Knowledgebase

Creating Buildings

 

Create a new Building

2. Click “Places”

FB923C standard

3. Click “Add New”

FB923C standard

4. Type the address in the search field

FB923C standard

5. Click on the correct option in the result list

FB923C standard

6. Click “Add place”

FB923C standard

7. Type the name of the building

FB923C standard

Edit Building Shape

8. Click “Edit shape”

FB923C standard

9. Drag the corners of the building shape to the place you want

FB923C standard

10. Right click on a existing node to remove it

FB923C standard

11. When you are done, click “Finish”

FB923C standard

Add Floors and Floor maps

12. Click on the tab “Floors”

FB923C standard

13. If you want to adjust the number of floors above or below ground, use these fields

FB923C standard

14. You can select different floor labels or create your own custom ones.

FB923C standard

15. To upload a new floormap, click here

FB923C standard

16. Click “Upload floor map”

FB923C standard

17. Either select an existing floor map or upload a new image by clicking on the button “Upload Media”.

FB923C standard

18. Add your image to the image browser

FB923C standard

19. Click “SAVE”

FB923C standard

20. Name your floormap

FB923C standard

21. Click “Done”

FB923C standard

22. Drag and drop the floor map where you want it.

FB923C standard

23. Adjust the scale, rotation and opacity using the tools below.

FB923C standard

Note: Hold in the shift key to have a more sensitive and slow slider which is more easy to use for precise changes.

24. You can also select to mask the building by its building shape. That means that the image will be cropped along the building shape.

FB923C standard

25. Click “Mask by building shape”

FB923C standard

26. Click “Save” when you are done.

FB923C standard

Review and last words

27. You can now view your new building

FB923C standard

28. Click “Floors”

FB923C standard

29. You can switch between the floors by clicking on the rows in the floors tab.

FB923C standard

30. You can also select a different floor using the floor selector.

FB923C standard

31. Now you are done with creating your building. If something needs to be changed go to your building and click edit.

Did this article help you?

Stay updated with the latest developments. Learn how to build location-aware applications.