Artworks are referenced in Preview by Slots.

There are two different types - Picture Slots and Model Slots.

Add a slot by clicking the plus button in the upper left corner.

Select either a Picture Slot or a Model Slot, then move the cursor to the desired location (you will see a blue outline indicating the slot position). Picture slots will appear on walls, Model slots will appear on floors with plinths . Drop them in with a left-click.

BEST PRACTICE

It is important to use well shot, well lit, high quality, high resolution images of artworks. However very large images will slow the application down or even crash it. We recommend keeping your image files at around 4k resolution. Equally, models with large numbers of polys may slow the software down. The upper threshold for a model’s poly count will vary depending on the specifications of your machine. In general, one million polys is a reasonable benchmark.

Artwork

Picture Slots

  • Select Simple Picture for regularly shaped artworks (square or rectangular). You will need a photograph of the artwork, cropped to size. Preview supports .png, .jpg and .tiff files.

  • Select Cut Out Image for irregularly shaped artworks (triangular, circular, etc). You will need a photograph of the artwork with the background replaced with transparency in a .png format.

  • Select Video for displaying video content in the gallery. You will need a video file. Preview supports .mp4 format.

  • Select Decal to place an image on the wall as a sticker. Preview supports .png, .jpg and .tiff files.

  • Select Wall text to place text on the wall with a sticker-like effect. Upload any font by clicking on the Load Font button in the bottom left corner

Model Slots

Models slots are set up with Plinths by default. Adjust the colour shape and size in the plinth tab or remove it altogether by setting the height to zero.

Load a model by pressing the 3D model button and selecting it with the file browser. Preview supports 3D Models in either .fbx or .obj formats. We do not currently support animated models.

If you don’t have a 3D model file, Billboards are a quick accessible way of displaying sculptures using cut out photograph with a transparent background (.png)

Billboards look great when shot from the right angle, however, they are a 2D hack and wont produce shadows or interact with dynamic lighting.

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