visualization purposes ( no measurements available) 3. Available for download in.obj format (with MTL file and texture) 4. For more information select the s button in the deliverable dropdown

16 Deliverables: 2D Orthophoto 1. High resolution map-like image of scan, scaled and georeferenced 2. Linked to 3D pointcloud: measurements placed in one, appear in the other 3. Overlay 2D plans in PDF format by selecting the Overlay tool 4. Available for download in.tif format (for import to CAD etc ) 5. For more information select the s button in the deliverable dropdown

17 Deliverables: Change Detection Analysis 1. 3D pointcloud with changes from previous scan highlighted (Green=Added, Red=Removed) 2. Use datepickers to select compared scans 3. Click raw image thumbnail to restore full size raw images of later scan 4. Additional comparisons are available upon request

18 Measure Toolbox 1. Use Measure to perform on-screen measurements on pointclouds (inc. change detection) and orthophotos 2. Click user icon in top right corner to switch unit system: metric or imperial 3. Select Polyline for length,height,slope and heading - select at least 2 points (zoom in for accuracy) 4. Select Polygon for perimeter,area and volume - select at least 3 vertices 5. Measurements transfer between pointclouds and orthophotos

19 Measure Menu 1. Click on an existing measurement to open measure menu 2. Click eye icon to toggle polyline/polygon visibility (dimension label remains) 3. Click copy icon to duplicate measurement in a different scan date 4. Click notepad icon to add/edit measurement metadata 5. Measurements transfer between pointclouds and orthophotos

20 Measure Toolbox: Measuring Volumes 1. Using the Polygon tool, mark the outline of the object of interest (piles,excavations ) 2. In the Measure Menu, select Volume (height map may still be loading) 3. Select 1 of 4 options for reference plane (from which the volume measurement will be taken): Low- horizontal at lowest point, High horizontal at highest point Best Fit average elevation of all points with best fit slope Custom user defined reference plane (elevation and slope) based on 4 points

21 Annotations Toolbox 1. Use Annotations to tag text, images,360 photos,videos and documents to points of interest 2. Annotations are added in 3 ways: manually, by import or by snapshot 3. Manage annotations by clicking Please choose to open annotations table 4. Use search bar to search text fields within all annotations 5. Annotations can be used to assign/share tasks with other users or exported to 3 rd party services 6. 4 types of annotations can be created: Note, RFI, Punch Item and Photo

22 Manual Annotation Tool 1. Click Add new button, cursor will switch to crosshair 2. Select point of interest to place annotation box, an entry is also added to the table 3. Annotation and viewpoint at which it was placed are indexed and can be recalled 4. Annotation dropped pin can be repositioned by dragging pin to new position (left click hold+drag)

23 Import Tool 1. Click Import to create an annotation from images (or 360 photos) 2. A file explorer window will appear, from which one or more photos can be selected 3. Annotations with images attached will be created at the geotagged coordinates 4. Any non-geotagged images can be tagged manually by the user (by similar process to manual annotation) 5. Annotation dropped pin can be repositioned by dragging pin to new position (left click hold+drag)

24 Snapshot Tool 1. Click Snapshot to capture the graphic window contents and create an annotation 2. Snapshots can be taken of any deliverable: pointcloud,mesh,orthophotos,or raw images 3. For pointcloud,mesh,orthophoto: the annotation is created with the coordinates of the viewpoint 4. For raw image: the annotation is created from the coordinates of the drone image 5. Annotation dropped pin can be repositioned by dragging pin to new position (left click hold+drag)

25 Annotation Box 1. The annotation box appears immediately after annotation is created 2. The annotation box contains a summary of the annotation data (title, text, media thumbnail) 3. The box can be repositioned by placing the cursor on the top bar and dragging 4. The top bar contains the color selector, expand and close commands 5. The bottom bar contains commands to create shareable link, duplicate, share to 3 rd party service, delete and approve changes (respectively)

26 Annotation Expanded View 1. Expanded view is accessed by clicking the expand button ( ) on the annotation box 2. Any attached media (image, 360 photo, video or pdf) appears in the center 3. Media tools appear below: rotate, scribble, add text, delete media, save, crop etc 4. Use the navigation bar on top to browse between annotations in expanded view 5. Assigning/sharing annotations to users is done in the expanded view only via dropdown list 6. Clicking the media window or button on bottom bar opens full screen mode

27 6. Reset filters and close table buttons are located at top right Annotations Table 1. The annotation table provides an overall view and managing of all annotations 2. Selecting annotations is done by marking the checkbox beside them 3. Annotations are hidden/displayed by clicking the eye icon for each annotation 4. Annotations can be filtered/sorted by: title, creator, assignee, creation date, scan date 5. Bulk action buttons for selected annotations are located at top left: open, duplicate, share, assign,export to pdf, delete

28 Duplicate Annotations/Measurements (Single View) 1. Any annotation or measurement can be duplicated to a different scan date in the same location 2. Duplicating is done by clicking the copy icon in the annotation or measurement menu 3. A window with a datepicker will appear from which the required scan date should be selected 4. Once the scan date is selected, it is loaded in the Location View, and the duplicated annotation/measurement appears 5. A duplicated measurement can be repositioned to compensate for any shifts between scans

29 Documents Folder 1. The documents folder acts as storage space for project documents (submittals, reports, specifications ) 2. Supports a wide variety of formats: MS Office files, PDFs, Gsuite files, Video, Images 3. Files can either be viewed in the viewer or downloaded 4. Shareable links can be created by clicking the link button

30 Overlay Toolbox (2D Ortho only) 1. Overlay 2D plans that have been uploaded to the Documents folder in PDF format 2. Select Create to create a new overlay, Load to select from existing, and Unload to remove the overlay layer 3. Creating a new overlay is performed in 3 steps: I. Select 2 anchor points on the plan II. Identify and tag the anchors positions in the orthophoto III. Fine tune the alignment by dragging the anchors to their exact position

31 Split View mode 1. Used to display the results of a pair of deliverables(from any scan date) for the same location 2. Each side of the split view behaves like a Single View screen 3. For each side,use deliverable dropdown menu to select desired deliverable (3D mesh, 3D pointcloud, orthophoto, change detection analysis) 4. For each side,click calendar icon to open datepicker 5. By default, Split View is loaded with latest contents of Single View on the left side

32 Alignment Toolbox (Split View) 1. Use Alignment to align deliverables that appear in both sides 2. Registration initiates the manual alignment process (see next page for details) 3. Link toggle is used to activate single controller mode: both scans will rotate,pan, zoom together 4. Store saves the current alignment of a pair of deliverables for future use 5. Reset restores latest stored alignment 6. Auto Link restores the default alignment based on deliverable coordinates only

33 Registration tool (Split View) 1. Registration tool enables alignment of deliverables created in different scans, the alignment is performed by selecting at least 3 point pairs in the active deliverables 2. Clicking Registration will change the cursor to a crosshair, the 1 st point should then be selected in one of the deliverables 3. Upon selection, the 1 st point will be labeled and the registration menu will appear, after which the same point should be selected in the other deliverable 4. Repeat the point pair process at least 2 more times, the Calculate button is enabled 5. Click Calculate to align the deliverables, use Store tool to save for future use

34 Duplicate Annotations/Measurements (Split View) 1. Any annotation or measurement can be duplicated from one side to the other when different scan dates are selected 2. Duplicating is done by clicking the copy icon in the annotation or measurement menu 3. A duplicated measurement can be repositioned to compensate for any shifts between scans

35 Upload Page 1. Reached by clicking Upload icon ( ) in top right corner in any screen 2. Upload page open in a new tab (multiple tabs can be opened and are completed one by one) 3. Enter Scan name, select Site and Location from dropdown menus 4. Select scanned images or drag and drop to designated area 5. Select mission type: Area Single, Area Matrix, Structure Model,Structure Inspection,Recon 6. Click Upload button

36 For further instructions see user manual or Alternatively, use tooltips to learn more about any button Feel free to contact us at : support@siteaware.com

37 Version 3.4