Follow these steps to create geometries via Design:
Activate the Design tool.
When you activate design, a right panel will appear where you can start creating directly by left-clicking in the scene or selecting Create new.
In design, you have three tools:
Line
Point
Select
The Line tool is the default tool where you create lines by simply left-clicking with the mouse; the line will automatically continue to be created for each point placed in the scene. When you're satisfied, you can press ESC or right-click - Finish line segment to stop creating the line.
The Point tool is used to create points by simply left-clicking with the mouse. You can also create points when the Line tool is activated by pressing P or Alt + left-click.
The Select tool is used to select objects in a design. You can select objects by simply left-clicking on individual objects. If you want to select multiple objects simultaneously, you can hold down the left mouse button and drag a selection over what should be included in the selection. The shortcut for selection is holding Ctrl.
If the project has a timeline, the default is for points to snap to the point cloud. If there is no timeline, snapping to height is standard.
You can also specify a specific Height via the SNAP section, but this must be done before the point is created in the scene.
To save your geometry, click on the save icon or use the shortcut Ctrl+S, or right-click and select Finish editing and Save.
Give your geometry a name so that you can easily find it in the object list under DESIGN.
Main functions:
Import CSV points
Generate grid
Create points on line
Create offsets
Interpolate points
Triangulation
Below are the different functions available in design:
Tools
Line
(Shortcut: Q) Use the left mouse button to create lines or create a point by holding down ALT. You can also multi-select by holding down CTRL and deselect by holding down SHIFT.
Point
(Shortcut: W) Use the left mouse button to create points. Multi-select by holding down CTRL and deselect by holding down SHIFT.
Select
(Shortcut: E) Use the left mouse button to select. Hold down SHIFT to deselect. You can also pan in the plane by scroll-clicking.
Snapping
Point cloud
When the design tool is activated, snapping to the Point Cloud is standard if there is a timeline in the project. Points created will then snap to the timeline's point cloud. If there is no timeline in the project, snapping to height is standard.
Object
With snapping to Objects, you can only create points that are on CAD files, areas, lines, or models in the scene. This means that you cannot click a point outside of such an object.
Height
With snapping to Height, you can specify a Z-value in meters to be used for all points you create after the value is entered. Note that if you tie points to existing points or lines on the geometry, the existing point will not change height. This option is also standard when SkyView has no timeline.
Relative height
With relative height, you can specify the height of the next point relative to the current point. If the relative height is to be decreased, start with a minus sign. This option only works when you are already creating a line, or when you start from an existing point on the geometry.
Slope (%)
With slope, you can create a line with a certain vertical inclination in percentage. If the slope is to be negative, start the value with a minus sign. As with relative height, this option only works when starting from an existing point in the geometry.
Slope (H:B)
With Slope (H:B), you can create a slope with a specified ratio between height and width. Specify the ratio 1:2 to create a slope with a 50% upward inclination, or add a minus sign in front to get a downward inclination.
Placement
Freehand
The default option that does not affect the position or offset.
Length
Specifies the desired length when creating lines, also affects the distance to the offset when using the create offset function.
Perpendicular
Creates a line at a 90-degree angle from the last point in the line segment. The shortcut for a perpendicular line is to hold down Shift.
Length Perpendicular
Creates a fixed distance to the next point plus a perpendicular line.
Position
Create a point based on X, Y, Z coordinates. The point is displayed with a marker in the scene, and click to start a new line segment, or hold down Alt + left-click in the scene to create the point.
Offset XYZ
3-dimensional offset. Specifies a specific offset in the x, y, or z direction, which can be used to create an offset from where you start creating a line.
Cut/Fill Point Cloud
With this function, you can create slopes with a specified inclination for cutting into the point cloud. Specify a slope in % via the Snapping function and then select Cut/Fill Point Cloud in Placement. Then right-click on the line and select Create Offset and click in the direction the line should be created.
Cut/Fill Object
With this function, you can create slopes with a specified inclination for cutting into objects such as areas, surfaces from Design, CAD files, or terrain models. Have the file active in the scene that you want the cut to go against. Specify a slope in % via the Snapping function and then select Cut/Fill Object in Placement. Then right-click on the line and select Create Offset and click in the direction the line should be created.
Functions
Elevation
Mark selected points to a specified height, relative height, point cloud, or an object.
Triangulate
Triangulate selected lines and points.
Create Offset
Create an offset based on a polygon.
Create grid
Create a grid within the selected polygons.
Create line segment
Create a line segment on selected lines.
Interpolate point heights
Interpolate a line via three different methods.
Import
Import CSV-formatted data.
Attributes
Attribute list
Add, remove, or modify attributes and colors.
Set attributes on objects
Set attributes on points, lines, and triangles.
Options
Double-sided mode
When double-sided mode is active, triangles are visible from all angles; otherwise, they are only visible from the front.
Multi-selection
Choose what to include when multiple objects are selected simultaneously. Use the Select tool or hold down CTRL to select multiple objects simultaneously.