Before uploading anything on the Showcase 360 platform, it is necessary to first create the 360° viewpoints and panoramic rendering from the perspective which you have created using Winner.
Viewpoints are needed to access the 3D view on the Showcase 360 platform. Viewpoints are created from your Winner application in the Perspective main menu in VR mode.
Note: A quick way to get into VR mode is, in the perspective, press Ctrl and M on your keyboard.
Viewpoints Settings Menu
At Alternative level, to access the Viewpoints settings menu, click on Perspective in the menu bar and select Viewpoints.
Note: Or press Ctrl & E on your keyboard.
Position yourself where you want to save your viewpoint by following the steps below:
- Click on the black dot with the mouse.
Note: If the black dot is not in the room, it will not be possible to create a 360°.
- You can set the characteristics of the viewpoint using the sliders.
- Click Save as and, if you wish to, give the viewpoint a name and click OK.
- Tick the 360° box.
Note: if the 360° box is not there or is greyed out please read article I cannot render a viewpoint 360 degrees.
- Tick 360° preview mode.
- Click on the button Render 360°.
- In the 360° rendering settings window, set and define the level of photorealism (the quality level) between 1 to 5, and the resolution (recommended: 1024 x 1024), and confirm by clicking on OK.
Note: You can create non-photorealistic viewpoints by ticking the box Non-photorealistic.
Once the rendering is complete, to view the perspective in 360°, activate the Perspective window, click on Perspective in the menu bar and select 360° Preview mode.
If you have rendered more than one viewpoint in 360° you will see eyes in the perspective. Each eye represents a viewpoint, click on it to move from one viewpoint to another.
Next step: Upload the Plan to the Showcase Platform