September 20, 2024 • 61 mins
www.SIMLABinc.com | www.SIM-STAGES.com
-- Are you thinking about adding STAGES by SIMLAB to your Matterport digital twins? -- Do you have a client in the AEC space that uses Matterport that wants to add STAGES? -- Would you like a deep-dive onboarding demo of Matterport + STAGES by SIMLAB? Stay tuned! On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (special time: 11 am ET and 5 pm in Poland) on Wednesday, 18 September 2024 my guest will be SIMLAB STAGES Product Owner Robert Czarlewski. Topic WGAN-TV | How to Get Started with SIMLAB STAGES: a Deep-Dive Onboarding Training Demo Highlights We will assume that you are already a pro with Matterport and that you have watched previous WGAN-TV Live at 5 shows about SIMLAB STAGES (www.WGAN.info/SIMLABonWGAN). Robert will show us examples of Matterport digital twin powered by SIMLAB STAGES and then show us the backend of how these SIMLAB STAGES features are added to a Matterport digital twin. Robert will show us 7 Basic Features of SIMLAB STAGES: ✓ Feature 1: Creating an Organization "The first step when using Stages is to create an organization. The organization serves as your workspace, where all your projects are stored, and licenses are tied to the organization. Therefore, it’s a crucial part of the environment setup." ✓ Feature 2: Creating a Project "After setting up the organization, the next step is creating a project. Each project can include various components, such as scans, notes, and other materials. I’ll show you how to create a new project step by step." ✓ Feature 3: Adding Components (Matterport Scans) to a Project "Once the project is created, the next step is adding components, such as scans. This is a fundamental part of building a project in Stages, so it’s essential to know how to do it correctly." ✓ Feature 4: Matterport Scan Synchronization "Scan synchronization is a critical process. In this step, it’s important to define the synchronization points in locations that are as far apart as possible and, if possible, at different heights. The first scan should be manually marked as synchronized, creating what we call a 'reference scan.' You can verify the synchronization quality using the split screen tool, and if necessary, remove and repeat the synchronization." ✓ Feature 5: Adding Notes "You can add notes to each project, which allows for better documentation and team collaboration. Now, I’ll show you how to do that." ✓ Feature 6: Attaching Materials to Notes "You can enhance your notes by attaching additional materials, such as images or files. This is a very useful feature that provides more information in your notes." ✓ Feature 7: Sharing Projects "Lastly, we’ll cover how to share projects. You can invite other users to collaborate, assign them roles, and manage access. I’ll show you how to send invitations and manage roles within the project." Robert will also show additional features and tips and tricks: ✓ Feature 8: Generating Reports "In Stages, you can generate detailed reports from each project. It’s a quick and easy way to present the results of your work." ✓ Feature 9: Generating Public Links "If you need to share a project with external stakeholders, you can generate a public link. This is especially useful when you need to quickly share your project." ✓ Feature 10: System Preferences "Lastly, I’ll show you how to customize the system preferences. You can change the appearance of the timeline, switch between light and dark themes, adjust the units of measurement, and modify the date format."
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(00:06):
- - Are you thinking aboutadding STAGES by SIMLAB
to your Matterport digital twins?
- - Do you have a clientin the AEC space that uses
Matterport that wants to add STAGES?
- - Would you like adeep dive onboarding demo
of Matterport plus STAGES by SIMLAB?
Stay tuned.
(00:26):
Hi you all. I'm Dan Smigrod,
Founder of the[www.WeGetAroundNetworkForum.com].
Today is Wednesday, September 18th, 2024.
You're watching WGAN-TV Live at 5:
a podcast for digital twin creators
shaping the future of real estate today.
We have an awesome show for you:
How to Get Started with SIMLAB STAGES -
(00:49):
a Deep-Dive Onboarding Training Demo.
Our subject matter expert
is SIMLAB STAGES ProductOwner Robert Czarlewski.
Robert, thanks for being on the show.
- Hi Dan, thank you so muchfor having me on the show.
It's a real pleasure to be here.
I'm grateful for theopportunity to join today.
(01:11):
- Thank you, Robert.
For today's show, we willassume that our Viewers
are already a pro with Matterport
and have watched previousWGAN-TV Podcast shows
about SIMLAB STAGES.
Those are viewable at
www.WGAN.info/SIMLABonWGAN
(01:39):
Robert, by the end of today's show,
what are the highlights of
what we will have learned about how to do
Matterport plus STAGES by SIMLAB?
- Yeah, well the goal of today's session
is to familiarize you withthe key functionalities
of the STAGES, which will help you with
(01:59):
your daily work and improveProject management efficiency.
And if I may, a few words aboutthe agenda prepared by me.
So first of all, a briefpresentation of the existing
project to show you how thecomplete setup looks like in
STAGES. Then a detailedwalkthrough on the Basic
(02:22):
functionalities and heara few words about it.
I would like to tell youabout a completed Project.
Then creating an Organization,creating a Project,
Adding Components, Scan Synchronization,
then adding the Notes,attaching material to Notes,
which is also very important.
sharing your Projects, and at the end,
(02:43):
some additional features and tips.
So that's what I wouldlike to tell you about
during this session.
- That's great.
Can you show us a finishedexample of a Matterport tour
powered by SIMLAB STAGES,
so we kind of know where we'reheaded in today's training?
(03:03):
- Sure, of course.
Let me share my screen and...- Great.
And while Robert is sharing his screen,
a couple of websites:
www.SIMLABinc.com is the home website.
You can also go to theSIMLAB STAGES microsite:
www.SIM-STAGES.com
(03:25):
And again to see previousepisodes of WGAN-TV Podcast,
it's (03:30):
www.WGAN.info/SIMLABonWGAN
Great, I'm looking at your screen.
- Great, so as you can see,
I'm displaying at this momentthe web version of STAGES,
because as you probably know,
in SIMLAB we are developingtwo versions, web and desktop.
(03:52):
And during today's session,
I would like to focus on theweb version of the STAGES.
I will mention the differences
between those two versions a bit later,
but right now using the web version,
I would like to show youa Project that is ready.
And I will use the Project
showing our office here in Poland.
(04:13):
So after clicking on thetitle on the Dashboard system
takes you directly to the Project.
So you can see the list of the STAGES
with the dates of the creationwith the simple filters
and some additional features.
(04:33):
But the most important partsare placed here in this view,
because we have three tabs:
STAGE Info, Notes and Matterport.
So if I click the Matterport,
which is probably themost interesting for you,
you will see the Matterport scans
of our office here.
So that's how it works.
(04:54):
We can move through it.
And in this view, I mean onthe top of the Matterport scan
we placed the threemost important features:
the Time-Line, which is available here.
So using the Time-Line we caneasily jump between STAGES
and see the differences between them.
(05:16):
Then we have a Compare View button
which allows the User toeasily compare the differences
between STAGES in one view,
and the last, but not least,
our Issue Manager
or our tool for Communication
(05:37):
with the rest of theUsers involved in Project,
I mean the annotations.
So this is the Project that is ready.
As you can see, I can easilymove through the scan,
I can jump between the particular STAGES
and that's how the completedProject looks like.
(05:59):
The most important thing Iguess is the Synchronization,
which allows us to keepthe same point of view
when we jump between different STAGES:
that's because of ourSynchronization mechanism.
(06:22):
Of course, there is a tab with the Notes,
this tab lists all the Notes
and Issues placed in a particular STAGE
and the STAGE info containsthe information about
this particular STAGE.
Some information shortresume about the number
of the Notes and Issues
and the list of the components added
to the particular STAGE.
(06:45):
Dan, any questions about this part? Would
you like to see some more?- Actually, it sounds great.
Yes, Robert, it lookslike what you showed me
are three key features of SIMLAB STAGES.
First, the Time-Line feature,
second, a Split Screen (06:58):
compare
Matterport at one point of time
to Matterport shot at adifferent point of time.
Three, was the Communications features
and then I think as an addedbonus, you showed Notes.
So I'm expecting that bythe end of today's training
(07:20):
I'll know how to create all that
on the SIMLAB STAGES backend.
- Exactly, exactly.
That's the goal of our our training today.
Okay, so as I understandwe can move forward
and start working with our Project.
Let me log out from this session
(07:42):
and I will start with aquite new and fresh account.
Okay, so this is a new account.
It's totally empty.
As you can see, thereare no Organizations,
there are no Projects.
And the first thing we have to do
(08:03):
to start working withSTAGES, with your scans
and the rest of the materials,
you have to create an Organization.
And this is a very importantstep, because of two reasons.
First of all, Organizationis a kind of workspace.
When you will place your Projects,
your all detailed information.
(08:23):
So without Organization,you will not be able
to do anything in STAGES.
The second thing is that if someone
decides to buy a SIMLABSTAGES subscription plan,
that this User has to remember,
that the subscriptionplan is by Organization.
So that's why creating anOrganization is very important
(08:44):
and in most cases
it's required to workwith STAGES by SIMLAB.
Creating an Organization is quite simple,
because you can do this in two ways.
We can click a button (08:55):
Add Project
and then we get the information
that first we have tocreate an Organization,
then we go to the Organization button
or we can also go tothe Organizations Menu
and here click thebutton: Add Organization.
Let's name it (09:12):
test.org
- Robert, would it be helpfulto think about an Organization
if I'm using SIMLAB STAGES,
because I own many different buildings,
am I thinking aboutwhether this is building 1
(09:33):
as an Organization or not.- No.
- I'm thinking about it,
this is my company andI'll be inviting people
to my Organization to view our Projects.
- You should consider theOrganization in STAGES,
like your company,
because in Organization youcan put a lot of Projects.
(09:55):
So you are creating anOrganization as a kind of container
for your Projects.
- Okay, I'm clear on that.
- As you saw, I just createdan Organization named test.org
and then you can equip this Organization
with some additional information.
(10:15):
With the description, youcan add the picture for it
and here is the Menu withsome additional items,
Users, OrganizationRoles, Teams and so on.
But to create a Project, anOrganization must be set up.
We just did it.
So we can go to the next step,which is creating a Project.
(10:38):
So I'm getting back to the Projects Menu,
then I can click on thebutton: Add Project.
Now I have to choose the Organization
which will carry theProject from the selector
and we have another window
with the forms to create a Project.
So I will put the nameof the Project right now.
(11:05):
Okay, there is a field for aDescription of the Project.
We can add a picture forit for easier recognition
and then we can also put theaddress for the location.
This is the part integratedwith Google Maps.
So I can do somethinglike this, for example,
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Confirm, and our Project is created,
but the Project is empty at this moment.
To add the content to theProject, we have to add the STAGES
and add the scans to it.
So the next step, I'mgetting back once more maybe,
we have to click theTile on our Dashboard,
(11:54):
to open the Project andthen we can add the STAGES.
Adding STAGES is also very simple, because
all you have to do is toclick on the button Add STAGE,
then put the name ofthe STAGE that it may be
something else.
Phase 1, we have tochoose the proper date.
(12:15):
This date is important,
because in most cases this is the date
of the scanning session of the space.
- So if I'm doing construction progress,
I might have a STAGE is week 1,
a STAGE is week 2, a STAGE is week 3,
(12:37):
and I would put the actual dates.
- Exactly.- There might also be
a BIM model, for example,
and we assign that to a date.
So it's essentially, Icould think of STAGES
as being when I scan or whenthat BIM model is available
or when that floor plan was last done.
- That's right, that's right,there is no one single rule,
(12:59):
how often do the scans, becauseit depends on the situation.
You can do this once a week, once a month.
There is no one recipe if I can say this
for such a situation.
But yes, every STAGE is some kind of Phase
of the Project.
(13:19):
So I just add the one STAGE,then I will add the next one.
So we just create theseSTAGES in our Project.
But those STAGES-- Well, I'm confused there.
It looks like the dates arekind of backwards there. I
(13:45):
would think of February or maybeI have the dates backwards.
I think that that's February9th or is that September 2nd?
Help me out,
because I think it-- September 2nd.
It's a European date format.
- Ah, okay.
So for clarificationfor our U.S. audience,
Phase 2 is actually 09 is September,
(14:09):
02 is the second date.
So Phase 2 is actuallySeptember 2nd, 2024.
Phase 1 is July 3rd, 2024.
- Exactly.- The dates are handled
a little bit differently in Europe
than they are in the United States.
- Now we have to equip ourSTAGES with Matterport scans.
(14:29):
To do this, we have to go tothe Menu Add Component here
and as you can see, wecan add Matterport scans
about this particular STAGE.
I have to open my Note andcopy the link for this,
for the Matterport scan.
(14:54):
So we can choose if you would like to use
public or private scan,
then we have to put thename for this component,
STAGE 1, for example.
And in the last field we haveto put the link to this scan.
Great, and one small remark.
(15:16):
During this process and duringall the work with the scans,
we are not downloadingthe scans to our solution.
As you can see, we're only linking it.
So the scans are kept safein the Matterport Cloud,
we are just taking the link
and putting it into our solution.
In the same way,
I will put the componentin a Phase 2 STAGE.
(15:41):
So I will copy the hyperlink.
(16:04):
- I see there's a gap there in the URL.
- Yeah.
I have to go back to this inthe document and copy this.
Just give me a second.
- Oh, there is a gap onthat copy and paste there.
- Yeah.
Okay, so the second componentto our STAGE 2 is added.
(16:25):
So we have an Organization,we have a Project,
we have a STAGE in the Project
and in every STAGE we haveadded Matterport scans.
And now a very important step,
because to get the effectof the Synchronization,
I mean to get the Time-Line
and the Compare View,
we have to synchronizethe scans one to another.
But in the first step
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we have to choose ourReference Matterport scan.
This one, this scan will be the Reference
for the rest of the Matterport scans.
And to do this, we have tomark this Matterport scan
as Synchronized manually.
To do this, we have to goto the Menu under three dots
here next to the component
and choose Set as Synchronized.
(17:09):
As you can see the label ofthe components change to green
and there is information on the synced.
And that means that we cango to the Matterport tab
and see what the component looks like.
Yep, that's our first Matterportscan on our first STAGE.
(17:29):
Great.
Now we can go to the next STAGE
and Synchronize this scanwith the previous one.
To do this, you have to go tothe Menu under the three dots
and choose the option Synchronize.
(17:52):
The process of Synchronizationis quite easy in fact,
because all you have to do is to pick up
three specific pointson the Matterport scan,
which is not Synchronized, mark them,
and then repeat the process on the scan,
which is already synced.
So I will do this at this moment, okay?
Okay.
(18:21):
There's one point,
second,
and the last one
we will place here.
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So we mark three specificpoints on the Matterport scan,
which is currently not Synchronized.
Now we have to choose thescan of our Reference scan
to proceed with the Synchronization.
So I have to click the Next Step button
and choose the Matterport scan,
the STAGE which is already Synchronized.
(19:05):
We have to accept thiscomponent for Synchronization
and repeat the process withmarking the specific points
on the Matterport scan.
So the first one was here,
(19:31):
the second one's here
and the last was here.
Now we have to accept the Sync.
And as you can see,
(19:52):
the second STAGE
is already labeled Synced.
So both of them are Synchronized.
The best way to check ifthe Synchronization is okay
is to use the Split Screen
or the Compare View option.
So I will go to the Matterport tab
(20:15):
and from here I will startour Compare View tool.
Everything seems to be okaywith the Synchronization.
(20:36):
We can go through the Matterport scan
and on both panos we seethe same area of our object.
So everything's okaywith the Synchronization.
- Robert, would a best practice be
to try and have Matterport scan points
be in the same identicallocation over time
(20:59):
or it's not necessary?
If you can, it's great,but it's not necessary.
- No, no, it's not necessary.
The best advice I can give you
is to place the specific points
for Synchronization mechanisms,
so far away as is possible.
(21:19):
That's why I placed it on adifferent end of our building.
The farthest away
the better.- For clarification.
Yeah, for clarificationfor the Synchronization,
in order to do thisside-by-side Split Screen view,
I'll have the most success
of picking three locations in Phase 1
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and that are as far apart as possible.
And then selecting thoseidentical locations
in the next Phase or thenext Matterport scan,
in order to have this, theside-by-side Split Screen view
be as best as possible.
(22:02):
- Exactly.- Okay.
- Exactly.- I'm clear on that.
That's great.- Great.
So our Matterport scans
are Synchronized,
Organization is createdand Project and so on.
So I think we can go to the next feature.
I would like to tell you,I mean, adding the Notes.
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To add the Notes or Issuesor any other information,
we have to click the + button
here at the bottom of the screen
and the Notes form will open.
And here we have some fields
to put some additional information.
But first of all, I would like to show you
(22:47):
how to place the marker ofthe Note in the X, Y, Z space.
To do this, we have to go tothe Menu under three dots here,
click the, Assign a New Location
in place of the marker of our Notes
when you want it be, okay?
Now we can change the title of the Note.
(23:09):
For example, electrical.
Oh, sorry.
So let it be like this.
Then we have to choose ifit'll be Information or Issue.
In case of Issue, wecan also set up a Status
for this Issue.
It can be Pending, In Progress,Resolved or Unresolved.
(23:32):
Let it be in Progress.
The next selector is a Stakeholder.
Stakeholder is a very important part,
because we understand theStakeholder for the Note
as a person which will be responsible
for fixing the problem,
for providing requiredinformation in general
(23:54):
for taking care of the Issue, right?
Okay, I have to repeat the process,
because I clicked the Cancel button.
Yeah, that will be okay.
So as the Stakeholder.
I can drop down the selector
and choose someone from the Users
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which are involved in the Project.
There is a field for aDescription of the Note.
So for example,
please place a socket
here.
Confirm.
(24:38):
And when we can also add some media,
some attachments to our Note
to make them more understandable.
So if I click the Add Attachment here,
you will see that I can adda picture from the hard disk
of my computer, I can add avideo, I can add different docs.
Let's do this, I will add a picture.
(25:05):
Every added picture to the Note
will be displayed in the Photo tab,
but also I can add documents, for example,
an operation manual orsomething like this.
So I can also add it here.
And these documents willappear here in the Docs Tab.
And it can be downloaded or,of course, can be deleted.
(25:28):
Also, we can add an audiofile from our hard disk.
We can record audio for example.
"Hey guys, please fix this problem,
the customer will visit us tomorrow,
everything must be working."
Now I can add the title, save it,
(25:50):
and the voice memo is placedhere in the Audio tab.
The last position on thelist of the attachments
is the screenshot.
And this is quiteinteresting in my opinion,
because I can take ascreenshot of the view
on the screen,
but also, I can take a screenshot
(26:14):
and draw on it.
So I can additionallyleave some information
on the screenshot.
With this slider, I can choosethe thickness of the line.
I can pick up the color for the drawing.
I can do something like this, for example,
I would like to be placed over here.
(26:34):
If I click the Save button,
the screenshot with my manual annotations
will be placed in a Photo tab.
Last field in the Note form is a comment.
So I can leave theinformation here for example,
"already done"
and my comment appears here at the bottom.
(26:59):
I would like to tell you a fewmore details about the Note,
because this is one ofthe most important tools
in our solution and why we call the Notes
a feature for Communication.
In this Menu under three dots,
there are a few options
like Assigning Location, Changing Title.
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We can transfer Note between STAGES,
we can delete Note or copy the URL Note
to send via email for example.
But also, we can turnon Email Notifications.
If we turn on this option,the small icon on the
envelope we'll appear here.
That means that for this particular Note,
(27:42):
Email Notification willbe sent to the Stakeholder
and to me as an Author of the Note.
Every change in this particularNote will be confirmed
with the Email Notification.
So that's the way of theCommunication tool using Notes and
they are built-in mechanismsof the Notifications.
(28:07):
Okay, let's add some more Notes
for example here.
- Well, I think this feature
is placed-based Communications.
So we're talking abouta particular location --
at a particular point in time --
(28:27):
to facilitate Communicationson perhaps something
that needs to be changed, fixed, Noted
by the Stakeholder withinthis particular Project.
- That's right.- So the Stakeholders might be
the architect, the construction manager,
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construction foreman,
the safety manager,
whoever is involved in this Project,
it's a way to have a conversationwithin the Matterport tour
using SIMLAB STAGES as anoverlay to the Matterport.
(29:11):
- Yep, that's right.
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Okay, so we prepared someNotes in our Project,
in our STAGE.
Those Notes are listedhere in the Notes tab.
As you can see, the Notestab is equipped with
the Search tool, so I cansearch via phrase for example.
(30:11):
Great.
And what is also important,
the Notes tab displayed the Note's name
outdoor date of the modification.
But on the end of the linewith the Note information
is a small icon of the navigation. If
I click this icon, the systemtakes me directly to this Note
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placed in the X, Y, Z space.
That's how it works.
Okay, so we have a Projectinside the Organization,
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we have a Projectequipped with the STAGES.
STAGES are equipped withthe Matterport scans.
We put some Notes in the Matterport scans
and the Split Screen toolshows us the difference
between different STAGES
and also we can use the Time-Line,
(31:13):
because the process ofSynchronization is okay.
So that's how it works,
the most important toolsin STAGES by SIMLAB.
Dan, do you have any Menu?
(31:35):
- On the location of a Note,
so I could imagine in aProject there could be dozens,
hundreds, or even thousands of Notes.
So this is a way to find your,
let's say, you want to see all the Issues
(31:57):
that are related to the Author,in this case you, Robert,
but that may have been the safety manager.
Show me everything on the safety manager,
show me everything regarding electrical,
show me everything regarding plumbing,
show me everything regarding mechanical.
So what I'm seeing isa very robust platform
(32:22):
for Communication that letsme quickly locate the Issues
that are important to me.
And frankly, it might be I'mconsidered the Stakeholder
and therefore those are the ones
I really want to pay attention to.
And as I quickly locate wherethat particular Issue is
in the building, I candeal with that Issue
(32:44):
and then write a Note back
to say that I've completed,
I've moved the electric socket,
or I've placed the electric socket
or I've removed something.
So far, what I've seen you show
is how to set up an Organization,how to set up a Project,
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how to set up a Time-Line,
how to annotate a space,
how to look at a Matterport tour
in a Split Screen view
in order, to perhaps,compare construction progress
(33:30):
from week 1 to week 3.
- Exactly.
And the next thing I wouldlike to tell you about
is the Sharing the Project,
because we are telling allour customers and Users
that there is a possibility to cooperate
in one Project for different people,
different groups of Users.
And Sharing the Project is a functionality
(33:53):
which is placed in the Organization tab.
So here we have a Menu of Users,
where I can add new Users.
And what is important, Ican add those new Users
to my Organization, to my Project
with different levels of Permissions.
I will switch off to another
(34:16):
account here,
because this one is quite new
without any additional licenses assigned.
But for example here, ifI go to the Organizations,
if I add the button, I clickthe button, Add New User,
you will see that the new form appear
(34:39):
when I can place the emailaddress of the person
I would like to invite,
then I can choose the level ofthe Permission for the person
and at least I can choose the Project
I would like to invitethis particular person.
And what is important in this part,
(35:00):
if I would like to invitesomeone as an Admin
to my Organization and to my Project,
such a person will see allthe Projects by default.
For Admin, there are nolimitations for the Project.
But if I choose the Project Manager,
the Basic or even Viewer,
I can also choose the particular Project
(35:22):
I would like to invite to such a person.
So this is very important to remember
that if I invite someone as an Admin,
he will be able to see all theProjects in my Organization.
The Viewer Role is quite specific,
because to invite someoneas a Viewer, you don't
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need to buy a special STAGESlicense for this person.
The Viewer can see the Project,
the Viewer can see thedetails of the Project,
can see the content of theNotes, can use Time-Lines,
Split Screen, but cannotchange anything. That's why
such a Role doesn't need aspecial SIMLAB STAGES license.
You can invite as manypeople that you want
(36:07):
using the Viewer Role.
Sharing of the Project is alsoavailable from another level
if I can say like this.
I mean, and now we are touching on
some additional features
which are also on our list of the topics.
(36:27):
Because if I go to the Project
in the Organization's Menu
and choose from the Menuunder the three dots,
Project Dashboard, you willsee that there are three tabs:
Members, Teams and the Public Links.
The Public Links are a feature
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for easy sharing of the Project,
but the receiver of the link
doesn't need to createan account in STAGES,
doesn't need to log in, just open the link
and see what's inside.
So I can copy this link right now,
open the next window, putthe link on the address bar
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and I can see the Project.
And the Time-Line and CompareView are also available
in a Public Link mode.
But you have to know that
in the Public Link we can seeonly the Matterport scans,
we cannot see the Notes,
you cannot see thecontent of the Note. It's
just for browsing theMatterport scans of our Project.
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So that's how the Public Links work.
And if you Would you like tosee some additional features,
I would also like to show yousome non-obvious possibilities
of the STAGES by SIMLAB.
If I click the Login icon here,
(38:04):
there's also a small Menu
and I can choose the Personal Settings.
And here in Personal Settings
we can do some additional setup
of our Organization in STAGES.
First of all, we can choose the language
we would like to use in our Organization.
At this moment it can beEnglish, Japanese, Polish,
(38:26):
Spanish, and Deutsche (German).
The next step is appearance.
And here we can choose if youwould like to use Light Mode
or maybe Dark Mode.
Also, we can set up thetype of the Time-Line:
Simplified and Detailed.
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In the next step we can set up the units.
I mean we can use theMetric system or Imperial.
And at the end of the options
is a Calendar Format,
where you can choose the Europeanand American date format.
(39:13):
I will switch to the Light Mode one.
Okay, so those are the most important
features of STAGES by SIMLAB.
The most crucial features,if I can say like this.
Without those steps, you cannot use STAGES
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in a normal way, if I can say.
- Oh, so just to confirm,what you've shown us so far
are the Basic features of SIMLAB STAGES.
You showed us how tocreate an Organization;
how to create a Project;
how to add Components,such as a Matterport scan
to a Project (Matterport scans);
you showed us MatterportScan Synchronization;
(39:59):
how to add Notes; how toattach material to Notes
such as a photo, a video, a screenshot;
annotate a screenshot and video.
And then you also showed ushow to share Projects. I think
that the next things you weregoing to show us, Robert,
(40:22):
were some additionalfeatures, some tips and tricks
including Generating Reports;generating Public Links
and System Preferences.
- Yes, I already told youabout the Public Link,
but I will show it once again.
So we have to go to the Organizations tab,
(40:43):
choose our Organization,and go to the Projects.
And for an interesting Project
we can choose the Project Dashboard.
And here is a tab with the Public Link.
Creating a Public Link is quite easy,
because all you have to do isclick the button, New Link,
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set the name,
then you can choose
if the link should be always active
or maybe active until a specific date.
Let it be active.
And at the last position you can choose
the type of the Time-Linewhich will be displayed
on the Public Link.
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So if I click the Generate Link, okay,
it's generates that.
Now I can copy this link
and open it in a new window.
- And Robert, how is thatPublic Link different
from inviting someone as a Viewer?
What would be the differentscenarios you would use?
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Generate Public Linkor invite as a Viewer?
- The main difference between Public Link
and inviting someone as a Viewer
is that in the Public Linkmode you cannot see the Notes,
you cannot see the Notes,
you cannot see the details of the Project,
cannot see the detailsof the Organization.
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You can just browse the Matterport scans
placed on the particular STAGES
and use our tools: Time-Line and Compare View. (42:15):
undefined
The Viewer Role allows theUser to see more details
so they can click on the Note icon
and see all the contentplaced in the Note.
That's the main difference.
What is also interesting,a Public Link can be used
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as a kind of marketing material,
because you can put thePublic Link in something
called the iFrame andplace it in your website,
so we can show results of your work
for all interestedpeople via your website.
That's the main differences
and usage, if I can say likethis for the Public Link.
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- Okay.- Cool.
- I'm clear on that.- This was the Public Link,
but also I would like to tell you about
the Generating Report, whichis related to the Notes.
To generate a Report,
we are still operatingin the Organizations tab
and from the same Menuat the end of the line
(43:22):
with the Project, we can choosethe option Generate Report.
If I click this option,
you will see that I cangenerate this Report
under different criteria.
So I can set up thedate range for the Notes
or I can set up the STAGES,
I can use every particularSTAGE to create a Report
(43:45):
or Select All, for example.
And also, I can usesome additional filters.
So for example, I can generate a Report
only with Unresolved Status.
And if I click the Generate button,
the system will prepare theReport in the background,
it will be prepared in a PDF file format.
(44:08):
So you can download it,
print it as a part ofProject documentation
or send it via emailor something like this.
And you can browse this Report
as you can see in the Notesequipped with the pictures,
those pictures also placed in the Report.
There is a description, Status and so on.
(44:30):
So this is the tool for documentation
of the Project in progress.
- So just for clarificationon that Report, Robert,
this might be generating a PDF
for an electrician
(44:52):
who is on site
and maybe is used to using a clipboard
with the items that need to be punch list
that needs to be fixed.
And so, this essentially iscreating that printout clip
to be used on a clipboard
and it goes perhaps the next step
(45:14):
in that it has the Notesthat have been generated
on that particular clipboard item,
move the electricalsocket from here to here.
- Exactly, exactly.
That's the purpose if I can say like this
of the-- Privileges.
Yeah, so I noticed on that Report
(45:36):
there were some different options.
There was (45:37):
Status Completed; Status Uncompleted.
Could you take us back toNotes and show us perhaps
where the electrician mighthave had been assigned
to an item and as the Stakeholder
and it was Pending or Unresolved
(45:57):
and where they changed the Status?
- Sure.
Okay, so here is a list of the Notes.
If I click this Navigation icon, the
system takes me to this Noteplaced in the X, Y, Z space
in our Matterport scan.
And here in this windowwe can set up or change
(46:22):
the current Status of the Note.
We can also change theStakeholder of the Note,
place some comment at the end of the form.
Those comments are displayedat the bottom here,
and we can change some more things,
because I can replace thelocalization of the Note
(46:43):
using the Menu.
I can turn on or off EmailNotifications for the Note
using this Menu,
but which can be alsohelpful in some situations,
we can Transfer Note between STAGES.
So for example, at the verybeginning of our Project,
(47:04):
I may prepare the emptySTAGE without scans,
place some crucial Notes,
crucial information inthe form of the Notes.
And then when the next STAGESwill appear in the Project,
I can move the Notes to the future STAGE.
And I can do this in the two options.
(47:25):
I can choose the STAGE, ofcourse, to move the Note
and I can move this Note
with keeping the localization in the space
or skip it and just movethe Note to another STAGE.
- So super-powerful thatyou can keep the Note
in the exact position ata different point in time.
(47:48):
So that's cool.
Regarding Status, help me understand
who can change Status
regarding the differentlevels of Permissions?
- I will show you
the different levels of Permissions,
all different Roles which areavailable in our solution.
(48:15):
So first of all we have an Admin.
And Admin is a reallypowerful permission level,
because he can do almost anything
in the Organization, in the Project.
The higher level is only forthe Owner of the Organization
who is able to delete the Organization.
The rest of the possibilities are the same
as in the Admin Role.
(48:38):
- So I understand Adminand I understand Viewer,
Viewer can't touch anything,but can see everything.
- That's right.- Help me understand Basic
and Project Manager.
- Project Manager is almost the same Role,
(48:59):
like the Admin, but limitedto a particular Project.
- Ah, okay.
So the Admin may be able tosee 10 different Projects.
The Project Manager assignedto a specific Project
kind of has Admin Role,
but it's limited tothat particular Project.
(49:21):
- Exactly, exactly what we said.
- And so then how wouldBasic compare to Viewer?
- Basic can do some things in the Project,
but the level of thePermissions in the Basic Role
can be changed.
So for example, in defaultsetup, Basic can create a Note,
(49:43):
can change the Status of his Note,
he can delete his own Note,
but he cannot change anything in the Notes
for the rest of the Users.
In a default setup,
Basic cannot change the Synchronization.
So this is the quite Basic User
which can add some annotations,
(50:04):
add the materials to the Notes,
change the Status of their own Notes,
but cannot touch anyoneelse, materials or Notes
and cannot change theSynchronization of the scans,
cannot change the name of the STAGES
or Project or Organization.
So this is the Basic User,
(50:24):
but the Basic User is avery interesting Role,
because we can change thelevel of the Permissions
for the Basic User per every Project.
So for example,
in one Project the Basic User
cannot change the Synchronization.
But some other Projectscan be set so he can do it.
(50:47):
- So this sounds likethere's yet another Dashboard
you haven't showed us where you get to set
what for example, a Basic person can do.
If I'm hearing you correctly,
is there yet another Dashboard
for setting system Preferencesthat you want to show us?
- You can do this by the levelof the particular Project.
(51:10):
So if I go to the Project Menu,
open the Dashboard of the Project.
- You want to do that right now?
I have you, I just see a side by side,
so I don't see screen share.
Did you want to share yourscreen again and perhaps-
- I'm still sharing.
- Let's see.- I can stop it
(51:32):
and start it once again.
- Yeah, that would be great.
- About now?- Yes.
So I think what I'd like to see
is a screen for system Preferences
where you can show us howthe Roles of an individual
(51:53):
can be assigned within a Project.
- Okay, so once again, here is a view
with the Project list, our Dashboard,
and if I go to the Organization Menu,
I can do some more
with the particularOrganizations and Projects
(52:14):
depending on my Permissions.
In this particular case,the Organization, SIMLAB,
I can take a look at the Users
which are involved in this Organization.
Also, I can create Teams, Ican create Teams templates,
I can take a look at theDescription of the Roles,
(52:38):
I mean the Basic, Adminand Project and so on.
Also there is a Projects Menu here
and I can go to the Project Dashboard
and see some more details,some more Organization details
of this Project.
So I have a list of the Members,
I have the list of thePublic Links and their Teams
(53:00):
and for the User,
I can set up the privileges
for this particular Project.
So we are talking only --
- Yeah, this is the screenthat I was looking for
where it's a very granular-- Exactly.
- I could imagine there'sa Default Setting,
(53:24):
but if I want to override the Default,
this is the screen to do that.
- Yeah, that's right, that's right.
So I can set up almostevery Action in the system
for Basic Users on the Project Level.
- Does this also apply atthe Organization Level?
(53:47):
- No, it's only for the Project Level.
- Okay.
So for a particular Project-- For the Organization Level-
- Yeah, so for a particular Project,
if you want to turn on and off the ability
to change the Status of a Note,
that can be done in that Teams template.
(54:13):
- For example, the Teams template
is more for the bigger groups of Users
with the same level of the Privileges.
But if I would like to change something
for the one single User in my Project,
I can do this from the Project Level
and change this Level of Permissions
using those Menu I just showed you.
(54:34):
- Okay, awesome.
So that would be...
You noticed, let's see,
could I trouble you to takeit off the screen share?
- Sure.- So you noticed,
for example, I'm theelectrician in the field
and I keep changing the Statusto Completed, Completed,
(54:56):
and go, no, it's not Completed.
I don't want to let them do that.
I want them to send me aNote that says it's completed
and as the Project Manager,I'm going to change that item
to say it's Completed.
- Yes, it's possible.
- Okay.
You covered a lot today,
before we say bye, is there anything else
(55:16):
that you want to show or tell us
on how to get started with SIMLAB STAGES?
- I think that I will showyou the most important steps
and features in ourSIMLAB STAGES solution.
We learn how to create an Organization;
set up a Project; add MatterportScans; Synchronized Scans;
(55:39):
also adding the Notes.
And we touched some additional information
and the additional setupof the Organization.
So that should be enough tostart the adventure with STAGES.
- Yeah, I feel like thatby the end of this training
(55:59):
that you've taken us through
that I feel like I have the confidence --
I can go to either the SIMLABwebsite: www.SIMLABinc.com
or specifically theSIMLAB STAGES micro-site:
www.SIM-STAGES.com
(56:20):
and set up an account
and begin using SIMLABSTAGES with confidence.
The only other question --
my last question on this is:
we've been showing theSTAGES as being Matterport,
(56:42):
but you could also add the BIM model;
you could also add a floor plan.
Is there anything different about
how you would sync a BIMmodel to a Matterport tour
or no, it's the same thing,
go find three common pointswithin the BIM model.
go find three common pointswithin the Matterport tour.
(57:03):
Boom, you're synced.
- In general, the way of Synchronization
different types of the components.
I mean the MatterPaks, forexample, IFCs, floor plans
and the other ones are totally the same.
We have to set up three specific points,
mark them on the component unsynchronized,
and then repeat them on the component,
(57:25):
which is already syncedas a reference component.
So this way of Synchronization
for different components is the same.
The main difference is inthe version of the STAGES,
because like I said at thebeginning of the WGAN-TV Podcast,
we are developing STAGES intoweb and desktop versions.
The main differencebetween web and desktop
(57:46):
is that in the web we canhandle only Matterport scans,
in the desktop you can usemuch more; five formats
as a components of the STAGES,like I said: Matterport
MatterPak, BIM, CAD (FBX,SLA, OBJ), PDF, SVG,
and the point clouds in theX, Y, Z and E57 file format.
Those file formats are handled
(58:06):
by our desktop version of SIMLAB STAGES.
- And I could imagine thatthere's a mobile version,
so that if I'm in the fieldand I want to take pictures
and annotate, I can do that.
- You can use it on your mobile devices.
And what is also important,
the desktop version can be used
(58:27):
on the Windows and Mac OS machines
and the web version can be used
on the different mobile devices
on the Android and iOSsystem, there's no problem.
- So if I'm in the field,
let's say I am theelectrician, I did move that
electrical socket from hereto there as was requested
(58:49):
as an open Pending Issue,
I could take a picture showingthat the work has been done
and then annotate theconversation for that place,
that point in that space.
- Yes, it's possible.
- Awesome.
Robert, thanks forbeing on the show today.
(59:10):
- Thank you very much.
- We've been visiting with
SIMLAB STAGES ProductOwner Robert Czarlewski.
For Robert, I'm Dan Smigrod,
Founder of the We Get Around Network Forum
and you've been watchingWGAN-TV Live at 5.
- - Are you thinking aboutadding STAGES by SIMLAB
to your Matterport digital twins?
- - Do you have a clientin the AEC space that uses
Matterport that wants to add STAGES?
- - Would you like adeep dive onboarding demo
of Matterport plus STAGES by SIMLAB?
Stay tuned.
(00:26):
Hi you all. I'm Dan Smigrod,
Founder of the[www.WeGetAroundNetworkForum.com].
Today is Wednesday, September 18th, 2024.
You're watching WGAN-TV Live at 5:
a podcast for digital twin creators
shaping the future of real estate today.
We have an awesome show for you:
How to Get Started with SIMLAB STAGES -
(00:49):
a Deep-Dive Onboarding Training Demo.
Our subject matter expert
is SIMLAB STAGES ProductOwner Robert Czarlewski.
Robert, thanks for being on the show.
- Hi Dan, thank you so muchfor having me on the show.
It's a real pleasure to be here.
I'm grateful for theopportunity to join today.
(01:11):
- Thank you, Robert.
For today's show, we willassume that our Viewers
are already a pro with Matterport
and have watched previousWGAN-TV Podcast shows
about SIMLAB STAGES.
Those are viewable at
www.WGAN.info/SIMLABonWGAN
(01:39):
Robert, by the end of today's show,
what are the highlights of
what we will have learned about how to do
Matterport plus STAGES by SIMLAB?
- Yeah, well the goal of today's session
is to familiarize you withthe key functionalities
of the STAGES, which will help you with
(01:59):
your daily work and improveProject management efficiency.
And if I may, a few words aboutthe agenda prepared by me.
So first of all, a briefpresentation of the existing
project to show you how thecomplete setup looks like in
STAGES. Then a detailedwalkthrough on the Basic
(02:22):
functionalities and heara few words about it.
I would like to tell youabout a completed Project.
Then creating an Organization,creating a Project,
Adding Components, Scan Synchronization,
then adding the Notes,attaching material to Notes,
which is also very important.
sharing your Projects, and at the end,
(02:43):
some additional features and tips.
So that's what I wouldlike to tell you about
during this session.
- That's great.
Can you show us a finishedexample of a Matterport tour
powered by SIMLAB STAGES,
so we kind of know where we'reheaded in today's training?
(03:03):
- Sure, of course.
Let me share my screen and...- Great.
And while Robert is sharing his screen,
a couple of websites:
www.SIMLABinc.com is the home website.
You can also go to theSIMLAB STAGES microsite:
www.SIM-STAGES.com
(03:25):
And again to see previousepisodes of WGAN-TV Podcast,
it's (03:30):
www.WGAN.info/SIMLABonWGAN
Great, I'm looking at your screen.
- Great, so as you can see,
I'm displaying at this momentthe web version of STAGES,
because as you probably know,
in SIMLAB we are developingtwo versions, web and desktop.
(03:52):
And during today's session,
I would like to focus on theweb version of the STAGES.
I will mention the differences
between those two versions a bit later,
but right now using the web version,
I would like to show youa Project that is ready.
And I will use the Project
showing our office here in Poland.
(04:13):
So after clicking on thetitle on the Dashboard system
takes you directly to the Project.
So you can see the list of the STAGES
with the dates of the creationwith the simple filters
and some additional features.
(04:33):
But the most important partsare placed here in this view,
because we have three tabs:
STAGE Info, Notes and Matterport.
So if I click the Matterport,
which is probably themost interesting for you,
you will see the Matterport scans
of our office here.
So that's how it works.
(04:54):
We can move through it.
And in this view, I mean onthe top of the Matterport scan
we placed the threemost important features:
the Time-Line, which is available here.
So using the Time-Line we caneasily jump between STAGES
and see the differences between them.
(05:16):
Then we have a Compare View button
which allows the User toeasily compare the differences
between STAGES in one view,
and the last, but not least,
our Issue Manager
or our tool for Communication
(05:37):
with the rest of theUsers involved in Project,
I mean the annotations.
So this is the Project that is ready.
As you can see, I can easilymove through the scan,
I can jump between the particular STAGES
and that's how the completedProject looks like.
(05:59):
The most important thing Iguess is the Synchronization,
which allows us to keepthe same point of view
when we jump between different STAGES:
that's because of ourSynchronization mechanism.
(06:22):
Of course, there is a tab with the Notes,
this tab lists all the Notes
and Issues placed in a particular STAGE
and the STAGE info containsthe information about
this particular STAGE.
Some information shortresume about the number
of the Notes and Issues
and the list of the components added
to the particular STAGE.
(06:45):
Dan, any questions about this part? Would
you like to see some more?- Actually, it sounds great.
Yes, Robert, it lookslike what you showed me
are three key features of SIMLAB STAGES.
First, the Time-Line feature,
second, a Split Screen (06:58):
compare
Matterport at one point of time
to Matterport shot at adifferent point of time.
Three, was the Communications features
and then I think as an addedbonus, you showed Notes.
So I'm expecting that bythe end of today's training
(07:20):
I'll know how to create all that
on the SIMLAB STAGES backend.
- Exactly, exactly.
That's the goal of our our training today.
Okay, so as I understandwe can move forward
and start working with our Project.
Let me log out from this session
(07:42):
and I will start with aquite new and fresh account.
Okay, so this is a new account.
It's totally empty.
As you can see, thereare no Organizations,
there are no Projects.
And the first thing we have to do
(08:03):
to start working withSTAGES, with your scans
and the rest of the materials,
you have to create an Organization.
And this is a very importantstep, because of two reasons.
First of all, Organizationis a kind of workspace.
When you will place your Projects,
your all detailed information.
(08:23):
So without Organization,you will not be able
to do anything in STAGES.
The second thing is that if someone
decides to buy a SIMLABSTAGES subscription plan,
that this User has to remember,
that the subscriptionplan is by Organization.
So that's why creating anOrganization is very important
(08:44):
and in most cases
it's required to workwith STAGES by SIMLAB.
Creating an Organization is quite simple,
because you can do this in two ways.
We can click a button (08:55):
Add Project
and then we get the information
that first we have tocreate an Organization,
then we go to the Organization button
or we can also go tothe Organizations Menu
and here click thebutton: Add Organization.
Let's name it (09:12):
test.org
- Robert, would it be helpfulto think about an Organization
if I'm using SIMLAB STAGES,
because I own many different buildings,
am I thinking aboutwhether this is building 1
(09:33):
as an Organization or not.- No.
- I'm thinking about it,
this is my company andI'll be inviting people
to my Organization to view our Projects.
- You should consider theOrganization in STAGES,
like your company,
because in Organization youcan put a lot of Projects.
(09:55):
So you are creating anOrganization as a kind of container
for your Projects.
- Okay, I'm clear on that.
- As you saw, I just createdan Organization named test.org
and then you can equip this Organization
with some additional information.
(10:15):
With the description, youcan add the picture for it
and here is the Menu withsome additional items,
Users, OrganizationRoles, Teams and so on.
But to create a Project, anOrganization must be set up.
We just did it.
So we can go to the next step,which is creating a Project.
(10:38):
So I'm getting back to the Projects Menu,
then I can click on thebutton: Add Project.
Now I have to choose the Organization
which will carry theProject from the selector
and we have another window
with the forms to create a Project.
So I will put the nameof the Project right now.
(11:05):
Okay, there is a field for aDescription of the Project.
We can add a picture forit for easier recognition
and then we can also put theaddress for the location.
This is the part integratedwith Google Maps.
So I can do somethinglike this, for example,
(11:31):
Confirm, and our Project is created,
but the Project is empty at this moment.
To add the content to theProject, we have to add the STAGES
and add the scans to it.
So the next step, I'mgetting back once more maybe,
we have to click theTile on our Dashboard,
(11:54):
to open the Project andthen we can add the STAGES.
Adding STAGES is also very simple, because
all you have to do is toclick on the button Add STAGE,
then put the name ofthe STAGE that it may be
something else.
Phase 1, we have tochoose the proper date.
(12:15):
This date is important,
because in most cases this is the date
of the scanning session of the space.
- So if I'm doing construction progress,
I might have a STAGE is week 1,
a STAGE is week 2, a STAGE is week 3,
(12:37):
and I would put the actual dates.
- Exactly.- There might also be
a BIM model, for example,
and we assign that to a date.
So it's essentially, Icould think of STAGES
as being when I scan or whenthat BIM model is available
or when that floor plan was last done.
- That's right, that's right,there is no one single rule,
(12:59):
how often do the scans, becauseit depends on the situation.
You can do this once a week, once a month.
There is no one recipe if I can say this
for such a situation.
But yes, every STAGE is some kind of Phase
of the Project.
(13:19):
So I just add the one STAGE,then I will add the next one.
So we just create theseSTAGES in our Project.
But those STAGES-- Well, I'm confused there.
It looks like the dates arekind of backwards there. I
(13:45):
would think of February or maybeI have the dates backwards.
I think that that's February9th or is that September 2nd?
Help me out,
because I think it-- September 2nd.
It's a European date format.
- Ah, okay.
So for clarificationfor our U.S. audience,
Phase 2 is actually 09 is September,
(14:09):
02 is the second date.
So Phase 2 is actuallySeptember 2nd, 2024.
Phase 1 is July 3rd, 2024.
- Exactly.- The dates are handled
a little bit differently in Europe
than they are in the United States.
- Now we have to equip ourSTAGES with Matterport scans.
(14:29):
To do this, we have to go tothe Menu Add Component here
and as you can see, wecan add Matterport scans
about this particular STAGE.
I have to open my Note andcopy the link for this,
for the Matterport scan.
(14:54):
So we can choose if you would like to use
public or private scan,
then we have to put thename for this component,
STAGE 1, for example.
And in the last field we haveto put the link to this scan.
Great, and one small remark.
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During this process and duringall the work with the scans,
we are not downloadingthe scans to our solution.
As you can see, we're only linking it.
So the scans are kept safein the Matterport Cloud,
we are just taking the link
and putting it into our solution.
In the same way,
I will put the componentin a Phase 2 STAGE.
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So I will copy the hyperlink.
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- I see there's a gap there in the URL.
- Yeah.
I have to go back to this inthe document and copy this.
Just give me a second.
- Oh, there is a gap onthat copy and paste there.
- Yeah.
Okay, so the second componentto our STAGE 2 is added.
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So we have an Organization,we have a Project,
we have a STAGE in the Project
and in every STAGE we haveadded Matterport scans.
And now a very important step,
because to get the effectof the Synchronization,
I mean to get the Time-Line
and the Compare View,
we have to synchronizethe scans one to another.
But in the first step
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we have to choose ourReference Matterport scan.
This one, this scan will be the Reference
for the rest of the Matterport scans.
And to do this, we have tomark this Matterport scan
as Synchronized manually.
To do this, we have to goto the Menu under three dots
here next to the component
and choose Set as Synchronized.
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As you can see the label ofthe components change to green
and there is information on the synced.
And that means that we cango to the Matterport tab
and see what the component looks like.
Yep, that's our first Matterportscan on our first STAGE.
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Great.
Now we can go to the next STAGE
and Synchronize this scanwith the previous one.
To do this, you have to go tothe Menu under the three dots
and choose the option Synchronize.
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The process of Synchronizationis quite easy in fact,
because all you have to do is to pick up
three specific pointson the Matterport scan,
which is not Synchronized, mark them,
and then repeat the process on the scan,
which is already synced.
So I will do this at this moment, okay?
Okay.
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There's one point,
second,
and the last one
we will place here.
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So we mark three specificpoints on the Matterport scan,
which is currently not Synchronized.
Now we have to choose thescan of our Reference scan
to proceed with the Synchronization.
So I have to click the Next Step button
and choose the Matterport scan,
the STAGE which is already Synchronized.
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We have to accept thiscomponent for Synchronization
and repeat the process withmarking the specific points
on the Matterport scan.
So the first one was here,
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the second one's here
and the last was here.
Now we have to accept the Sync.
And as you can see,
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the second STAGE
is already labeled Synced.
So both of them are Synchronized.
The best way to check ifthe Synchronization is okay
is to use the Split Screen
or the Compare View option.
So I will go to the Matterport tab
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and from here I will startour Compare View tool.
Everything seems to be okaywith the Synchronization.
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We can go through the Matterport scan
and on both panos we seethe same area of our object.
So everything's okaywith the Synchronization.
- Robert, would a best practice be
to try and have Matterport scan points
be in the same identicallocation over time
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or it's not necessary?
If you can, it's great,but it's not necessary.
- No, no, it's not necessary.
The best advice I can give you
is to place the specific points
for Synchronization mechanisms,
so far away as is possible.
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That's why I placed it on adifferent end of our building.
The farthest away
the better.- For clarification.
Yeah, for clarificationfor the Synchronization,
in order to do thisside-by-side Split Screen view,
I'll have the most success
of picking three locations in Phase 1
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and that are as far apart as possible.
And then selecting thoseidentical locations
in the next Phase or thenext Matterport scan,
in order to have this, theside-by-side Split Screen view
be as best as possible.
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- Exactly.- Okay.
- Exactly.- I'm clear on that.
That's great.- Great.
So our Matterport scans
are Synchronized,
Organization is createdand Project and so on.
So I think we can go to the next feature.
I would like to tell you,I mean, adding the Notes.
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To add the Notes or Issuesor any other information,
we have to click the + button
here at the bottom of the screen
and the Notes form will open.
And here we have some fields
to put some additional information.
But first of all, I would like to show you
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how to place the marker ofthe Note in the X, Y, Z space.
To do this, we have to go tothe Menu under three dots here,
click the, Assign a New Location
in place of the marker of our Notes
when you want it be, okay?
Now we can change the title of the Note.
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For example, electrical.
Oh, sorry.
So let it be like this.
Then we have to choose ifit'll be Information or Issue.
In case of Issue, wecan also set up a Status
for this Issue.
It can be Pending, In Progress,Resolved or Unresolved.
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Let it be in Progress.
The next selector is a Stakeholder.
Stakeholder is a very important part,
because we understand theStakeholder for the Note
as a person which will be responsible
for fixing the problem,
for providing requiredinformation in general
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for taking care of the Issue, right?
Okay, I have to repeat the process,
because I clicked the Cancel button.
Yeah, that will be okay.
So as the Stakeholder.
I can drop down the selector
and choose someone from the Users
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which are involved in the Project.
There is a field for aDescription of the Note.
So for example,
please place a socket
here.
Confirm.
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And when we can also add some media,
some attachments to our Note
to make them more understandable.
So if I click the Add Attachment here,
you will see that I can adda picture from the hard disk
of my computer, I can add avideo, I can add different docs.
Let's do this, I will add a picture.
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Every added picture to the Note
will be displayed in the Photo tab,
but also I can add documents, for example,
an operation manual orsomething like this.
So I can also add it here.
And these documents willappear here in the Docs Tab.
And it can be downloaded or,of course, can be deleted.
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Also, we can add an audiofile from our hard disk.
We can record audio for example.
"Hey guys, please fix this problem,
the customer will visit us tomorrow,
everything must be working."
Now I can add the title, save it,
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and the voice memo is placedhere in the Audio tab.
The last position on thelist of the attachments
is the screenshot.
And this is quiteinteresting in my opinion,
because I can take ascreenshot of the view
on the screen,
but also, I can take a screenshot
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and draw on it.
So I can additionallyleave some information
on the screenshot.
With this slider, I can choosethe thickness of the line.
I can pick up the color for the drawing.
I can do something like this, for example,
I would like to be placed over here.
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If I click the Save button,
the screenshot with my manual annotations
will be placed in a Photo tab.
Last field in the Note form is a comment.
So I can leave theinformation here for example,
"already done"
and my comment appears here at the bottom.
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I would like to tell you a fewmore details about the Note,
because this is one ofthe most important tools
in our solution and why we call the Notes
a feature for Communication.
In this Menu under three dots,
there are a few options
like Assigning Location, Changing Title.
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We can transfer Note between STAGES,
we can delete Note or copy the URL Note
to send via email for example.
But also, we can turnon Email Notifications.
If we turn on this option,the small icon on the
envelope we'll appear here.
That means that for this particular Note,
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Email Notification willbe sent to the Stakeholder
and to me as an Author of the Note.
Every change in this particularNote will be confirmed
with the Email Notification.
So that's the way of theCommunication tool using Notes and
they are built-in mechanismsof the Notifications.
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Okay, let's add some more Notes
for example here.
- Well, I think this feature
is placed-based Communications.
So we're talking abouta particular location --
at a particular point in time --
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to facilitate Communicationson perhaps something
that needs to be changed, fixed, Noted
by the Stakeholder withinthis particular Project.
- That's right.- So the Stakeholders might be
the architect, the construction manager,
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construction foreman,
the safety manager,
whoever is involved in this Project,
it's a way to have a conversationwithin the Matterport tour
using SIMLAB STAGES as anoverlay to the Matterport.
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- Yep, that's right.
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Okay, so we prepared someNotes in our Project,
in our STAGE.
Those Notes are listedhere in the Notes tab.
As you can see, the Notestab is equipped with
the Search tool, so I cansearch via phrase for example.
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Great.
And what is also important,
the Notes tab displayed the Note's name
outdoor date of the modification.
But on the end of the linewith the Note information
is a small icon of the navigation. If
I click this icon, the systemtakes me directly to this Note
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placed in the X, Y, Z space.
That's how it works.
Okay, so we have a Projectinside the Organization,
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we have a Projectequipped with the STAGES.
STAGES are equipped withthe Matterport scans.
We put some Notes in the Matterport scans
and the Split Screen toolshows us the difference
between different STAGES
and also we can use the Time-Line,
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because the process ofSynchronization is okay.
So that's how it works,
the most important toolsin STAGES by SIMLAB.
Dan, do you have any Menu?
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- On the location of a Note,
so I could imagine in aProject there could be dozens,
hundreds, or even thousands of Notes.
So this is a way to find your,
let's say, you want to see all the Issues
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that are related to the Author,in this case you, Robert,
but that may have been the safety manager.
Show me everything on the safety manager,
show me everything regarding electrical,
show me everything regarding plumbing,
show me everything regarding mechanical.
So what I'm seeing isa very robust platform
(32:22):
for Communication that letsme quickly locate the Issues
that are important to me.
And frankly, it might be I'mconsidered the Stakeholder
and therefore those are the ones
I really want to pay attention to.
And as I quickly locate wherethat particular Issue is
in the building, I candeal with that Issue
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and then write a Note back
to say that I've completed,
I've moved the electric socket,
or I've placed the electric socket
or I've removed something.
So far, what I've seen you show
is how to set up an Organization,how to set up a Project,
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how to set up a Time-Line,
how to annotate a space,
how to look at a Matterport tour
in a Split Screen view
in order, to perhaps,compare construction progress
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from week 1 to week 3.
- Exactly.
And the next thing I wouldlike to tell you about
is the Sharing the Project,
because we are telling allour customers and Users
that there is a possibility to cooperate
in one Project for different people,
different groups of Users.
And Sharing the Project is a functionality
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which is placed in the Organization tab.
So here we have a Menu of Users,
where I can add new Users.
And what is important, Ican add those new Users
to my Organization, to my Project
with different levels of Permissions.
I will switch off to another
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account here,
because this one is quite new
without any additional licenses assigned.
But for example here, ifI go to the Organizations,
if I add the button, I clickthe button, Add New User,
you will see that the new form appear
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when I can place the emailaddress of the person
I would like to invite,
then I can choose the level ofthe Permission for the person
and at least I can choose the Project
I would like to invitethis particular person.
And what is important in this part,
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if I would like to invitesomeone as an Admin
to my Organization and to my Project,
such a person will see allthe Projects by default.
For Admin, there are nolimitations for the Project.
But if I choose the Project Manager,
the Basic or even Viewer,
I can also choose the particular Project
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I would like to invite to such a person.
So this is very important to remember
that if I invite someone as an Admin,
he will be able to see all theProjects in my Organization.
The Viewer Role is quite specific,
because to invite someoneas a Viewer, you don't
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need to buy a special STAGESlicense for this person.
The Viewer can see the Project,
the Viewer can see thedetails of the Project,
can see the content of theNotes, can use Time-Lines,
Split Screen, but cannotchange anything. That's why
such a Role doesn't need aspecial SIMLAB STAGES license.
You can invite as manypeople that you want
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using the Viewer Role.
Sharing of the Project is alsoavailable from another level
if I can say like this.
I mean, and now we are touching on
some additional features
which are also on our list of the topics.
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Because if I go to the Project
in the Organization's Menu
and choose from the Menuunder the three dots,
Project Dashboard, you willsee that there are three tabs:
Members, Teams and the Public Links.
The Public Links are a feature
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for easy sharing of the Project,
but the receiver of the link
doesn't need to createan account in STAGES,
doesn't need to log in, just open the link
and see what's inside.
So I can copy this link right now,
open the next window, putthe link on the address bar
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and I can see the Project.
And the Time-Line and CompareView are also available
in a Public Link mode.
But you have to know that
in the Public Link we can seeonly the Matterport scans,
we cannot see the Notes,
you cannot see thecontent of the Note. It's
just for browsing theMatterport scans of our Project.
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So that's how the Public Links work.
And if you Would you like tosee some additional features,
I would also like to show yousome non-obvious possibilities
of the STAGES by SIMLAB.
If I click the Login icon here,
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there's also a small Menu
and I can choose the Personal Settings.
And here in Personal Settings
we can do some additional setup
of our Organization in STAGES.
First of all, we can choose the language
we would like to use in our Organization.
At this moment it can beEnglish, Japanese, Polish,
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Spanish, and Deutsche (German).
The next step is appearance.
And here we can choose if youwould like to use Light Mode
or maybe Dark Mode.
Also, we can set up thetype of the Time-Line:
Simplified and Detailed.
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In the next step we can set up the units.
I mean we can use theMetric system or Imperial.
And at the end of the options
is a Calendar Format,
where you can choose the Europeanand American date format.
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I will switch to the Light Mode one.
Okay, so those are the most important
features of STAGES by SIMLAB.
The most crucial features,if I can say like this.
Without those steps, you cannot use STAGES
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in a normal way, if I can say.
- Oh, so just to confirm,what you've shown us so far
are the Basic features of SIMLAB STAGES.
You showed us how tocreate an Organization;
how to create a Project;
how to add Components,such as a Matterport scan
to a Project (Matterport scans);
you showed us MatterportScan Synchronization;
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how to add Notes; how toattach material to Notes
such as a photo, a video, a screenshot;
annotate a screenshot and video.
And then you also showed ushow to share Projects. I think
that the next things you weregoing to show us, Robert,
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were some additionalfeatures, some tips and tricks
including Generating Reports;generating Public Links
and System Preferences.
- Yes, I already told youabout the Public Link,
but I will show it once again.
So we have to go to the Organizations tab,
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choose our Organization,and go to the Projects.
And for an interesting Project
we can choose the Project Dashboard.
And here is a tab with the Public Link.
Creating a Public Link is quite easy,
because all you have to do isclick the button, New Link,
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set the name,
then you can choose
if the link should be always active
or maybe active until a specific date.
Let it be active.
And at the last position you can choose
the type of the Time-Linewhich will be displayed
on the Public Link.
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So if I click the Generate Link, okay,
it's generates that.
Now I can copy this link
and open it in a new window.
- And Robert, how is thatPublic Link different
from inviting someone as a Viewer?
What would be the differentscenarios you would use?
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Generate Public Linkor invite as a Viewer?
- The main difference between Public Link
and inviting someone as a Viewer
is that in the Public Linkmode you cannot see the Notes,
you cannot see the Notes,
you cannot see the details of the Project,
cannot see the detailsof the Organization.
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You can just browse the Matterport scans
placed on the particular STAGES
and use our tools: Time-Line and Compare View. (42:15):
undefined
The Viewer Role allows theUser to see more details
so they can click on the Note icon
and see all the contentplaced in the Note.
That's the main difference.
What is also interesting,a Public Link can be used
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as a kind of marketing material,
because you can put thePublic Link in something
called the iFrame andplace it in your website,
so we can show results of your work
for all interestedpeople via your website.
That's the main differences
and usage, if I can say likethis for the Public Link.
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- Okay.- Cool.
- I'm clear on that.- This was the Public Link,
but also I would like to tell you about
the Generating Report, whichis related to the Notes.
To generate a Report,
we are still operatingin the Organizations tab
and from the same Menuat the end of the line
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with the Project, we can choosethe option Generate Report.
If I click this option,
you will see that I cangenerate this Report
under different criteria.
So I can set up thedate range for the Notes
or I can set up the STAGES,
I can use every particularSTAGE to create a Report
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or Select All, for example.
And also, I can usesome additional filters.
So for example, I can generate a Report
only with Unresolved Status.
And if I click the Generate button,
the system will prepare theReport in the background,
it will be prepared in a PDF file format.
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So you can download it,
print it as a part ofProject documentation
or send it via emailor something like this.
And you can browse this Report
as you can see in the Notesequipped with the pictures,
those pictures also placed in the Report.
There is a description, Status and so on.
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So this is the tool for documentation
of the Project in progress.
- So just for clarificationon that Report, Robert,
this might be generating a PDF
for an electrician
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who is on site
and maybe is used to using a clipboard
with the items that need to be punch list
that needs to be fixed.
And so, this essentially iscreating that printout clip
to be used on a clipboard
and it goes perhaps the next step
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in that it has the Notesthat have been generated
on that particular clipboard item,
move the electricalsocket from here to here.
- Exactly, exactly.
That's the purpose if I can say like this
of the-- Privileges.
Yeah, so I noticed on that Report
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there were some different options.
There was (45:37):
Status Completed; Status Uncompleted.
Could you take us back toNotes and show us perhaps
where the electrician mighthave had been assigned
to an item and as the Stakeholder
and it was Pending or Unresolved
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and where they changed the Status?
- Sure.
Okay, so here is a list of the Notes.
If I click this Navigation icon, the
system takes me to this Noteplaced in the X, Y, Z space
in our Matterport scan.
And here in this windowwe can set up or change
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the current Status of the Note.
We can also change theStakeholder of the Note,
place some comment at the end of the form.
Those comments are displayedat the bottom here,
and we can change some more things,
because I can replace thelocalization of the Note
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using the Menu.
I can turn on or off EmailNotifications for the Note
using this Menu,
but which can be alsohelpful in some situations,
we can Transfer Note between STAGES.
So for example, at the verybeginning of our Project,
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I may prepare the emptySTAGE without scans,
place some crucial Notes,
crucial information inthe form of the Notes.
And then when the next STAGESwill appear in the Project,
I can move the Notes to the future STAGE.
And I can do this in the two options.
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I can choose the STAGE, ofcourse, to move the Note
and I can move this Note
with keeping the localization in the space
or skip it and just movethe Note to another STAGE.
- So super-powerful thatyou can keep the Note
in the exact position ata different point in time.
(47:48):
So that's cool.
Regarding Status, help me understand
who can change Status
regarding the differentlevels of Permissions?
- I will show you
the different levels of Permissions,
all different Roles which areavailable in our solution.
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So first of all we have an Admin.
And Admin is a reallypowerful permission level,
because he can do almost anything
in the Organization, in the Project.
The higher level is only forthe Owner of the Organization
who is able to delete the Organization.
The rest of the possibilities are the same
as in the Admin Role.
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- So I understand Adminand I understand Viewer,
Viewer can't touch anything,but can see everything.
- That's right.- Help me understand Basic
and Project Manager.
- Project Manager is almost the same Role,
(48:59):
like the Admin, but limitedto a particular Project.
- Ah, okay.
So the Admin may be able tosee 10 different Projects.
The Project Manager assignedto a specific Project
kind of has Admin Role,
but it's limited tothat particular Project.
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- Exactly, exactly what we said.
- And so then how wouldBasic compare to Viewer?
- Basic can do some things in the Project,
but the level of thePermissions in the Basic Role
can be changed.
So for example, in defaultsetup, Basic can create a Note,
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can change the Status of his Note,
he can delete his own Note,
but he cannot change anything in the Notes
for the rest of the Users.
In a default setup,
Basic cannot change the Synchronization.
So this is the quite Basic User
which can add some annotations,
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add the materials to the Notes,
change the Status of their own Notes,
but cannot touch anyoneelse, materials or Notes
and cannot change theSynchronization of the scans,
cannot change the name of the STAGES
or Project or Organization.
So this is the Basic User,
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but the Basic User is avery interesting Role,
because we can change thelevel of the Permissions
for the Basic User per every Project.
So for example,
in one Project the Basic User
cannot change the Synchronization.
But some other Projectscan be set so he can do it.
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- So this sounds likethere's yet another Dashboard
you haven't showed us where you get to set
what for example, a Basic person can do.
If I'm hearing you correctly,
is there yet another Dashboard
for setting system Preferencesthat you want to show us?
- You can do this by the levelof the particular Project.
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So if I go to the Project Menu,
open the Dashboard of the Project.
- You want to do that right now?
I have you, I just see a side by side,
so I don't see screen share.
Did you want to share yourscreen again and perhaps-
- I'm still sharing.
- Let's see.- I can stop it
(51:32):
and start it once again.
- Yeah, that would be great.
- About now?- Yes.
So I think what I'd like to see
is a screen for system Preferences
where you can show us howthe Roles of an individual
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can be assigned within a Project.
- Okay, so once again, here is a view
with the Project list, our Dashboard,
and if I go to the Organization Menu,
I can do some more
with the particularOrganizations and Projects
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depending on my Permissions.
In this particular case,the Organization, SIMLAB,
I can take a look at the Users
which are involved in this Organization.
Also, I can create Teams, Ican create Teams templates,
I can take a look at theDescription of the Roles,
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I mean the Basic, Adminand Project and so on.
Also there is a Projects Menu here
and I can go to the Project Dashboard
and see some more details,some more Organization details
of this Project.
So I have a list of the Members,
I have the list of thePublic Links and their Teams
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and for the User,
I can set up the privileges
for this particular Project.
So we are talking only --
- Yeah, this is the screenthat I was looking for
where it's a very granular-- Exactly.
- I could imagine there'sa Default Setting,
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but if I want to override the Default,
this is the screen to do that.
- Yeah, that's right, that's right.
So I can set up almostevery Action in the system
for Basic Users on the Project Level.
- Does this also apply atthe Organization Level?
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- No, it's only for the Project Level.
- Okay.
So for a particular Project-- For the Organization Level-
- Yeah, so for a particular Project,
if you want to turn on and off the ability
to change the Status of a Note,
that can be done in that Teams template.
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- For example, the Teams template
is more for the bigger groups of Users
with the same level of the Privileges.
But if I would like to change something
for the one single User in my Project,
I can do this from the Project Level
and change this Level of Permissions
using those Menu I just showed you.
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- Okay, awesome.
So that would be...
You noticed, let's see,
could I trouble you to takeit off the screen share?
- Sure.- So you noticed,
for example, I'm theelectrician in the field
and I keep changing the Statusto Completed, Completed,
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and go, no, it's not Completed.
I don't want to let them do that.
I want them to send me aNote that says it's completed
and as the Project Manager,I'm going to change that item
to say it's Completed.
- Yes, it's possible.
- Okay.
You covered a lot today,
before we say bye, is there anything else
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that you want to show or tell us
on how to get started with SIMLAB STAGES?
- I think that I will showyou the most important steps
and features in ourSIMLAB STAGES solution.
We learn how to create an Organization;
set up a Project; add MatterportScans; Synchronized Scans;
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also adding the Notes.
And we touched some additional information
and the additional setupof the Organization.
So that should be enough tostart the adventure with STAGES.
- Yeah, I feel like thatby the end of this training
(55:59):
that you've taken us through
that I feel like I have the confidence --
I can go to either the SIMLABwebsite: www.SIMLABinc.com
or specifically theSIMLAB STAGES micro-site:
www.SIM-STAGES.com
(56:20):
and set up an account
and begin using SIMLABSTAGES with confidence.
The only other question --
my last question on this is:
we've been showing theSTAGES as being Matterport,
(56:42):
but you could also add the BIM model;
you could also add a floor plan.
Is there anything different about
how you would sync a BIMmodel to a Matterport tour
or no, it's the same thing,
go find three common pointswithin the BIM model.
go find three common pointswithin the Matterport tour.
(57:03):
Boom, you're synced.
- In general, the way of Synchronization
different types of the components.
I mean the MatterPaks, forexample, IFCs, floor plans
and the other ones are totally the same.
We have to set up three specific points,
mark them on the component unsynchronized,
and then repeat them on the component,
(57:25):
which is already syncedas a reference component.
So this way of Synchronization
for different components is the same.
The main difference is inthe version of the STAGES,
because like I said at thebeginning of the WGAN-TV Podcast,
we are developing STAGES intoweb and desktop versions.
The main differencebetween web and desktop
(57:46):
is that in the web we canhandle only Matterport scans,
in the desktop you can usemuch more; five formats
as a components of the STAGES,like I said: Matterport
MatterPak, BIM, CAD (FBX,SLA, OBJ), PDF, SVG,
and the point clouds in theX, Y, Z and E57 file format.
Those file formats are handled
(58:06):
by our desktop version of SIMLAB STAGES.
- And I could imagine thatthere's a mobile version,
so that if I'm in the fieldand I want to take pictures
and annotate, I can do that.
- You can use it on your mobile devices.
And what is also important,
the desktop version can be used
(58:27):
on the Windows and Mac OS machines
and the web version can be used
on the different mobile devices
on the Android and iOSsystem, there's no problem.
- So if I'm in the field,
let's say I am theelectrician, I did move that
electrical socket from hereto there as was requested
(58:49):
as an open Pending Issue,
I could take a picture showingthat the work has been done
and then annotate theconversation for that place,
that point in that space.
- Yes, it's possible.
- Awesome.
Robert, thanks forbeing on the show today.
(59:10):
- Thank you very much.
- We've been visiting with
SIMLAB STAGES ProductOwner Robert Czarlewski.
For Robert, I'm Dan Smigrod,
Founder of the We Get Around Network Forum
and you've been watchingWGAN-TV Live at 5.
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