OverSite Pro — Help

OverSite Pro overlays your BIM models (GLB) inside a Matterport scan, so the real scan occludes the model — services behind a wall stay hidden until you reveal them. Load models from your computer or straight from Autodesk (Forma/ACC), align them to the space, and save the setup so anyone can re-open it with one click.

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Quick start

  1. Paste a Matterport space URL and press Load.
  2. Add a model — Load GLB… (from your computer) or Forma (from Autodesk).
  3. Centre model, then align it with Rotate and Move (or the Gizmo).
  4. Save settings so the next person can Autoload the same setup.
Screenshot: the OverSite Pro panel over a Matterport space
The control panel sits top-left over the Matterport viewer.

Load a space

Paste a Matterport space URL or ID into the box at the top and press Load. Use × to clear it. The model only loads public or unlisted spaces unless OAuth has been enabled on the Matterport key.

Screenshot: space URL box + Load button

Add models

Load GLB… (from your computer)

Click Load GLB… and pick a .glb file. Each model gets its own row with an opacity slider and a × to remove it. Click a row to select it — the align tools act on the selected model.

Where do the GLBs come from?

Export from Revit to IFC4, then drop the IFC onto the IFC Optimiser to get a small, correctly-georeferenced GLB (metres, Y-up, shared coordinates).

Screenshot: model list with opacity sliders

Forma (Autodesk / ACC)

Load models straight from Autodesk Construction Cloud — no download needed.

Connect… → sign in to Autodesk. You only ever see the hubs, projects and files your own login can access (it signs in as you, with your permissions).

Then browse Hub → Project → Folder and click a .glb to load it (or a .json to apply a saved alignment). Use Sign out to switch account.

Screenshot: Forma browser (hubs / projects / folder with files)
First time: the Autodesk app must be authorised in your ACC account (Account Admin → Custom Integrations) before your projects appear.

Align a model

Select a model in the list first. The alignment tools are grouped under Alignment — use its Hide / Show toggle to tidy the panel.

ToolWhat it does
Centre modelBrings a far-away model (it loads at its survey coordinates, kilometres off) to the centre of the scanned space — your starting point.
RotateSpins the model's heading by the chosen step (90/45/15/5/1°), pivoting on its centre. Use 90° to flip, then 5° to fine-tune.
Move X / Y / ZNudges the model by the Step distance. Z is up/down (BIM convention); X and Y are the two horizontals.
GizmoTick it, then drag the on-screen handles to move the model directly.
UnitsScale preset for the model (metres / mm / feet).
Apply selected to allCopies the selected model's placement to every other loaded model — handy for federated disciplines that share one coordinate system.
Screenshot: the Alignment group (Centre / Move / Rotate / Gizmo)
Typical flow: Centre model → Rotate to set heading → Move X/Y to position → Move Z for height → drop to a small Rotate/Move step to nail it.

Save & Autoload

Once a space is set up, save it so anyone can reopen it instantly.

Save settings — stores which Forma models to load and their alignment, in a shared ACC folder, keyed by the space's URL.
Autoload — for the current space, finds those saved settings and re-loads + re-aligns every model automatically.

One-time setup: in the Forma browser, open the folder you want to use and click ★ Use this folder for space settings. Autoload only covers Forma-loaded models (locally-uploaded files have no shared home).

Screenshot: Auto row (Autoload / Save settings)

Import / Export JSON

Export JSON downloads the current alignment of all models. Import JSON applies a saved alignment to the loaded models (matched by filename). Alignment files are space-specific — use the one exported for the space you're viewing.

Display & visibility

ControlWhat it does
OpacityGlobal model transparency (each model also has its own slider). Higher = the BIM "pops" and covers the scan; lower = you see more of the scan behind it.
LinesThin edge lines on the model.
X-rayDraws the BIM on top of everything — always fully visible, even through walls (turns occlusion off for that look).
Ghost + Ghost op.Shows the parts hidden behind the scan, faintly. The Ghost op. slider sets how faint.
QualityFlat colour (fast) vs shaded.
RadiusHides model geometry beyond a distance from you — speeds up navigation in big models.
Screenshot: display controls (Opacity / Lines / X-ray / Ghost / Radius)
Why does a duct look "behind" a wall at low opacity? It isn't — at low opacity the model is see-through, so a bright scan surface shows through it. Raise Opacity (≈0.9–1.0) to make front-of-wall services read solidly. Genuinely behind-wall parts stay hidden (that's the occlusion working) unless you turn on X-ray or Ghost.

Hide the panel

Click Hide (top-right of the panel) to collapse the whole interface to a small ☰ OverSite button (top-left) — this frees up the Matterport controls underneath. Click the button to bring the panel back.

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