This article describes how to read the inventory details that are extracted by the automatic inventory recognition algorithm, how to add additional information, how to manually add inventory, and how to use this piece of knowledge for collaboration.
IN THIS ARTICLE
Access the Inventory tool
How to add Inventory manually
Inventory Card
How to add the best-fit image to the pdf report
Inventory in the reports
Tips
Access the Inventory tool
To start using the Inventory tool, choose one of the following methods:
- In the Layers tab of the left-side navigation menu, click on the Inventory of the Manage Inventory.
- In the 3D view, click on a recognized inventory item.
The Inventory viewer opens on the right. The images shown belong to the Pix4Dcapture Pro missions from which the inventory was reconstructed and identified. If the dataset was not acquired with Pix4Dcapture Pro, the images shown are generically only those that have a positive gimbal pitch angle.
Information about recognized inventory is shown on the Inventory Card.
From the Inventory tool there is also the option to access the Base plate 
, which informs the user where is the base plate for that specific asset detected automatically by the AI.
To access the Base plate details, click on the base plate from the Inventory tool, or select it from the 3D model, where it will be represented as a blue square figure. Once is selected, the details will appear on the right-hand side, providing information about the Altitude(m) and Square sides(m), and the option to adjust the location of the base plate.
values (
Altitude(m) and Square sides(m)) can be adjusted by the user by clicking on the
± buttons. There is also the option to hide the base plate in the 3D model by clicking on the
show/hide icon next to the
Base plate from the
Inventory tool section.
How to add Inventory manually
You can manually add inventory items that are not automatically detected by the AI recognition.
The Manually add new Inventory Item tool is not only helpful for adding inventory items not previously recognized by the AI Plugin to the project but also for planning future installations on the tower or asset.
To add the inventory, click on 
icon on the top right of the Inventory list, or click on the 
icon from the 2D/3D view tools.
Then, click on the 3D point to represent the new inventory. A new inventory item creation menu will open with two different options:
Point
The new inventory item will be represented on the project's 3D model with a point, and it is possible to select one of the following template options:
- Panel antenna
- Microwave antenna
- Ancillary box
- Collinear antenna
- Yagi antenna
- Mount
Once selected, click on Done to finish with the inventory item creation, and the Inventory Item Card will be displayed on the right-hand side of the project viewer.
Box
The new inventory item will be represented on the project's 3D model, as well as on the selected 3D point image, as a box-shaped item, and it is possible to select one of the following template options:
- Panel antenna
- Microwave antenna
- Ancillary box
- Collinear antenna
- Yagi antenna
- Mount
After selecting one of the template options, and if the user knows the dimension and orientation values of the new inventory item or future installation item, it is also possible to give those values to the Width (m), Height (m), Depth (m), Azimuth (o), and Downtilt (o) to help shape and orientate the box-shaped item represented on the 3D model.
Once selected and given the necessary values, click on Done to finish with the inventory item creation.
The Inventory Item Card will be displayed on the right-hand side of the project viewer, where the user can edit the values previously given to the inventory item or add more information.
Inventory Card
The Inventory Card contains the information that is computed via the Automatic inventories recognition algorithm and some additional end-user editable fields. The name of an inventory item can be changed by clicking on it from the Inventory Card. In particular, it contains:
- Automatic recognition data:
- Type
- Downtilt
- Azimuth
- Plumb
- Width
- Height
- Depth
- Altitude (CL)
- Coordinates
A detailed explanation of the AI recognized inventory details is available at: AI recognition of Inventories.
- End-user editable fields:
- Model name
- Weight
- Frequencies
- Status: Active (green), Inactive (orange), and Future Installation (blue).
- Add external link: the user can click on
icon and attach as many as needed links to an inventory item. While adding them, the URL field is mandatory, and the description is optional. The external links are included within its annotation in the JSON report and the PDF report. In the PDF, the user can click on it, and a browser will display the URL. - Share: the user can click on
to create a share link to a specific inventory item and share it via email or link, and include some notes if needed. The inventory item is visible to the collaborators for read-only.
The content of the inventory details is automatically saved when added to the editable fields.
How to add the best-fit image to the pdf report
An image per inventory can be added to the report as the best-fit image for a specific inventory, in the sense that the best-fit image is the most representative and contains the highest amount of information for inventory inspection purposes.
To add an image to a pdf report:
- In the Inventory viewer, pick the image considered as the best fit from the proposed ones.
- Change the zoom level of the image.
- Click on Added to report .
The image miniature in the carousel now shows the 
Added to report icon. The selected image will be added to the reports with the zoom level.
Inventories in the reports
Inventory details are included in the reports that can be exported from Pix4Dinspect.
Tips
How to browse images
In the Antenna viewer, images can be browsed by:
- Clicking the arrows shown on the enlarged image.
- Using the left and right arrows on the keyboard.
- Using the scroll bar under the carousel and clicking on a different image.