User InterfaceΒΆ

View has 3 different modes: Present, Comment and Approve. The UI changes slightly for each mode, especially the navigation bar and the right hand side tool bar. We cover those in detail below.

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Option

Description

7

Render Quality

Changes the render quality used in the viewport to one of the following options:

  • Draft: A real-time renderer

  • Preview: A reduced-quality, path-traced renderer

  • Photo: An increased-quality, path-traced renderer

11

Display Options

Configures what UI elements are displayed in the viewport, including Axis, Cameras, and Resolution

12

Camera

Creates, selects, and adjusts cameras for viewport rendering. It includes the following options:

  • Cameras: Selects a camera

  • Views: Selects a view

  • Create From View: Creates a camera from the current view

  • Speed: Sets the camera speed

13

Camera Settings

Configures the camera settings

13

Workflow Modes

Three modes for streamlined workflows

  • Present: Show a scheme

  • Comment: Annotate a scene

  • Approve: Approve changes to a scene

13

Live-Sync Session

Start a live-sync session. Only a stage in Nucleus can start a live-sync session

14

Orbit Mode

Toggles camera orbit mode

15

Waypoint

Adds a waypoint to the scene (Right click to show waypoints.)

16

Screenshot

Captures a screenshot (Right click to configure screenshots.)

17

Orbit mode

Toggles Orbit Mode

20

Select Mode

Toggles Object Select tool

21

Render Style

Changes the render style used in the viewport to one of the following options:

  • Shaded: Full-color renders (Default)

  • White: Black and white renders

22

Scale Tool

Scales objects in the viewport

23

Measure

Enables the measure tool. (Only available in Comment Mode).

28

Sun Study

Displays the Sun Study dialog for adjusting time of day in dynamic skies. (Only available in Comment Mode).

28

Sun Study Location

Displays the Sun Study Location dialog for setting geographic coordinates for Sun Study. (Only available in Comment Mode).

29

Section Tool

Enables the Selection tool. (Only available in Comment Mode).

29

Playlists

Toggles the playlist panel.(Only available in Comment Mode).

30

Movie Capture

Toggles the movie capture panel. (Only available in Comment Mode).

24

Export Markup

Toggles the markup export dialog. (Only available in Comment Mode).

25

Render Settings

Toggles the design render settings panel. (Only available in Comment Mode).

26

Navigation Bar

Main UI interface, menus changes based on workflows/modes

27

Animation Bar

Controls for animation playback when the mouse hovers over the area.