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Data Editing

After pausing scanning, you can use the editing tools and right sidebar functions in the scanning interface to edit the data and generate accurate 3D point clouds.

Editing Toolbar

After pausing scanning or generating point clouds, you can use the following tools to edit the data.

Note

After editing the data, you can still click to perform additional scans.

Function
Description

Perspective View		 The object appears larger when closer, and smaller when farther away, which is consistent with the rule of normal human eyes to observe the 3D world.
Click this button again to switch to Orthogonal View.

Orthogonal View		 The object does not appear larger when closer, and smaller when farther away; the size of the object displayed in the view is independent of the current viewpoint distance;
Click this button again to switch to Perspective View.

Multi View		 Observe the data from 6 different views.
Function
Description

Point Cloud Edit		 In this mode, only point clouds can be chosen. Click it again to switch to Edit Markers.
Note
  • Point clouds under the cutting plane cannot be edited.
  • Multiple undo or redo operations are supported.
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    Edit Markers    		 In this mode, only markers can be chosen.. Click it again to switch toPoint Cloud Edit.
    Note
  • It is necessary to retain at least 4 markers.
  • Markers under the cutting plane cannot be edited.
  • Multiple undo or redo operations are supported.
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    Rewind    		 Drag the progress bar to select (highlighted in red) the scanning data corresponding to a specific frame. Clicking Confirm will delete the corresponding data. Clicking Exit will discard the current operation and exit rewind.
    Note
  • This function is only supported in IR Scan.
  • If the current data is less than 50 frames, this function is unavailable.
  • Up to 200 frames of data can be rewound once; you can rewind multiple times until the first frame of this scan.
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    Function
    Description

    Rectangular    		 Select or deselect a rectangular area.
  • Use Shift+left mouse button to select.
  • Use Ctrl+left mouse button to deselect.
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    Polygon    		 Select or deselect a polygon area.
  • Use Shift+left mouse button to select.
  • Use Ctrl+left mouse button to deselect.
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    Lasso    		 Select or deselect the area by using the lasso tool.
  • Use Shift+left mouse button to select.
  • Use Ctrl+left mouse button to deselect.
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    Line    		 Select or deselect the area by using the straight line tool.
  • Use Shift+left mouse button to select.
  • Use Ctrl+left mouse button to deselect.
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    Brush    		 Select or deselect the area by using the brush tool.
  • Use Shift+left mouse button to select; use Shift+mouse wheel to adjust the brush size.
  • Use Ctrl+left mouse button to deselect; use Ctrl+mouse wheel to adjust the brush size.
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    Function
    Description
    		 Function
    Description

    Select All    		 Select all of the data.
    Unselect    		 Cancel All selection.

    Connected Domain    		 Click the button after selecting a patch of data and all connected region to the selected data will be selected.
    Invert    		 Revert the selection.

    Delete Selected Data    		 Delete selected data.
    Function
    Description
    		 Function
    Description

    Undo    		 The last deletion will be undone.
    Click multiple times to undo multiple deletion.
    Redo    		 The last operation will be redone.
    Click multiple times to redo multiple operations.

    Cancel Edit    		 Undo all edits.
    Apply Edit    		 Apply all edits.

    Right Sidebar

    In the scanning interface, you can use more functions in the right sidebar.

    Function
    Description

    Generate Point Cloud    		 Generate point cloud directly without any optimization.

    Optimizing and Generating Point Cloud    		 Optimize then generate point cloud, suggest choosing this option when you have higher accuracy requirement or when there is layering problem caused by accumulated aligning errors during scanning.
    Note
    Optimizing and Generating Point Cloud is only avalible in IR Scan.
    Function
    Description
    		 Function
    Description

    Project Group    		 Create or open a project group.
    Delete Your Scan    		 Delete the current data to rescan.

    Align    		 Align the data as needed.
    Export the Scan    		 Save the scanned data in the specified format locally.

    Mesh    		 Mesh your model.

    Shortcut

    Shortcut
    Function
    Press and hold the Left Button and move the cursor Rotate the data
    Press and hold the Middle Button and move the cursor Translate the data
    Hold down Shift+Left Button Select the area of data
    Press and hold Ctrl+Left Button Deselect the area of data
    Scroll wheel Zoom in or zoom out the data
    Spacebar Apply edits when editing data
    Delete Delete the selected data

    Context Menu

    Function
    Description
    Select all / Invert / Unselect / Delete selected data / Connected Domain The function is the same as the function on editing toolbar, and can be operated by shortcut keys.
    Fitting View The data on the interface is displayed in the center according to the appropriate size; it can be operated by shortcut keys.
    Set Rotate Center The rotation center can be set on the data by the left mouse button.
    Reset Rotate Center Reset the rotation center back to the data center.
    Bottom camera Open or close the camera window.