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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
! 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.
Cutting plane Create a cutting plane to make a quick cut. See more details in Cutting Plane.
Icon Function
Description
Data editing In this mode, only mesh can be chosen. Click it again to switch to Edit Markers.
Edit markers In this mode, only markers can be chosen. Click it again to switch to Data Editing.
Note
  • It is necessary to retain at least 4 markers.
  • Multiple undo or redo operations are supported.
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    Icon Function
    Description
    Select visible Select the outer data.
    Select through Select the inner and outer data.
    Select Front To select only the data on the front surface of the current object.
    Note
  • The Select Front function cannot be used simultaneously with Select Visible/Select Through functions.
  • This function is not available in Photogrammetry and AI Feature Recognition modes.
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    Icon 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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    Paint 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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    Icon Function
    Description
    Select all Select all of the data.
    Unselect Cancel all selections.
    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 Click it or press Delete to delete the selected data.
    Icon Function
    Description
    Undo The last operation will be undone. Click multiple times to undo multiple operations.
    Redo The last operation will be redone.
    Click multiple times to redo multiple operations.
    Cancel edit Undo all edits.
    Apply edit Apply all edits.

    Caution

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

    Right Panel

    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.
    Export the Scan : To save the scanned data in the specified format (ASC, STL, P3, OBJ, PLY, 3MF and TXT) locally.
    : If you have installed the EXModel and you are in the Scan interface with mesh data, click to switch to the EXModel and the data will be imported into it automatically.
    Mesh optimization To do mesh optimization and mesh processing.
    Note
  • 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.
  • When scanning in Trak Mode > TE Nova+ / TE Nova > Scan Mesh or Local Resolution, and when there is no data acquired from UE Nova+ / UE Nova, this function is not supported after scanning.
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    Mesh processing To do mesh processing.
    Note
    This function is recommended if you scan the mesh with scanning global markers first.

    Keyboard Shortcuts

    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

    Context Menu

    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.

    Cutting Plane

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

    Creation

    1. Click .

    2. 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.

    3. Click Create Plane.

    Setting

    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 .