This article describes how to connect to ESRI Cintoo Widget to integrate scan and model data from a Cintoo project into ESRI environment. Reference is given between Web Application tools and instruments and their analogues in ESRI Cintoo Widget.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Access
To get access to ESRI Cintoo Widget, please contact your dedicated Customer Success Manager or support@cintoo.com.
Prerequisites
Prior to exploring a Cintoo project in ESRI, depending on the project either coordinates or the CRS (Coordinate Reference System) needs to be defined on the project level in Cintoo. This will allow to place scan data in ESRI correctly.
For projects using a non-geodetic coordinate system or local calibration
Users can define project location using ESRI Basemap ping feature in project details. This location becomes the origin of the project at coordinates 0,0. Users can manually place the pin or enter precise latitude and longitude values for better accuracy.
To do so follow these steps:
- In My Projects find the project to be explored in ESRI.
- Click Edit Project
- In Edit project menu choose coordinates or pick a point on the map then click Update.
Same setup could be done upon project creation process.
In these cases, Cintoo will calculate WGS84 coordinates on the fly so the dataset can be correctly positioned in ESRI.
For projects already georeferenced using a specific EPSG coordinate system
If the project has already been properly georeferenced, Cintoo simply embeds the correct EPSG ID through the API. From there, all necessary parameters such as scale factor and unit system are used to convert Cartesian coordinates into geographic ones. This ensures the project lands in the correct location in ESRI.
To do so follow these steps:
- In My Projects find the project to be explored in ESRI.
- Click Edit Project
- In Edit project menu choose well CRS in Spatial Reference System field then click Update.
Same setup could be done upon project creation process.
Connection
Click Log in to Cintoo.
Cintoo login pop-up appears inviting to enter Cintoo credentials and click Continue.
Click Allow in the next view to authorize ESRI widget to use the data from Cintoo account.
The main view changes to give options to switch between Accounts (if there are multiple ones) and Projects.
Choose the right ones from drop-down menus and click:
- Open in Cintoo to open the project in Web Application in a new browser tab
- Open in ESRI to use ESRI Cintoo Widget
With Logout button on the top right it's possible to go back to Tenant selection menu if needed.
Icon next to the name of the project on top switches between project content view and login parameters (Account, Project) menu.
Warning: to have the data correctly displayed spatially please check if the CRS is well defined, like explained in Prerequisite.
Interface
Resources Explorer
In the top left corner the Project name is displayed. Button next to the name allows to navigate to login parameters (Account, Project) menu.
Click on Visibility icon to control with toggles visibility of Scans and Models.
Display control options are available for each work zone including the root work zone - Show/Hide, Go to and Look at. Working in a similar way as in the Web Application.
Settings and Controls
On the top left of the Map there are controls to Zoom in/out , Toggle to pan in 3D, Toggle to rotation in 3D and Reset map orientation. These are standard ESRI Map controls.
On the top right of the widget there is Settings menu with Cintoo instruments similar to those found in Web Application.
Links below guide to corresponding tools in Cintoo Web Application for more clarity.
Navigation
Color - more information could be found in Display Modes and Display Settings
- 3D RGB
- 3D Intensity
- 3D Surface
- 2D Panoramic
Display Settings - Backface Culling (Display Settings - Backface).
Note: use Backface Culling to get inside into solid buildings by removing walls or roof from visualization.
Comparison Tool
Comparison Tool in ESRI Cintoo Widget is represented by Visual Diff tool from Cintoo. It's used to visualize the difference between any work zone or in all models vs all scans mode in an interactive way.
Manage comparison settings
Once clicked Comparison Tool, Visual Diff tool is turned on by default as All Models as A in red and All Scans as B in green (check Selecting datasets to compare for more details).
Control visualization for Visual Diff tool.
- A - choice of color and workzone from drop-down menu.
- B - choice of color and workzone from drop-down menu.
- It's possible to create color presets for both A and B colors by clicking on plus symbols. To remove a preset color click on minus sign.
- Move the slider to manage Opacity of the data.
Moving slider to the left visualizes only content of work zone defined as A.
Moving slider to the right visualizes only content of work zone defined as B.
Reset button would revert all settings to the state shown above - All Models as A in red vs All Scans as B in green in full opacity.
Activate and deactivate Comparison Tool with toggle Activate Comparison Tool.
Navigation Controls
- Mouse:
- Pan: Dragging the mouse while holding down the scroll wheel or right-clicking allows to pan across the scene.
- Zoom: Scrolling mouse wheel or using zoom buttons on navigation controls will adjust zoom level.
- Rotate and Tilt: Clicking and dragging scroll wheel while moving mouse up/down or left/right will rotate and tilt the camera, respectively.
- Keyboard:
- Pan: Use arrow keys to pan the scene.
- Zoom: Use "+" and "-" keys or Page Up/Page Down keys to zoom in and out.
- Rotate: Use A, D, W, and S keys (or other customizable keys) to rotate the camera.
- Tilt: Use Q and E keys (or other customizable keys) to tilt the camera.
- Navigate Up/Down: Use U and J keys to move the camera up and down, adjusting the height above the ground.
- On-Screen Navigator:
- Pan: Drag the outer ring of the navigator to pan the scene.
- Rotate and Tilt: Drag the inner part of the navigator to rotate and tilt the camera.
- Show Full Control: Click Show full control button to access all navigator functionalities.
Troubleshooting
If encountering any bugs or incoherencies, please contact support@cintoo.com so we could improve our product together.
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