Welcome to Trendspek! To get you started quickly, let's go over some of the fundamentals of using your new software.

Article Contents

Logging In & Your Dashboard
In Your Asset: Top Navigation
In Your Asset: Side Navigation
Navigating Around Your Asset
Creating Navigation
Customising Annotations
Organising Annotations into Folders
Creating Templates
Layering Data in Single View
Viewing and Generating Reports
Video Overview (10 Min)

Logging In & Your Dashboard

Platform Tools
The side panel gives you access to platform-wide tools, including:
- Dashboard
- Template Builder
- Uploader Tool
Accessing Your Assets
After logging in, you’ll be directed to the dashboard. Based on your access level, you’ll see a list of available assets. Simply click on an asset to open and explore it.
Settings Panel
Click the cog icon at the bottom left of the navigation panel to:
- Manage company users
- Manage asset roles
- Manage company roles
- Choose your preferred theme
This panel also provides access to your company’s billing and usage information. Additionally, you can update your personal account settings and review our policies. Take a few moments to explore these options to get the most out of your Trendspek experience.
Documentation and Support Center
Click Docs to open our Support Center, where you’ll find step-by-step guides, video tutorials, and walkthroughs for all features.

For direct assistance, click Support to chat with our customer support team via messenger.

In Your Asset: Top Navigation

Once you’ve clicked to view your asset, you’ll be redirected to the Inspect Page to interact with it in high-fidelity 3D. You’ll see tools within the top navigation panel, and down the right side of the page. Here’s what each nav item does.

	Asset Asset Details: Asset name and geolocation Relative Level: Set your asset’s relative Level
	Discussions Collaborate with your team about your asset, and centralise any working conversations here.
	Files Upload specific files to your asset and organise into folders to centralise data to maintain your audit trail.
	Reporting Access all your asset reporting data in a few clicks. Generate a PDF, Export to CSV. Reporting Page Article
	Support Click here to be directed to our Help Centre and Support team. Trendspek Support

In Your Asset: Viewer Tools Panel

	Clipping Box Create a temporary clipping of your model over a specific section.
	Screenshot Take a screenshot of your 3D model with optional view and resolution.
	View Toggle between 2D and 3D view.
	Reset Reset the view of your 3D model.
	Full Screen Mode View your asset in full screen mode.
	Settings View your 3D model with specific photogrammetry settings.
	Shortcuts Provides keyboard shortcuts for faster navigation, BIM interaction, layer management, drawing controls, and quick access to photos and drawings within the Trendspek canvas.

Configuring Different Settings

Click the cog to view and interact your 3D model with specific settings.

Fly Between: Zoom into an annotation’s location when selected.
Collision Detection: Toggle off to fly through the model (particularly useful for underwharf/ bridge structures).
Compass: Display the compass for model orientation.
Labels: Show annotation labels.
Label on Hover: Display labels only when hovering over annotations.
Cameras: Location of drone cameras.
Drawing Visibility: Adjust transparency of obstructed drawings and labels.
Basemap Style: Select different backgrounds when viewing your 3D model.

Navigating Around Your Asset

Trendspek allows 360° navigation around your 3D model. You can zoom into the millimeter, orbit, pan and isolate specific areas of interest using the clipping box.

ORBITING
To orbit around with a 360° view:

Desktop: Click the left mouse button and hold to move around the 3D model
Laptop: Click the a trackpad and hold to move around the 3D model

ZOOM IN AND OUT

To zoom in and out:

Desktop: Use the mouse scroll wheel
Laptop: Use two fingers on a trackpad to scroll in and out (similar to an iPad)

PANNING

To laterally move side to side:

Desktop: Click the left mouse button and hold down the shift key.
Laptop: Click and scroll using a trackpad while holding the shift key.

CLICK TO VIEW

To open pins and annotations:

Desktop: Left-click on a pin with your cursor to open an annotation
Laptop: Tap on your trackpad to open an annotation.

CLICK TO DRAW

To start a new drawing:

Desktop: Right-click with your cursor to start the drawing tools
Laptop: Double tap on your trackpad to start the drawing tools

Creating Annotations

To Create Annotations

Right click on your model to open up the the annotation options, and click on the “Start Drawing” button. You can measure and draw polygons. Once complete click on “Finish” then “Create”.

Annotation Panel

When you click on “Create”, an Annotation Panel pops up. This is where you can capture key information about your annotation.

There are a number of sub-pages on the Annotation Panel including:

Data: Use and assign templates.
Details: View annotation information including coordinates, elevation, description, images, and camera pose.
Drawing: Change annotation icons and colours.
Images: View all original drone capture images.
Panoramas: View panoramic images.
File: Upload and catalogue additional data and documents.
BIM: View and interact with linked BIM information.
Discussion: Collaborate and communicate through annotation comments.
History: Review annotation activity and change history.

Organising Annotations into Folders

Marking up your model is easy using the drawing tools. You can create and organise annotations with labels, folders, and sub-folders, making it simple to manage large numbers of annotations and quickly find specific items using the search bar.

All annotations are listed within the Data Panel. To access them, click the Data Panel tab on the left-hand side of the screen.

Customising Annotations

In Trendspek, update your annotations with icons and labels so that they are visible on your 3D model, making it easy to access your information quickly.

You can update these by clicking on the Annotation Panel, where the individual annotation card opens on the right. Here, update the icons to suit the category of annotations for easy visibility for the user.

Layering Data in Single View

The Layers feature is a tool to review and monitor your asset over time. Review multiple datasets of each of your assets; Single View only, Side-by-Side or Overlayed. Examples below.

You can compare asset condition over time, compare different data outputs such as Reality, Thermal, Laser Scan.

Viewing and Generating Reports

On the reporting page, access all annotations made on your 3D model, and use filtering tools to select specific data. You can export the data, display or hide specific fields.