Projects

A project is the container for your 3D experience — it holds the reconstructed scene, lines, tags, and all configuration.

Creating a Project

From the dashboard, click New Project and upload your video footage. Retor will process the video through several stages:

  1. View extraction — frames are extracted from the video
  2. Reconstruction — COLMAP builds a point cloud from the frames
  3. Splat training — a Gaussian splat is trained from the point cloud

Screenshot: New project dialog with video upload area and processing status indicators

Project Settings

Open the settings panel to configure:

  • Name & Description — shown in the preview overlay to viewers
  • Start View — the camera position viewers see when the experience loads
  • Start Line — which line auto-opens when the preview loads
  • Navigation TypeLines Only restricts viewers to scroll along lines, Free allows orbit and exploration

Screenshot: Project settings panel showing name, description, start view selector, navigation type toggle

The Editor

The editor is the main workspace. The 3D scene fills the viewport. A toolbar at the top lets you switch between tools: Orbit (navigate the scene), Line (draw and edit lines), and Tag (place standalone tags on splats).

Screenshot: Editor toolbar showing Orbit, Line, and Tag tool buttons, with the 3D scene behind

When you select a line or tag, a sidebar panel appears on the left with all properties and settings for that object.