Chapter 1

Regarding the software

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nToolbar Icons

Icon

Command

Description

Reference Page

 

 

 

 

 

File – Open

Open an element file or scene file.

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File – Save – Elements

Saves element data.

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File – Import – Digitizer – One Scan

Reads in the data from a 1-shot scan by the digitizer.

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File – Import – Digitizer – Step Scan

Reads in the data from a step-shot scan by the digi-

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tizer.

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File – Import – Digitizer – PSC-1

Performing Precision Registration of Scan Data

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∗ for VIVID 9i only; Additional license is required.

 

 

 

 

File – Import – Digitizer – Easy Align

Aligns multiple scans taken by the digitizer.

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Edit – Delete – Points

Deletes a point(s) selected for the currently displayed

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element.

 

 

 

 

View – Orbit

Rotating / moving the camera position

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View – Zoom

Enlarges/reduces the window.

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View – Full Frame All

Fully frames the element in the window.

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View – Area Zoom

Enlarges/reduces the selected area.

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Wireframe (Window – Property)

Displays the wireframe.

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Shading (Window – Property)

Displays the image in shading mode.

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Texture (Window – Property)

Texture-maps the image.

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Select – Select Front

Selects a group of polygon points that are at the front

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and visible.

 

 

 

 

Select – Rectangle

Selecting points within the specified rectangle area.

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Select – Bezier

Selecting points within the specified Bezier curve.

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Select – Unselect by Element

Unselects all the points inside the element.

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Select – Toggle Points

Reverses the selection state of the points.

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Select – Boundary – Elements

Select the points on the boundary of the element.

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Build – Registration – Initial – Manual

Performs initial registration of the specified corre-

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sponding points of elements.

 

 

 

 

Build – Move – Elements

Moves the currently selected elements.

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Build – Rotate – Elements

Rotates the elements.

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Build – Merge

Merges elements to form one element.

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Build – Fill Holes – Auto

Fills holes in the element automatically.

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Build – Fill Holes – Manual

Creates polygon data for the specified points to fill

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holes in the element.

 

 

 

 

Build – Smooth – Points

Smoothens the boundary of the specified points.

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Show Vertex/Hide Vertex

Showing or Hiding Vertices

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