{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Autodesk Revit","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":" (","type":"text"},{"type":"inlineCard","attrs":{"url":"https://www.autodesk.co.uk/products/revit/overview?term=1-YEAR&tab=subscription"}},{"text":" ) is a ","type":"text"},{"text":"building information modelling","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_information_modeling"}}]},{"text":" software for architects, landscape architects, structural engineers, ","type":"text"},{"text":"mechanical, electrical, and plumbing","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical,_electrical,_and_plumbing"}}]},{"text":" (MEP) engineers, designers and contractors (","type":"text"},{"type":"inlineCard","attrs":{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_Revit"}},{"text":" ).","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Autodesk Navisworks","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":" (","type":"text"},{"type":"inlineCard","attrs":{"url":"https://www.autodesk.co.uk/products/navisworks/overview?term=1-YEAR&tab=subscription"}},{"text":" ) is a 3D design review package used primarily in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries to complement 3D design packages (such as ","type":"text"},{"text":"Autodesk Revit","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_Revit"}}]},{"text":", ","type":"text"},{"text":"AutoCAD","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoCAD"}}]},{"text":", and ","type":"text"},{"text":"MicroStation","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroStation"}}]},{"text":") (","type":"text"},{"type":"inlineCard","attrs":{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navisworks"}},{"text":" ).","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Integration","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"This integration is built by the Igloo software development team using the Navisworks and Revit API to create plugins to the native application. A menu appears in Navisworks/Revit to enable sharing of a 360 degree image of the current camera location with Igloo Core Engine. The image is received via NDI or Spout protocol.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Configuration","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The configuration file for the plugin is located in the AppData folder of the current user in ‘\\Igloo Vision\\Navisworks\\Navisworks.xml’ or ‘\\Igloo Vision\\Revit\\Revit.xml’. The resolution of the image which is sent to Igloo Core Engine can be modified in this file (width and height are in pixels and must be the same value). 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This can then be viewed in Igloo Core Engine using an NDI or Spout layer and applying the Cubemap to Equirectangular and True Perspective effects.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"mediaSingle","attrs":{"layout":"center"},"content":[{"type":"media","attrs":{"width":1328,"id":"d74bf60c-cde3-413b-8253-604d034da91f","collection":"contentId-4240998881","type":"file","height":525}},{"type":"caption","content":[{"text":"Receiving the NDI sender in Igloo Core Engine.","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"mediaSingle","attrs":{"layout":"center"},"content":[{"type":"media","attrs":{"width":1339,"id":"d24528b1-778f-41d0-9d0c-0d642a2c756b","collection":"contentId-4240998881","type":"file","height":520}},{"type":"caption","content":[{"text":"Applying the effects to the NDI Layer.","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"panel","attrs":{"panelType":"success"},"content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Save this as a Session to easily reload the layer with these settings applied - ","type":"text"},{"text":"Sessions - Igloo Core Engine Documentation","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://360igloo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ID/pages/4242243907"}}]},{"text":" ","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Notes","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Lighting","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":" - the lighting model used for the rendering the 360 image (cubemap) is inherited from the lighting model in the current view. Each cubemap face is rendered independently and this can produce some slight colour differences between adjacent faces.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"mediaSingle","attrs":{"layout":"center","width":65.0},"content":[{"type":"media","attrs":{"width":524,"id":"63984df5-bf53-47cf-bbee-e206f6e10196","collection":"contentId-4240998881","type":"file","height":463}},{"type":"caption","content":[{"text":"Lighting settings in Graphic Display Options for the current view.","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"paragraph"}],"version":1}

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