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Requirements for Orbit 3D Mapping Viewer and Plugins
This page describes the requirements of the Orbit 3D Mapping Viewer and Plugins available for Orbit 3D Mapping Cloud and on-premises Orbit 3DM Publisher.
For legacy Flash Viewer and the Flash-based Plugins for Mobile and Oblique Mapping, see Requirements for Orbit Flash Viewer and Plugins
Generic Requirements
Orbit 3D Mapping Cloud or 3DM Publisher
Orbit 3D Mapping Viewer and Plugins require access to the Orbit 3D Mapping Cloud or an Orbit 3DM Publishers to load Resources or a Publication.
Online Connectivity
Orbit 3D Mapping Plugins require access to https://cdn.3dmapping.cloud.
Orbit 3D Mapping Viewer doesn't need online connectivity.
Browser
Orbit 3D Mapping Viewer and Plugins require an up-to-date version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari.
Internet Explorer does not support the required JavaScript libraries and 3D rendering techniques.
Graphics Card
Orbit 3D Mapping Viewer and Plugins require uses GPU and require the availability of WebGL 1 including the extension EXT_frag_depth.
Verify if your browser's WebGL compatibility: http://webglreport.com/.
WebSockets
Orbit 3D Mapping Viewer and Plugins require uses WebSocket communication protocol, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebSocket.
Specific Requirements
Orbit 3D Mapping Plugin for QGIS
- QGIS Desktop : version 3.4 or later.
- System Browser: The Orbit Plugin for QGIS uses the system browser. This browser needs to be a recent version of Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.