Collecting and viewing three-dimensional scanner data with user defined restrictions

A method of interactively displaying panoramic images of a scene, the method comprising:

• measuring a first plurality of 3D coordinates with a 3D measuring instrument at a first position;
• measuring a second plurality of 3D coordinates with the 3D measuring instrument at a second position different than the first position;
• registering the first plurality of 3D coordinates and the second plurality of 3D coordinates together in a common frame of reference;
• defining a trajectory within the scene, the trajectory including a plurality of trajectory points, the plurality of trajectory points including a first trajectory point and a second trajectory point;
• defining at least one restriction at the first trajectory point;
• generating along the trajectory a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images at each trajectory point, the plurality of 2D images includes a first 2D image associated with the first trajectory point;
• changing the first 2D image based on the at least one restriction;
• and
• displaying the first 2D image on a display device of the first trajectory point in response to an input from a user.