Polygon Hotspot Properties

Here you'll find the properties for the polygon hotspots which are found in the Properties panel once a hotspot is added or selected.

The hotspot properties are found in the
Properties Panel and will appear once a hotspot is
added or selected.

Other settings, like hiding the hotspots, are found in the
Web Output Settings.

ID

The ID of the Hotspot which can be used in the
Skin Editor.

Type

Choose what the hotspot will do. What you choose here will affect the Link
Target URL below.

URL – Enter the website URL or file name of a node (i.e.
http://www.example.com).

Tour Node– Choose a node from the menu to link to other nodes in a tour.

Skin Proxy – This type of polygon hotspot has no function, but rather only
responds to Hotspot Proxy IDs
added to the skin.

Title

Add the title of the hotspot here. This title will be visible (e.g. tooltip)
when the mouse pointer hovers over the hotspot.

Description

Enter a description of the hotspot here.

Link Target URL

The options here will depend
on the Type chosen.

URL – enter the web or path URL to the node.
Tour Node – choose a node from the menu. Click the green arrow to open the
linked node. Alternatively, drag in a tour node from the
Tour Browser on to the polygon
hotspot.

Target

Add a target to specify where
to open the website (or panorama).

If Tour Node is selected as Type, click the
bullseye icon to orient the
opening view of
the next panorama.

★ Tip: You can also enter the Pan, Tilt, and Field of View information in the
Target field. This will override the default view settings in viewing parameters
of the target node. Enter the parameters separated by slashes (/):
324.0/-3.5/70.0.

Color

Choose the color of the polygon hotspot.

Use Default – Select to use the default colors defined in the Hotspots
panel in the
web output properties.
Background and Border – Click the colors to open a color palette and
define new colors.

✭ The color changes are not visible in the Viewer.

Custom Properties

Custom Properties allow for additional parameters. The custom property is a
variable that is used in the skin.

Click the plus button to add a custom property.

Learn how to add custom properties