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The View Block is an interactive Block that enables users to capture, revisit, and share specific viewpoints within a Space.

How it Works

Let’s say you have a specific viewpoint of the user camera onto the data and annotations in a space, and you want to capture and save this perspective to be able to revisit it at any later point in time. The View Block function is made for such a scenario.

Select the space or content you want to add the view to. Then, make sure you have positioned yourself, i.e., the user camera, at the position and orientation you want to capture relative to the selected content. Find the blocks section in the inspector. Select the View button. This will immediately capture the current perspective of the user camera. It will also take a snapshot of the 3D workspace which serves as a visual reference for easy identification of a saved view.

Now that the view has been captured, several functions are available in the block panel:

• Edit: Change the name of the view.
• Zoom To: Revisit the view by adjusting your user camera to the view’s position and orientation.
• Capture: Recapture a view.
• Summon: In a collaborative session, invite other users to assume this view.
• Show: Toggle whether the 3D representation (camera) of the view is shown in the workspace.
• Sharing: Use a public sharing link or a QR code that leads others directly to this view in this space.

Example: View Blocks for Collaboration

Especially the sharing and summoning features make the View Block a powerful tool for collaboration, whether that is asynchronous or synchronous. Not only can you invite others to a shared space, but you can point them directly to a perspective of the content you want them to see.

Captured view represented by a 3D camera in the workspace. The inspector displays the View Block including the saved snapshot and the functions available.

Example: View Blocks for Guided Presentations

By creating numerous views, you can use these as a presentation tool, guiding others through a meaningful sequence that offers the information and context you aim to communicate. Starting for example from a large-scale view of your dataset or an entire regional geological map, then continuing to small-scale views that illustrate details such as outcrops or subsurface data points such as from boreholes.

The View Block is an especially useful tool for efficient navigation, collaboration, and content sharing within LiquidEarth.