Learn quick tips for using the LSV to visualize and analyze large scale 3D models.
Quick Start LSV Guidance
Left click
on the User Agreement page.Left click the
menu tab in the upper left corner.In the drop-down menu, hover over Open Platform until the submenu appears, then left click an available Platform option.
Upon platform launch, the LSV displays four windows that open by default:
Layer Management window - In the upper left corner
Allows you to customize the loaded layers in a current Scene
Search Tools window - On the left side of the screen
Provides a variety of search options for locating available attribute types and values
Attribute Data Table - In the upper right corner
Displays available data for a selected model
Clip Planes - In the lower right corner
Allows you to crop or trim a scene or layer to refine a loaded scene
Use one or more tabs at the top of the Search Tools window to locate a specific Attribute Type and/or Attribute value.
Attribute Search (default) tab - Displays a list of available Attribute Types and Attributes
Attribute List Search tab - Provides a text window that allows users to search multiple attribute values simultaneously
Box Search tab - Searches within the bounds of a user-generated box scene
Left click and drag the minimum and maximum x, y, z axes slide bars to set the parameters
The LSV loads all available models within the set bounds
Location Search tab - Searches around the area of a specific attribute value
Left click and drag the lateral and vertical sliders to determine the search area
Left click the
button at the bottom of the Search Tools window to load a selected layer.The layer loads into the scene in a randomized color
In the Layer Management window → Layer Settings menu:
Customize the loaded layer by selecting either the Opaque, Transparent (default), Shadow, or Wireframe view
Change the default colors of the scene, 3D Models, and layer selection via the Scene Color, Model Color, and Select Color tabs, respectively
Left click a desire tab to open its specific color box
Click and drag the transparency slider to the value that enables an optimized view of the loaded scene
Help Drop-down Menu
Left click the 
menu tab, then left click About LSV to view the information shown below:
Application name
Company name
Current LSV version number
Company website
Product owner contact information
Support desk website