Viewer

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The main user interface allows end users to interact with the 3D Visualization, from the perspective of a stakeholder. It is rendered on top of the 3D Visualization and displays panels to inspect the Current and Planned situation of a project. It also contains panels that allow stakeholders to plan actions that will change the Planned situation.

To change the current situation of a project, users will have to user the Editor. The editor panels are added around the main interface, as shown in the image below.

Main interface elements

The Main Interface consists of the following main elements:

These elements can in open and show other panels in the User Interface.

The main interface, showing the Top bar, actions panel and the navigation panel.


Additional interface elements

Besides the main interface elements described above, there are also a number of additional elements in the interface. These will appear and disappear depending on your interaction with the project.

Budget panel

The budget panel. It displays the incomes and expenses for your budget.

The budget panel can be accessed in two ways. You can open the indicator panel for your budget, and then press the button "To budget". Alternatively, when a finances category is available in the category panel, one of the available actions may be "Finance view". By selecting "Finance view, the budget panel is opened.

The budget panel displays an overview of your expenses and incomes. The left side of the panel displays the list of expenses. The expenses are collected in categories, which can be expanded by clicking the arrow next to a category. This displays all expenses within that category. At the bottom, in red, the total expenses are displayed. The right side of the panel displays the incomes in a similar fashion. Sources of income are categorized together, and can be expanded where desired to see what sources of income exist in a particular category. At the bottom, in green, the total amount of income is displayed.

At the bottom of the panel, the net balance is displayed. This is the amount of money the stakeholder has at that moment. The net balance is calculated by taking the total income and subtracting the total expenses from this value.

Hover panel

The hover panel. when clicking any location in the project area in the 3D Visualizaition, it appears to provide information about the area indicated.

When you click the cursor still over any part of the project area, the hover panel will appear. The hover panel will display information about the area your cursor is pointing at, based on which overlay is currently active. By default, it display information about the:


Cinematic panel

The cinematic panel. The cinematic panel is displayed during cinematics.

Whenever text is displayed during a cinematic, it appears in the cinematic panel. While the cinematic panel is visible, the cinematic camera is paused. When you have read the text in the cinematic panel, you can click "continue" to close the cinematic panel and continue the cinematic.

Escape menu

The escape menu is opened by pressing the "Esc" key on your keyboard. The escape menu allows you to access the settings screen by pressing "Settings", and to display the credits by pressing "Credits". In single and multi stakeholder sessions, you are also able to exit the session from this menu, by pressing "Exit". In single user sessions, you are also able to save the session state by pressing "Save".


See also

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