Unclocked 3D Heatmap Support

Install free or open the sample report.

Use Power BI Desktop to open the report. Looking for the CSV field assignments? Follow the sample setup guide.

Contact Support

For setup questions, bug reports, or feature requests, email support@unclocked.app.

Please include your Power BI Desktop or Service version, approximate warehouse row count, visual version, a description of the expected and actual behavior, and screenshots or a sanitized sample file when possible.

Quick Start

1. In Power BI, open Get more visuals, search for Unclocked 3D Heatmap, and add it to your report.
2. Resize the visual to provide enough room for the warehouse and controls.
3. Add a unique location field to Location ID.
4. Add numeric X and Y coordinate fields, or leave them empty and draw the layout with the layout builder. Z is optional; add it to position bins at different heights.
5. Add the numeric measure you want to analyze to Heat Value.
6. Optionally add bin dimensions and up to three category-filter fields.

For every setting and control, read the how-to guide.

Try the sample data

The sample CSV has been tested with Unclocked 3D Heatmap and contains 2,208 locations. It includes coordinates, dimensions, categories, and heatmap values, so you can try the visual without preparing your own warehouse data first.

Download sample CSV

1. In Power BI Desktop, choose Get data → Text/CSV, select warehouse_sample.csv, and load the table.
2. Add Unclocked 3D Heatmap to the report page and select the visual.
3. Assign the sample columns to the visual using the table below. Keep the coordinates, dimensions, and Value column numeric.

Use the included Value column for the heatmap, then try filtering by aisle or level and switching between 3D and 2D views.

For help importing the file, see Microsoft's Power BI Desktop data-source guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about the data the visual needs, coordinates, filters, the 2D plan, floor images, plans, and performance are answered in the 3D Heatmap FAQ.

Plans, licenses, and sharing

Is Free the same as the Professional trial?

No. Free supports ongoing use with up to 2,500 rendered bins. Professional raises the limit to up to 100,000 bins and has a first-month-free offer on every tier. Review the subscription and trial terms at checkout. Compare the plans.

Does one Professional license cover the whole team?

Professional is priced per user, not per report or warehouse, with lower per-user prices for 11–50, 51–250, and 251–1,000 users. For more than 1,000 users, contact us for a custom offer. Each person who needs the paid rendering capacity should have an assigned visual license, including report viewers. Buying the visual for an author does not license everyone they share a report with.

How do I assign a purchased license?

The purchaser normally receives a license automatically. The purchaser or the appropriate administrator can assign other seats in the Microsoft 365 admin center under Billing → Licenses. Select the visual and assign the users who need it, then refresh the report or reopen Power BI Desktop. Allow time for Microsoft to recognize a new assignment.

Microsoft's visual purchasing and license-assignment guide

Is this included with Power BI Pro or Premium?

The visual subscription is separate from Power BI licensing. Your organization still needs the Power BI licenses or capacity required for its report-sharing setup. Professional is the name of this visual's paid plan; it is not Power BI Pro or Premium.

What about embedded reports or Report Server?

Where Power BI cannot verify licenses, including Power BI Report Server, Publish to web, app-owns-data embedding, and national clouds, the visual stays at the free 2,500-bin limit. Microsoft's visual license management is not supported in every environment. Review Microsoft's environment limitations before planning an embedded or Report Server deployment, and contact support about your setup.

Troubleshooting

No bins appear

Confirm that Location ID, X, Y, and Heat Value are populated. Check that coordinates and Heat Value are numeric, report filters are not hiding the layout, and Max displayed bins is high enough. If you use Z, check that it contains valid numbers too.

I purchased Professional but still see a limit

Check that the visual license is assigned to the same work or school account used in Power BI. Refresh the report or reopen Desktop after assignment. Also check Max displayed bins: purchasing a license does not remove your report's configured display limit. See license guidance.

Bins overlap or appear in the wrong place

Confirm that coordinates and dimensions use the same measurement units, X/Y values identify the intended starting corner, and stacked locations have distinct Z coordinates.

The model is slow to navigate

Switch to the Performance preset, turn off bin outlines and hover tooltips, lower Max displayed bins, or use report filters to reduce the active layout.

Privacy

Review the visual privacy policy for data handling details.