What's new?
On this page, you can find the latest updates to the user guide and the Annotation Platform.
Released 2024-10-08
In the View section of the top menu select Selected line/ lane class to show direction indicators for objects that share class with the selected object. Read more here.
Released 2024-10-08
Derived classes are new shapes created by combining existing ones. They help you generate useful new elements, like lines, based on the properties of other shapes. In this release, we are introducing the Centerline and Lane connection derived classes.
A centerline is a new line generated in the center of two lines or lanes. Read more about centerlines here.
A lane connection is a derived line that creates a smooth, connecting line between two existing lines or lanes. Read more about lane connections here.
Released 2024-09-17
The add-node tool has been improved for lines and lanes in 3D. Read more about it here.
Released 2024-09-06
Before we only supported appending to lines/lanes (using the 0 shortcut) and now we have added support for prepending to lines/lines using shift+0 as a shortcut.
Released 2024-09-06
The direction indicators option displays arrows along the object's trajectory to show its direction at specific points in time. Read more in Trajectory.
A rotation deviation can indicate an unexpected change in the orientation of an object along its trajectory. Read more in Trajectory.
Released 2024-09-06
The 3D Join lines/ lanes tool allows you to merge two 3D lines or lanes of the same class into a single continuous line.
Released 2024-08-21
You can now select multiple nodes on 3D Lines and Lanes, allowing you to adjust or remove the selected nodes. Read more in Multiple nodes edit.
Released 2024-08-21
Direction indicator allow you to view line and lane directions in the 3D scene.
Released 2024-08-21
Released 2024-08-21
Duplicate 3D shapes by dragging a transform control handle while holding down shift+alt. Read more in Drag to duplicate.
Released 2024-08-21
You can now quickly move anything you modify with the transformation control in 3D. It could be a cuboid, a 3D point, a node on a 3D Line or Lane, or a geometry collection of objects. Read more in Quick-move.
Released 2024-08-21
Use the two-point tool to align shapes in the object grid view or with the side cameras. Read more in 3D transformation controls.
Released 2024-06-25
Draw points in 3D space with the new 3D point tool.
Released 2024-06-25
Colors from all images in the same frame are now projected onto the point cloud, providing full surround-camera color coverage. Read more in Point cloud color modes.
Released 2024-06-11
Activate shape edit mode to translate, rotate, and scale entire 3D Line geometries. For 3D Lane geometries, you can translate and rotate them. Disable shape edit mode to return to "node edit" mode for individual node adjustments. Read more in Node and shape edit.
Released 2024-05-28
While working with 3D cuboids you can now enable assisting lines that extend from the sides of the cuboids to better utilize the surrounding while adjusting the cuboids with respect to other things, such as the ground. You can find the setting in the View menu in the top menu
Released 2024-04-02
With the 4D navigation tool, you simultaneously navigate in the point cloud and to the best frame.
Released 2024-03-19
While working with Geometry collections in 3D you can now edit all objects in the geometry collection at once. Simply select the geometry collection and all objects will be marked and can be transformed using the 3D transformation controls.
Read more under Geometry collections
Released 2024-03-19
Right clicking on objects in 3D will now open a context menu with actions you can make to the object.
Read more under 3D context menu.
Released 2024-03-19
We have added a new drawing tool for drawing 3D boxes. This new tool is called Point mode and allows you to 'paint' 3d boxes by marking which points should be included inside the box. This tool is especially useful if you're working with other objects than vehicles, such as traffic lights and road signs.
Read more under Point mode.
Released on 2024-03-04
We've enriched the trajectories for the ego vehicle and the selected 3D box with trajectory points. Each point along the line represents a frame and the object's position in that frame. Click on a trajectory point to go to that point in time.
Read more under Trajectories.
Released on 2024-03-04
We've added the ability to switch into an object group, as well as added the ability to switch between the object in groups using Keyboard Shortcuts. Read more under Object groups
Released 2023-12-14
We have iterated our shortcuts. All shortcuts can be found here in the user documentation under All shortcuts (old), or in the task view under Keybindings window.
Released 2023-12-14
We want to provide you with a display of what shortcuts are available in the current task. It is a supportive window where hidden and visible features are displayed.
Open the window in the Top bar -> Help -> Assisting shortcuts.
Read more under Assisting shortcuts.
Released 2023-11-24
We have added the option to search for a keybinding or reset individual keys. Additionally, the overall design has been iterated which you can find under Keybindings window.
You can no longer set the same keybinding for multiple actions. Read more under Conflicting keys.
If you are curious to see all available shortcuts in our task view, we have added the list to All shortcuts (old).
Released 2023-11-09
For 3D point classification tasks, we have changed how they are displayed in the Right-side menu, read more here Class dot behavior.
Added 2023-09-19
We will soon release an updated Validation result log to make it easier to view and address validation errors and warnings.
Released 2023-09-19
We have released an updated class and object list with a new design and functionality to improve the experience and focus when working with classes, objects, and properties on objects.
Switch between the class and object list tabs with the keyboard shortcut , or click on the tabs to switch between the lists.
A new context menu for the objects in the object list lets you duplicate, copy information, and delete the objects in the current source or completely from the task. Open up the context menu with the right mouse button.
Instead of unsetting a property to view available property values, you can now click on the property title to view all available property options.
Released 2023-09-04
We have updated how we refer to tasks and task types to improve the communication between labelers, reviewers, and managers. Instead of just showing you the task type, we now show you which workflow stage a task belongs to - both on the task card on the My Tasks page and at the top of the right side panel in the task view (will soon be updated).
The workflow stage describes which phase of the request's production workflow the task is part of (such as annotation or review) and which action you are expected to take in the task (annotate, correct, review, quality assure). For example, "Review: Correct" refers to a correction task in the Review phase.
Below is a table mapping the new Workflow Stages format to the old Task Type format.
Workflow Stage (New format) | Task Type (Old format) |
|---|---|
Annotation: Annotate | Annotate |
Correction: Correct | Correct or QA Correct |
Review: Correct | Review Correct |
Review: Review | Review |
Sampled QA: Quality Assure | Quality Assure |
Released 2023-08-29
Introducing the new color mode "Image colors." The calibration information will color the point cloud based on the camera image, allowing users to understand the 3D scene better.
You will find the color mode in the drop-down the top menu (View menu -> Point cloud colors -> Image colors).
Released 2023-08-29
The tabs for toggling 3D camera controls (Orbit / Fly) have been moved to the top menu -> View -> 3D camera control.
You can toggle between orbit and fly controls by using the shortcut shift q
Released 2023-08-29
Our new video bar has been redesigned visually but has kept its functionalities. The most significant update to the video bar is the additional mode called Property values. The user can observe varying property values along the sequence with this mode - if and when its value changes. In both video bar modes, our focus was to provide more visual information and hope the workflows would be more efficient because of it.
Read all details under Video bar/ sequences.
Released 2023-08-17
The sizes of lines and control points have been inconsistent across 2D shapes, there has also been other inconsistent behavior of the 2D shapes. These issues have been fixed in this update.
We have also provided a way to adjust the geometry settings like line size, point size, and fill opacity for each shape type.
Released 2023-07-24
We have updated the workflow stage naming used for request monitoring inside our Project Management product. We have done it to more clearly communicate which workflow phase and workflow action (task type) the stage refers to. Below you can find a table mapping the old naming to the new one.
Old naming | New naming |
|---|---|
Annotation: To Do | Not started |
Annotation | Annotation: Annotate |
Correction | Correction: Correct |
Quality Assurance | Sampled QA: Quality Assure |
Review | Review: Review |
Review Correction | Review: Correct |
Delivery Ready | Delivery: Ready |
Learn more about workflow stages in Annotation Requests: Summary
Released: 2023-07-20
Workspace administrators and project managers can now activate the automatic allocation of tasks, for the requests in which their organisation is the Producer. Learn more about this in the Guide: Automatic task allocation.
Released 2023-06-28
Workspace administrators and project managers can now create new projects and requests independently. Learn more about this in the Guide: Create a new project and Guide: Create a request.
Released 2023-06-27
If configured you will now have the option to auto adjust a 2D box or polygon at its current location.
Read more here.
Released 2023-06-27
Connecting a 3D line with a 2D curve in 2D/3D fusion tasks is now as simple as pressing a button.
Read more here.
Released 2023-06-27
We have added new editing tools for 3D lines and lanes. You are now able to add and remove nodes from an existing object. The recent scissor tool is also available for these shapes.
You can read more here: Edit tools for lines and lanes
Released 2023-06-27
The new design includes a lot of iterations. Here are some key functionalities you should know about:
- We have added the drawing tool items (icons), allowing the user to view how to draw by looking at the tooltip.
- If multiple drawing tool options are available for the selected class, the user can also switch between those.
- We moved the eraser tool to the left toolbar (previously in the right side menu)
- If the item has a rectangle in the right corner, you can press and hold for 300ms to view related tools, or click on the triangle to open the options.
Released 2023-06-27
After some consideration, we have removed the Consistent and Varying headlines. We replaced them with two kinds of colored property chips.
The new design
Grey property chips indicate consistent values, and purple property chips indicate varying values.
Why we re-designed
- The headlines took up too much space.
- The headlines were meant to create structure but made it more cluttered in some use cases.
Our new scissor tool can split the node of lines or curves. Once you cut a node into two, you create two separate objects. Read more here.
You can edit a line by adding or removing nodes.
- Use shortcuts:
- To activate "Add node" select +
- To activate "Remove node" select -
- Or, go to the left toolbar and select one of the options to start editing.
Under Line/curve shape we have added GIFs showing you how to add and remove nodes.
Because of a recent addition to editing 2D lines and polygon shapes, we have changed the shortcut for "copy selected object."
This update include:
- "Copy selected object" will be renamed to "Duplicate object",
- "Duplicate object" will have the shortcut cmd+d, a standard key for this action (ctrl+d for windows users),
- Previously this action was set to the + key, which we will use for a new feature "adding nodes" (more information about this feature will be released soon).
This affects all shapes that can be duplicated and will most likely be affecting a lot of tasks.
These changes are available in our test environment (called next) and will be in production Tuesday, May 30th (w.22).
Released 2023-05-16
You can use an assistive feature in the left side toolbar in multi-sensor tasks where you are asked to connect 3D and 2D boxes.
If an object has been annotated in 3D, you can go to the 2D view and call this action to draw a connected 2D bounding box. The box will show up in all camera sources where it is visible.
Read more under Create connecting 2D boxes.
Released 2023-05-16
We have updated the 2D automation icon available in some sequence tasks. The functionality remains the same.
Released 2023-05-16
If you don't want to drag or use shortcuts to edit a cuboid side, we offer an alternative way. Ensure you have activated the translate or scale mode to use the snapping functionality.
Snap one side: Hold alt and click on a control. The corresponding cuboid side will snap to the nearest point.
Snap all sides: Hold alt and click on the diamond located in the center of the cuboid. All cuboid sides will snap to the nearest points.
See the corresponding GIFs and read more about transforming cuboids under 3D box editing.
Released 2023-05-02
This is a beta version, i.e. an early version of the 3D Lane and 3D Line tools in perspective view. Nevertheless, it's an opportunity for us to collect feedback and bug reports before finalizing the design. All feedback is valuable feedback. Does it behave as expected? How do you find the interaction? Is it efficient? Please share your thoughts through the "Provide feedback" link in the annotation view.
Read more about the 3D Lane tool and 3D Line tool.
Released 2023-04-18
In our test environment (annotate-next) you can now find the error log and feedback icons in a new toolbar. The toolbar design matches the ones we already have available to the left. You can drag and place the bar where you want in the view but the original location will be at the bottom left corner.
This will be released to production in two weeks.
Please note: no functionality has been iterated in relation to the feedback items or the error log.
Released 2023-04-11
Previously, all correction tasks have been accessible from the same "Start a Task" button. Now we have split the task type Correct into five different task types: Correct, QA Correct, Review Correct, Supervisor Correct, and Quality Assure.
We hope this will make it easier for you to access the most prioritized type of correction task.
Released 2023-04-04
You can now open a context menu with classes in the main view. Use alt+g to open it (option+g on a mac).
This is a beta version, i.e. an early version of this kind of context menu. Nevertheless, it's an opportunity for us to collect feedback and bug reports before finalizing the design. All feedback is valuable feedback. Does it behave as expected? How do you find the interaction? Is it efficient? Please share your thoughts through the "Provide feedback" link in the annotation view (see post below).
Released 2023-03-08
If you want to send us feedback about a tool, feature, or visual element they are currently working with, you can access the survey form directly in the annotation view. We want to capture present experiences.
Access the feedback form under the help menu. It's completely anonymous.
We kindly ask you not to use it for bug reports. If you do we will ask the users to write the name of their manager just so we can report back when the issue has been resolved.
Released 2023-03-08
We have a new placement of the 2D miniature image settings button in the 3D view. The previous button placement (in the left side toolbar) made users believe it was settings for the point cloud and not the 2D image. We hope the new placement is more intuitive for new users.
Released 2023-03-03
To make it easier to find specific types of Production tasks we have updated Introduction.
The section previously called "Available tasks" has been split up into three sections: Production tasks, Training and examination tasks, and Demo tasks. This should hopefully make it even easier for you to find the tasks of the category you are looking for.
With this update, we have removed the pink "Production"-label.
We have also added filters to the new section "Production tasks" that allow you to quickly find requests in which you are assigned tasks of a specific task type (Annotate, Correct, or Review).
Released 2023-02-21
We have updated the structure of the property values. You can now see what values are consistent throughout the sequence and which values that will vary.
Additionally, we moved the "Class property" and placed it under Consistent. Considering it's a property, we wanted it to look the same as the other values, i.e. have a chip rather than a dropdown icon. You cannot unselect this value, you can only select another option.
Will be released 2023-02-01
To make it easier for you to understand which request and task to work on right now we have made some updates to the My Tasks page.
The section Metrics (previously named My working progress) is now available for all users. It has also been redesigned to work better on larger screens.
The task cards and the columns Annotate, Correct, and Review have been removed. They have been replaced with request cards representing all requests in which you have been assigned one or multiple tasks. On each request card, you can access tasks from all the task types (annotate, correct, review) in which you have been assigned tasks.
In addition to this:
- You can now see if you have any ongoing tasks within the request. Look for task types under the section Ongoing.
- You can now see even more clearly which requests are in the Production state. Look for the pink label that says “Production”.
We have decided to remove the tab Upcoming Tasks, to keep the focus on the requests in which you have been assigned tasks.
Added 2023-01-27
Point cloud overlay can now also show intensity and height information besides the previously available depth information. As before, the point cloud overlay setting can be found in the top menu, under the 2D settings.
Added 2023-01-27
It is now possible to activate a new assistive feature for annotating 2D boxes in camera sequences. After drawing a 2D box in one frame of a sequence, if the feature is active, the box position will be updated automatically when stepping into the next frame. Please note, that the feature needs to be enabled it in the task definition.
Added 2023-01-20
When marking an object as not visible or trimming the lifespan - if there are properties set in that particular frame they will be carried forwards to the next key frame so that property values are still set to the last known value.
Previously when you marked an object as not visible and properties were set on that particular frame - all the properties were wiped away as well. If this is used in the first frame for an object all properties would be unset. This causes extra work for annotators that has to set properties again. Also properties in future frames could change if you were not aware that properties are set in a particular key frame that is marked as not visible.
Added 2023-01-19
We are about to release two color transparency settings - one for 2D projections and one for 2D polygon shapes. Both are already available in our next environment for testing and is planned for production tasks shortly.
Make sure you have either "Selected object (2D)" or "All boxes (2D)" selected under the "Projection" item otherwise you will not see the projection coming from the 3D view.
Go to the view menu, scroll down and selected "projection settings" to open the transparency slider. The value change will affect all box projections in the 2D view.
To edit the polygon shape transparency you can go to the 2D menu in the top bar and click on "Geometry settings". The value change will affect all polygon shapes in the task view.
Added 2023-01-09
You can now zoom in on the 3D nodes (the objects in 3D lines tasks) or 3D lanes using two different auto-zoom features.
- Select an existing 3D object and activate “Zoom on selected” (default shortcut ‘k’), or
- Activate auto-zoom in the left side toolbar (default shortcut 'alt+k') and step between object's
Both features will zoom in on the selected object while the camera angle remains the same.
Other helpful shortcut in these tasks are stepping to the next node using 'alt+n', or the previous node using 'alt+p'.
Added 2023-01-09
We have developed new transformation controls on our 2D bounding boxes.
You will draw extreme points in the same way as before, but will be able to edit the box using eight different box points - scaling corners and sides. We have also adjusted the accessibility a bit so now you don't have to select the box to start editing or moving it. We provide examples and more information under The Bounding Box tool
Added 2022-12-15
This feature enables the visualization of the point cloud projection into the image. The overlay points are colored according to their distance from the ego-vehicle in a repeating blue-to-red pattern. Its main purpose is to enable a user to validate whether the sensor calibrations are correct or not.
Please note that this was mainly developed for engineers - this is not of any use if you're annotating, correcting or reviewing a task. Read more about this feature under 2D options and settings
Added 2022-12-13
We have developed a new way to draw 3D cuboids and is available to everyone working with 3D tasks. You can draw using either the center line or side line method. Read about the new tool under 3D box drawing tools
The new tool is a beta version, i.e. an early version of our new drawing tool that contains most of the major features, but is not yet complete. Neverthless, it's an opportunity for us to collect feedback and bug reports before releasing it to production.
Added 2022-11-15
You can now move already created polygon shapes. To do this, simply select the shape and hold down shift to drag the polygon.
Added 2022-11-15
We have removed the possibility to mark an object as not visible from the object list. Instead, users are expected to use the transformation controls. You can read more about how they work here.
Added 2022-11-08
We have replaced yellow banners with a message in the top bar (on the right side). The message will either tell you to:
- Reload the page, or
- Update chrome
It will disappear when you have performed the action it asks you to do, but you can do it when it works best for you.
Added 2022-11-08
In requests where a review workflow is used, managers from reviewing organizations can now manage the review team as well as the review tasks independently.
Read more about review management in Guide: Review managementFor more detailed information about the now enabled tabs read Tasks and Team
Added 2022-11-01
There are now indications in frames where properties have not yet been set even if the frame does not contain an object key frame. The missing properties will be indicated with the circles while the keyframes are still marked with the regular diamonds.
Added: 2022-19-10
You can now pan in the 2D view by using the dragging functionality. All you need to do is press and drag the computer mouse.
Added: 2022-18-10
We have moved the placement of 3D automation tool buttons that you could previously find in a dialogue. We did so to give easier access and increase exposure to the automation tools and hope that this will increase the usage of the available automation tools. The tools themselves and their assigned shortcuts remain unchanged.
To read more about each individual tool you can hover over the icons or read more under Assistive 3D box features and Static Objects
Added: 2022-10-04
We have new 3D transformation controls on the way to production tasks. The goal is to have them available in all tasks on Tuesday (October 4th).
You will find everything you need to know under 3D box editing
Added: 2022-08-22
We wanted to let the user know about the hidden feature we call "quick-projection" in tasks where it is available. Therefore, we have added a question mark in the 2D miniature image (in the 3D view) where users can read how they can interact with it and what the feature does.
Whenever you enter a new 3D task and this feature is available a small tooltip will let you know. This will go away after a few seconds and hopefully will not be intrusive in your work. It will not pop-up if you reload the same task or go between the 2D and 3D view.
You can read up on the feature under 2D/ 3D fusion tools -> Quick-projection.
Added: 2022-08-22
You can now copy the object information to the clipboard by selecting the object you want to copy and press Ctrl + Q on your keyboard. Alternatively you can copy an object by pressing the clipboard icon that's shown in the sidebar when hovering over or selecting the object.
Added: 2022-07-13
If you find any of the 3D box controls distracting or interfering with your work you can now disable them in all views so that you can focus on one set of actions at a time.
Previously you could only switch between showing the rotation controls (default shortcuts x) or the translation controls (default shortcut z) in the main view. With this update you can now do the following:
- Use these shortcuts in both the main view and the grid view,
- Disable and enable the controls individually by using their shortcut keys.
Please note: If you have had an account at Kognic since before June 2020 you might have conflicting shortcuts (more specifically the "z" key). If you want to use the shortcuts for the 3D box controls we recommend that you have a look at your keyboard shortcuts and make necessary edits.
Added: 2022-07-06
You can now use the auto-zoom feature in the 3D view (shortcut alt+k).
Previously you have been able to automatically zoom in and center the bounding boxes in the 2D view - now you can zoom in and center cuboids as well. Read more about this update under Assistive 3D box features.
Added: 2022-07-01
In future sequence tasks you might come across five new icons located to the right of the annotation timeline (in the sequence bar). These are called "object visibility editing tools".
Tasks that include these are special in that they allow you to create an object in any part of the sequence and allow the object to live both backwards and forwards in time. That means you don't have to annotate each object in the first frame where it becomes visible. However, this means that you will have to track the object both backwards and forwards in time and mark the frames where it is not visible using the object visibility editing tools.
We have collected images, GIFs and written information about how to use these under Object visibility editing tools.
Added: 2022-07-01
We have developed a new automation tool that can be used when working with all types of objects that are stationary such as: parked vehicles, poles, pedestrians sitting down and road signs.
It will help you automatically mark frames as not visible in frames where points are not detected. You can read our suggested workflow for the feature under Static Objects.
Added: 2022-05-17
Tape Measure tool can now also be used in 3D. Start it Either from Top menu -> 3D -> Tape measure or by using the shortcut (default t).The tool will measure in meters on the ground plane. Read more under Assistive 3D box features.
