Selecting Scan Points in the Planar View or the Quick View

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In the planar view and in the quick view, it is possible to select scan points and then apply a variety of commands to this group of points.

• Apply filters on the selected scan points

• Delete scan points

• Push or pull
  Push: All scan points of a selection which are situated between Minimal Distance and Maximal Distance, are moved away from the scanner position (being the origin of the local coordinate system of the scan) by the value that is specified in Scan > Properties > Scanner Info > Range.
  Pull: All scan points of a selection which are situated between Minimal Distance and Maximal Distance, are moved toward the scanner position (being the origin of the local coordinate system of the scan) by the value that is specified in Scan > Properties > Scanner Info > Range
  

• Apply a white-balance

• Colorize scan points using scanner based pictures

• Export scan points into a CAD system

• Create a new scan from the selected scan points.

Selected scan points are colored yellow. There can only be one selection simultaneously in all views, in other words, if you make a selection in one view, the selection disappears from the view worked on before.

If you wish to select an area that you cannot see with the set line of sight, you can also switch into navigation mode during the selection process. Simply press the control (Ctrl) key.

Available Selection Tools in Quick View and Planar View

Click Selection in the Explore toolbar. The tools options toolbar is opened.

Select Polygon Button

1. Click the polygon tool in the toolbar.

2. Click the left mouse button to define the starting point of the selection.

3. Release the mouse button, move the mouse to the next point and click to fix the point.
   A straight connection is drawn automatically between these two points.
   You can also hold the mouse button down and drag the mouse over the area you want to select. Then all the scan points that you move over with the mouse are selected.

4. Lock the selection by double-clicking with the left mouse button.

When completing the selection, the line will be closed; in other words, the last fixed point is connected to the starting point. The selection comprises all the scan points that are enclosed within the outline.

Select Rectangle Button

1. Click the rectangle tool in the toolbar.

2. Select a rectangular area by first defining a corner of the rectangle by clicking and holding the left mouse

3. Drag the mouse over the area that you want to enclose in the rectangle and then release the mouse button.

Select Circle Button

1. Click the circle tool in the toolbar.

2. Click the left mouse button to define the starting point of the selection.
   A circle with the radius just set is displayed.

3. Change the radius by turning the mouse wheel.

4. Click and hold with the left mouse button and drag the circle to the position you want.

Select Ellipse Button

1. Click the ellipse tool in the toolbar.

1. Click the left mouse button to define the starting point of the selection.
   An ellipse with the starting point of the major axis just set is displayed.

2. Change length of the minor axis (i.e., the width) by turning the mouse wheel.

3. Click and hold with the left mouse button and drag the circle to the position you want.

Select Line Button

A linear selection has a thickness of one point.

1. Click the ellipse tool in the toolbar.

2. Click the left mouse button to define the starting point of the line.

3. Release the mouse button, move the mouse to the next point of the line and click to fix the point.
   A straight connection is drawn automatically between these two points.
   

4. Lock the selection by double-clicking with the left mouse button.

Planar View only: Select Poly Edge Button

Select an arbitrarily shaped area of scan points, with the polygon following the visible edge in the scan points.

1. Click the ellipse tool in the toolbar.

1. Click the left mouse button to define the starting point of the selection.

2. Release the mouse button and move the mouse to the next point.
   If you reach an edge, i.e., an area in which there is a noticeable difference in the reflection value, the selection will automatically follow this edge. If there is no such edge, a straight connection is drawn.

3. Click to fix the point.

If you are not confident with the polygon, you can undo the last part of the polygon by backtracking it in the opposite direction. You can always backtrack to the last fixed point.

With a right click, you switch edge detection on or off, and you can cancel the selection.