User Controls

The controls that are available to you are listed below. Where a control has a dedicated page, follow the link for the full details.

#	Control	What it does
1	Open / load maps	The folder button next to the logo loads a cc.json map, or multiple maps at once (hold shift). See Upload.
2	Map selector	Choose which of the loaded maps is shown. The button shows the selected map’s name (and a +1 count when several are selected). See Change Maps.
3	Explore	The default viewing mode for freely navigating and inspecting a single map. See Explore.
4	Compare	Switch to delta mode to see the difference between two loaded maps. Needs at least two maps loaded. See Compare.
5	3D Print	Export the map currently on screen as a printable 3MF/STL model. See 3D Print.
6	Settings	Open the Global Configuration dialog (map layout, background color, quality and experimental features). See Settings.
7	Viewcube toolbar	The row of three buttons above the cube: compass (recenter/fit the map), camera (take a screenshot), and lightbulb (toggle the presentation flashlight hover effect). See Viewcube.
8	Viewcube & zoom	Click a face or edge of the cube to snap the camera to that perspective, drag to orbit, and use the zoom slider beside it to zoom in and out. See Viewcube.
9	Explorer counters	The SHOWN, FLATTENED and HIDDEN counters summarize how the rules divide up the map. Clicking FLATTENED or HIDDEN lists and lets you remove those rules. See Explorer.
10	Search & filter	Search for buildings with .gitignore-style patterns; the ⋮ menu applies the matches as Flatten or Exclude rules. See Explorer.
11	Sort	Change how the file tree is ordered (for example by name).
12	File tree	The searchable tree of folders and files in the loaded map; each row shows the share of the map it accounts for. See Explorer.
13	Code map	The central 3D treemap. Hover a building to highlight it and show its metrics; click it to open the Inspector sidebar with full details. See Map.
14	Area metric	Select the metric that drives each building’s footprint (base size). See Metrics.
15	Height metric	Select the metric that drives each building’s height. See Metrics.
16	Link height & color	Tie the height and color dimensions to the same metric; click again to unlink. See Metrics.
17	Color metric	Select the metric that drives each building’s color. See Metrics.
18	Labels	Control which buildings are labelled on the map and how many. See Labels.
19	Scenarios	Save and apply preconfigured combinations of metrics and view settings (“9 scenarios available”). See Custom Views.
20	Legend	Open the LEGEND panel, which decodes the current metric mapping and color ranges. A screenshot taken with it open includes it. See Legend.
21	Distribution bar	The thin bar at the very bottom shows how the selected area metric is distributed across file extensions. See File Extension Bar.
22	Explorer panel	The collapsible Explorer side panel on the left that holds the counters, search and file tree; use the « arrow in its header to show or hide it. See Explorer.