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Here's how to display a road map layer or a satellite layer in SkyView.

Updated over a week ago

All users have access to a road map layer via OpenStreetMap in SkyView. Users with a Design license also have access to a satellite layer via Bing.

Follow these steps to display a background map in the ortho view:

  1. Click on the Background Map tool in the toolbar.

  2. The Layer panel appears on the right.

  3. Click on the layer you wish to display in the scene:

    1. Road

    2. Satellite

  4. Press Esc to close the right panel.

  5. To turn off the background map or switch layers, click on the tool again and make your selection in the right panel.

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