Start Page

The Start Page is the first page you see after opening PhotoMesh from the Program Files menu or from the desktop icon. The Start Page also appears after you close your current project.

When you start PhotoMesh by selecting a *.PhotoMeshXML file or link, PhotoMesh opens the project directly and does not show the Start Page.

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Start Page

Start page options:

§  New Project – Opens a dialog in which you can create a new project.

§  Open Project – Opens a dialog in which you can browse to a project file.

§  Automation Dashboard – Opens PhotoMesh's automation center, from where you can do all the following:

§  Fusers Pool – Monitor and manage fusers in your fusers pool.

§  AWS Instances – Monitor and manage your AWS instances.

§  PhotoMesh API – View interactive documentation of the REST API for PM Production.

§  Project Queue API – View technical and interactive documentation of the REST API for project queues and open the Project Queue Manager.

§  Support Center – Opens Skyline's knowledge base, a centralized repository of information about PhotoMesh.

§  Videos of major PhotoMesh Features – Opens Skyline's YouTube channel with videos demonstrating PhotoMesh key features.

§  Recent Projects – Opens one of your recent PhotoMesh projects.

§  Example Projects – Download one of the ready-to-build example projects in PhotoMesh, and follow the instructions to get started building.

§  Contact Business and Sales – Opens the Contact Skyline page on Skyline's website.

§  Technical Support – Opens the Skyline Technical Support page on Skyline's website.

§  License Agreement – Displays the PhotoMesh software license agreement on the main window.

Automation Dashboard

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From PhotoMesh's Start page, you can access PhotoMesh's Automation Dashboard, from which you can control all the following:

§  Fusers Pool – Monitor and manage fusers in your fusers pool:

§  Change pool settings: Active / Not active, and maximum number of fusers. Click Settings to open the Auto Scaling Fusers Settings dialog to change the pool status, pool folder, or maximum fusers. See "Using a Fusers Pool" in the "Fusers" chapter for more information.

§  Manage the fusers pool. Click View Pool to open the Pool Manager with information on all the fusers in the pool. See "Managing a Fusers Pool" in the "Fusers" chapter for more information.

§  Click Help  to open the relevant section in Skyline's online knowledge base.

§  AWS Instances – Monitor and manage your AWS instances:

§  Change AWS fuser settings: Active / Not active, and maximum number of instances. Click Settings to open the Auto Scaling Fusers Settings dialog to use/stop using AWS Instances, change maximum instances or other AWS settings. See "Using Amazon Web Services (AWS) Fusers" in the "Fusers" chapter for more information.

§  Click Help  to open the relevant section in Skyline's online knowledge base.

§  PhotoMesh API – View interactive documentation of the REST API for PM Production. See "PhotoMesh API" in the "PhotoMesh Automation" chapter for more information. You can do all the following:

§  Click Reference Guide to view interactive documentation of the REST API for PM Production.

§  Click Help  to open the relevant section in Skyline's online knowledge base.

§  Project Queue API – View technical and interactive documentation of the REST API for project queues and open the Project Queue Manager. See "Queue API" in the "PhotoMesh Automation" chapter for more information. You can do all the following:

§  Click Reference Guide to view technical and interactive documentation of the REST API for project queues.

§  Click Project Queue to open the Project Queue Manager.

§  Click Help  to open the relevant section in Skyline's online knowledge base.