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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 Content 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.

Capturing a View

1. Select the space or content you want to add the view to.
2. 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.
3. Find the blocks section in the inspector.
4. 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.

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Scale Capturing: Note that capturing a view will also save the transform scale used during capturing, meaning that when activating a specific view, the user will also switch to that transform scale. This can be useful, for example in cases in which certain observations are important to be viewed in their authentic scale (World Scale).

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View Block Features

Once a 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 (see Summon Other Users)
• 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.

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Note: When capturing a view, the current Scale Mode of the space will also be saved. This means that anytime you activate this view, you will switch to the respective scale. This also applies for users who are sent to a view via Summon Other Users.

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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 Real-Time Collaboration. 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.

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