Setting and Using a Site Map

Sites Maps are background images that will help locate and navigate scans and 360° images. Site Maps may correspond to a 2D plan that has been scanned, Google Earth, Google Maps, Bing Map or an orthographic drone view of the site.

Doesn't matter where the Site map is located. A special work zone to stock site maps for different data can be created.

Current import formats for Site Maps in Cintoo are JPEG and PNG. Resolution is limited to 4k*4k pixels.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Upload Site Map Image

  • Select work zone in which the Site Map will be uploaded
  • Select Document or Upload files in Tile view in Data tab

 

  • Click Select Files to browse PC to select an image, or drop a file as indicated below

Align Site Map to Scans

  • Make sure that work zone in which Site Map image was uploaded to is selected 
  • In Overview Map, click Site Map tool

  • In Site Map Settings, select the image

  • Once loaded, use Visibility slider to double check that selected image is the right one
  • Click on Select and then click on the first scan position in the viewport to align with, to select a Scan 1

  • Click Match and then on the point on the Site Map to match

  • When clicking on the picture, this will process a first match and the image will align to the selected scan
  • Repeat the process for Scan 2
  • When clicking Match and then clicking the corresponding location in the image, this will adjust the rotation and scale for Site Map to adjust it to scans.

  • Fine tune the alignment by clicking on Match and clicking again on the image to select the scan location. This process can be run several times until satisfactory alignment is reached. Using Visibility slider to adjust relative transparency of scan data and the image my help in this process.
  • Click Save settings before quitting the tool. Button turns green for a few seconds.
  • Saving Site Map settings will create an additional Map file in the same work zone than the one used to store Site Map image
  • Now X and Y coordinates between Scans and Site Map are matched. If Site Map needs to be adjusted in Elevation (Z coordinates), use Manual Alignment Tool.
    Toggle to Ortho Side view on top right corner in 3D View
  • Open Manual Alignment Tool, make sure work zones with Site Map and Scans are active in Work Zone Explorer.
  • Select Site Map as To align and Scans as Reference.
  • Then use Translation Z Axis by typing a value or use arrows to incrementally adjust Z value.
  • Click Apply, and close the tool by clicking a cross on the top right
     
         Note: Don't click on Reset, otherwise it will put back Site Map to it's original position.

Using Site Map

The aligned Site Map will be displayed in Overview Map and in Navigation Map of 3D View to help locate and navigate scans. Scan icons and 360 image icons are displayed in red and green.


Site Map is also displayed in 3D Navigation mode by default.


Toggle display of Site Map on/off by using eye icon in Resource Explorer.


  • Use Crop Tool in Overview Map or in 3D View, which will crop scan data, 2D drawing (if any) and 3D model (if any) but not Site Map.