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Contents

Overview.......................................................................................................................................................3

SystemRequirements....................................................................................................................................3

GettingStartedwiththePelco3DCameraDesignTool..................................................................................4

SelectingaWorkspace..........................................................................................................................................4

OpeningaProject.................................................................................................................................................5

SavingaProject....................................................................................................................................................6

ImportingandExportingProjectArchives............................................................................................................6

ImportinganArchitecturalModel........................................................................................................................7

TheLocator........................................................................................................................................................ 12

The3DToolbar.................................................................................................................................................. 13

Navigatingthe

3D

World

...................................................................................................................................

14

LayerManagement............................................................................................................................................ 14

TheMovementSlider........................................................................................................................................ 15

PlanningwithPelco3DCameraDesignTool .................................................................................................15

PlacingCameras................................................................................................................................................. 15

Changingacamerasproperties ........................................................................................................................16

UnderstandingtheFrustum.............................................................................................................................. 18

CameraProjectionmodes................................................................................................................................. 18

PixelsOnTarget................................................................................................................................................ 19

Assigninganimagetoacamera...................................................................................................................23

Viewpointmanagement...............................................................................................................................23

PlacemarkManagement..............................................................................................................................24

DoorPlacemarks................................................................................................................................................ 25

PoliceOfficerPlacemarks.................................................................................................................................. 26

CarPlacemarks.................................................................................................................................................. 26

SuspectPlacemarks

...........................................................................................................................................

27

GenericPlacemarkobjects................................................................................................................................ 27

UnitsofMeasurement...................................................................................................................................... 28

Annotations.................................................................................................................................................29

Buildingthe3DWorld..................................................................................................................................29

Importing3Dgeometryintoaworld................................................................................................................. 30

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HighQualityGraphics........................................................................................................................................ 31

CameraReportGeneration..........................................................................................................................31

Updatinga3Dworld....................................................................................................................................33

ArchitecturalModel(DWG)ImportTips ........................................................................................................38

Layers.................................................................................................................................................................38

Doors................................................................................................................................................................. 39

Windows............................................................................................................................................................ 39

Stairs.................................................................................................................................................................. 40

Floors................................................................................................................................................................. 41

Annex1:TheIntelIntegratedChipset..........................................................................................................42

Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................................................43

Overview

ThePelco3DCameraDesignToolistheperfecttoolformakingthemostoutofasecuritysystem.The

applicationhastwomainpurposes:planningandcalibration.

Usingadvanced3Dtechnology,thePelco3DDesignToolallowsyoutomanageavirtualrepresentationofyour

reallifelocation,whetheritisaschool,airport,officebuildingorevenawholecity.Withthis3Dmap(also

referredtoasa3DWorldthroughoutthisdocumentation),youcanplanoutyoursecuritybeforethefirst

cameraisevenpurchased.Thistypeofplanningwillsaveyoutimeandmoney.

SystemRequirements

FortemspecifiesthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftwarerequirementsfortheProduct:

CPU:IntelCore2Duo2.66GHz

RAM:2GB

GPU:NVidiaGeForce8500orbetter,AMD/ATIRadeonHD4000orbetter,IntelHD2000(SandyBridge)or

better. PerformanceonIntelGPUsmaybelowerthanonothers.

OS:Windows7(32bitor64bit),WindowsVista

ItishighlyrecommendedtoupdatetothelatestavailablegraphicsdriverfromyourGPUmanufacturer.

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GettingStartedwiththePelco3DCameraDesignTool

ToopenthePelco3DCameraDesignTool,gototheWindowsStartMenuandselectAllPrograms>Pelcoby

SchneiderElectric>Pelco3DCameraDesignTool>x64(orWin32)>Pelco3DCameraDesignTool.

ThePelco

3D

Camera

Design

Tool's

start

up

window

SelectingaWorkspace

ThefirstthingyouwillneedtodointhePelco3DCameraDesignToolisselectafolder(workspace)tostoreall

yourprojects.Youcansaveasmanyprojectsasyoulikeinasingleworkspace.Toselectaworkspaceforyour

projects:

1. SelectFile>Advanced>SelectWorkspace...

2. Navigatetothefolderyouwouldliketostoreyourprojectsinandthenclickon"SelectFolder"

ThePelco3DCameraDesignToolwillnowsaveandopenprojectsfromthisfolderforeasynavigation.

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OpeningaProject

AProjectcontainsyour3DWorldwithallyoursavedcameraandplacemarkconfigurationsandcalibrations.

Youwillneeda3DWorldinordertousethePelco3DCameraDesignTool.Thereisasample3DWorld

available,oryoumayuseyourown3DWorldfile.

1.

Thesample

3D

World

provided

to

you

must

be

stored

in

the

folder

you

selected

as

your

Workspace.

2. SelectFile>OpenProject.EitherfromthemenuorfromtheoptionsavailableintheGettingStarted

window.TheProjectBrowserwillopenupandshowallprojects(3DWorlds)savedinyourWorkspace

location.

3. DoubleClickontheProjectyouwouldliketoopen,orclickonitonceandselect"OK"

4.

The3D

World

will

appear

in

the

Viewport

as

soon

as

it

has

loaded.

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Aglobalviewofasample3DWorld

SavingaProject

Afteropeninga3DWorldandmakingmodificationstoit,youwillwanttosaveyourproject.Therearetwo

waystodothis.TosaveyourmodificationsonanexistingProject:

1. SelectFile>SaveProject(orpressCtrl+S)

Youcanalsosaveopened3DWorldsasnewprojects.Thiscanbeusefulifyouwanttohavemultipleversions

ofaparticular3DWorldwithdifferentmodifications.Thisoptionwillalsoberequiredtosaveanimported

architecturalmodelasaproject.

1. SelectFile>Advanced>SaveProjectAs.

Adialogwillappearallowingyoutonametheprojectandsaveitinanylocation.Aswithotheroptions,itis

highlyrecommendedyousavetheprojectinthesameworkspaceasallotherprojects.

ImportingandExportingProjectArchives

ExportingaProjectArchiveisafeatureusedforsharingaProjectwithotherusersorforcreatingabackup.

WhenyoucreateaProjectArchive,a.3darchivefilewillbecreated.Thisfilecanbesenttoanotherusertobe

imported,allowingmultipleuserstoopenthesameworldfileondifferentmachineswithaproperfolder

structure.

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ToExportaProjectArchive

1. OpenanexistingsavedProject.

2. SelectFile>ExportProjectArchive

3. Namethe.3darchivefileandselectSave.Thisfilecanbesavedinanylocation,butforthesakeof

consistencyitisrecommendedtosaveitinyourworkspace.

The.3darchivefilethathasjustbeencreatedcannowbesharedamongstotherusersbyusingtheImport

ProjectArchivefeature.

ToImportaProjectArchive

1. SelectFile>ImportProjectArchive

2. LocatethelocationoftheProjectArchive(.3darchive)fileandselectOpen.

Thearchivedprojectwillnowopenandautomaticallycreateaneditable.omniworldfileinyourworkspace.

ImportinganArchitecturalModel

ThistoolallowsyoutoimportanAutoCAD2Darchitecturalblueprintandconvertitintoa3Denvironmentthat

canbeusedbythePelco3DDesignTool.YoucanaccessthisfeaturethroughtheFilemenu.

Note:ImportinganarchitecturalmodelrequiresanunderstandingofhowthelayersintheAutoCADfileare

labeled.LimitationsandguidelinesforimportingacompatibleAutoCADfilecanbefoundatthebottomofPage

323

Toimportanarchitecturalmodel:

1. CreateaNewWorld

2.

Go toFile

>Import

Architectural

Model.

A

dialog

window

will

open.

3. ThepanelontheleftsideofthewindowshowsallthedifferentlayersofyourDWGfile.Doubleclick

ontheImportAsfieldtotherighttoassignacertainlayerasaWall,DoororWindow.

Note:Thesystemtakesintoaccounttheposition,rotationandscaleofadoororwindowforthe

importprocedure.Itisthusessentialfortheblueprinttohavethecorrectpropertieswhenusedfor

thisfeature.

4. Asyouassignthelayers,apreviewofthemodelwillappearontherightsideofthewindow.

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5. TheWallHeightfieldallowsyoutospecify,inmeters,howhighthewallswillbeoncethemodelisimported.Thisfieldissetto2metersbydefault.

Ancomparisonofthesamemodelimportedusingdifferentheightsettings6. RenderColorallowsyoutospecifywhatcolouryouwouldlikeanelementtobeimportedin.Thisfield

islocatedintheleftpanel.Ifyouwishtomodifythefloorandceilingcolors,usetheentrynearthebottomcenterofthewindow.

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TheRenderColordialogallowsyoutochoosepresetorcustomcolorsforwalls7. TheBoundingflooroptionwillforceafloortorenderfullcoverageoverallgeometricalpointswhena

modelistoocomplextobealgorithmicallycalculated.

AnexampleoftheBoundingBoxineffect8. Whenyouarefinished,clickontheImportbutton.Theapplicationwillnowconvertthe2Dlayoutinto

a3Dmodel.

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AdvancedFeaturesfortheImporterDialog

YoucanZoomInandOutoftheimportpreviewImagebymovingthemousecursoroveritandscrollingUp

orDownusingtheMouseWheelbutton(ifapplicable).Inadditiontozooming,youcanalsorepositionthe

previewImagebyclickingandholdingdowntheleftmousebuttonovertheimageanddraggingitinany

direction.Themousecursorwillchangeintoasmallhandtoindicatethattheimagecanbedragged.

TorecenterthePreviewImage,clickonthesquareshapedbutton( ) locatedinthebottomright

cornerofthepreviewwindow.

Itispossibletoimportmultiplefloorsintoone3DWorldbyusingtheImportArchitecturalModeloption

againwhileanimportedflooriscurrentlyopen.

Aglobalviewofanimported3DWorld

ImportinganArchitecturalModelwithanincorrectscale

Itis

possible

that

the

AutoCAD

file

you

will

be

importing

has

been

designed

with

an

incorrect

scale.

In

the

case

thatthishappens,adialogwillappeartonotifyyouthatascaleincompatibilityhasbeendetected,withan

optiontoconvertthescaleusingadifferentunitoflength.Theavailableunitsoflengththatwillbedisplayed

aredynamicallygeneratedaccordingtothescaleoftheAutoCADfile.Thisensuresthatonlytheclosest

availableunitoflengthconversionismadeavailablefromthedialog'sdropdownmenu.

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ImportinganArchitecturalModelwithcomplexgeometryOccasionallyyoumayimportanAutoCADwhichhasgeometrythatistoocomplexforthePelco3DDesignTooltoproperlycalculateandrenderafloor.Ifthishappens,anotificationmessagewillappearandthefilewillbeimportedwiththefloorasaplanethatcoverstheentiremodel.

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ConfigurationFilesforImportedArchitecturalModels

Everytimeanarchitecturalmodelhasbeenimported,thePelcoDesignToolwillautomaticallycreateaconfigurationfile(.cfg)inthesamefolderwheretheAutoCAD's(.dwg)fileislocated.Thisisdonesothatanyimportedlayersyouchosethefirsttimewillstillalreadybeimportedthenexttimeyouimportthefileagain.ThePelco3DCameraDesignToolwillalsocreateageometry(.dae)fileinthesamefolder.ThisfilecontainstheCOLLADAgeometryofthemodel.UsingthePelco3DCameraDesignToolTheLocator

OntheleftsideofthePelcoToolwindowisapanelcalledtheLocator.Itcontainsalistofallthedifferentelementscurrentlypresentinthe3DWorld(theWorldTree).Thisincludesbuildings,floors,andeventuallycameras,doors,placemarksandviewpoints.

Toviewthedifferentfloors,simplyclickonthemtobringuptheir3Dlayout.

Doubleclickingoneachiteminthelocatorwillhavetheviewpointfocusonthem.

Torenameanyobjectinthelocator,simplyrightclickonthemandselect"Rename"(orPressF2).

Todeleteanitem,firstclickontheitemtoselectit,presstheDeletekey(orselectEdit>DeleteItem)andthenconfirmthedeletion.TheLocator

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FilterOptions

Thelocatorhasanumberofsmalliconsnearthetop.Thesearevisibilitybuttons.Theycanbetoggledonand

offinordertohideorshowthedifferentelementsinthelocator.

Cameras

Cars

Doors PoliceOfficers

SuspectsViewpoints

Placemarks

The3DToolbar

Atthetopofthe3Dviewpanelyoucanfindatoolbarwhichcontainsveryimportantcontrolandplacement

items.

MouseSelectionMode:Thiscontrolmethodisbestusedtoclickonobjectsinthe3DWorld

whilealsousingaSpaceNavigator.

MouseNavigation

Mode:

This

control

method

is

used

for

navigating

Omnipresence

3D

with

a

standardmouse.

CameraPlacementTool:RefertotheCameraManagementsectionformoreinformation

DoorPlacementTool:RefertothePlacemarkManagementsectionformoreinformation

PoliceOfficerPlacementTool:RefertothePlacemarkManagementsectionformore

information

CarPlacementTool:RefertothePlacemarkManagementsectionformoreinformation

SuspectPlacementTool:RefertothePlacemarkManagementsectionformoreinformation

CustomPlacemarkTool:RefertothePlacemarkManagementsectionformoreinformation

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Navigatingthe3DWorld

Thereareaseriesofbuttonslocatedatthetopofthe3Dview.Eachbuttonallowsyoutochangethemodeof

navigationforthe3Dview.

TheSpace

Navigator

ThePelco3DCameraDesignToolsupportsnavigationwithaSpaceNavigator

(http://www.3dconnexion.com/products/spacenavigator.html).Thishandydevicewillallowyoutomove

aroundthevirtualenvironmentintuitivelyandwithonlyashortadjustmentperiod.

RotatingthejoystickwillallowyoutoturninsideMovingthejoystickindifferentdirections

the3D

View.

will

allow

you

to

pan

forward,

back,

to

the

sidesaswellasmoveupanddown.

MouseNavigation

Youcanalsousethemousetonavigatethe3DWorld.UsetheleftmousebuttontoPan,themiddlemouse

button(orthemousewheel)tomoveupanddownandtherightmousebuttontoturn.

LayerManagement

Bytogglingthecheckedstateofalayer,youcanmakeallobjects

associatedwith

that

layer

visible

or

invisible

in

the

3D

Viewport.

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TheMovementSlider

Inthetoprightcornerofthe3Dviewport,youwillfindthemovementslider.Thisfeatureallows

youtocontrolthespeedatwhichobjectsmoveinthe3Dworld.

Movingtheslideruptowards"Fast"willmakeyounavigatethe3Dworldquickerandobjectsyou

clickand

drag

around

will

also

move

quicker.

This

is

great

for

moving

across

large

areas.

Movingthesliderdowntowards"Slow"willslowdownyournavigationspeedandthedistance

coveredbyobjectswhenyouclickanddragthem.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhenperforming

calibrationsthatrequireprecision.

Planningwith

Pelco

3D

Camera

Design

Tool

PlacingCameras

1. LocatetheCameraicon( )situatedinthetoolbarabovethe3Dviewpanel.Clickonthisiconto

enablePointandClickPlacementMode.Oncethismodeisenabled,simplyleftclickonanysurfacein

your3Dworldandacamerawillautomaticallybeplacedinthatspot.Noneedtoworryaboutgettingit

absolutelyrightinonetry,youcanalwaysadjustthecameraspositionafterwards.Onceacamerahas

beenplaced,MouseNavigationwillautomaticallybereenabled.SimplyclickontheCameraiconagain

toplaceanothercamera.

Advancedfeature:BypressingandholdingdowntheLeftShiftkeywhileinPointandClickPlacement

Mode,youcanplacemultiplecamerasinoneshot.AfterreleasingLeftShift,addingonemorecamera

willthenreturnyoutoMouseNavigation.

2. Selectthecamerabyclickingonitsiconinthe3Dviewport,orselectingitfromthelocatorpanel.

3. Dragthecameraaroundthe3Denvironmentbyholdingdowntheleftmousebuttonoverthecameras

icon.

4. Holddownthemiddlemousebuttontochangethecamerasheight.

5. Youcanalsochangethecamerasorientation(i.e.thedirectionwhereitispointing)byclickingand

draggingthe

left

mouse

button

inside

the

Selected

Camera

View

panel,

which

is

located

at

the

bottomleftcornerofthePelco3DCameraDesignToolwindow.

Advancedfeature:ByholdingdowntheCTRLkeyalongwiththeleftmousebutton,youcanmakea

camerarollonitsaxis.Thiscanbeusefulifyouwantawidescreencameratobeplacedvertically

ratherthaninthestandardhorizontalposition.

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NOTE:

IfyouarecontrollingthePelco3DCameraDesignToolusingaSpaceNavigator3DMouse,itis

recommendedtoswitchtoMouseSelectionModebyclickingontheArrowicon( )inthesmall

toolbarlocatedinthe3Dviewpanel.Thisyouwillallowyoutoplaceasmanycamerasasyou'dlike

withoutreturningtoMouseNavigationaftereachclick,allowingyoutobothnavigatethe3Dworld

andplacecamerasatthesametimewithoutinterruption.

AnewlyplacedCamera

Changingacamerasproperties

Name

AnewlycreatedcamerahasthedefaultnameofNewCamera.

Tochangethename,selectthecameraandeither:

1. Doubleclickonitsentryinthelocator.Thiswillbringupatextfieldwhereyoucanwriteanewname.

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2. SelectitsentryinthelocatorandpresstheF2key.

3. ChangetheNamepropertyofthecamerathroughtheSelectedObjectpanel(locatedbelowthe

locatorandlayerspanels).

CameraandLensmodel

The

Pelco

3D

Camera

Design

Tool

has

a

database

of

different

camera

and

lens

models.

In

order

to

assign

a

specificmodeltoacamera,followtheseinstructions:

1. Selectthecamerayouwishtomodify.

2. IntheSelectedObjectpanel,scrolldowntothecameraPresetentry.

3. ClickonthefieldtotherightofthecameraPresetfield.Thiswillgiveyoutheoptionofeither:

a. Selectacameramodelfromadropdownmenu;

b. Clickonthe...buttontobringuptheCameraandLensModelswindow.

4. Onceyouhaveselectedyourcameramodel,repeatthesamesteps,butnowselectthelensmodelyou

wouldliketouse.

Note:You

can

also

view

the

Camera

and

Lens

Models

by

selecting

Database

>Manage

Camera

Models.

FieldofView(FOV)

SelectthefovXfieldfromtheSelectedObjectpaneltobringupasliderthatwillallowyoutochangethe

horizontalfieldofviewofthecamera.Notethatyouarelimitedbythelenssmodelwhenitcomestoitsfield

ofviewpotential. ThefovXfieldreferstothehorizontalfieldofview,measuredinangulardegrees().

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UnderstandingtheFrustum

Frustumisthetechnicaltermfortheconelikeprojectionacameradisplaysinthe3Dviewport.Itsmain

purposeistoshowyouwhatareathecameracoverswithitscurrentangleandFOV.

Whenyoumoveacamera,youwillnoticethatthefrustumfollowsalong,alwayshighlightingtheareavisibleto

thecamera.

You

can

confirm

this

by

comparing

the

area

covered

by

the

frustum

to

what

you

can

see

in

the

SelectedCameraViewpanel.

Anexampleofafrustumandhowithighlightswhatthecameracansee

CameraProjectionmodes

Bydefault,thePelco3DCameraDesignToolwillhaveCoverageProjectionmodeenabledtoshowyouwhere

camerasoverlapbyhighlightingoverlappingfrustumsinadifferentcolor.Thisallowsyoutoinstantlyseehow

muchcoverageyouaregettinginaspecificareaandhowwellmonitoredcertainareasare.Theywillalsohelp

youinidentifying(anddealingwith)blindspotsinyoursecuritysetup.

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Threecameraswithoverlappingareasinaction.Noticehowyoucaninstantlyseewhichareashavethemost

coverage(red,orangeareas)andwheretheblindspotsarelocated(white/greyareas).

InadditiontoCoverageProjection,thereare3otherprojectiondisplaymodesthatcanbetoggledatanytime

intheViewmenu:

NormalProjection:Onlyshowstheprojectionofselectedcameras.

BorderProjection:Similartonormalcoverage,butonlytheoutlineofthefrustrumisdisplayed.

PixelsOnTarget:Seebelowformoreinformation.

PixelsOnTarget

Thisdisplaymodeallowsyoutoseehowmanypixelsperfootacameracanseeforagivendistance.Thiswill

bedisplayinthefrustrumbydifferentcoloredzonesthatrepresenttheamountofpixelsperfootareina

certainzone.

1.Tosetthisup,firstopentheEditPixelsOnTargetLevelsdialogfoundintheViewmenu.

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2.Fromhere,clickonanycoloredzoneonthe2Drepresentationofthefrustrumandasmalldialogwillopen.

3.Inthissmalldialog,thenumberofpixelsperfootcanbeconfiguredfortheselectedzone.Youcanalso

changethecolorofeachzonetoyourpreference.Aftersettingupeachzone,clickOKandclosethedialog.

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4.Oncecomplete,youwillseethefrustrumdisplayedwiththesettingsandcolorsyouchoseinStep3.

5.ThisalsoworkswithPTZcameraswhichwillinsteadprojectcircularcoloredzonesanddisplaythecomplete

coverageof

the

camera,

similar

to

when

Coverage

Projection

is

enabled.

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CameraSelection

Whenacameraisselected,pressingtheEscape(ESC)keywillunselectthecamera.Thismakesitpossibleto

seethe

camera

coverage

with

no

flashing

area

corresponding

to

aselected

camera.

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AssigninganimagetoacameraYoucanassignanimagetoacamerainordertoassistyouincalibratingacamera.Thestaticimageactsasa

placeholderforavideofeed,allowingyoutopositionthecamerasothattheprojectedimagematchesupwith

the3D

world.

1. Selectacamerathathasalreadybeenpositionedinthe3DWorld.

2. IntheSelectedObjectpanel,locatetheoriginalImageentryandselectit.Thenclickonthe...button

tobringuptheSelectanimagewindow.

3. SelecttheappropriateimageforthiscameraandpressOK.

Viewpointmanagement

Viewpoints

(

)

are

a

special

kind

of

object

that

allows

the

user

to

specify

from

what

angle

and

distance

a

certainpointofinterestwillbeviewed.

Inordertoassignaviewpointtoanobject,thefollowingstepsmustbetaken:

1. Selecttheobjectyouwouldliketohaveaviewpointassignedto(forexample:acameraoradoor).

2. Navigatethe3Dviewportuntilyouarelookingattheobjectinawaywithwhichyouaresatisfied.

3. SelectView>CreateAssignedViewpointfromthemenu.(Keyboardshortcut:CTRL+Shift+D)

Thiswillcreateaviewpointthatislinkedwiththeobjectyouhaveselected.Thenewlycreated

viewpointwillhavethenameXviewpointwhereXisthenameoftheobjecttowhichtheviewpoint

isassigned.

PreferredViewpoints

Anotherwaytoassignaviewpointtoanobjectisbyspecifyingitspreferredviewpoint.

1. Selecttheobjectyouwithtohaveaviewpointassignedto.

2. IntheSelectedObjectpanel,locatethepreferredViewpointfield.

3. SelectthepreferredViewpointfield.Thiswillbringupadropdownmenuthatyoucanusetochoosea

viewpointfromthelist.YoucanalsoclickontheXbuttontounassignaviewpointfromtheselected

object.

UnassignedViewpoints

Viewpointsdo

not

need

to

be

assigned

to

an

object.

To

create

an

unassigned

viewpoint:

1. Movethe3Dviewtothepositionyouwant.

2. SelectView>CreateViewpoint(Keyboardshortcut:CTRL+D)

3. Thenewviewpointwillbecreatedtomatchthecurrent3Dview.Itwillalsobeselected,soyoucango

aheadandchangeitsname.

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NavigatingWithViewpoints

HereisadescriptionofhowviewpointsreactinthePelco3DDesignToolandCentralCommand.

1. Clickingonaviewpointwillmoveto3Dviewtoitspositionandorientation.

2. Ifanobjecthasanassignedviewpoint,doubleclicktheobjecttomovethe3Dviewtothatviewpoint.

PlacemarkManagement

Therearefivetypesofplacemarkobjectsthatcanbeaddedintothe3DWorld(Doors,PoliceOfficers,Cars,

Suspects,andGenericPlacemarks).Theseobjectscanbeusedforvariousbeneficialpurposessuchasreference

points,annotations,andsimulationsfortestingacamera'sresolution.

AddingaPlacemark

object

1. Clickonanyofthefiveplacemarkiconslocatedabovethe3DviewpaneltoenablePointandClick

PlacementMode.Onceenabled,simplyclickonanysurfaceinthe3DWorldtoaddthePlacemark.

Afteraddingaplacemark,themovementnavigationmodewillautomaticallyreturntoMouse

Navigation.

Advancedfeature: Aswithcameraplacement,pressingandholdingdowntheLeftShiftkeywhilein

PointandClickPlacement Modewillallowyoutoplacemultipleplacemarkswithoutreturningto

MouseNavigation.AfterreleasingLeftShift,addingonemoreplacemarkwillswitchthemovement

navigationmode

to

Mouse

Navigation.

2. Onceplaced,youcanmovetheplacemarkby:

a. Clickanddraggingwiththeleftmousebuttontomovetheplacemarkhorizontally.

b. Clickanddraggingwiththemiddlemousebuttontomovetheplacemarkvertically.

c. Clickanddraggingwiththerightmousebuttontorotatetheplacemark.

3. Placemarksdonothaveanyspecificrequirementsinorderforthemtowork.However,youshould

considergivingthemauniquename,anannotationandalsoapreferredviewpoint.

Adescriptionofeachplacemarktypecanbefoundbelow:

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DoorPlacemarks

Theseplacemarksareusedtorepresentaccesscontrolleddoors.Theyappearasagreencircle,allowingyouto

placethemoveraspecificdoororentry.

ChangingthepropertiesofaDoorPlacemark

1. SelecttheDooryouwishtomodify.

2. ClickonthecheckboxnexttoMeshVisibletotoggletheDoor'smeshvisibility

3. ClickonthecheckboxnexttoHaloVisibilitytotogglethegreencircle'svisibility

4. UsetheslidernexttoDoorWidthtoincreaseordecreasethesizeofthedoormesh

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PoliceOfficerPlacemarks

Thisplacemark

places

an

average

sized

police

officer

inthe3Denvironment.Thispersonisalsowearinga

cap,whichconcealshisfacefromcertainangles.

CarPlacemarks

Thecarplacemarkallowsyoutoplaceastandardsizedautomobileintothe3Denvironment.Thiscaralsohasa

readablelicenseplate,allowingyoutojudgeifnearbycameraswillhaveaclearviewofit.

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SuspectPlacemarks

Thisplacemarkplacesanaveragesizedpersoninthe

3Denvironment.Thispersonisalsoholdingapistol.

Thepersonsfaceisfreeofobstructions.

GenericPlacemarkobjects

Theseobjectsareusedasreferencepointsforimportantlocationsorpointsofinterestinthe3Dworld.They

canbeusedtorepresentalmostanythingastheyhavemanycustomizationoptions.

ChangingaPlacemarks2DIcon

1. SelectthePlacemarkyouwishtomodify.

2. Clickonthe...buttonofthe"Icon:"rowtoopenaselectiondialogfeaturingseveralprebuilticons.

3. Whenyouhavefoundtheoneyouwant,selectitandclickontheOkbutton.

ChangingaPlacemarks

3D

Icon

1. SelectthePlacemarkyouwishtomodify.

2. Clickonthe...buttonofthemeshfieldtobringupaselectionmenuofavailablemeshes(3Dicons).

3. Whenyouhavefoundtheoneyouwant,selectitandclickontheOkbutton.

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UnitsofMeasurement

ThePelco3DCameraDesignToolallowsyoutochangetheunitofmeasurementusedthroughoutthe

application.WhetheryoupreferusingMetricorImperial,bothunitsofmeasurementaresupported.Allsaved

settingsdealingwithlength(suchaswallheightwhenimportinganarchitecturalmodel)willautomaticallybe

convertedinPelco3DCameraDesignTool.

1. SelectPreferences>Units(Feet/Meters)

2. SelecteitherMetricorImperialandclickOKtosavethesetting

AnexampleofhowchangingthedisplayfromMetrictoImperialaffectsthePelco3DCameraDesignTool

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Annotations

Anannotationisadescriptivetextthatcanbeaddedtoanyobject.ThistextwillbevisibleinCentralCommand

bymeansofasmallpanelonthelowerleftsidethatwillappearonceyouclickontheobjectinquestion.

1. Selecttheobject(camera,door,viewpointorplacemark)thatyouwishtoaddanannotationto.

2. Intheselectedobjectpanel,locatetheannotationTextfieldandselectit.Asmallbuttonwillappear

promptingyoutoedittheannotation.

3. ClickontheEditAnnotationbuttontoopenthetexteditor.

4. Whenyouarefinishedwritingyourannotation,simplyclosethetexteditor.Yourtextwillbesaved

automatically.Youcanalwaysreopenthetexteditorsomeothertimetoeditthetextagain.

Theannotationtexteditorwindow

Objectsthathaveannotationscanbeeasilyidentifiedbythebluetriangle

locatedonthebottomrightcorneroftheiriconinthe3DWorld.

Buildingthe

3D

World

3DenvironmentsinthePelco3DDesignToolmaybecreatedusingadvanced3Dapplications.The

environmentsarethenconvertedintoaPelco3DDesignToolcompatibleformatandimportedusingthePelco

3DDesignToolsWorldEditormenu.Pleasenotethatthisstepisusuallyhandledbyatrained3D

technician.ThissectionshouldbeconsideredanExpertUsersectionandcanbesafelyignoredduringmost

standardsetups.

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Importing3Dgeometryintoaworld

1. SelectView>EditScene.ThiswillopentheWorldEditorwindow.

2. ClickontheStructuretabontherightsideofthewindow,thentheOpenGeometryWorldFile

buttonatthetopofthewindow.

3. Usingthefilebrowser,selectandopenthe*.daefileyouwishtouse.TherighttreeintheWorld

Editorwindow

should

now

have

asub

tree

containing

the

newly

imported

assets.

4. SelecttheWorlditemontheleftsideoftheWorldEditorwindowandclickontheAddfloor

button.ThiswillcreateasubsectionoftheWorlditemwhereyouwillbeabletoputyour3Dassets.

ThinkofitlikethefolderssystemusedbyMicrosoftWindows.Feelfreetonamethisnewsubsection

andanyotheryoumaycreate.

5. Youcannowclickanddragtheassetsfromtherightsideofthewindowtothesubsectionontheleft

side.

6. Onceyourassetsareimported,youwillbeabletomodifytheirsettingsbyfirstselectingtheminthe

LocatorwindowandmodifyingtheSelectedObjectproperties.

TheWorldEditorwindowoftheasample3DWorld

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HighQualityGraphics

AvailablethroughthePreferencesmenu,thisoptionimprovestheoveralllightingofanuntextured3D

environmentbyaddingambientocclusion,makingiteasiertodistinguishdetails.

Thescreenshotontheleftdoesnothavehighqualitygraphicsactivated,whiletheoneontherightdoes.

Noticehow

high

quality

graphics

shades

the

model,

making

the

3D

environment

easier

to

understand.

CameraReportGeneration

ThePelco3DCameraDesignToolsupportsanautomaticcamerareportgenerationfeaturewhichcreatesaPDF

documentwithallyourconfiguredcamerainformationbypullingitdirectlyfromtheproject.Thedocument

automaticallygeneratesscreenshotsofthecamera`splacement,viewpointsintheworld,alongwiththe

camera`sname,location,cameramodel,lensmodel,cameraheightandFOV.

TogenerateaCameraReport:

1. OpenaProjectFile

2. SelectFile>GenerateCameraReport

3. Selectalocationofyourchoice,thenclickSave

4. Oncecomplete,simplyopenupthePDFgeneratedinthelocationyouselectedtoviewtheCamera

Report.

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Updatinga3Dworld

Itmayhappenthatthe3DworldbeingusedinthePelco3DCameraDesignToolbecomesoutofdateand

needstobereplaced.Byfollowingthesesteps,youwillbeabletoreplaceyour3Dworldwithoutlosinganyof

yourplacedobjectsandcameras.

Note:Some

modification

to

your

placed

objects

will

be

necessary

ifyour

3D

world

has

gone

through

extensive

changes.

1. Makesurethatyouroriginalworldfile,withallitsplacemarksandcameras,issavedinasecure

location.

2. Ifyournew3DWorldneedstobeimportedfromanarchitecturalmodel,followthesesteps:

a. SelectFile>ImportArchitecturalModelandimportthenewversionofyourarchitectural

model.Onceimported,anew.DAEgeometryfilewillautomaticallybecreatedinthesame

directorythatthe.DWGfileislocatedin

b. SelectFile>CloseWorldtoclosethenewworldfile

3.

SelectFile

>Open

World

and

open

your

original

world

file.

4. SelectView>EditScenetoopentheWorldEditor

5. SelecttheStructuretab

6. ClickonthenameofthefloorattheleftsideoftheWorldEditorandexpanditsviewtoseeits

currentlyassignedgeometryfile.InthecaseofanimportedDWGfile,itwillbecalled

"one_node_only".

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7. Removethecurrentgeometrybyclickingonthe""buttonabovethefloor.

Thegeometryfortheworldwillnowberemoved,butanyconfiguredcamerasorplacemarkswill

remain.

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8. Next,deletethegeometrynodeinthewindowtotherightsideoftheWorldEditorbyclickingonitto

highlightit,thenselectingthe""buttonlocatedaboveit.

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9. Toaddtheupdatedgeometry,clickonthe iconandlocatethe.DAEgeometryfilethatwillbe

usedasareplacement.

AnewgeometrynodewillbeaddedontherightsideoftheWorldEditorwindow

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10. Expandtheviewonthenewlyaddedgeometrynodeandsimplyclickanddragthe

basic_imported_scene_windowfilefromthegeometrynodedirectlyunderthefloorname,locatedon

theleftsideoftheWorldEditorwindow.

11. Ifdonecorrectly,youshouldseethebasic_imported_scene_windowfilelinkeddirectlyunderneath

thefloorandtheupdatedgeometryshouldnowappearinthe3Dviewwithallyourpreviously

configuredcameras,placemarksandviewpointsintact.

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ArchitecturalModel(DWG)ImportTips

ThissectionwillhelpprovidetipstoimprovetheImportArchitecturalModelfeatureandgiveguidelineson

howanAutoCADshouldbedesignedforbestresultswiththePelco3DCameraDesignTool.

Layers

Ifthe.dwgfileisnotimportingcorrectly,onetroubleshootingtechniqueistoremovealllayersfromthe.dwg

file(inAutoCAD,forexample),whichdonotcontainwalls,doors,orwindows. Providingthelayerswithclear,

distinctnamesforeachimportantlayerwillsimplifytheselectionoflayersintheimportdialogue.Youshould

alsomakesurethattheAutoCADfileincludesWalls,DoorsandWindowsasseparatelayers.Thereasonfor

thisis,forexample,ifyouhaveyourDoorsandWallsincludedinthesamelayer,youwillhavetoimportthe

wholelayerasa"Wall".Thiswillimportthearcsthatrepresentdoorsasawallaswell.

AnexampleofanAutoCADwhichhaswallsanddoorsinonelayer.Theresultisthatthearcrepresentingthe

doorwillbeimportedasawall.

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Doors

As stated above, doors should be designed as a completely separate layer from walls, windows etc.

Inadditiontothis,doorswillonlyimportcorrectlywhentheyarerepresentedasarectangularpolylinewithan

arcorellipse.Whiledoorsmayimportwithjustarectangle,thisisnotrecommendedastheresultsmayvary.

Windows

ToimportWindowscorrectly,theymustberepresentedbya2Drectangularsurface.

Exampleofaproperwindow:

Ifthewindowisrepresentedonlybeasimplestraightline,itwillnotbeimportedintothe3DModel.

Exampleofanimproperwindow:

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Stairs

ThePelco3DCameraDesignTooldoesnotimportstairs.Asuch,theycanonlybeimportedasa"Wall"layer,

whichresultsinthemappearingaswallswiththesameheight.Forbestresults,itisrecommendedthatyou

don'timport"Stairs"layers.

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Floors

OneofthelimitationsofimportinganarchitecturalmodelisthatthePelco3DCameradesigntoolcancompute

onlyonecontiguousfloorsurfaceatatime.Thelargestfloorsurfacewillbeprioritized,butanyothersmaller

detachedroomsinthemodelwillbeimportedwithoutafloor.

ThisexampleshowsthelargestpartofthebuildingwiththefloorcalculatedinBlue.The2smallerdetached

roomshighlightedinredwillnotbecalculatedaspartofthefloor.

Sometimesthecomputationoftheconcavefloorwillfail.Whenthishappens,youmayseeissuessuchasa

completelymissingfloor,ormissingsections(Holesormissingtriangularsectionsinthefloor).

Thereareafewoptionsyoucantakewhichmaypotentiallyhelpimportyourarchitecturalmodelwitha

completeand

accurate

floor:

1. Tryimportingmorelayers(ifapplicable).SometimesthePelco3DDesignToolrequiresmoredatato

algorithmicallycalculatethefloor.

2. Tryimportingfewerlayersiftherearetoomany.Iftherearemanyobjectsincloseproximity,itmaybe

toodifficulttocorrectlycalculatethefloor.

3. Ifnofloorshowsup,oriftheabove2optionsfail,usethe"BoundingFloor"option.

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Annex1:TheIntelIntegratedChipset

Bydefault,newlaptopswithNVIDIAchipsetscomebundledwithanIntelIntegratedChipsetaswell.Thisis

becausetheIntelIntegratedconsumeslesspowersoitallowsthebatterytolastlonger.(Oneexampleisthe

newDellXPSlaptopsequippedwithNVIDIAOptimustechnology:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/optimus_technology.html.)Foroptimumperformance,youmustmanually

configurethedriverpropertiestoassociatethePelco3DDesignTooland/orCentralCommandapplications

withtheNVIDIAchipsetinsteadoftheInteloneassignedbydefault. ThiscanbedonethroughtheNVIDIA

graphicscardinterface,availableintheControlPanel. YoumayneedtomanuallyinstallthelatestNVIDIA

driver(fromtheNVIDIAwebsiteand/orthelaptopmanufacturerwebsite,e.g.Dell).

Refertopage17oftheNVIDIAOptimuswhitepaper(anofficialNVIDIAdocumentavailableontheirwebsite)to

resolvethisproblem.

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Troubleshooting

Question:

ThePelco3DDesignToolcrashesassoonasIloadaworldfileanddesign,ortrytoaddacameratoworldfile.

Answer:

Thisis

most

likely

due

to

one

of

three

problems:

1. Aninsufficientlypowerfulgraphicscard.NVIDIAandAMD/ATIgraphicscardaresupportedandthey

musthaveaminimumof512MBofvideomemory.Somelargerscenesspecificallyrequire1GBormore

ofvideomemory,asadvisedbythe3DcontentcreatororFortem

2. Alaptopequippedwithadualgraphicsconfiguration,e.g.NVIDIAOptimuswhichcombinesanNVIDIA

graphicschipsetwithanIntelIntegrated.FollowtheinstructionsinAnnexXYZtoconfigurethedriver

properlyandresolvethisproblem.

3. Amissinggraphicsdriverorabuggydriver.MakesuretoinstallthelatestrecommendedNVIDIAorATI

graphicsdriverfromtheofficialsite.

Iftheproblempersists,pleasecontactcustomersupport.Makesuretoprepareaheadoftimetheinformation

onyourexactgraphicscard,driverversionandotherhardwareconfiguration.

Question:

ThescreenflickersandsometimesturnsblackwhenIamworkinginthePelco3DDesignTool.HowdoIfix

this?

Answer:

Thisisusuallycausedbyanoutofdatevideocarddriver.Tofixthisissue,downloadandinstallyourgraphics

cardslatestdriver.Youcanfindthisdriveronthecardcompanyswebsiteoryourcomputermanufacturers

website.

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