Using the Reflect Viewer
This page provides an overview of the default Unity Reflect Viewer.
Opening a project
The Viewer opens to the Projects screen by default.
To refresh the list of projects, click the Refresh button () in the top right corner of the screen.
To open a project, click its name in the projects list.
For more information about the options on the Projects screen and how Reflect projects are stored and synced, see Managing your storage.
The Viewer interface
1. Main menu
The main menu is located in the top left corner of the Viewer.
Logging in or out
To log in or out, click the Account button:
Opening the Projects screen
To return to the Projects screen, click the Projects button:
Turning the sync service on or off
Click the Sync Status icon to turn the sync service on or off.
When the service is active, the icon looks like this:
When the service is inactive, the icon looks like this:
2. Display menu
Filtering BIM visibility
Click the Filters button () to toggle the visibility of BIM data.
Toggling texture and light data
Click the Scene Options button () to turn texture and light data on or off.
Adjusting the position of the sun
The Sun Study buttons () let you adjust the position of the sun based on a specific time, date, and location.
Entering specific values
The Sun Study button on the left-hand side of the screen lets you adjust the position of the sun by entering specific values.
You can control any of the following parameters:
Parameter | Description |
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Time of Day | The time of day in 24-hour format. |
Time of Year | The day and month of the year. |
UTC Offset | The time difference from UTC in hours and minutes. |
Latitude | Latitude of the desired location. (0 degrees is the equator, 90 degrees is the North Pole, and -90 degrees is the South Pole.) |
Longitude | Longitude of the desired location. (0 degrees is Greenwich, with positive values to the east and negative values to the west.) |
North Angle | The direction of north in degrees. |
Using the radial menu
The Sun Study button on the right-hand side of the screen lets you adjust the position of the sun by rotating the radial menu.
Click to switch to the date and time dials. The outer dial sets the date in months and the inner dial sets the time of day in 24-hour format.
Click to switch to the coordinate dials. The outer dial sets the solar azimuth and the inner dial sets the solar altitude. These coordinates are translated into the directional light’s rotation.
Click to reset the dials to their starting position.
Seeing BIM information about a particular object
Click the BIM Info button () and click on an object in your scene to highlight it and display its metadata.
To switch between metadata categories, click the down arrow:
3. Stats menu
Showing the Stats Info menu
To display statistics about your scene, click the Stats Info button:
4. Navigation menu
The Reflect Viewer lets you move, orbit, or zoom around your scene. The currently selected navigation control is shown in the right-hand menu.
Move (Pan)
To move the camera from your current position, use the WASD keys to move left/right/forward/backward and the Q and E keys to move up and down.
You can also pan the camera freely by clicking and dragging with the middle mouse button or by holding the Alt key while you click and drag.
Orbit
To rotate the view around your current position, right-click and drag inside the Viewer.
Zoom
Use your scroll wheel to zoom in and out. You can also double-click a point inside the Viewer to jump there quickly.
Reset view
To move the camera back to its default position, click the Reset View button in the top right corner of the Viewer:
5. Device menu
Enabling VR or AR mode
The button in the lower right corner of the Viewer displays the current device mode. Click this button to expand or collapse the Viewer mode menu.
Click one of the device mode buttons to switch to the corresponding device mode.