Getting started

New site - PIX4Dcloud

 

 
Important: Only available for PIX4Dcloud Advanced.

 

Video: The following video tutorial explains step-by-step how to organize Sites within PIX4Dcloud Advanced. 

Why creating a site

A site is a collection of datasets that can be opened with PIX4Dcloud Advanced. Datasets in a site can take advantage of the functionalities that are specific to PIX4Dcloud Advanced.

Warning: A dataset not assigned to a site is displayed in PIX4Dcloud. This happens when uploading project files from PIX4Dmapper to PIX4Dcloud.

When to create a new site

A dataset has to be assigned to a site in order to be displayed in PIX4Dcloud Advanced.

There are different ways to create a new site:

How to create a new site

Before creating a dataset

  1. At the top left of the Drive, click New and select New site.
  2. Enter the name of the new site.
  3. Click Create site.

The new site will appear in the Drive.

While creating a new dataset

In the New dataset wizard, during step 1. Dataset creation:

  1. In the field Assign my dataset to, type the name of the new site.
  2. Click the option in the drop-down menu appearing with the label CREATE NEW SITE.

After the dataset has been created, the new site will appear in the Drive.

After uploading the project files from PIX4Dmapper

A site can be created while assigning a dataset to a site, after the project files have been uploaded from PIX4Dmapper.