Local Presentations can be viewed on any computer using the same navigation options that are available in Twinmotion: you can move around the scenes using the same input devices, change the Navigation mode, and set your preferred viewing options in the View menu.
Local Presentations can also be explored in virtual reality (VR) by enabling VR mode and using a VR headset. For more information about viewing Presentations in VR mode, see Viewing Content in Virtual Reality.
The system requirements for running Twinmotion are also recommended for viewing Local Presentations. For information on the system requirements, refer to Hardware and Software Specifications.
Opening Local Presentations
To open Local Presentations, double-click the Twinmotion-Presenter.exe (Windows) or Twinmotion-Presenter.app (Mac) file.
User Interface Overview
The user interface of a Local Presentation contains three main areas:
The Viewport
The View menu
The Media strip and User interface controls
| Area | Description |
|---|---|
1. Viewport | The Viewport is the area where the Presentations appear. A Navigation panel appears at the top of the Viewport, offering the same options as the Navigation panel in Twinmotion. For more information, refer to Navigating in the Viewport. |
2. View menu | The View menu contains the viewing options and settings that you can select. For more information, refer to the View Menu section below. |
3. Media strip / User interface controls | The Media strip shows thumbnail images of all the media assets in a Presentation. Click a thumbnail to view the media asset in the Viewport. For information about the User interface controls, refer to the User Interface Controls section below. |
User Interface Controls
| Control | Icon | Description |
|---|---|---|
Play / Pause |  | Plays and pauses Presentations. |
Show / Hide navigation and User interface controls |  | Shows or hides the Media strip and the user interface controls. |
Return to Media strip |  | When viewing an alternative version of a media asset, clicking this returns you to the Media strip. |
View list of Presentations |  | Shows a thumbnail preview of all the Presentations, if the standalone viewer contains more than one. To see a Presentation in the Viewport, select it from the list. |
Viewing and Settings Options
View Menu
| Option | Icon | Description |
|---|---|---|
Settings |  | For information on the setting options, refer to the Settings (View Menu) section below. |
Time of day |  | Sets the time of day in which to view a scene. |
Speed |  | Controls the speed that is used for navigating in a scene. Options: Plane, Drive, Bicycle, Walk |
Screenshot |  | Takes a screenshot of the current scene in the Viewport and saves it to the desktop. |
Travel mode |  | Switches between the Walk and Fly modes of movement in a scene.
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VR |  | If a VR headset is connected to your computer, selecting this option enables the VR mode of viewing. |
Rendering styles |  | Determines the rendering mode that is used to view a scene. Options: Flat, Shaded outline, Plaster, Wood, Metal, Foam, Default |
Phasing |  | When there are phasing groups in a Presentation, this enables or disables the ability to view phasing by showing or hiding the phasing slider. When phasing is disabled, the phasing slider is hidden. Options: Phasing on, Phasing off For more information about phasing, refer to the Viewing Phasing section below. |
Navigation |  | Shows and hides the Navigation panel. |
Settings (View Menu)
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
Mode | Toggles the Presentation between Windowed mode or Full screen mode. Options: Windowed, Full screen (F11) |
Viewport quality | Sets the viewing quality of the Presentation in the Viewport. Options: Low, Medium, High, Very high, Custom quality |
Vr quality | Sets the viewing quality of the Presentation in the Viewport when in VR mode. Options: Low, Medium, High, Very High, Custom quality |
Language | Specifies the language that is used for user interface text in the Presentation. Options: English, Français, Deutsch, Español, Polski, Português, 中文, 한국어, 日本語 |
Time stamp | Sets how the time of day is displayed in the Time of day option in the View menu. Options: 12h, 24h |
Unit system | Specifies which system of measurement is used for the Eye level height setting. Options: Centimeters, Meters, Inches, Feet |
Eye level height | Determines the eye level height of the camera. |
Safe frame | If Media framing was enabled when creating a Presentation, this option specifies whether the setting is used when viewing the Presentation. Options: On, Off |
Viewing Phasing
Phasing is a method of showing the different construction stages of a project, or of showing a project under various settings and viewing options. You can view phasing on an image, a panorama, or a video.
To view phasing on an image or a panorama, use the phasing slider.
If phasing is applied to a video, it will automatically be shown when the video plays. If phasing is not applied, you can still view it by using the phasing slider while the video plays.
Phasing can be played from any camera position in a scene.
Phasing applied to a video
Phasing Options
If you hover your mouse over the phasing slider, you can open a dialog box and select phasing options.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
Active phasing | Specifies which phasing to play when there is more than one phasing available. |
Start / End | Determines the start and end dates of the phasing stages that are shown. |
Refresh icon | If the start and end dates of the phasing stages were modified, clicking the Refresh icon returns them to their default values. |
Viewing Alternative Versions of Media
When a Presentation contains one or more alternative versions of a media asset, in the Media strip a duplicate thumbnail image appears behind the thumbnail image of the original version.
If you hover your mouse over the thumbnail image, you will see an As Alternative On/Off button. Click this button to view the alternative versions.
When you are done viewing the alternative versions, click on the Return button to return to the Media strip.
For more information about alternative versions and how to add them to Presentations, refer to Adding Alternative Versions of Media to Presentations.