Introduction

CupixCapture is the CupixWorks mobile app for capturing site conditions with a 360° camera and uploading them to CupixWorks. It covers the whole job in the field: pick the project, the building and the level, record with the camera, add PhotoNotes and VoiceNotes as you go, and upload.

New in CupixWorks 5.0: a project can hold several buildings, each with its own levels. You choose the building and the level before you capture, and the capture is filed under exactly that building and level.

Install and sign in

1. Search for the app in the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android) and install it.
2. Open the app and sign in: enter your Team URL, then your email and password. Check that the Region at the top right is correct before signing in.
3. Enter the verification code sent to your email to finish two-step verification.

Choose where you are capturing

After sign-in the main page lists everything you can capture in the current project, grouped by place: the Site first (site plans, orthomosaics and the map), then each building with its levels. Every row is a reference plan with its own Capture button.

1. Project name - tap it to switch projects.
2. Settings - account, upload method and the Activity list.
3. Site - plans and maps that cover the whole site.
4. Capture - starts a capture on that plan.

Switch project

Tap the project name at the top. Projects lists every project you belong to; search by name and tap one to open it.

1. Search for projects - finds a project by name.
2. The current project - ticked.

Choose the building and the level

1. Scroll to the building group and tap its name (here Dormitory B). Choose Building lists every building in the project; pick the one you are in.
2. The building's levels appear under it, each with the reference plan it uses.
3. Tap Capture on the level you are about to capture.

Choose Building - every building in the project; pick the one you are standing in.

1. The building - tap to open Choose Building.
2. A level and its plan - each level lists the reference plan the capture is drawn on.
3. Capture - starts a capture on this level.

Start a capture

The capture start screen shows the level's plan, drawn over the map when the project is geo-referenced. The building, level and plan are at the top; tap them to switch.

1. Building / level and plan - tap to switch level or plan.
2. Map controls - satellite view, rotate the plan in 45 degree steps, and show or hide navigation arrows.
3. Heatmap - shows where this level has already been captured.
4. Reposition - back to your current location.
5. Capture - choose the capture method next.
6. Coverage Heatmap - warmer colours were captured more; illustrative image.
7. Date Range - the capture dates the heatmap counts.

Control	What it does
Satellite view	Switches the base map between the plan and satellite imagery, to plan where to start.
Rotation	Rotates the plan in 45° steps.
Arrows	Shows or hides the navigation arrows.
Reposition	Returns to your current location on the plan or map.
Heatmap	The Coverage Heatmap colours the parts of the level already captured, warmer where captured more. The Date Range chooses which capture dates it counts, so you can plan the next capture.

Choose the capture method

Tap Capture, then pick the method and tap Next.

1. Choose Capture Method - 3D Map (recommended), 360 Tour, 360 Photos; VideoDrive appears when its Beta feature is on.
2. Set this method as the default selection - skips this step next time.

Set the start point

Drag the plan until Start here sits where you are standing, then tap Confirm Start Point. The method you chose is shown at the top; Change switches it.

1. Capture Method - the method you chose; Change switches it.
2. Start here - drag the plan so the pin sits where you are.
3. Confirm Start Point - fixes the start point and connects the camera.

Connect the camera

1. Turn on the 360° camera and wait about 20 seconds. The app finds nearby cameras by itself.
2. Select the camera and tap Connect, then join the camera's Wi-Fi network: Join on iOS, Allow or Connect on Android.
3. Once connected, a 3-second countdown starts and recording begins. Tap the screen to start at once.

1. A camera found nearby - listed under New the first time, Previous after that.
2. Connect - joins the camera; then accept its Wi-Fi network.
3. Don't see your camera? - help when the camera is not listed.

Tap screen to start immediately - or wait for the 3-second countdown.

Record a capture

3D Map and 360 Tour

Walk through the site at a normal pace. The timer shows the time left, and the connected camera's battery and storage are at the top right. Swipe Slide to Stop to finish.

1. Camera status - battery and free storage of the connected camera.
2. Slide to Stop - ends the recording.
3. Voice Note and Photo Note - add a VoiceNote or PhotoNote without stopping.

Add PhotoNotes and VoiceNotes while recording

You can record notes without stopping the capture. Each note is placed where you are in the capture.

1. PhotoNote: tap Photo Note, centre the object in the frame (1x / 2x zoom), and take the photo. Then Retake, add a spoken caption with Speak Caption, or keep it with Use Photo.
2. VoiceNote: tap Voice Note, speak, and tap stop.
3. Choose a Tag (Optional) appears after each note: pick a tag and Apply Tag, or No Tag. Set this tag as default for the capture applies it to the next notes too.
4. The note is saved and the counter on its button goes up.

Retake, Speak Caption, Use Photo - take it again, record a spoken caption, or keep it.

Record Voice Note - the timer runs while you speak; tap stop to save.

1. Tags - the project's note tags; pick one or none.
2. Set this tag as default for the capture - applies it to the next notes too.
3. No Tag / Apply Tag - save the note without or with the tag.

When the capture ends

Capture Done offers Capture More (the next capture), Upload (upload now) and Back to Main.

Capture More, Upload, Back to Main - start the next capture, upload now, or return to the main page.

360 Photos

1. Place the camera at the capture point.
2. Tap the circle button to take a photo.
3. Move the camera and repeat. Tap Done when finished.

VideoDrive (Beta)

See 360° VideoDrive Capture.

Upload captures

There are two ways to upload: from the phone (Mobile, the default) or from a computer with CupixConnect.

Upload from the phone

1. Tap Upload on Capture Done, or on the Captures Ready for Upload banner on the main page.
2. If the camera is disconnected, reconnect it. With one camera the app reconnects by itself; with several, pick the one the capture was taken with.
3. Transfer from 360 Camera: the files copy from the camera to the phone. Keep the camera close.
4. Upload to Our Server: the files upload to CupixWorks. Keep the app open.
5. Upload Done. Tap Back to Main; the main page says All captures uploaded.

1. Captures Ready for Upload - how many captures wait; Upload starts the mobile upload.
2. The connected camera - tap for its status, serial number, battery and storage.

1. Transfer from 360 Camera - files copy from the camera to the phone.
2. Keep 360 camera close! - the transfer can fail if the camera moves away.

1. Upload to Our Server - the files go to CupixWorks; progress in percent.
2. Don't Close the App - closing it can interrupt the upload.

Back to Main - returns to the main page.

All captures uploaded. - nothing left to upload.

Upload with CupixConnect

With CupixConnect Upload on, the phone uploads only the capture's metadata. The 360 files are then copied to a computer and uploaded with the CupixConnect desktop app.

1. Open Settings › Upload Setting and turn on CupixConnect Upload. How to use CupixConnect? opens a short guide.
2. Capture as usual. The main page shows a banner with the number of captures waiting; Learn about CupixConnect opens the guide again.
3. Install CupixConnect from https://cupix.com/downloads, copy the 360 files from the camera to the computer, and upload them. See CupixConnect Overview.

CupixConnect Upload - off: everything uploads from the phone (Mobile).

1. CupixConnect Upload - on: the phone uploads metadata only.
2. How to use CupixConnect? - the short guide.

CupixConnect banner - captures waiting for a desktop upload; Learn about CupixConnect opens the guide.

Uploading with CupixConnect - install CupixConnect on your computer, then upload the 360 files from it.

Main page and Settings

Main page

Settings

Tap the gear at the top right of the main page.

1. Team and Current Project - where you are signed in.
2. Activity, Contact Support, Manage App Storage, Beta Features, Upload Setting - see the table below.

Activity

1. Open Settings › Activity. Records are grouped by date, with the building and project; each level shows how many captures, PhotoNotes and VoiceNotes it has.
2. Tap a level to see its captures. The PhotoNotes and VoiceNotes tabs list the notes taken during them.
3. Tap a capture for its details: type, status, when it was taken, recording time, camera and media file.

A level's records - date, building and project, with counts of captures, PhotoNotes and VoiceNotes.

1. The capture - tap for its details.
2. PhotoNotes / VoiceNotes - switch between note types.
3. Select - choose notes to export.

A VoiceNote - its time and tag; the play button plays it.

Capture details - type, status, when it was taken, recording time, camera and media file.

Export PhotoNotes and VoiceNotes

1. In Activity, open the level and choose the PhotoNotes or VoiceNotes tab.
2. Tap Select and tick the notes, or Select All.
3. Tap Share to save them to the device or send them to another app.

1. Select All - every note on this tab.
2. Share - export or share the selected notes.

The exported file carries the note's metadata in these fields: omniNoteKey, omniNoteId, omniNoteTag, omniNoteTagId, captureId, originalFileName, noteSequenceNumber, facilityKey. The field names are technical and have not been renamed.

Recover capture data (Reconfigure)

When network problems cause capture data to be lost, reconfiguring recovers the data so the upload can be completed.

1. Open Settings › Activity.
2. Open the level, then tap the capture to reconfigure.
3. Tap Reconfigure Capture Info, then Reconfigure.
4. Upload the recovered data, then upload the files again.