====== Orbit Translator Zone ======

Orbit translations are maintained by users and partners. \\
The Orbit product team manages the English tags only.

==== Permission to Translate ====

Access to the Orbit Translation App and permissions to edit the translations for a specific language and Orbit Components are linked to your Orbit GT Account. 
  * To create an account, register at https://orbitgt.com/register. 
  * To request permissions, contact orbit.support@bentley.com

==== Translate Tags ==== 

Tags as in descriptions, buttons, labels, and tooltips are available for translation via the [[translator:online_editor|]]. \\ 
3DM desktop and 3DM Viewer are available for translations. 3DM Publisher Console and 3DM Cloud console cannot be translated. 


Find here the overview of the currently [[translator:language_names|available languages]].

==== Download Language Snapshot ====

Download tags to verify newly updated translations.

Run-time verification of new translations is available for desktop products only. \\
Contact Orbit Support to get access to our test environment to verify 3DM Viewer translations, prior to release \\

  - Download a language snapshot into your locally installed Orbit GT Product, see [[translator:snapshot_utility|]]. 
  - Run the desktop product using the downloaded translated tags to review and debug your translations, see [[translator:language_settings|]]. 

==== Beta Versions ====

Translators do have access to a Beta version of the upcoming release, contact Orbit Support

===== General Guidelines =====

=== Length of translated texts ===

Beware of the fact that most texts have a specific place in the software, and that the size is mostly limited. \\
Use the length of English text as a reference of the available minimum length for translations. 

=== Supported characters ===

The full UTF-8 character set can be used for translations.

=== Completeness of translations ===

Take your time to complete and check all translations. \\
If tags are missing, share a screenshot of the untranslated tag in the User Interface and contact Orbit Support. 

=== Do not use the translation tool in a customer setup ===

Do not copy the translation tool in a customer's setup. It includes your strict personal reseller login and password. \\
To add translations that are not yet included in our software builds, just copy the downloaded translations snapshot file to the customer's setup. Note, keystrokes are no longer available when copying the language snapshot file.

=== Translations in the released software versions ===
At software release, all translations are automatically embedded into the software builds. \\