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What is a view?

Views are project screenshots, containing an image, a camera angle, and a layer state.

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Written by Holly Conrad Smith
Updated over a month ago

Views are saved “screenshots” of your project.

Each View consists of:

  • A map camera position (zoom, bearing, pitch, center)

  • An image. By default, the image is a screenshot of the map when the View was created, and it can be changed to any image by uploading a file of your choice.

  • A capture of the state of the map's layers (shown in the left bar).

  • A name and description for the View

Click a view to navigate to that camera angle and layer state on the canvas.

Views animate a smooth camera transition on click.

You can use Views to:

  • Create Working states - if you prefer to have different map, solar, and visual settings for working on different parts of your project

  • Create and Manage Options - Turn layers on and off in different Views to cycle through options

  • Simulate the passage of time - create views that represent project phases. Review the resultant Urban Calculations as you phase through the project.

  • Tell the story - Step stakeholders through your project, showing different layers, angles, or times of day in each view

  • Add project images to your Report Builder pages.

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