Inside Cintoo VR Experience

This article outlines navigation inside Cintoo VR Experience application both in Desktop and VR modes. Helping to get to know better the structure and visualization of data as well as main interface elements and tools available.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Desktop Mode

At first, it’s offered to choose a project in menu on the left by clicking on Projects tab and then on a project to experience in VR. Then choose objects to be active in Resources tab.


Clicking on Log Out button at the top will redirect back to starting menu. 

Resources tab contains work zones and on the left of each line there is a blue circle indicator with number of objects. 

To the left of objects in Resources tab there are clickable icons: 

  •  Open eye icon is means that an object is active 

  •  Closed eye means that an object is inactive.  

  •   Target allows to jump to an object directly from Resources tab. 


  • Once you finished setting up the right amount of data to be displayed, the tab could be minimized by clicking Resources button. 


At the top of the screen in the middle is located a Display modes panel that controls visualization:


  • RGB – colorful image taken from scanner data 
  • X-ray – transparent mode for comparison of multiple scans 
  • Surface 
  • Indoor – inside buildings mode allowing to darken the environment 


In Desktop mode of Cintoo VR experience application the main and only option to navigate is from scan to scan, other options are not available. Hence, only the blue highlighted scan or model is displayed, other active resources are just enabling scan location for scan-to-scan navigation.

VR Mode 

To switch to VR mode and start streaming to headset click on Virtual Reality in the low right corner. 

(for Meta devices) After that establish a connection with Meta Quest Link from the device by navigating to Settings, choosing Link and clicking Launch. Or choose Link in Quick Settings menu. In the menu opened choose Cintoo VR Experience from the list.

(for other devices) Establish a connection with the PC.


Main controller chosen when starting the application is called navigation controller. Right-handed setting would have A and B buttons and is used to navigate in a project. 
Second controller is called Tools controller. It has X and Y buttons, in the right-hand setting, and its use is functional. 

The interface for navigating projects and data could be visualized by pressing the B button. Navigation and visualization controls are the same as in Desktop mode. 


Note: while any interface menu is open, teleportation is not possible!



Navigation controller has a dynamic parabola traced from it. The parabola follows movements of the hand and changes respectively its length.

Let’s discover 3 different ways to navigate in Cintoo VR Experience in VR mode:

  • Scan-to-scan - pointing at scan location transforms parabola into a line and scan icon gets highlighted. Press Navigation controller trigger to go to scan location. 


  • Teleport with motion controllers – at the end of the parabola a target is displayed, while on the floor there is a red/blue grid. Another target is projected onto the floor to make navigation easier. When the target is moved closer to the surface of the floor at some point two targets merge and will stay in place. Press Navigation controller trigger to teleport to a chosen location. 


 More control tips for better adjustment of the teleport position: Discover the application section with controls.


Teleporting will activate Turbomesh process, using the nearest activated scans and models to contribute to the 3D world real-time reconstruction.

 

  • Vision control – to enter this mode drop hands along the body. Now transparent controllers are not visible, and control goes with the gaze. To go to a scan, orient the gaze at a scan icon and once it’s highlighted press Navigation controller trigger.


In VR mode quick switching between display modes is possible by pressing buttons on the VR tools controller. Explanation Discover the application.

Tools Menu

Another way to switch between display modes is through the Tools menu (Tools controller thumbstick click).


Heightmap

Heightmap is one of display modes that allows to show the scene colored according to heights of objects. Clicking on Heightmap button will change the display mode and visualize a color legend for heights. Move the window by grabbing the title of the legend with Navigation controller trigger.


To lower or increase the low and high limits point at a number and pull or push correspondingly Navigation controller thumbstick.


Grey bar can be slid up and down to offset range set.


To get back to default settings click Reset.

Indoor

Indoor mode removes the sky background replacing it with a black one. Could be used alongside 

one of the other modes (RGB, XRay, Surface).