Introduction

You’ve signed up for a free account on Construkted Reality and want to explore its features. This article provides a high-level overview of the platform, including links to additional help materials.

Main Aspects of the Platform

Construkted Reality revolves around three main components:

  1. Assets
  2. Projects
  3. Construkted Globe

Assets

Assets are the 3D models you upload to the platform. They include:

  • 3D Data: The core model.
  • Inspection Images: Any images used for inspection purposes.
  • Georeference Information: Location data associated with the model.

To display and share a 3D model, interact only with Assets.

Projects

Projects are containers for project-specific data. They can include:

  • Assets: One or multiple assets.
  • Annotations: Notes, lines, polygons, and embedded images.
  • Measurements: Point, linear, area, and volume measurements.
  • Clipping Features: Clipping boxes and planes.
  • Team Members: Invite others to collaborate.
  • Messaging: Comments on annotations, measurements, and general project discussions.

To add additional information to an Asset, create a Project. This approach keeps the 3D data separate from the metadata stored in a project, and allows you to create multiple projects which can all use the same 3d data sets (assets).

Construkted Globe

The Construkted Globe is a virtual planet built from crowdsourced scan data. When you submit an asset to the Construkted Globe, it is validated by a human to ensure its authenticity and relevance. You must explicitly choose to share your model on the virtual planet.

We are working towards building a comprehensive 3d model of the planet using your generously donated data. Tools will soon be available:

  • compare various points in time for one location (if historic data exists),
  • create your own custom virtual globe with only assets you select from your personal collection or the publicly available content on the platform.

Getting Started

Everything starts with the 3d data, so in order to do anything, you need to upload some data. (data file formats and restrictions)

Once you have some data on the platform, you have some choices.

If the asset is a scan of a real location, you can add geographic reference (latitude/longitude) data to place it on the virtual globe.

If all you wanted to do was display your beautiful 3D scan to the world, you can either share the URL of the asset page to your favourite social media site, or you can embed the 3D asset on your own site (see this link for help on embedding)

If you want to annotate and/or collaborate with your team around an asset (or collection of assets), start a Project using the “New Project” button in the top menu bar. A project will allow you to use one or multiple georeferenced assets and store measurements, annotations, and team communications.

Use the Draw and Measure tools in the right tool bar to annotate, and you can view all the annotations on the “Annotations” side bar menu location.

To share a project, you can share the URL of the project.

Conclusion

Construkted Reality offers powerful and flexible tools for managing and sharing 3D assets, collaborating on projects, and contributing to the crowdsourced Construkted Globe. Whether you’re displaying a single model, working with a team on detailed annotations and measurements, or contributing to the global 3D map, the platform’s intuitive tools make it easy to get started and explore its full potential. By uploading your 3D data and taking advantage of the various features, you can streamline your workflows, collaborate efficiently, and participate in building a comprehensive 3D model of the planet.

For further guidance, be sure to explore the additional help resources linked throughout this post and make the most of what Construkted Reality has to offer.