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Orbit 3DM Plugin for QGIS
This pages describes the plugin for QGIS from which a user can connect and interact with the Orbit 3D Mapping Viewer.
Reference documentation:
Requirements
QGIS
QGIS version 3.4 or later is required.
Browser
See: Requirements for Orbit 3DM Viewer and Plugins
Download and Installation
Download and install QGIS
See: Download QGIS
Download Orbit 3D Mapping Plugin for QGIS
Download the .zip package on the Orbit website: Orbit 3DM Plugins
Install plugin in QGIS
- Open Plugin Manager in QGIS.
- Choose “Install from ZIP” and select the .zip file and press the “Install Plugin” button.
- Press yes when the “Security Warning: Continue?” pop-up appears.
- If everything went well, the “Plugin installed successfully” pop-up appears and a new toolbar is added.
Orbit 3D Mapping Toolbar in QGIS
Open the 3D Mapping Viewer
When launching the Orbit 3D Mapping Viewer from the toolbar in QGIS, a new tab will be opened in the standard browser of the user. If there is no window active yet in that browser, than a new window will be launched.
On opening a publication or viewer, the Footprints of the resources and Field of Views are made visible in QGIS and are updated when they are changed in the 3D Mapping Viewer.
Show or hide the footprints
Option to disable the visibility of Orbit layers (Footprints, Field of Views and Measurements) in QGIS. The layers can also be made invisible separately in the QGIS workspace by unchecking the box next to the layer name in the layer list.
Pick a location in the map canvas to open the viewer
Pick a location on the map canvas in QGIS to refocus all opened Views and the Reference View in the Orbit 3D Mapping Viewer to the chosen location.
Add the selected objects as overlays to the viewer
Add the measurements to the active layer
Open the help pages