Visibility and orientation toolbar in Forma
Use the visibility and orientation toolbar map and camera tools.
Step-by-step guide
In Forma, easily access map tools and adjust camera options to customize how projects are viewed.
- With a project open, notice the visibility and orientation toolbar.
- Select Show north up, and the canvas view immediately orients to true north.
- Switch between 2D and 3D views.
- Select Camera options.
- Pick a point in the project canvas to look from.
- Select a few buildings to zoom into view.
- Zoom in to fit the selection.
- Select Camera position.
Save a new camera position or load a pre-saved position:
- Select Save camera position.
- In the text field, enter a name for the position. This saved position will now be available to use in the future.
From the toolbar, display settings can also be configured:
- Select Display options.
- From the Shadows option, select the date and time. The flyout updates.
- With Shadows on, use the Time slider to adjust how shadows display in the canvas.
- Return to the Display options flyout.
These options are also for toggling between terrain map textures, contour lines, and satellite images.
- Select Satellite. The canvas display updates accordingly.
- Select Map. Again, the display updates.
From Guides and measurements, toggle the drawing precision control tools:
- Turn object snapping on or off, as well as the measurement guides.
- Turn on the display of elevations above sea level, which appear as a tooltip at the cursor.