At start-up, a new tab in the standard browser is opened from the plugin in the GIS software. If there is no browser opened yet on the computer, than a new browser window will be launched. The connection to the Orbit 3D Mapping HTML5 Viewer happens via WebSocket.
The welcome page lets the user choose between three options:
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Sign in to 3DM Publisher: First login to a server location with
URL and login credentials, than choose a publication from the drop-down menu.
I have a token or
URL: Open a publication using its token or
URL. The publication is only accessible if the publication is shared with guest users and the amount of guest users is not yet succeeded.