How to Create a Scene

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Polycam for Web

Scenes allow you to incorporate multiple captures into a space. You can use these captures to add furniture to a room, merge environments, and merge LiDAR-based rooms into one space. 

Create a New Scene

1. Open Polycam Web and log in to your account.

2. On the left-hand side of the page, find and click the Create button.

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3. A new Create window will appear, select the Create a New Scene
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4. Enter the name and description of the new scene.

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5. Once you enter your name and description, click Next to select your captures. 

6. On the capture selection window, select the captures you want to add to the Scene and click Select Captures. This will create the scene with the selected objects.

How to Modify Your Scene

You will be taken to the scene editor after you add your models to your scene. Your models will then load into the scene. 

Adding Captures

To add more captures, select the Add button within the layers panel on the left-hand side.

You cannot import space models into a scan
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Scaling and Rotating Captures

You can adjust the captures in the scene by clicking on an object in the scene editor. A widget will allow you to move, rotate, and scale the capture.

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Hiding Captures

Select the eye icon next to the capture name within the layers tab to hide a capture. Disabling it will hide that capture.

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Removing Captures from a Scene

To delete a capture, click the three dots (...) next to its name in the layers tab. Then, click the Remove button to remove the capture.

Please note that deleting the capture from the scene will not delete the capture from your account.

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