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To view the data in 3D you firstly need to have 3D capable data in DATACT. If you don’t have such data, you can create it (see here how to do that) or you can upload your own data to DATACT (see here for further information)

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You can go to 3D viewer by selecting the specific data you want in data manager dashboard or go directly selecting 3D viewer icon at the bottom of the screen.

Navigating in the 3D Viewer

• Pan the View: Click and drag with the left mouse button to move around the scene.
• Rotate the View: Click and drag with the right mouse button to adjust the perspective.
• Zoom In/Out: Use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out.
• Exit 3D View: Click the 2D View button to return to the standard map mode.

Interacting with Data in 3D

• Appearance Settings: The standard display mode is set by default. Users can switch to High Quality Mode to enhance details and increase the point budget for improved visualization.

• Scene Controls:

  • Objects Panel: Displays a hierarchical folder structure where users can enable or disable specific point cloud files.
  • Properties Tool: Allows modification of point size, shape, and opacity. Users can choose from different point sizing options: fixed, attenuated and adaptive.

  

  • Attribute Settings: one way to observe the data is by changing the attribute option. There are rgb, classification, elevation, composite…

  

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