How to use ThingLink with Igloo Vision immersive spaces

ThingLink integrates with Igloo Vision to allow seamless viewing of your content, from virtual tours to workspace simulations and escape rooms, in Igloo’s immersive spaces.

How to open ThingLink content in Igloo Vision

1. Open your ThingLink 360-degree image or video
2. Make sure your project is set to the 'Anyone with the link' privacy setting
3. Click the Share button, select 'Share link' and copy the link
4. Modify the link:
   Original link you get in step 3: https://www.thinglink.com/scene/{id}, e.g. https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1205132232365178886
   Modified link: https://www.thinglink.com/view/scene/{id}/cubemap, e.g. https://www.thinglink.com/view/scene/1205132232365178886/cubemap
5. Copy the modified link from step 4
6. Open Igloo Core Engine
7. Once you set up a workspace, hover over the 'Add content' button in the Layers menu, then select New Content > WebView:
   
8. Paste the modified URL from step 5 into the URL field
9. Uncheck the 'Dynamic Resolution' checkbox below the URL field and set the resolution to 6000 x 1000
10. In the settings panel, select Effects and add two effects in the following order:
    1. Cubemap to Equirectangular
    2. True perspective

Now you are ready to go! Toggling on 'Canvas UI' in the top-right corner lets you test what the content will look like without going to the immersive space.

Tips & limitations

Igloo Vision spaces support all ThingLink 360-degree images and 360-degree videos, and almost all tag types. 

The following content types and features are not supported:

• ThingLink scenarios
• ThingLink 3D models
• Transit tags: conditional transitions feature is not supported. Viewers will be able to proceed to the next scenes without answering the question.
• Text & media tags: audio uploaded to tags will not be played.
• Background audio & audio inside 360-degree videos will not be played
• Info panel feature
• Floor plan feature
• Guided mode and Locked mode

Changing the size of icons and pop-up windows

You can customize the size of the icons and pop-up windows by modifying the URL used in Igloo Core Engine.

1. Follow the steps above to add your project to Igloo
2. Once you apply the effects described in step 10, modify the URL by appending one of the following options:
   &tagScale=X , e.g. &tagScale=2. This URL parameter controls the size of the tag icons. 
   &windowScale=Y, e.g. &windowScale=0.7. This URL parameter controls the size of the pop-up windows.
   These two parameters can be combined.

For example, let's say you want to increase the size of the icons to make them easier to tap and decrease the size of the pop-up windows. 

• Original URL: https://www.thinglink.com/view/scene/1205132232365178886/cubemap
• URL displayed inside Igloo Core Engine: https://thinglink-editor.s3.amazonaws.com/production/ext/cubemap/index.html?id=1205132232365178886
• Modified URL with tagScale and windowScale parameters: https://thinglink-editor.s3.amazonaws.com/production/ext/cubemap/index.html?id=1205132232365178886&tagScale=2&windowScale=0.5