Search

This page documents the 3DM Viewer Geocode and Object Search Field.
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The Search Field implements spatial search. Multiple Search Engines are available that each implement a different way of arriving at a spatial location, using text input from the user. A successful request will result in all Views in the workspace focusing on the resulting spatial location.

Each view will focus in its own way:

• The 2D View will focus on the spatial location. If spatial bounds are available, they will affect the map scale.
• The 3D View will focus on the spatial location at a distance of at most 100 meters.
• The Photo Views will try to open the best photo for the given spatial location, and focus on the spatial position in the photo.

This engine allows you to use a third party online geocoding engine like Bing Maps for example. The Viewer Settings allow you to change the active Geocoding engine.

This engine makes use of the Annotation sidebar's search feature. Running a search is equivalent to entering a search in the Annotation Sidebar and pressing search, without actually opening the sidebar.

This engine makes use of the Inspector sidebar's search feature. Running a search is equivalent to entering a search in the Inspector sidebar and pressing search, without actually opening the sidebar.

Views are only focused when “Auto-Focus” is enabled in the Inspector Settings.

Specific use cases are documented in the tooltips of the search field.

This engine implements support for Linear Reference datasets in Orbit. It takes a certain distance as input, and plots the given distance along a line. That position is the result of this query.

Search by Linear Reference is only available when a Linear Referencing Resource has been selected in Viewer and View Settings. A Resource can only be selected as Linear Referencing Resource when it is marked as such in the Resource Specs, and it is added to the workspace in the Viewer Catalog.

In case multiple linear reference lines are defined by the dataset, the user will be required to select a line first before a query can take place.

Specific use cases are documented in the tooltips of the search field.