Settings controls what is drawn in the viewport and on the plan. It is one panel with up to twelve categories, and it is the answer to most “why can’t I see…” questions in SiteView.
The most important thing about this panel: you will not always see all twelve categories. A category appears only when the project has the data behind it. If work areas have never been set up, there is no Work Areas category. If there is no drone data, there is no Orthomosaic, no Ground Control Points and no Flight Path. A short Settings list is not a fault and not a permission problem — it is a project that has not been given that kind of data yet.
The twelve categories
They are grouped, and the grouping is worth knowing because it tells you what kind of thing you are switching on: Markups (things people added), Designs (things the project was planned against), Reality Captures (what the cameras and the drone produced) and Others.
| Category | What it controls | Appears when |
|---|---|---|
| MARKUPS | ||
| SpatialNotes | Whether note pins are drawn, and on which surfaces | Always |
| Measurements | Whether saved measurements are drawn | Always |
| DESIGNS | ||
| Reference Plans | Which plan is shown, its opacity, its colour, and which level it is pinned to | A plan has been uploaded |
| Work Areas | Whether work-area boundaries are drawn | Work areas have been set up |
| Grid Lines | Whether the structural grid is drawn | A grid has been defined |
| REALITY CAPTURES | ||
| Pano Bubbles | Whether waypoint markers are drawn, and how big | Always |
| 3D Maps | How the 3D data is rendered — including point cloud | 3D data has been processed |
| Orthomosaic Images | The flat drone image layer, with an opacity control | Drone data exists |
| Ground Control Points | GCP markers | Drone data with GCPs exists |
| Flight Path | The path the drone flew | Drone data exists |
| OTHERS | ||
| Public Share | The share link for this view, and who can reach it | Always |
| Integrations | Third-party layers — ArcGIS, Matterport, iTwin | An integration is connected |
Two projects, two different lists — which is the rule, demonstrated. A building project with no drone data and no work areas shows six categories: SpatialNotes, Reference Plans, Pano Bubbles, 3D Maps, Public Share, Integrations. A drone project shows a different six: Reference Plans, 3D Maps, Orthomosaic Images, Flight Path, Public Share, Integrations. Neither shows all twelve, and neither is missing anything.
The full list is now observed, and it is twelve. The dev mockup’s Settings panel shows all twelve in the four groups above — which independently confirms the count the enhancement scope gives, and closes two rows that had never been seen anywhere: Measurements and Ground Control Points. The observed drone project shows no GCP category because that project has no GCPs, not because the category does not exist.
What each panel looks like
Most categories are a toggle and a control or two — a slider for size or opacity, a colour swatch, a dropdown for which item to show. Reference Plans is the largest: it picks the plan, sets its opacity and colour, and chooses which level it belongs to.
Two things that are not here
- Connecting an integration is not done here. This panel turns an already-connected layer on and off; setting one up is in the Integrations articles.
- Setting up work areas, grids and reference plans is project administration, not a viewer setting. This panel only shows what already exists.