Sharing Maps

Send a map or map set to someone who has no MultiSet account. They open a link in a browser and walk the scan. Nothing is installed, nothing is signed in.

Overview

A share link publishes one map or one map set to a public URL. Anyone holding the link can open it in a browser and explore the scan: orbit the mesh, fly through the Gaussian splat, or walk the 360° tour. They do not need a MultiSet account, and they never see your dashboard, your other maps, or your API credentials.

Use it to send a finished scan to a client, to put a walkthrough in a proposal, or to get a second opinion from someone outside your team.

The link is the credential. There is no password and no sign-in step. Anyone who obtains the URL can view the scan, so treat it like a secret. If a link reaches the wrong person, revoke it (see Revoking a link).

Creating a link

Open the map in the Developer Portal and click Share in the top right.

The Share button sits with the other view actions on the map detail page.

The share dialog opens. Choose what to include, set how long the link should last, then click Create link.

Everything about a link is set here. Links you have already created are listed under Active links.

What to include

Asset	Behaviour
Mesh	Always included. It is what the viewer opens with, so it cannot be switched off.
Splat	Optional. Adds the Gaussian splat view. Only offered when the map has a splat.
360° tour	Optional. Adds the panorama walk. Only offered when the map has a tour.

An asset the map does not have is shown as Unavailable and cannot be selected.

Splat is not available on a map set share. A map set link carries the mesh of every member map, positioned in the set's common frame, and the 360° tour when the members have one.

Link settings

Setting	What it does
Expires in	How long the link stays valid. Choose a preset, or Never for a link with no end date. The default is 7 days.
One-time link	The link stops working after it has been opened once. Useful when you are sending a scan to a single named person.

A one-time link is consumed the moment it is opened, not when the viewer finishes looking. If your recipient reloads the tab, the link is already spent. Prefer a short expiry over a one-time link when the recipient may come back to it.

Managing links

Existing links appear under Active links in the same dialog. Each row shows its share code, how many times it has been opened, when it was last opened, and badges for its expiry and included assets.

Copy puts the URL on your clipboard. When a link includes more than one view, the dropdown lets you copy a URL that opens directly in a particular one, so you can send someone straight to the splat rather than the mesh.

Revoking a link

Revoke kills the link immediately, for everyone.

Revocation also cuts off anyone who already has the link open. They lose access on their next action rather than keeping it until they close the tab.

Revoking cannot be undone. Create a new link if you need to share the scan again, and the old URL stays dead.

What the recipient sees

The viewer opens in the browser with no MultiSet branding around it and no account prompt. The map name and code sit in the top left, and the available views are switched from the toggle at the top.

3D view

The mesh, orbited and flown with mouse and keyboard. Textures and Geometry switch between the photo-textured mesh and the bare geometry.

3D view with textures on.

The same scan with textures off, which is often easier to read for structure and coverage.

Controls are listed in the corner of the viewer: W A S D and the arrow keys to move, E and Q for up and down, Shift and Ctrl for faster and slower movement, and mouse drag to orbit.

360° view

Available when the share includes a tour. The viewer stands where the camera stood, with the 3D model still around them. Rings on the floor mark the capture points, and clicking one walks to it. A minimap and a Go to list of nearby points help with orientation in larger spaces.

360° view. Drag to look and click a ring to move. The minimap and Go to list help with orientation in larger spaces.

Large tours are fully navigable, including sections that are not connected to the main walk. If a recipient's machine cannot handle the textured mesh, the viewer falls back to plain geometry rather than failing to load.

Share links are created and managed from the Developer Portal. They are not part of the machine-to-machine API, so an M2M client cannot mint or revoke a link on your behalf.

Sharing a version viewer

A map that has a Map Version can be shared as a version viewer. The recipient sees scans of the same space captured at different times and can compare them, to see what changed between two scans. Use it to show a client the progress on a site, or to review a re-scan with someone outside your team.

Version viewer links are created, copied and revoked the same way as any other share link, with the same expiry and one-time settings.

Limits worth knowing

• A link points at one map or one map set, never a mixture.

• The target must be active. A map that is still processing, archived, or failed cannot be shared.

• Requesting an asset the target does not have is rejected when the link is created, rather than producing an empty viewer later.

• Opening a link is counted. The count is visible in the dialog, which is a rough signal of whether a recipient has actually looked at what you sent.