Reports and exports
When the design is ready, SightLine turns it into a client-ready PDF, a quick printout or a spreadsheet.
Map export to PDF
- Click Map export to PDF in the top bar (it is also in the More ▾ menu).
- If some cameras aren't on a switch yet, SightLine says which. Pick their switches first, or click Export anyway.
- Choose where to save the PDF. SightLine suggests your Downloads folder.
- Wait while it draws the maps and camera views. The PDF opens in your PDF viewer when it is ready.
The PDF contains:
- Page 1: site details (site, address, type, client, job number, camera count), an overview map of every camera with the pixel-density legend, and your installation conditions.
- Network switches (when the map has switches): each switch's ports, PoE load, total cable, longest run and every camera's cable length.
- One page per camera: a plan view of what it covers and its cable route, a simulated view from the 3D model, mount, height, location, aim, tilt, what it covers and its notes.
The footer of every page carries the site name, the date, the revision (if you saved one) and, if you filled them in, your company and name from Settings.
Quick print of the map
Choose More ▾ → Quick print of the map for a fast printout: the map as it is on screen, a header with the site and your company, a short camera table and the disclaimer. It opens the Windows print window, where you can also pick "Microsoft Print to PDF".
Camera schedule (CSV)
Choose More ▾ → Export camera schedule (CSV), or click Export CSV in the Schedule panel. The file opens in Excel or any spreadsheet app. It has one row per camera, including its location, and the disclaimer at the end. Lengths use the units shown on the ft / m button. The PDF report does too.
Your company details and disclaimer
Open Settings (on the home screen, or More ▾ → Settings…):
- Company and Prepared by appear on the PDF and the quick print.
- Disclaimer printed on every export (PDF, print, CSV) is your installation conditions text. Write {client} where the client's name should go. SightLine fills in the map's client, or "the customer" if the map has none.
To go back to the standard text, clear the box and click Save.