Our Offline HoloViewer app is an additional product complementing the features we know from the HoloBuilder Dashboard as well as the Web Editor & Viewer. With the desktop app, you can view downloaded projects and hand them over to colleagues or stakeholders as an offline file. Continue reading to find out more about working with the app, storing projects, and handovers of downloaded project files.
IMPORTANT: Please note that archived and downloaded projects cannot be unarchived.
ALSO, the archived online project version can only be viewed by users with a specific role - meaning the assigned Project Manager (PM), any Group Manager of the related group (GM), and the Enterprise Admins (EA) of the dashboard.
Overview
Installing the Offline HoloViewer App
Downloading projects from the Company Dashboard
Viewing projects offline with the Offline HoloViewer
Handing over downloaded projects to other stakeholders involved
Long-term storing of the offline project copy
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The Offline HoloViewer desktop app
The Offline HoloViewer desktop application works on Windows and Mac devices (only supported on Intel Mac - M1+ devices not compatible) and allows you to view and share downloaded HoloBuilder projects.
Find an overview of all related topics below:
Before you can start working with the app, download the HoloViewer application to your computer from the HoloBuilder Website.
If you are using our HoloBuilder EU solution, please make sure to download the EU version.
Check for updated versions on our website if needed, since the HoloViewer currently does not update automatically.
Recover a previous app version for perfect access to any handed-over project file.
Download projects to view them offline
To view your projects offline you have to download them from the Company Dashboard.
IMPORTANT: Only archived projects can be downloaded. Once you downloaded a project the online version cannot be unarchived, edited, or shared online anymore. Any shared links will become inactive and the project will become inaccessible online for anyone with the link except for:
the assigned Project Manager (PM),
any Group Manager of the related group (GM),
and the Enterprise Admins (EA) of the dashboard.
Archiving projects
To download a project, you need to archive a project first. Be aware that only users with certain roles have permission to archive a project. If you are not sure, how to download a project and who has the permission to do so, see the links below:
Downloading projects
From the project archive, you can then download the projects for offline access:
View projects offline
Once you have downloaded the Offline HoloViewer as well as the projects that you would like to view, you are ready to use the HoloViewer app.
Navigation through the project the same way as in the Web Viewer. Drag the scene, switch between waypoints on the sheet, and travel through time with the TimeTravel feature.
For a more detailed tutorial on how to work with the Offline HoloViewer, please refer to this article.
Project handover
You can hand over your downloaded project with or without the HoloViewer.
Hand over only the project(s)
Copy the project folder or the complete HoloViewer folder e.g. on a USB flash drive for others to get access. If you only transfer the project, please note that the recipient has to install the Holoviewer (either for Windows – 32-Bit or 64-Bit – or macOS - only supported on Intel Mac - M1+ not compatible) to be able to view the project.
Hand over the project including the HoloViewer .exe file
To hand over both, the project and the HoloViewer software, transfer the entire folder named HoloViewer to the thumb drive and make sure that your project(s) is in the HoloViewer sub-folder Projects. The recipient will be able to view all projects that are contained in this folder.
Please refer to these articles for more detailed tutorials on project handovers:
Longterm storing of projects
All downloaded projects can be stored digitally indefinitely on your local drive or any other hard drive or share point in the cloud. To keep access to your projects, you simply need a version of the HoloViewer installed or the installation file (.exe file, e.g. as a zip) at hand. Even if your HoloBuilder subscription runs out, you will still be able to access your downloaded projects.
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