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Create a visualization page for floor 1

First, rename the visualization page to "Floor Plan" by selecting "Properties..." within the menu "Page".

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The visualization software is using the concept of layers. A layer is a group of elements. Layers are independent of the visualization page - they are defined for the whole visualization project. Each layer has four properties that can be changed via the view "Layesr", in View, Layers

  • "Enabled in editor": if deactivated, all elements of that layer cannot be moved and changed anymore.
  • "Visible in editor": this option can be used to hide all elements of a layer in editor mode.
  • "Enabled in visualization": if deactivated, the elements are shown but the user is not able to click on them.
  •  "Visible in visualization": this option hides all elements of a layer in visualization mode.

As seen at the end of the layer list, the flags "Enabled in editor" and "Enabled in visualization" are deactivated for the background layer. Therefore, the background image cannot be moved anymore.

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Create a page for the second floor and add a link between the two pages

Create a new page by selecting the entry "New ..." within the menu "Page". Give the page a name and select "Ok". Repeat the steps from the last section to place a background image on the new page.

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Start the visualization by pressing the "Start" button within the tool bar and test whether the navigation between the two pages are working.

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Create a navigation bar using a master page

Within most visualization projects, there will be elements that shall be shown on multiple pages. A typical example is a navigation bar that includes some buttons that shall be displayed on all pages. To avoid that these elements have to be copied to each page, the concept of master pages is provided. A master page acts like a template for visualization pages - all elements that are placed on the master page are also shown on other pages which are configured to use this master page.

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