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Licensing

To begin using the Ground Model add-in, you need an active Ground Model license and a registered user. The Ground Model add-in utilizes a cloud-based licensing system, ensuring seamless access to its features. If you haven't registered your user yet, you can do so by sending an email to support@geocap.no or contacting your system administrator for assistance.

Follow these steps to license the add-in:

  1. Launch ArcGIS Pro on your computer.

  2. Open a new or existing project.

  3. Click on the "Ground Model" tab in the ArcGIS Pro ribbon.

  4. In the “License” section, click on the “Sign in” button. This will open up a sign-in page in your web browser.

  5. Enter your credentials (username and password) associated with your Ground Model license.

  6. Click ok to proceed

Once you are successfully logged in, the license button on the "Ground Model" tab should display "License OK," indicating that your add-in is now licensed and ready to use.

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When Ground Model has been installed and a valid license has been obtained, you are ready to start using the add-in.

User interface overview

The Ground Model add-in consist of four different components:

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  1. Open the Ground Model Tab and click on "New Viewer." This action will open a new blank window below your Map window. It's important to note that only one viewer can be associated with a map at a time.

  2. Access On the Ground Model Tab and click on "Contents." This will open click Add Data From Map. This will load all contents of the map in to the Ground Model contents pane, which will automatically synchronize with the associated map and populate accordinglyTable of Content pane.

  3. Within the Ground Model Viewer, navigate to the 3D Scene tab and ensure that the text is displayed in blue. This signifies that the window has been selected.

  4. To display data in the 3D Scene, simply enable the desired checkboxes in the Ground Model Contents pane.

  5. Save your work by clicking the save button located in the top left corner of the ArcGIS Pro interface.Restart

Open an existing Ground Model project

  1. Start ArcGIS Pro . Upon reopening the software, access your ArcGIS Pro project and verify that you are returned to the exact location where you left off previouslyand open the Pro project containing the Ground Model project.

  2. The Ground Model Viewer should open up with the display you had when you last saved thed project.