Creating a Point

You can add points to your experience, either from scratch or using cloned items.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
Displaying the Tree
Displaying Object Properties

Create a Point from Scratch

You can add points to your experience.

  1. From the Create section of the action bar, click Create Point .
    The cursor shape changes to .
  2. Click on the map.
    The point is added to your experience and a new item is added to the tree.

  3. Click as many times as necessary to create additional points.


    Important: Only the last created point can be manipulated.
  4. To remove a point, first click it in the tree to display the blue handle, and then double-click the point handle.

    Note: You can also right-click the point in the tree, and then click Remove.

  5. To move a point, use the white and blue handles:

    • When you drag a white handle, the point follows the depth of the object behind which it is located. For example, the point will be on top of a building if you move it to that building, or on the ground if you move it to the ground. It will not float in the air.
    • When you click a white handle, it turns blue and you can use the vertical handle to change the point's altitude. The point moves vertically on a 2D plane and you cannot move it in the air.
      Note: Dragging a blue handle does not change the altitude.



  6. Click Create Point again to exit the command.


Create a Point from a Cloned Item

You can use an existing loaded geometry to create polylines. This geometry can be either a prepared dataset or a dataset in preview.

  1. Click a point in the 3D view.


  2. From the View section of the action bar, click Properties .
  3. Click .
    The point is cloned and the cloned item is displayed under the Created Item node in the tree view.
    Important: After the cloning, the source object and the cloned one can be modified independently from each other.

Edit a Point

You can modify some point properties, whether they are created from scratch, or from an existing loaded geometry.

  1. From the Create area of the action bar, click Edit Mode .

    If Edit Mode is deactivated, you can still select objects but not edit their shape anymore. You can only edit the representation attributes available in the Properties panel.

    This mode is not available if you have a read-only access to the dashboard.

  2. Click a point in the tree or in the 3D view to display handles.
    Cloned point

    Point created from scratch

  3. Drag the handles to move the point or change its altitude.
    Cloned point - Drag white handle

    Point created from scratch - Drag vertical handle

  4. From the View section of the action bar, click Properties , and then modify the properties according to your needs.
    Cloned point

    Point created from scratch

  5. Click Edit Mode again to exit edition mode.