Swyvl allows you to create immersive virtual tours using 360° photos. There are three ways to structure your tour, depending on your project needs.
Choose Your Tour Style
Style | Best Used For | Requirements |
Point View | Single, standalone locations. | Manually placed photos. No navigation arrows. |
Scatter View | Exploring a site freely (e.g., a construction site). | Manually connected photos using navigation arrows. |
Path View | "Street View" style walkthroughs along a route. | Requires a GPX file to auto-connect photos based on timestamps. |
Method A: Manual Tours (Point & Scatter View)
Use this method if you do not have a GPX file or want to hand-pick photo locations.
1. Upload
In the Toolbar, select Photo Tools > 360 Photo.
Choose Point View or Scatter View
Upload your images (Must be in 2:1 aspect ratio)
If photos have GPS data, they auto-place. If not, they appear in the center of your screen.
You can drag each 360 photo to its correct position manually.
2. Adjust Position & Alignment
It is common for 360 photos to appear at the wrong eight or angle due to embedded metadata.
Click a photo to open the Properties Panel and go to the Placement Tab.
Fix Height: Adjust the Height slider until the icon sits clearly above the ground.
Troubleshooting: If your icon is hidden or "buried" by terrain (especially when using Google 3D Tiles), switch your Basemap to OpenStreetMap temporarily. This removes the 3D terrain so you can find and raise your photo.
Fix Rotation: Adjust the North Offset slider until the direction of the image matches the "radar cone" on the map.
3. Connect Photos
Click Edit Pano Connections in the top right of the Toolbar.
Click between two photos to draw a blue navigation line. Viewers can now click to move between them.
To remove a connection, right click the blue line.
Click Save when finished.
Method B: Automated Tours (Path View)
Use this method for speed when capturing long routes (e.g., roads, tracks).
1. Prepare Data
You need the 360 Photos and a matching .gpx file recorded during the capture.
2. Upload
Select Photo Tools > 360 Photo > Path View.
Upload the GPX file first, then the Photos.
Swyvl uses timestamps to place and link the photos automatically.
3. Refine
Check for red error markers (photos outside the GPX timeline).
Use Edit Pano Connections if you need to fix any gaps in the route.