====== Backdrops ======
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This page describes how to use and add a backdrop image to the [[192:desktop_ext:mobile_mapping:use:view_pointcloud|mobile mapping 3D view]] or the Map 3D.\\
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**All Orbit products((Except Blur and Erase QC, Blur and Erase Production and Cloud Upload Tool))** \\
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The 3D Backdrops are designed for aesthetic purposes. \\
A bright blue sky on the horizon speaks more to the imagination than a flat dark background, 
certainly when creating a point cloud [[192:desktop_ext:movie_maker|fly-through movie]].

To use your own 3D backdrops copy any image (pixel ratio 2x1) into <Orbit installation directory>/program/symbols/backdrops. \\
Restart Orbit and your backdrop image will be listed. 

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Choose one of the listed backdrop images from the right hand side extension sidebar. The selected image will be highlighted with a blue frame. \\
Use the "Clear Backdrop" button at the bottom the remove the backdrop image from all 3D views.