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Turning on Explore in 3D
Explore in 3D needs a Google Maps key with the Maps JavaScript API enabled. Here is how to turn it on and what customers see.
Explore in 3D lets a customer fly around their home in Google 3D, save favorite angles, and take a snapshot from that spot to start a design.
Before you start
- A Google Maps key (see Google Maps keys).
- The Maps JavaScript API must be enabled for that key in Google Cloud.
- The key should be restricted to your website address.
Steps
- Open Settings → VisionScaper in WordPress admin.
- Paste your key in Google Maps API key (optional).
- Press Save Changes.
- Open your Designer page as a visitor.
- Start a new design. The photo choices now include Explore in 3D. (The option only appears when a Maps key is saved.)
What the customer does
- Type an address and press Go.
- Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom, right-drag to tilt.
- Press Save this angle and give it a name.
- Press View on a saved angle to fly back, or Snap from here to use that view as the design photo.
- Saved angles can be removed with the delete button.
Tips
- The address search needs a located address. If Google autocomplete is on, picking a suggestion flies there at once.
- Saved angles stay with the project.
- If you do not want this feature, leave the key empty. The option disappears.
If something goes wrong
- The option is missing: the Maps key box is empty or unsaved.
- The message “3D view is unavailable right now. You can still take or upload a photo.” appears: the Maps JavaScript API may not be enabled, billing may be off, the key’s restriction may block your domain, or Google 3D may not cover that spot.
- “Address not found.” Check the spelling or try a nearby address.
- Clear the browser cache after changing the key.