Oblique Sidebar

The Oblique Sidebar is the lists all functions to manage the active, the currently opened Orbit Oblique Project (OOP).
Open the sidebar from the Main toolbar > Extensions drop-down > Oblique

Using the File block one can manage the Orbit Oblique Project. The text field displays the currently opened Orbit Oblique Project.

	Open project	Open an available, earlier imported, project
	Recent project	Open a recently used project.
	Close project	Close the currently opened project.
	Import project	Import a new set of raw oblique data into a new Orbit Oblique Project.
	Add project	Add a prepared, already processed Orbit Oblique project to your installation.
	Edit project	Edit or update the currently opened OOP.
	Remove project	Remove an Orbit Oblique project from the list of available projects within this installation. The data itself will not be removed.
	Process Imagery

The Project block lists some basic information of the currently opened Orbit Oblique Project.

	View angles	Number of distinctive oblique viewing directions (North, East, South, West).
	Photos	Number of calculated oblique footprints / Number of imported oblique positions. An oblique image can only be used if its according footprint could be calculated. If the number of footprints or photo positions doesn't match the expected number, the project import, import files and import configurations should be reviewed. If Orbit support is required, the according1) Orbit log file should be sent to our support team.
	Dtm	There is dtm available (exists) or no dtm has been imported for this project.

Tools to modify the oblique zoom and pan behavior.

	Follow Focus	Toggle button to focus all oblique views onto the indicated location in one of the views.
	Follow Zoom	Toggle button to apply scroll zoom on one of the oblique views on all views. Follow zoom and Follow focus can be combined.
	Force equal scale	Optional flag used on Follow Zoom to reset all oblique views to the same scale, to the zoom level when zooming in or out.

Display the oblique footprints on the Map and some according configurations.

	Drop-down box	Drop-down box to define the desired set of displayed footprints on the Map. No footprints shown - the currently displayed oblique images - all North / all East / all South or all West viewing oblique images - all oblique images.
	Color	Click the color box to set the footprint color for the active set of oblique footprints. See item above. A different color can be set separately for each viewing direction. Defining a color for “All oblique images” or “Current oblique images” will reset the color set for each viewing direction separately.
	Transparency	Slider to set transparency of all displayed footprints.

Define the Oblique Views, the windows where the oblique images are shown.

	Direction buttons	Radio toggle button to define the view directions, the set of oblique images that must be displayed. Using the rightmost button a single viewing direction can be set. This can be useful for corridor mapping.
	on Map / in Tabs	Display the oblique images within the Map or in the appropriated “Oblique” tab.
	Horizontal / Vertical / Tiled	Radio buttons to arrange the oblique views if the views are displayed in Tabs.
	Keep north upwards	Toggle button to rotate the displayed oblique images northwards. Up to you if you like it.