Edit 3D data to suit your needs in “Edit Mode.”
Use the various trimming tools provided to edit your data. You can select the area and fill holes using “Fill Holes” or delete the entire area. You can also use “Sculpting” to smooth over data.
Toolbox
Icon | Tool | Description |
Polyline Selection | Selects all entities within a polyline shape drawn on the screen. | |
Brush Selection |
Selects all entities on a freehand-drawn path on the screen. Only the front face will be selected. The brush comes in three different sizes. |
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Invert Selected Area | Inverts the Selection. | |
Deselection Mode | When on, this function deselects the area using various tools. | |
Clear All Selection | Clears all selected areas. | |
Delete Selected Area | Delete the data from the selected area. | |
Fill Holes | Fill empty spaces in the 3D mesh data. | |
Sculpting | Sculpt data by adding, removing, smoothing or morphing. |
How to Edit Data
1. Use various tools to select the area you would like to edit.
The "Polyline" tool removes all the data within the polyline shape drawn on the screen while the "Brush" tool removes only the front-facing data.
2. You can revert the selection by clicking “Invert Selected Area”.
3. To delete the selected area, click the “Delete Selected Area”.
How to Fill Holes in Data
Using the “Fill Holes” function, you can fill in the holes left from scanning or fill in the
areas deleted in the program.
1. Maximum Perimeter of a Hole (mm): Set the maximum size of holes (mm) to be
filled up. Note that any holes exceeding the size you set will n ot be filled.
2. Use Neighboring Colors for Filled Holes: When the “Use Neighboring Colors
for Filled Holes” box is checked, the program will use the colors around the
holes for filling. Otherwise, the filled areas will be grey.
3. Press the “Apply” button to apply the results.
How to Sculpt Data
You can make changes to data by sculpting it using such tools as “Add,” “Remove,”
“Smooth,” “Morph.”
Toolbox: Sculpting
Windows | macOS |
<Sculpting shortcuts for Windows and macOS.>
Icon | Tool | Description |
Add | Use the mouse to add on part of the data. Hotkey: 1 |
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Remove | Use the mouse to remove parts of the data. Hotkey: 2 |
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Smooth | Use the mouse to smooth parts of the data. Hotkey: 3 |
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Morph | Use the mouse to morph parts of the data. Hotkey: 4 |