D5 Render Panorama Editor Guide: How to Edit a Virtual Tour

D5 Render Panorama Editor is used to edit virtual tours uploaded to D5 Showreel. To open the editor, find the relevant tour file in the MySpace area of D5 Showreel and click Edit. This guide brings together the settings and workflows described in the official documentation, step by step. The documentation does not specify a D5 Render version, so these steps cannot be tied to a particular version number.

Before you start editing

1. Open the tour file. Select the relevant virtual tour in the MySpace area of D5 Showreel and click Edit. In the editor, global settings affect all panoramas, while camera settings apply to an individual panorama. Only one team member can edit a tour at a time; the project is locked while editing is in progress. Decide in advance who will edit the tour to avoid expecting simultaneous changes.

2. Set the overall presentation options. In Global Settings, you can edit the project name and introductory text; visitors see this information in the top-left corner of the tour. Note that you cannot add links to the introductory text. If you enable auto-rotation, you can adjust its start delay and speed. When enabled, the opening animation plays as the tour’s initial viewpoint loads. When Autoplay is enabled for music, the music starts automatically as the shared tour link opens. The documentation states that the music tracks provided in Panorama Editor are commercially licensed.

Camera settings, hotspots, and adding content

1. Check the camera behavior for each panorama. Camera Settings can be configured separately for every panorama in the tour. Field of View (FOV) Range controls the range of viewing angles visitors can choose from, as well as the starting values. You can disable rotation in specific directions using the Rotatable direction setting. Since the documentation does not recommend a fixed FOV value, it is not possible to provide a numerical range that would apply to this project.

2. Add transition points. There are two types of hotspots in Hotspot Settings. An Anchor Hotspot links to another panorama in the tour; when visitors select it, they move to the target scene. A Rich Media Hotspot can display text, an image, a video, or a link in a pop-up. Videos require an iframe link from the video site. When adding images, the supported formats and maximum limits are as follows:

A valid URL must start with http or https. You can adjust the hotspot icon size; in spatial tours, the point attaches to the surface of an object, and its position can be changed using Offset Position along the x, y, and z axes. You can also choose whether the icon follows the surface normal, rotates around itself, or faces the screen. In a panoramic tour, the icon faces the screen by default, and this behavior cannot be changed.

Floor plans and showing different states

1. Add a floor plan as a navigation map. Upload a PNG or JPG floor plan in Floor Plan Navigation. After entering edit mode, select a panorama and double-click its corresponding location on the map to add the camera. The camera direction follows the rotation of the associated panorama. If the directions do not match, you can select the camera and use the Rotation component that appears to adjust its direction on the map; this does not change the panorama’s current orientation. In the saved project, visitors can select a camera on the map to go to the corresponding panorama. For multi-story projects, you can create floor plan navigation layers, allowing visitors to move between floors using the drop-down selector on the map.

2. Show different views of the same location. For example, to show the lights off and on, create two different panoramas at the same point and upload them from the client. First, add one panorama as the base state, then upload the other using Edit multiple statuses. The system creates a state switcher for that location. This feature lets visitors compare different visual states at a single point.

Sharing and team feedback

1. Review sharing permissions and access. In Share Settings, you can enable or disable the sharing link. When the link is disabled, external access stops; enabling it again restores access. By default, anyone with the link can access the tour, and you can also set a four-digit access password. By default, the link has no expiration date. If you set a date, the external sharing link closes automatically after that date. The watermark is off by default; when enabled, you can configure a text watermark.

2. Make comments part of project communication. Allow Comment is enabled by default in Panorama Editor’s Global Settings. Users must sign in with a D5 account to comment; anonymous comments are not supported. Comments can include text, images, and scene-linked anchors. Team members can be mentioned using @; this feature is available only for team members, and mentioned users receive email notifications. Comments are listed chronologically in the cloud project’s Comment tab, where you can return to the original virtual tour. Comments from external accounts are marked as external.

Common mistakes

• Trying to make changes while another team member is editing the same tour; the project is locked during editing.

• Using a regular page link when adding a video; the documentation requires an iframe link.

• Assuming that disabling the sharing link affects only new access; while the link is disabled, users cannot access the design through it.

• Changing the panorama’s orientation to correct the camera direction on the floor plan; the Rotation component is for adjusting the map camera’s direction independently.

• Assuming comments can be posted anonymously; commenters must sign in with a D5 account.

Before sharing for the first time, open the tour in preview and check the hotspots, camera positions on the floor plan, and link access. When you exit using Back, changes are saved automatically; the documentation also describes using the preview button to view the result.