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Create Projects in the Sphere XG Dashboard

Learn how to create projects in the Sphere XG Dashboard.

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Written by Stefanie Zerulla
Updated over a week ago

Create Your First Project

If there isn't any project in the workspace yet, the following information is shown:

  1. Click the New Project button to start the project creation.
    The New Project form is displayed.

    Note that this button is only visible for Workspace Admins or Group Managers.

  2. Follow the instructions under Create a New Project, see below.

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 Manuel here under .


Create a New Project

There are several ways to create a project in Sphere XG:

  • You can create a new project on the Sphere XG Dashboard as described below and then import a data set and/or 3D model, for example from FARO Connect.

  • Upload an entire project from the Connect Homepage.

  • Upload data via JobWalk directly from the field.

  • Upload data via Stream directly from the field.
    With Stream, you can also upload Flash scans. For more information, refer to the Stream user manual. and use the search function for information on Flash scans and uploading to Sphere XG.

  1. Go to the group in which you want to create a project or create a new group.

  2. In the task panel of the Sphere XG Dashboard, select menu entry Projects.

  3. Click the New Project button in the top right corner.
    The New Project form is displayed.

  4. Fill in the form as explained below.
    Fields with asterisks in the forms described below are mandatory.

  5. Click Next.
    The Project Details form is displayed.

  6. Fill in the form as explained below.

  7. Click the Create button to create the project.

The new project will be created and is visible under Active Projects with a standard preview image. You can add another image on the project overview page.


New Project Form

Project name

Enter a project name. If you have at least the Project Admin role, you can change the project name later on the Overview tab of the Projects page.

Group

Select a group to which the project belongs. In assigning a project to a group, you can establish who manages the access to the project. If you decide to move the project to a different group within the workspace later, you can do so on the Overview tab of the Projects page.

Project Manager

You can either enter an email address or select a user from the dropdown list. The Project Manager must be a member of the assigned group.

Project Details Form

Client name

Enter the client name. The client can be a customer or a contractor.

Project location

Enter the project location, for example, street, region and country.

Project area

Enter the project area size. In Sphere XG, you can enter this information as additional information.

Project description

Enter a project description.

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 Manuel here under .

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