--- title: "Tour · siteBits in pictures" description: "What siteBits does, in real screenshots: point clouds, measuring, classes, meshes, panoramas, findings, sun and check reports." url: https://sitebits.de/tour/ lang: en software_version: "0.10.3" --- Tour # siteBits in pictures. Every picture is a screenshot from siteBits, made from a fixed recipe with a real drone capture. Place and building are deliberately not named. The interface in the screenshots is German, like siteBits today. An English interface is planned. - **Released:** siteBits 0.10.3 - **Features:** 13 - **Preview:** 4 ## Contents 1. [Point clouds in the browser](#punktwolke) 2. [Measuring with provenance](#messen) 3. [Point classes and returns](#klassen) 4. [Textured meshes](#mesh) 5. [Panoramas and photos in place](#panorama-fotos) 6. [Walk mode](#begehen) 7. [Findings in place](#befunde) 8. [Share by link](#teilen) 9. [Sun position and shadows](#sonne-viewer) 10. [Solar report for roofs](#sonne-dach) 11. [Sun report for gardens](#sonne-garten) 12. [Check a delivery](#pruefen) 13. [On the phone](#handy) 01 · available · since 0.1.0 ## Point clouds in the browser Hundreds of millions of points straight in the browser, streamed level by level. No plug-in, nothing to install. ![Oblique aerial view of a coloured point cloud: flat-roofed buildings, yards and trees](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/punktwolke/gesamt-1200.webp) 921 million points, streamed in the browser: coarse first, then denser level by level. ![The same view with the interface: toolbar at the top, View and Layers panels on the left, minimap on the right](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/punktwolke/oberflaeche-1200.webp) With the interface: tools on top, view and layers on the left, minimap on the right. 02 · available · since 0.1.0 ## Measuring with provenance Distance, polyline, area and height directly in the cloud or on the mesh, and for every value what it rests on. ![Measurement line along a roof edge reading 18.762 m](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/messen/strecke-1200.webp) Distance along a roof edge, shareable as a link: camera and measurement are in the address. ![Area of a flat roof as a polygon, the measurement list on the right with area and perimeter](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/messen/flaeche-1200.webp) Area, polyline and height; the measurement list says what each value rests on. 03 · available · since 0.10.0 ## Point classes and returns Colour by class, hide classes one by one, show first or last returns only. ![Point cloud coloured by class: ground brown, vegetation green, buildings blue; class list with point counts on the left](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/klassen/klassenfarben-1200.webp) Colour by ASPRS class, each class can be hidden, with point counts. ![The same point cloud without vegetation: ground, walls and buildings exposed](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/klassen/ohne-baeume-1200.webp) Vegetation hidden: terrain and buildings exposed. The selection is part of the view link. 04 · available · since 0.7.0 ## Textured meshes 3D models as a layer next to the point cloud, measurable, with display modes for checking. ![Textured mesh of the buildings, oblique view](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/mesh/textur-1200.webp) Mesh layer with texture. ![The same mesh without texture, lit in grey](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/mesh/grau-1200.webp) Grey and lit: check the geometry without texture, wireframe on demand. Preview, comes with 0.11. 05 · available · since 0.1.0 ## Panoramas and photos in place Spherical panoramas per station and oriented photos exactly where they were taken. ![Spherical panorama at a station in the yard: façade with window band and graffiti, toolbars and panels around](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/panorama-fotos/panorama-1200.webp) 277 spherical panoramas; the point cloud lies exactly underneath, measuring works here too. ![Split view: 3D scene on the left, the matching original photo on the right](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/panorama-fotos/foto-geteilt-1200.webp) Split view 3D | photo: every oriented photo at the position it was taken from. 06 · available · since 0.2.1 ## Walk mode Walk through the capture at eye level, with keyboard, mouse or gamepad. ![Eye-level view between the buildings in walk mode](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/begehen/begehen-1200.webp) Walk at eye level with keyboard, mouse or gamepad. 07 · available · since 0.1.0 ## Findings in place Pin an observation exactly where it is visible, and discuss it as a thread. ![Panorama at a concrete column with rust marks, next to it the form for a new finding titled “Korrosion am Stützenfuß”](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/befunde/befund-1200.webp) Place a finding where it is visible, then discuss it as a thread. 08 · available · since 0.3.0 ## Share by link One link carries view, measurements, layers and finding. Whoever opens it sees exactly the same. ![“Share” dialog for a finding in the panorama, with a link that holds station, view direction and finding](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/teilen/teilen-1200.webp) Finding link: whoever opens it stands at the same station and sees the same finding. View links carry camera, measurements, layers and class filter. 09 · preview · 0.11 ## Sun position and shadows Sun for any date and time, shadows on the mesh, sun path with solstices. Preview means: comes with the next version and is described on the roadmap. ![Mesh of the buildings with shadows on the evening of 21 June, the Sun panel with date, time and sun path on the right](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/sonne-viewer/schatten-1200.webp) Sun position for date and time, shadows on the mesh, sun path with solstices. 10 · preview · 0.11 ## Solar report for roofs Shading and yield of a measured surface, as a report with ranges and a cross-check. ![First page of the solar report: question, answer with annual yield and range, key figures, top view with the marked surface and irradiation map](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/sonne-dach/ergebnis-1200.webp) First page: question, answer, key figures and irradiation per sample point. ![Bar chart of monthly yield with and without shading and a P90 mark](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/sonne-dach/monate-1200.webp) Monthly yield with range; shading shown separately. 11 · preview · 0.11 ## Sun report for gardens Direct sun per ground point and light category for planting, honestly given as a range. ![First page of the garden report: question, answer with sun hours as a range, key figures, top view and a map of light categories from sunny to shady](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/sonne-garten/lichtlage-1200.webp) Light category per ground point, every figure as a range between open and closed tree canopy. ![Two maps of midsummer sun hours: with closed canopies and as captured](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/sonne-garten/mittsommer-1200.webp) Two runs: canopies closed and model as captured. 12 · preview · 0.11 ## Check a delivery Check a survey delivery against the requirements catalogue: each line met, not met or not checkable, with the reason. ![Check report: question, answer “No: 9 of 19 requirements are not met”, tiles met / not met / not checkable and a table with verdict and reason per line](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/pruefen/urteil-1200.webp) Verdict per requirement: met, not met or not checkable, always with the reason. ![Check line L19 with a map: ground points that deviate more than 0.5 m from the official terrain model](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/pruefen/bodenkarte-1200.webp) Ground class against the official terrain model: deviations as a map. 13 · available · since 0.4.1 ## On the phone The same data on phones and tablets, finger controls, limits that suit the device. ![siteBits on a phone in portrait: point cloud with a measurement line, toolbar at the top](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/handy/handy-messen-780.webp) On the phone: the same data, finger controls, point budget that suits the device. ![siteBits on a phone with the View panel open at the bottom](https://sitebits.de/assets/tour/handy/handy-panel-780.webp) Panels dock at the bottom and can be collapsed. [What comes next ](https://sitebits.de/roadmap/) · [Source code on GitHub ](https://github.com/sitebits/sitebits)