Data Editing¶

When you start Scanning, you can conduct edit the scanned data in Scan to generate accurate point clouds. You can also use other functions.

You can use following tools to edit data after the scanning paused or the point cloud is generated.

Note

After editing the data, you can continue scanning to acquire more data.
If necessary editing operations have been performed on the scanned data, please apply the edits before generating the point cloud.

Icon	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. You can click this button to switch to orthogonal view.
	Orthogonal View	The object does not appear larger when closer, and smaller when farther away; Also known as "isometric view", the size of the object displayed in the view is independent of the current viewpoint distance; You can click this button to switch to perspective view.
	Multi View	Observe the data from Top View, Bottom View, Front View, Back View,Left View and Right View.
	Cutting Plane	Create a Cutting Plane to do quick cut.
	Point Cloud Edit	In this mode, a point cloud is chosen. Click it again and you can switch to the Edit Markers mode.(This mode is enabled by default if there is a point cloud.) Note After switching to this mode, the selected markers data (if any) will be retained to facilitate synchronized deletion and other editing operations. Point cloud data under the cutting plane cannot be edited. Multiple undo or redo operations are supported.
	Edit Markers	In this mode, the selection tool is used to only select markers data. Clicking this button again will switch to the Point Cloud Edit mode (assuming there is point cloud data available), and by default, this button is in Point Cloud Edit mode. Note In the Hybrid Alignment (including Markers) mode or Global Markers Alignment mode, this function can be used. After switching to this mode, the selected point cloud data (if any) will be retained to facilitate synchronized deletion and other editing operations. It is necessary to retain at least 4 markers. Markers data under the cutting plane cannot be edited. Multiple undo or redo operations are supported.
	Rewind	To select (highlighted in red) the scanning data corresponding to a specific frame, drag the progress bar and click Confirm to delete the corresponding data; click Exit to exit rewind. Note Up to 200 frames of data can be rewound; and you can rewind multiple times until the first frame of this scan.
	Rectangular	Select or deselect a rectangular area. The selected area is displayed in red.
	Polygon	Select or deselect a polygon area.
	Lasso	Select or deselect the area by using the Lasso tool.
	Straight line	Move the cursor to draw a straight line to Select or deselect the area.
	Brush	Hold down `Shift` or `Ctrl` and a red circle will appear. At this time, roll the mouse wheel will zoom in and out of the circle. Move the red circle to Select or deselect the area to be edited.

Icon	Function	Description
	Select All	Select all of the data.
	Unselect	Cancel All Selected Areas.
	Connected Domain	Click the button after selecting a patch of data and all connected region to the selected data will be picked.
	Invert	Revert the selection.
	Delete	Click the button or use `Del` to delete the selected data.
	Undo	Undo the last deletion and recover the last deleted data. Multiple deletions can be undone by clicking multiple times.
	Redo	Redo the last operation and recover the last operation data. Multiple operations can be redone by clicking multiple times.
	Cancel Edit	Undo all edits, and exit the editing mode.
	Apply Edit	Click the button or space bar to apply the edit, and exit the editing mode.

Side Function Bar¶

You can use more functions in the right-side function bar.

Icon	Function	Description
	Generate the Point Cloud	After completing scanning, generate the point cloud directly. You can click the button to expand the list to switch functions.
	Optimize & Generate Point Cloud	After completing scanning, optimize the point cloud and generate. You can click the button to expand the list to switch functions.
	Project Group	Create or open a project group.
	Clean Data	Clean the current point cloud data to redo scan.
	Align	Align the data as you need.
	Save Data	Save scan data.
	Show / Hide Texture	Show or hide texture on the screen.
	Mesh Model	Click to enter the Post-Processing step to mesh model. Note If the point cloud of the current project has not been generated yet, this button can not be clicked.

Function	Description
Select all/Invert/Unselect/Delete selected data	The function is the same as the function on editing bar, and can be operated by shortcut keys.
Connected Domain	Click the button after selecting a patch of data and all connected region to the selected data will be picked; can be operated by shortcut keys.
Fitting View	The data on the interface is displayed in the center according to the appropriate size; can be operated by shortcut keys.
Set Rotate Center	The rotation center can be set on the data by `Left Button` ; can be operated by shortcut keys.
Reset Rotate Center	After reset, the center of rotation is at the data center. Note If `Esc` shortcut does not function in the software, please go to System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts... > Function Keys, and enable Use F1,F2 etc. keys as standard function keys.
Show / Hide cutting plane	Click to hide or show the cutting plane (if has been set).
Black-and-white Camera	Ticked by default, and can be cancelled to close the left Camera window.
Texture Camera	With this option being ticked, a second Camera window will show at the left side.

Shortcut¶

Shortcut	Function
Press and hold `Cmd`+`D`	Fit view
Scroll wheel Press and hold `Option` and use scroll gestures on the mouse Use pinch/spread gestures with two fingers on the touchpad	Zoom in/zoom out the data
Press and hold `Middle Button` and move the cursor Press and hold `Ctrl`+`Left Button` and move the cursor Press and drag with two fingers on the touchpad	Translate the data
Use `Cmd`+`F`	Set Rotate Center
Press and hold `Left Button` and move the cursor Press and drag with one finger on the touchpad	Rotate the data
Press and hold `Shift`+`Left Button` and move the cursor	Select the area of data
Press and hold `Cmd`+`Left Button` and move the cursor	Deselect the area of data
Use `Cmd`+`A`	Select all
Use `Cmd`+`C`	Deselect all data
Use `Cmd`+`I`	Switch selected or unselected data.
Use `Del`	Delete the selected data

Cutting Plane¶

If you need to remove the object's base data during the scanning process, the Cutting Plane can be a very effective tool.

By setting up a cutting plane, the data below the plane will not be captured.

Create a Cutting Plane¶

Three methods to create a cutting plane are shown in the table as follows:

Method	Description
Fitting Point Cloud	Hold `Shift`+`Left Button` to select the point cloud data, and click Create Plane.
Creating Straight Line	Hold `Shift`+`Left Button` to draw a line, and click Create Plane.
Markers	Hold `Shift`+`Left Button` to elect at least three markers, and click Create Plane.

Edit the Cutting Plane¶

Delete the selected point cloud data or markers: When ticked, the selected point cloud data or markers will be highlighted in red. Apply the edit to delete the highlighted point cloud data or markers.
Invert: Use this button to reverse the selection of data by flipping the cutting plane.
Delete plane: clicking this button will delete the current cutting plane and return to the interface for creating a new cutting plane.
Reset: reset all the operations performed after creating the cutting plane.
Apply: apply all the edits made.

Note

It is not supported to deleted all point cloud data.
At least four markers should be remained at the front appearance of the cutting plane.

Translate the cutting plane: after generating the plane, you can enter numbers in the editing box or drag the arrow of the cutting plane's normal to translate the cutting plane.
Rotate the cutting plane：you can drag any of the four small balls on the edges of the cutting plane to rotate the cutting plane along a certain direction.