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Project Management on the Sphere XG Dashboard - Working with the Annotations List
Project Management on the Sphere XG Dashboard - Working with the Annotations List

Learn more about assigning and managing annotations for streamlined workflows in FARO Sphere XG.

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Written by Anna-Azize Adami
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Working with the Annotations List

On this tab, the annotations of the project are listed. You can also assign annotations to another user and set a status. For more information on annotations, see Create and Manage Annotations.

To open this tab:

  1. Select the entry Projects in the task panel.

  1. Click a project tile or list entry.

  1. Click tab Annotations.

The following page is displayed:

View on the Annotations Tab of the FARO Sphere XG Dashboard (Project Management)


Open in Sphere XG: Opens the project in the Sphere XG Viewer. Depending on your setup, you can also open the drop down and select Open in HoloBuilder.


Annotation Summary

Summary of the Annotations list in the FARO Sphere XG Dashboard

The list header shows the total number of annotations as well as the various status of the annotations. Overdue annotations are displayed in red.


Annotations List

This list contains the annotation properties that you can define while creating the annotation. Note that it is not mandatory to assign a user, a status or a due date to an annotation. You can also just use annotations as additional information markers in a project.

Hovering the mouse pointer over an annotation, displays the following options:

Share annotation: Opens a popup with a link to the annotation which you can copy. You can then send this link via email or other communication tool to a colleague.

Open annotation in Sphere XG: Opens the annotation in Sphere XG.

In the list, the annotations are displayed with the following information:

Name: Name of the annotation. Hovering the mouse pointer over an annotation opens a properties popup with additional information. You can change the name on this tab.

Assignee: Name of the user to whom the annotation is currently assigned. You can change the assignee on this tab.

Due date: Date on which the work on the annotation must be completed.

Status: The status of the annotation. You can change the status on this tab.

Location: The location of the annotation in the project.

Sync with: Only possible if an annotation to a 360° images was made in the WebEditor. There, you can select Autodesk BIM or Procore while creating an annotation. For more information, see the HoloBuilder Help Center.


If you want to read this article in a different language currently not available in this Help Center, please refer to the Sphere XG User Manual under .

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