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Home Ribbon Tab

Commands available on the Home ribbon tab, grouped by panel.

Move (Alt+I)​

Tooltip: Mouse interaction modes

Choose how mouse clicks interact with the 3D view.

Dropdown items:

  • Move Mode — Switch to Move mode
  • Interrogate — Interrogate the scene

View From​

Tooltip: View and rotation presets

Preset camera positions and rotation resets for the 3D view.

Dropdown items:

  • North — View from north
  • South — View from south
  • East — View from east
  • West — View from west
  • Above — View from above
  • Below — View from below
  • Centre In Model — Centre the view on the model
  • Reset to North — Reset heading to north
  • Reset Rotations — Reset all view rotations
  • Forward View — Look forward
  • Nadir View — Look straight down (nadir)

Tooltip: Navigation modes

Choose between standard, expert, first-person and other navigation styles.

Dropdown items:

  • Standard Mode — Standard navigation mode
  • Expert Mode — Expert navigation mode
  • FPV/Camera View — First-person / camera view
  • VRGSEarth Mode — Earth View Mode
  • Auto Pan — Auto pan the view

Target Zoom​

Tooltip: Zoom to the picked target

Click a point in the 3D view to zoom in towards it.

Game Controller​

Tooltip: Game controller options

Configure or toggle full-screen mode for game-controller navigation.

Dropdown items:

  • Full Screen — Toggle game-controller full screen

Connect GNSS​

Tooltip: Connect to a GNSS receiver

Connect to a GPS / GNSS device for live position tracking.

Windows​

Project Explorer​

Tooltip: Project Explorer

Show, hide and configure the Project Explorer and related docking tabs.

Dropdown items:

  • Update Project Explorer — Update Project Explorer
  • Outcrop.io — Browse Outcrop.io
  • Basic Menus — Switch to Basic Menus
  • Show All Tabs — Show all docking tabs
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  • Data Tab — Show the Data tab
  • Interpretations Tab — Show the Interpretations tab
  • Collections Tab — Show the Collections tab
  • Properties Tab — Show the Properties tab
  • VFT Tab — Show the Virtual Field Trip tab
  • Athos — Show/hide the Athos assistant
  • Charts Tab — Show the Charts tab
  • Flight Path Timeline — Show the Flight Path Timeline
  • Web Tab — Show the Web tab
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  • Reset Layout — Reset the window layout

Windows (Alt+I)​

Tooltip: Open new document windows

Open additional 3D Model, Stereonet, Map and browser windows.

Dropdown items:

  • 3D Model Window — New 3D Model window
  • Python Script — Python Script
  • Tabbed 3d Model — New tabbed 3D Model window
  • Stereonet Window — New Stereonet window
  • New Map Window — New Map window
  • Web Browser — Open a web browser window

Options​

Save as Interpret​

Tooltip: Save as Interpret

Save a read-only Interpret copy of the project for sharing with reviewers.

Full Screen​

Tooltip: Toggle full-screen mode

Switch the main window into or out of full-screen mode.

Ortho Camera​

Tooltip: Toggle orthographic camera

Switch the 3D view between perspective and orthographic projection.

Record Movie​

Tooltip: Record a movie of the 3D view

Capture the 3D view to a movie file.

Copy Screen​

Tooltip: Copy the 3D view to the clipboard

Copy the current 3D view as a bitmap image to the clipboard.

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Dropdown items:

  • Compass — Show or hide the compass
  • Scale Bar — Scale Bar Overlay
  • Navigator — Navigation Buttons
  • Button — Base map and terrain layers

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Dropdown items:

  • Base Plane — Show the base plane
  • Laser Pointer — Show the laser pointer
  • Backface Culling — Enable Backface Culling
  • Collision Detection — Enable Collision Detection
  • Auto Properties — Auto-display properties.

VR​

MultiUser​

Tooltip: Multi-user (VFT) commands

Start a server or join an existing Virtual Field Trip session.

Dropdown items:

  • Start Server — Start a multi-user trip server
  • Join Trip — Join an existing trip

Connect HMD​

Tooltip: Connect a head-mounted display

Connect a VR headset and switch the 3D view to VR rendering.

GeoTour Log On​

Tooltip: Log into your Geotour account

Acces online services such as Outcrop.io and multi-user virtual field trips

Update​

License Status​

License Status

Dropdown items:

  • Activate — Activate a licence
  • Deactivate — Deactivate the licence

Help​

Tooltip: Help and support

Access local and online help, contact support and view About information.

Dropdown items:

  • Local Help — Open the local help
  • Email Support — Email VRGS support
  • Online Help — Open the online help
  • VRGeoscience.com — Visit VRGeoscience.com
  • About VRGS — About VRGS