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====== Annotations ======


Converting objects to annotations is possible under [[224:products:3dm_content_manager|]] and [[224:products:3dm_feature_extraction|]] Basic/Standard/Pro using version 21.10.0.

=== Import ===

Annotations are a step of the import procedure workflow for all types of mapping runs: Mobile, Aerial or Oblique by using the corresponding Procedures. Objects as Annotations can be imported from Context Insight Bentley IA Engine or from another third-party application. \\
Object to annotations is a supplementary options added to the already exiting Annotations [[224: desktop_ext:blur_erase |]] available in [[224:products:3dm_content_manager|]]. 


=== Create and Update ===

The process of converting objects into image annotations is based on .xml files and relays on one or multiple images. Once the .xml file is imported, Annotations will overlap with the panoramic views and/or point clouds.\\
Annotations' tags and attributes coming from automatic detections can be managed, analysed, or edited inside Orbit. The process of working with annotations is realized per image in Orbit.\\
Image Annotations preferences can be parametrized under [[224:desktop:preferences:mapping|]] and [[224:desktop_ext:image_annotation_object|]]. 
To visualize annotations in Views, select "Show image on Views" and "Show tags to show image pixels on Views" under [[224:desktop:preferences:mapping|]].


=== Share ===

Use the [[224:desktop_ext:catalog|Catalog Tab]] to prepare data for sharing and rendering in the [[224:products:3dm_viewer|]] within [[224:products:3dm_cloud|]] and [[224:products:3dm_publisher|]]. 

=== Examples ===

Example of objects that can be imported as annotations: cars, people. \\