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Virtual tour

Tekla Structures
Not version-specific
Tekla Structures
Environment
Not environment-specific

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Purpose and description

Use Virtual tour extension to create navigations - in perspective view - through the model.
You can customize it, like:

  • setting different transitions times between frames;
and
  • setting the representations used in each view (e.g. you can create a navigation from a building erection sequence).

It also allows to open navigations created with the FlyThrough extension (*.ftf).

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System requirements

Tekla Structures version: Not version specific
Environments: All

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Installing Virtual tour

To install the extension:

  1. Download Virtual tour installer package from Tekla Warehouse. For more information see Downloading an application from Tekla Warehouse.
  2. Install the file package.
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Using Virtual tour

To use the application:

  1. Open a Tekla model.
  2. Click the Applications & components button
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    applications_and_components_button.png
      in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
  3. Search for Virtual tour
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    virtual_tour_icon.png
    and then double-click to open it..
  4. The Virtual tour dialog window will open.

 

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Note: This tool works only in perspective mode.

 

  1. Click the Settings button 
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    virtual_tour_settings_button.png
    and set the default values for new frames.

Note: Here you can modify the default time transition between frames, the default frame delay and the default representation of the model view.

 

  1. Set the view position of the model.
  2. Click the New frame button
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    virtual_tour_new_frame_botton.png
    .

The frame is added to the project.

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virtual_tour_1.png

 

Repeat until all desired frames from model view are created. The end result will look something like this:

 

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virtual_tour_2.png

 

  1. Click the Start button 
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    virtual_tour_play_botton.png
    to run the project.
  2. The project can be saved by pressing the Save button
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    virtual_tour_save_botton.png
    . The file will have the *.vrt extension.
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Application properties and buttons

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Settings

Field Description
Delay Define the default delay time for a frame.
Transition Define the default transition time between two frames.
The transition time is measured in seconds.
Representation Define the default color and transparency setting that is used in all views (according to the status of the objects in the model).
Minimize on fly Define whether or not to minimize the Virtual tour dialog window when the project is being run.
Change to perspective on startup Define whether or not the view will be set on perspective when the application is opened.
This only affects the view if it is selected. Any cheanges to this check requires the application to be restarted.
Note: When the application is closed the view will return to it's original setting, meaning that if before the application was run it was set on orthogonal, and during the navigations it is set in perspective view, after the application is closed it will return to its original set meaning orthogonal.

Frame buttons

Field Description
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virtual_tour_delay_field.png
 Define the delay time for a frame.
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virtual_tour_transition_field.png
 Define the transition time between two frames.
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virtual_tour_add_frame_botton.png
 Use to add a new frame on the right/left side of the existing frame.
If you want to add a new frame on the left side of the existing frame, you have to press the button on the left; if you want to add a new frame on the rights side, you have to press the button on the right.
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virtual_tour_delete_botton.png
 Use to delete the existing frame.
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virtual_tour_representation_field.png
 Define the color and transparency setting that is used in all views (according to the status of the objects in the model).
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virtual_tour_update_button.png
 Use to update the new view position of the model and the screenshot of the existing frame  (this is not an apply button for Delay/Transition Time).

Application buttons

Field Description
New
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virtual_tour_new_botton.png
 Use to create a new virtual tour project.
If a project is already opened, a save confirmation dialog will appear.
Open
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virtual_tour_open_botton.png
 Use to open an existing virtual tour project and also an existent fly through project.
Save
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virtual_tour_save_botton.png
 Use to save to file the curent virtual tour project.
Repeat
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virtual_tour_repeat_botton.png
 Use to repeat the project without stoping at the last frame.
Start
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virtual_tour_play_botton.png
 Use to run the created virtual tour project.
Pause
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virtual_tour_pause_botton.png
 Use to pause the virtual tour project that is currently running.
Stop
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virtual_tour_stop_botton.png
 Use to stop the virtual tour project that is currently running.
Move left/right
 
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virtual_tour_move_left_botton.png
/
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virtual_tour_move_right_botton.png
 Use to move left/right the selected frame in the virtual tour project.
New frame
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virtual_tour_new_frame_botton.png
 Use to add a new frame in the virtual tour project.
Time information Shows the current time for selected frame / total time of frames.
eg: 00:10.00 / 00:28.00
Frame information Shows the current index for selected frame / total number of frames.
e.g. 1/8
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Additional information

  • If the model is not set on perspective projection view; you will get the following message: Please select a perspective view!
  • The tool three actions (repeat, play and stop) can also be run from taskbar.
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virtual_tour_taskbar.png

 

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Troubleshooting

  • If the frame is not created as shown in the fallowing example

 

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Virtual tour No snapshot.PNG

 

uncheck the DirextX rendering checkbox

 

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Virtual tour settings.PNG
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