---
title: "Configuring a Site"
slug: "configuring-a-site-1"
description: "Configure your site settings easily by adjusting menu visibility, map appearance, and primary views to enhance user experience in NavVis IVION."
tags: ["Map Appearance", "Menu Visibility", "Site Configuration", "Site Management"]
updated: 2026-05-19T14:23:27Z
published: 2026-05-19T14:23:27Z
canonical: "knowledge.navvis.com/configuring-a-site-1"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://knowledge.navvis.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Configuring a Site

This section describes the configuration options available on the Site level.

Follow these steps to access the **Site configuration**menu and change the site configuration.

1. While inside a site click the**Instance Menu**. ![A modern office kitchen with plants, tables, and a NavVis logo on the wall.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/image-1761222457116(1).png)
2. Go to **Settings**> **Site Configuration**
3. Select the desired configuration settings. Refer to the following sections for more information on the site configuration options.
4. Click **Save**.

## Menu visibility

By default all menu items are shown in a site. Deselect any menu items you want to hide in the site. The following menu visibility options are available.

- **Site Structure**: shows/hides the **Site Structure**menu item on the left side bar.
- **Sign in**: shows/hides the user icon in the upper right corner.
- **New window**: shows/hides the menu option to open NavVis IVION in a new window (only relevant if NavVis IVION is embedded in a website as an iFrame)
- **POIs**: shows/hides the **POI types** menu item on the left side bar.
- **Settings: shows/hides the setting menu on the left side bar.**
- **Share**: shows/hides the **Share** menu item on the left side bar.
- **View**: shows/hides the **View**menu item on the left side bar.

![Site_Configuration_Menu_Visibility](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Site_Configuration_Menu_Visibility.PNG)

## Appearance

By checking or clearing the selection from the boxes, choose whether or not you want to:

- **Hide the site from the dashboard for Guest Users.** When checked, the site will not be displayed on the instance dashboard.
- **Show POI and Site Model details as full-screen dialog.** See [How to change the size of the POI panel](https://knowledge.navvis.com/docs/how-to-change-the-size-of-the-poi-panel).
- **Show POI names in the Map view.**
- **Show POI names in the Panorama view.**
- **Check and adjust POI visibility**

Use the up and down arrows at the end of the line **Maximum resolution of the panorama images loaded for mobile users** to change the level of panorama detail loaded for mobile users. A higher value means the panoramas will be more detailed. The recommended values are 2 or 1.

To show only POIs of a specific category, enter the category number under **Only show POIs from categories** as a comma-separated list. To find a POI category number:

1. Go to **POI types**.
2. Click the pencil icon next to the specific category.
3. The **Category ID**is listed at the bottom of the Edit category dialog box

The configuration setting **Check and adjust POI visibility** shows/hides the Check visibility checkbox in the Advanced POI settings.

![Site_Configuration_Appearance](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Site_Configuration_Appearance.PNG)

## Layer visibility

Deselect any layers you want to hide. The following options are available:

- **Panorama position indicator (location dot) on mobile**
- **Location markers (image locations on floor)**: shows/hides the location markers (white circles) in the start up view when you enter a site.
- **Secondary view window**: shows/hides the secondary view window in the bottom right corner.
- **Panorama images**: shows/hides panorama images in the startup view when you enter a site.
- **Point cloud**: shows/hides the point cloud in the startup view when you enter a site.

![Site_Configuration_Layer_Visibility](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Site_Configuration_Layer_Visibility.PNG)

## Map appearance

The following map configuration options are available:

- **Map tile URL**: If you want to use a different map provider, you can enter the URL here. For example, to use Google maps enter the URL: https://mt2.google.com/vt/lyrs=m@167000000&hl=en-US&x=${x}&y=${y}&z=${z}
- **Map tile size (px)**: Select the tile size of the map in pixels.
- **Map tile zoom bias**: Adjust the threshold for loading a new tile zoom level depending on the user's zoom level.
- **Maximum map tile zoom level**: Select how far your maps can be zoomed in on a scale of 0 (fully zoomed out) to 22 (fully zoomed in).
- **Minimum map tile zoom level**: Select how far your maps can be zoomed out on a scale of 0 (fully zoomed out) to 22 (fully zoomed in).
- **Map attribution**: Select which map to display as a background layer. The default is OpenStreetMap.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** To change these settings at an instance level refer [here](https://knowledge.navvis.com/v1/docs/configuring-your-instance).

![Site_Configuration_Map_Appearance](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Site_Configuration_Map_Appearance.PNG)

## Visibility of built-in UI elements

Deselect any items you would like to hide from your site. The following options are available:

- **Share button on the POI panel**: shows/hides the share button on the detail panel that displays when you click a POI.
- **Floor changer widget**: shows/hides the floor changer widget on the right side of a site.
- **Detail panels**: shows/hides detail panels, for example the detail panel that displays when you click a POI. If this box is unchecked, no detail panel will be displayed.
- **Search box**: shows/hides the search bar in the top left corner of a site.

![Site_Configuration_Visibility_UI](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Site_Configuration_Visibility_UI.PNG)

## Functionality

By selecting or deselecting the checkboxes, choose whether or not to enable [Routing](https://knowledge.navvis.com/docs/routing) and [Site Model search](https://knowledge.navvis.com/docs/searching1#searching-for-site-model-entities).

![Site_Configuration_Functionality](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Site_Configuration_Functionality.PNG)

## Primary view

The primary view can be either the Panorama view or Map view. In the Primary view configurations settings, select the primary startup view for desktop and mobile devices. This setting determines what the default primary view will be when you open a site. You can switch the views while working in NavVis IVION: [Viewing the secondary view](https://knowledge.navvis.com/docs/viewing-the-secondary-view).

![Site_Configuration_Primary_View](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Site_Configuration_Primary_View.PNG)

## Starting location

The starting location is the first view you see when opening your site. To change or set the starting location:

1. Navigate to the desired starting location in your site.
2. Go to **Settings**> **Site Configuration** > **Starting Location**.
3. Click **Set startup view**.
4. Click **Save**.

![Site_Configuration_Starting_Location](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Site_Configuration_Starting_Location.PNG)

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### FAQ

#### How can I access the Site configuration menu?

Go to Settings > Site Configuration to access the Site configuration menu.

#### Can I hide menu items from the site?

Yes, you can deselect any menu items you want to hide in the site.

#### What options are available for menu visibility?

You can show/hide options like Datasets, Sign in, New window, POIs, Share, and View.

#### How do I change the starting location of my site?

Navigate to the desired starting location, go to Settings > Site Configuration > Starting Location, click Set startup view, and then click Save.

#### Is it possible to customize the map appearance?

Yes, you can configure options like Map tile URL, tile size, zoom levels, and map attribution.

#### Can I enable or disable Routing and Site Model search?

Yes, you can choose to enable or disable these functionalities by selecting or deselecting the checkboxes.

#### What are the appearance options available for the site?

You can configure options such as hiding the site from Guest Users, showing POI names in different views, and adjusting the maximum resolution of panorama images for mobile users.

#### Are there options to hide built-in UI elements?

Yes, you can hide elements like the Share button, floor changer widget, detail panels, and search box.

#### What is the primary view setting for the site?

The primary view can be set to either the Panorama view or Map view, determining the default view when opening a site.

#### **Kan ik een startpanorama instellen voor mijn site?**

Ja. Je kunt een specifieke panoramafoto instellen als startlocatie, zodat iedereen die de site opent automatisch op die locatie begint.

1. Navigeer naar de panoramafoto die je als startpunt wilt instellen.
2. Ga naar **Settings** > **Site Configuration** > **Starting Location**.
3. Klik op **Set startup view**.
4. Klik op **Save**.

Site refers to a complex of one or more buildings displayed in a NavVis IVION instance. For example, the Munich Airport would be one site. An instance can contain multiple sites. Each site consists of one or more datasets.

Point Of Interest

A site model is a three-dimensional model which clusters information by assigning meaningful names to clearly defined areas in the space of a site. With a site model, you can define and name the buildings, floors, rooms, or even more fine-grained spaces, of a site in NavVis IVION. Among other things, this information is used to create the floor changer and enrich POI search.

In the map view, you can see the 2D maps of the site and where the site is located on a world map. By default, the map view is displayed in the mini view, which is the small window in the bottom right corner of the NavVis IVION interface. Clicking on the two small arrows on the bottom right corner of the screen switches between panorama view and map view.

In the panorama view, you can explore your data in a seamless experience. In this view, you can see both panoramic images and point clouds. By default, the main view of the NavVis IVION interface shows the panorama view.

A three-dimensional representation of an environment, made up of many points. A point is defined by x, y and z coordinates, and it may or may not contain RGB, an intensity value, and normals.

User Interface