Annotating in the Collab Viewer

Annotations are handy for taking quick notes as you and other participants fly or walk around your collaborative view. You can write or draw on any vertical or horizontal plane.

Annotating in Desktop Mode

Paint Strokes

To use your laser pointer to paint brush strokes:

1. Begin or join your team's collaborative view and move to a position next to the area you want to annotate.

2. Press Spacebar to open the Interaction Menu. Highlight Annotation, then select Paint Stroke.

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3. Face the area you want to paint and use the left mouse button to paint. When you start painting, the edges of the surface you're painting on are highlighted.

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4. Each time you click and release the button, you create a new brush stroke.

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Text Annotations

To add text annotations:

1. Begin or join your team's collaborative view and move to a position next to the area you want to annotate.

2. Press Spacebar to open the Interaction Menu. Highlight Annotation, then select Annotate Text.

   

3. Face the area where you want to add text and click the left mouse button. A blank 2D label will be added connected to the geometry where your mouse is pointing. Each time you click, you create a new label.

   
4. You can select an individual label and add text using the keyboard.

5. You can move the labels by selecting either the yellow circle close to the label or the circle in contact with the geometry.

   

Annotating in VR Mode

Paint Strokes

To use your controller to paint brush strokes:

1. Begin or join your team's collaborative view and move to a position next to the area you want to annotate.

2. Select VR mode from the toolbar or press P on your keyboard to activate VR mode.

   
3. To open the Interaction Menu on your VR controller:
   • Oculus Touch: Open the menu with the A button on the right controller or the X button on the left.
   • Valve Index Controller: Open the menu with the A button on either controller.
   • HTC Vive Controller: Open the menu with the Menu button on either controller.

4. In the Interaction Menu, highlight Annotation > Paint Stroke with the pointer and press the controller's trigger to confirm your choice.

   

5. Press the trigger on your controller to paint, and release it to end the brush stroke.

   

Text Annotations

To use your controller to add text annotations:

1. Begin or join your team's collaborative view and move to a position next to the area you want to annotate.

2. Select VR mode from the toolbar or press P on your keyboard to activate VR mode.

3. To open the Interaction Menu on your VR controller:
   • Oculus Touch: Open the menu with the A button on the right controller or the X button on the left.
   • Valve Index Controller: Open the menu with the A button on either controller.
   • HTC Vive Controller: Open the menu with the Menu button on either controller.

4. In the Interaction Menu, highlight Annotation > Annotate Text with the pointer and press the controller's trigger to confirm your choice.

   

5. Press the trigger on your controller to place a label where your pointer indicates. Each trigger press will create a new label.

   

6. You can select an individual label and add text using a virtual keyboard.

   
7. You can move the labels by selecting either the yellow circle close to the label or the circle in contact with the geometry.

Deleting an Annotation

Paint Stroke

To delete a paint stroke:

1. Open the Interaction Menu.

2. Highlight Annotation, then select Delete Stroke.

3. Point your laser at the brush stroke, then select it to delete it.

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Text Annotation

To delete a text annotation:

Click the X button on the label you want to delete. It will turn red when you hover over it to indicate which label will be deleted.