V2/CMS Tutorial/User Tools/Creating Content/Asset/Asset/Annotation

Add Asset Annotation

An annotation is used to add visual information to an asset. Senfi supports 4 types of annotation, namely:

• Line
• Volume
• 3D Text
• 2D Text

An asset can have more than one annotation.

Steps to Adding Line Annotation

Steps 1 to 4 to add line annotation to an Asset

1. Go to "Annotation" tab
2. Click on "Show Asset" if you wish to place the line annotation at where the asset is located. This will help hide the 3D model above the asset's location. Else you can select to choose Building, Block and Level where the line annotation is to be placed on.
3. Click on the right of "Line Annotation"
4. Click "Edit in 3D" to start creating line
   

   Steps 5 to 7 to add line annotation to an Asset
5. Click on 3D view to create a vertex.
   1. Click to add a point.
   2. Click to select and/or move a point.
   3. Click to delete a point.
   4. Click to change line edit settings.
   5. Click to configure translate settings.
6. You need to create at least 2 vertices before the line appears.
7. Click "Editing" to finish creating line
   

   Steps 8 to 13 to add line annotation to an Asset
8. Select a Color
9. Set "Opacity" (value from 0 to 1)
10. Set "Thickness"
11. Check "Use Dashed" if you want a dashed line. If Dashed line is chosen, you can set the "Dash size" and "Dash ratio".
12. Set "Offset X", "Offset Y" and/or "Offset Z" if offset of line annotation from original plotted position is required.
    1. The larger the Dash size, the longer the pattern.
    2. When Dash ratio is set to 0.05, the gap covers very little of the line.
    3. When Dash ratio is set to 1.0, the gap covers the whole line.
13. Select "Follow Asset" if you require the line annotation to follow the asset as it moves.
14. When "Follow Asset" is unchecked, you can pick a location for the line annotation in 3D.
    1. Click "Pick Location in 3D"
    2. Click on 3D view to selection new location.

Steps to Adding Volume Annotation

Steps 1 to 4 to add volume annotation to an Asset

1. Go to "Annotation" tab
2. Click on the right of "Volume Annotation"
3. Click "Edit in 3D" to start creating volume
4. Select to choose Building, Block and Level where the volume annotation is to be placed on.
   

   Steps 5 and 6 to add volume annotation to an Asset
5. Click on 3D view on the right to create a vertex.
   1. You need to create at least 3 vertices before the volume appears.
6. Click "Editing" to finish creating volume
   

   Steps 7 to 12 to add volume annotation to an Asset
7. Select a Color
8. Set "Opacity" (value from 0 to 1)
9. Set "Height"
10. Set "Offset X", "Offset Y" and/or "Offset Z" if offset of volume annotation from original plotted position is required.
11. Change "Rotation" to adjust volume orientation.
12. Select "Follow Asset" if you require the volume annotation to follow the asset as it moves.
13. When "Follow Asset" is unchecked, you can pick a location for the volume annotation in 3D.
    1. Click "Pick Location in 3D"
    2. Click on 3D view to selection new location.

Steps to Adding 3D Text Annotation

Steps 1 to 5 to add 3D Text annotation to an Asset

1. Go to "Annotation" tab
2. Click on the right of "3D Text Annotation"
3. Select the "Plane" you want the text to be in.
4. You can flip the direction of the text by checking "Flip Direction"
5. Type a text in "Content"
   

   Steps 6 to 11 to add 3D Text annotation to an Asset
6. Increase "Size" until you can see the 3D text
7. Select a color
8. Set "Opacity"
9. Set "Offset X", "Offset Y" and/or "Offset Z" if offset of 3D text annotation from original position is required.
10. Change "Rotation" to adjust 3D text orientation
11. Select "Follow Asset" if you require the 3D text annotation to follow the asset as it moves.
12. When "Follow Asset" is unchecked, you can pick a location for the 3D text annotation in 3D.
    1. Click "Pick Location in 3D"
    2. Click on 3D view to selection new location.

Steps to Adding 2D Text Annotation

Steps 1 to 4 to add 2D Text annotation to an Asset

1. Go to "Annotation" tab
2. Click on the right of "3D Text Annotation"
3. Set "Alignment"
4. Type a text in "Content"
   

   Steps 5 to 10 to add 2D Text annotation to an Asset
5. Select a color
6. Set "Opacity"
7. Set "Size"
8. Set "Offset X" and/or "Offset Y" if offset of 2D text annotation from original position is required.
9. Change "Rotation" to adjust 2D text orientation
10. Select "Follow Asset" if you require the 2D text annotation to follow the asset as it moves.
11. When "Follow Asset" is unchecked, you can pick a location for the 2D text annotation in 3D.
    1. Click "Pick Location in 3D"
    2. Click on 3D view to selection new location.