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New function for editing triangle net in 3D

The function can be found on the context menu for triangle net.

Currently, we can mark triangles with standard DDS-CAD functions and with polygon. Furthermore, we can delete triangles and fill holes.

Marking points with a line works as follows:

  • Hold down [Shift]
  • Left-click, move the mouse and a dynamic line is drawn
  • Left-click to mark affected triangles

New shortcuts in edit point cloud along line

Point cloud editing is a manual and often time-consuming process that can involve much time with repetitive operations.

Most users – especially those familiar with PC games – naturally rest their left hand around the WASD area on the keyboard, with their right hand on the mouse.

In addition to the function being accessible from the dialog, they are also available on the context menu with shortcuts adapted to this hand position so that unnecessary hand movements are minimized.

You can display point clouds from other application layers as background. These background point clouds are shown in gray and are not editable.

Before selecting Edit point cloud along line..., you must also mark point clouds in other application layers if you want to use these as background point clouds. Then it is the point clouds in the active application layer that are edited, while those in other application layers can be displayed as background.

Point cloud as background in Edit point cloud in 3D

In the same way as described above, the shortcuts are placed on the context menu to facilitate a more optimized workflow.

You can display point clouds from other application layers as background. These background point clouds are shown in gray and are not editable.

Before selecting Edit point cloud in 3D..., you must also mark point clouds in other application layers if you want to use these as background point clouds. Then it is the point clouds in the active application layer that are edited, while those in other application layers can be displayed as background.

These background point clouds are shown in gray (not editable) as in the figure below.

Overlapping points can be marked automatically in the editable point cloud either by proximity check or by 2D overlap. This could, for example, save a lot of work in tunnel scanning.

In some cases, not all overlaps are detected, and then they must be removed manually.