View Projects and Collaborate
To be successful with the viewer mode of present4D VR-Suite it is important to understand how to open projects, how to interact with the software, how to navigate a project, and how to use Conference Mode.
Enter your Project
Enter a Portal Key to display the projects that are available to view.
Download any of the available projects by clicking on the cloud symbol.
Start a Project via the Play button in the middle of the project preview images.
Windowed or Fullscreen View
You can set up whether you want the Viewer to display as windowed or full screen. See chapter: Screen Mode: Fullscreen or Windowed
Viewing 360° Images with VR-Glass, Mouse or Touchscreen
The VR-Suite works with and without VR-Glasses on a variety of devices, including PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets. To navigate the 360° Locations you have different options.
- PC & Mac non-VR mode with a mouse
Use your mouse or your Touchpad. Look around by holding down the left-mouse button and moving the mouse.
- PC & Mac non-VR with keyboard
Use q to turn left and e to turn right
- Mobile Devices
Can be used in Gyroscope Mode or Touch Mode. This can be selected in the Project Portals upper left corner. There you can switch between the modes: VR, Touch, Gyroscope See chapter: Project Portal on Smartphones
Interact with Symbols - VR-click
Interactivity on the computer mainly takes place with the mouse when not in VR mode. The mouse click in VR is performed with a head rotation. In the VR-Suite, a crosshair appears in the center of the screen when you are near by an interactive element. When the crosshairs are placed on a symbol, a circle is formed. If the circle is closed, it corresponds to releasing the mouse button after a click. In this case the VR click.
Open Slideshows by looking at an Info button
Close Slideshows by looking outside the border of the slideshow
Slideshow Video: Set time by looking on the progress bar. Don’t try to pull the circle on the progress bar.
iMenu Navigation
Using the “iMenu” is the most flexible way to navigate between Locations in a project. To open the iMenu in VR Mode:
Launch the iMenu
Launch the iMenu in VR mode
Look straight forward
Move your head downward about 45 degrees until you see the i icon or use a Controller
Click onto the i
Move your head sideways to close
iMenu Functions
VR-Suite contains both a Viewer an Editor Mode. The iMenu has far more commands and interface elements in Editor Mode than it does in the Viewer.
Close Button - Close the iMenu; In VR mode you can also turn your head away
Branding Logo Area - This logo can be changed depending on your license type
Light Blue Box - Current 360° Location
Dark Blue Box - Current focus of the cursor
Right Arrow - Switch to a navigation sub folder
Down Arrow - Switch to next page of Locations
Top Left Arrow - Switch to a higher navigation folder
Circle Arrow - Switch to the Location that is currently highlighted in dark blue
Using the Conference
In Conference Mode you can view the same VR-Suite project with several users at the same time (the Project is downloaded and runs on each device, only the viewing direction of the individual participants is shared)
In this chapter you will get a short introduction. Detailed information about the conference mode can be found in chapter Conference and Mirror via Network.
Prepare the Project
If you desire to establish a conference with multiple people, it is important to use the correct settings in the Editor before distributing the project. This ensures that the Start Conference Button is available on the Start Screen of the project.
How to setup a conference: Preparations for using a Conference
Start a Conference
Start your Project
Choose Start Conference in the Start Screen.
Click on the right arrow to proceed or use one of the following options:
- Conference
Enter the name of the Conference
- Password
If you want to protect the Conference you can set a password.
- User name
This name is displayed under your Laser Pointer Dot which indicates where you are looking at.
Enter an existing Conference
Start your Project
Choose one of the listed Conferences under the button Start Conference.
If the other user is in the same Wifi, you can choose whether you want to participate locally or over the Internet.
Conference Control Panel
In Conference Mode there is a rectangular Control Panel left to the iMenu Icon.
Look straight forward
Look down until i is displayed
Look to the left on the name “conference” to ensure you do not open the iMenu by accident.
Read more about how to control a conference and voice over IP: Control a Conference
Troubleshooting when viewing Projects
- iOS - not all media files are displayed correctly
If in Project Portal at iOS device the Cloud Download button is grey instead of white, this Project is not 100% iOS compatible. Media files with to large dimensions may not be displayed correctly.
Video Tutorials
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