Control Points Properties
Use control points to to align 3D models to panoramas.
When a 3D model is selected in the Tour Browser, the Viewer Modes change to accommodate the 3D model. The Control Points Viewer Mode is also available for panorama nodes in the case you’d like to start adding controls to a panorama.
Tour Node
Select an option to filter the control point result which will show in the Unlinked table below.
All – Select to show all control points in all nodes. Since All does not apply any filter, this could lead to a very long Unlinked list (control points not yet paired or added to the current node). If that’s the case, one of the options below would be better suited.
Linked – This will only show control points from nodes that are linked to the current node via a hotspot.
Selected – This will only show the control points from the nodes selected in the Tour Browser.
Tour Panoramas – Choose a specific node to compare control points. Only the control points that exist in this panorama will appear in the Unlinked table, if there are any.
Switch to this node
When a Tour Node is selected, this button will appear. Click it to jump to that node.
Optimize Camera Point
Click this button to optimize the camera position, which will be calculated from the control points.
Control Points Viewer
This viewer shows the locations of the selected control point, in the node (or a node) from the dropdown menu above.
Control Points Tables
The first column shows the control point. The currently selected control point will be red. Hovering over the others will highlight which nodes the control points also exist throughout the project.
The second column (#) shows the number of instances of that control point, in all nodes of the project.
The third column in the Current Node table is the Alignment Deviation in Degrees. It shows how far off the camera position is for that control point. Ideally you want to get as close to 0 as possible. Optimize the camera point to try to get a better deviation by clicking the Optimize Camera Point button. If a control point is really far off, delete and try again (you may have misplaced it).
Right-click a control point for the following options:
Assign Symbol – Assign the control point a symbol for easier identification.
Add/Edit Description – Add a description to the control point. This will be visible in the model when the mouse hovers over a control point in the Viewer, and also in the Control Points Viewer.
Remove Control Point from Project – Remove the control point from the current node and anywhere else in the project it occurs.
Alignment Deviation in Degrees
This column shows how far off the camera position is for that control point. Ideally you want to get as close to 0 as possible. Optimize the camera point to try to get a better deviation by clicking the Optimize Camera Point button. If a control point is really far off, delete and try again.
Unlinked
This table populates with control points that have not yet been placed in the current panorama. Once these points are placed in the current panorama, they will move over to the Current Node table.
Click a control point and it will turn red and appear in the Control Points Viewer.
Current Node
This table populates with control points, that have an instance / are placed in the current node.
Add Control Points
Whenever there is a control point active (selected in one of the tables), double-clicking in the viewer will place that control point in the current node. If you instead want to create an entirely new control point in the current node, press this button. It will deselect the current control point. Then, double-click in the Viewer to add the new control point.