1.1 Drawing Overlay

How to upload and overlay drawings onto the site plan.

Upload Drawings:

• Click on Project Setup, then Drawing Overlay
• Browse from your system by clicking Upload File, or drag and drop the files here
• Upload multiple drawings from the same file by clicking on the drawing or check box, followed by Select

• Drawing Overlay (left side) Menu:
• Hide/Show the drawing by using the eye icon
• Edit the drawing from the pencil icon (or as usual double-click on the object or right-click, edit)
• Fix a drawings state and prevent editing using the lock icon
• Edit Drawing (right side) Menu -
• Click on the pencil next to the name to edit Drawing Name
• Use the scroll bar to set Drawing Overlay opacity
• Select "Scale by Distance" to define distance between two points on the drawing
• Select "Align & Position" to define points transformations on drawing and 2D map
• Select "Snap to position using another drawing" to select existing drawing to apply its position (Option available when at least two drawings are uploaded)

Note: Drawings cannot be sequenced, only shown or hidden.

Project on Terrain:

This feature gives the ability to drape the drawing (or image) onto the map tile irrespective of map topography, covering the existing map image -

• When editing the drawing overlay
• Toggle ON/OFF Project on Terrain
• Adjust opacity to 100% to replace the underlying image
• Click Done to implement changes, and the drawing object will automatically hide
• Hide/Show now refers to the projection
• If projecting multiple drawings onto the terrain, the one higher on the the z-axis takes precedence
• If the higher drawing is smaller, then it will appear on top of the lower drawing
• Note: The map image was previously constrained to the default map or satellite view; however, this feature gives the ability to replace that image. For example, with a high resolution drone image.

Further Reading:

🔗Overlay 2D Drawings