Step 1 - Create a new Project
Create a new project and import BIMs either with the georeferenced or non-georeferenced process we followed in tutorial 3.
Step 2 - Set Model Visibility
For Tobe Maps, you don't need to publish the entire scene to a mobile device, for the best performance we recommend hiding any elements of the model you don't need, or that will be far away from the location you intend to use Tobe Maps. Typically this means that you would hide floors above and below your target location, or hide parts of the road model that are greater than 200m from your planned location.
You do this by selecting either via click, marquee or hierarchy selection sections of the model and then using either the hide or hide unselected tools in the top centre.
Step 3 - Create AR View
Navigate to the Augmented Reality menu, within the review toolbox, and click on "Add AR View". Enter a name for the AR View and confirm that only those model elements you wish to include are visible in the model window, if not continue to hide models, or parts of models until you have the correct components visible.
Please note the current version of Tobe Maps does not support the timeline, or resources so these will be hidden when publishing an AR View. That said you can use the timeline to navigate to a point in time, and then marquee select (SPACE+left click-drag) to select the model elements that are visible at that point in the timeline.
Step 4 - Setting up AR markers
Next add AR markers, either horizontal or vertical markers into the scene, taking care to name them so that it is clear to the user which marker is which when in the field. The markers allow the field users to localize their location based on a real-world QR code setup at that same location.
Step 5 - Setting Ground Plane
Finally setup a ground plane close to the vertical location of your planned AR walk. This means if you are doing an AR on the 5th Floor, your ground anchor should be aligned with the 5th Floor level, not the ground level 5 floors below.
Step 6 - Publishing AR View to Tobe Maps
Finally, a view can be saved if you are not yet ready to publish, or it can be published to Tobe Maps as the final step. This means that the model view and setup you have configured will be processed by the cloud services, and made available on your mobile device for users to access.
Users that have access to the Tobe Maps/Builder project, will also have access to the AR view within Tobe Maps.
Device Performance Indicator
The Device performance indicator provides an estimate of the device specifications required to run the AR view. Should your mobile device be of an older generation, or less performant, you can reduce the view size to enable a performant experience on low-powered devices.
