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Create and Manage Annotations

Learn more on how to work with Annotations in the Sphere XG Viewer to annotate your project and coordinate tasks on every level.

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Written by Anna-Azize Adami
Updated over a week ago

Annotations are information markers that you can add to a specific point in your project. By adding a due date, and a status as well as an assignee, you can use annotations as tasks in your project.

You can create annotations in the 2D view, 3D view, walk mode view and in the 3D model.

If you zoom out, all annotations are displayed with speech bubble icons: 

Create an Annotation

  1. Click icon in the toolbar on the right side.

  2. For a point annotation, click the point in the view where you want to place the annotation.
    For an area annotation on a panoramic image without depth information (in the walk mode view), click and drag to place the annotation.

  3. Fill in the annotation form as explained below.

  4. Click Create to create the annotation.

UI for adding a new annotation on the FARO Sphere XG Viewer


​You can edit, delete and share annotations.

To edit or delete an annotation:

Click the annotation and select Edit or Delete from the three-dots menu.

To share an annotation:

Click the annotation, then click the icon.

For more detailed information, see our Sphere XG User Manual.

Select Annotations to Edit, Share or Delete from a List

If your project has many annotations and you need an overview of all annotations, you can go the annotations side bar. In this sidebar, you can select an annotation and use the same features as described above. In addition, you can search, filter and sort annotations. For more information, see Manage the Annotations of a Project in a List View.

For more information on this tab, see chapter Annotations Tab in the Sphere XG User Manual.

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