Data Editing¶

A variety of tools are provided to process the 3D data. Users can use these tools to reduce image noises and obtain accurate 3D data.

Bottom Panel¶

After pausing or completing the scanning, you can use the following tools to edit the data.

Icon	Function	Description
	Multi view	To view the scanned data from 6 different angles.
	Cutting plane	To create a plane to do quick cutting. See more details in Cutting Plane.

Icon	Function	Description
	Data editing	To edit the selected data. Click it again and you can switch the mode.
	Edit markers	To edit the markers. Click it again and you can switch the mode.

Icon	Function	Description
	Select visible	To select the outer data.
	Select through	To select the inner and outer data.

Icon	Function	Description
	Rectangular	To select a rectangular area by holding down `Shift` + `Left Button`, which will then turn red.
	Polygon	To select a polygonal area by holding down `Shift` + `Left Button`, which will then turn red.
	Lasso	To select an area at will by holding down `Shift` + `Left Button`, which will then turn red.
	Line	Hold down `Shift` + `Left Button` and move the cursor to draw a straight line to select the area.
	Paint brush	To brush an area with red solid circle, which will then turn red. Press `Shift` / `Ctrl` and roll the wheel to zoom in / out the circle.
	Select all	To select all data.
	Unselect	To cancel all selection.
	Connected domain	To select the area connected to the chosen part.
	Invert	To revert the selection.
	Delete Selected Data	Click it or press `Delete` to delete the selected data.
	Undo	To undo the last deletion.
	Redo	To redo the last operation.
	Cancel edit	To cancel all edits and quit the editing mode.
	Apply edit	To apply all edits and quit the editing mode.

Caution

Once the edits are applied, the data can not be recovered only if you re-load the file.

Icon	Function	Description
/ /	Preview / Scan / Pause	To preview the scanned data / To start scan / To stop scan.
	Global markers optimization	To optimize the global markers.
	Project group	To create / open a project group. About the project group, please refer to Project Settings.
	Delete your scan	To clean the current data to redo scan.
	Alignment	To align the data as you need, please refer to Alignment.
	Save your scan	To save the scanned data in the specified format locally.
	Mesh optimization	To do mesh optimization and mesh processing. This function is recommended if you scan the mesh without scanning global markers first. This process will improve the overall accuracy of the mesh, but may take a longer time.
	Mesh processing	To do mesh processing. This function is recommended if you scan the mesh with scanning global markers first.

Shortcut	Function
Hold down `Left Button` and move the cursor	To rotate the data
Hold down wheel button and move the cursor	To move the data
`Shift` + `Left Button`	To select an area
`Ctrl` + `Left Button`	To cancel the selection
`Middle Button`	To zoom in / out the data
`Space`	To apply all edits
`Delete`	To delete the selected data

Function	Description
Select all / Invert / Unselect / Delete selected data	The same as edit tools. You can use these functions by shortcuts.
Fitting view	To display the data at the center appropriately.
Connected domain / Select through / Select visible	The same as editing tools.
Switching the display type	To display the data in point, line, plane and line-plane.
Set rotate center	The rotation center can be set on the data by the left mouse button.
Reset rotate center	After reset, the center of rotation is at the data center.

Remove the base data from the whole scanned data by creating a cutting plane.

Select the creation method and follow the interface prompts to create a cutting plane.

Method	Instruction
Scan data fitting	The plane that the selected data are in will be the cutting plane.
Creating straight line	The plane that the straight line cuts through will be the cutting plane.
Markers	The plane that the markers (at least three) are in will be the cutting plane.

Illustration

Instruction

Delete selected data / markers: Check the box and the data / markers to be deleted will turn red. Click Apply and the data/markers will be deleted.
- You can not delete all data.
- Please keep at least 3 or more markers on the front of the cutting plane.
Invert: To revert the selection.
Delete Plane: To delete the cutting plane and go back to Create cutting plane.
Reset: To reset all operations after creating the cutting plane.
Apply: To apply all edits.
Positioning: After creating the plane, fill in a number in the positioning box or drag the cutting plane normal arrow to translate the cutting plane.
Rotate the cutting plane: Cutting plane can be rotated around an axis by dragging either ball .