Install and Use the Standalone ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer

The standalone ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer provides a three-dimensional view of data processed by the ENVI LiDAR product. Depending on the processing parameters set by the ENVI LiDAR user, the view can include the following data:
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DEM (Digital Elevation Model) Buildings Trees Power poles and power lines Classified point cloud DEM contours Terrain TIN (Triangulated Irregular Network)

Install and Run ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer

The standalone version of the ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer is on removable media (such as flash drive, CD, or DVD) and needs to be installed on your machine. To install it, use the following steps: 1. Double-click 3DViewer_Installer.exe on the media. The Setup dialog appears. 2. Click Next. 3. Accept the license agreement and click Next. 4. Enter the password 3D4Me and click Next. 5. Keep the default installation path or enter a different path and click Next. 6. When installation is complete, click Finish. To run the ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer, select Start > All Programs > 3D Viewerx.x > 3D Viewer. To see a list of available controls for ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer, press F1.
Note: While the F1 list of controls states that double-clicking on a location sends it to ENVI LiDAR, this feature is disabled for standalone ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer installations.

Navigate the 3D Image

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To rotate the image along the x and z axes, click and drag across the image. To zoom in and out, right-click and drag across the image, or use the mouse wheel. To zoom in and out by smaller increments, press the q key on the keyboard before using

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a zoom control. Press the q key again to toggle the sensitivity off. You can also use the / and * keys on the keyboard number pad to zoom in and out in smaller increments.
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To pan the image, click both mouse buttons and drag across the image.
Note: This action does not work with some laptop internal mouse devices.

Adjust the 3D Screen Mode

To optimize the display on monitors or projectors, you can change to full-screen mode by selecting ScreenMode > Full Screen from the menu bar to view in full-screen mode. To exit full-screen mode, select ScreenMode > Windowed, or press Esc.

3D Flying Mode
You can fly through the 3D image by using the following keys on the keyboard. To view the key controls on the screen, press the F1 key.
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Press a to move forward in the display. Press a again to increase forward speed. To decrease the speed, press the z key. Press z to move backward in the display. Press z again to increase backward speed. Right-click to freeze forward or backward movement and return to non-flying mode. Control the flight path as you fly by moving the mouse in the direction you want to go with respect to screen center.

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You can toggle view information about the position marked on the center of the picture by pressing the r key on the keyboard. You can record and save a flying route for later viewing: 1. Select Navigate > Record Route from the ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer menu. 2. Fly the route. 3. Select Navigate > Stop from the ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer menu. To play the route, select Navigate > Play Route from the ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer menu.

Toggle Controls for the Display and Layers

You can enable or disable various display controls pressing the following keys on the keyboard:
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r: Shows cursor ground location and camera position information for the position marked on the center of the display. b: Toggles on/off bilinear filtering. f: Toggles on/off haze.

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m : Toggles on/off terrain noise. [ and ]: Increases and decreases light time, respectively. Ctrl+C: Captures the image in the ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer window and saves it to a .bmp file in the project's \3DViewer directory.

You can hide or show various layers by the pressing the following keys on the keyboard:
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0: Terrain 1: Buildings 5: Trees (trees might not be visible, depending on the type of video card) 9: Power lines and other vectors

Jump to and Save Positions

You can jump to a specific location when you select Navigate > Jump to Location from the menu bar and enter x/y coordinates in the Select Location dialog. You can save camera positions so you can return to them later.
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To save a position, select Navigate > Save Position from the ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer menu. Enter a Display Name in the Select Display Name dialog and click OK. To return to a saved position, select Navigate > Display Position from the ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer menu and select the relevant position from the Saved Views dialog. To delete saved positions, select the positions you want to delete in the Saved Views dialog and click Delete. To delete all saved positions, click Delete All in the Saved Views dialog. By default, the ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer removes all but the first saved view from the list.

Overlay a Shapefile on the 3D Presentation

You can load shapefile information to overlay on the 3D presentation. To overlay a shapefile: 1. Select File > Load Shape File from the ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer menu. The Load Shape File dialog appears. 2. Navigate to and select the shapefile, then click Open. The selected shapefile overlays the 3D image.

Add Text Annotations to the 3D Presentation

You can add text annotations to mark places of interest. To add an annotation:

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1. Press and hold the Ctrl key and double-click the location to annotate. The Add Text Annotation dialog appears. 2. Enter the text in the Text field. 3. Click OK. To edit or delete an annotation, double-click the text. The Edit Text Annotation dialog appears.
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Edit the text, then click Save. Delete the annotation by clicking Delete.

Measurement Tool
The Measurement Tool measures the difference between two selected points and adds the result as an annotation. The annotation will also be visible in the ENVI LiDAR Main window. To use the ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer measurement tool: 1. Select Edit > Measurement Tool from the ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer menu bar. 2. Click the first point. 3. Click the second point. The ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer dialog appears with the following information:
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Horizontal range between points 1 and 2 (meters and feet) Z difference Slant range between points 1 and 2 (meters and feet)

Click OK. A measurement annotation is added to the ENVI LiDAR 3D Viewer window.

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To delete a measurement annotation, double-click the annotation and select Delete. You can modify the measurement annotation color, described previously in the section on annotations.

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