View Tab

Clip Tool

To use the clip tool, navigate to the View tab and click Clip. EdgeWise will zoom you in and knock you into orthographic view. From here, left-click and drag to create a red selection box. Let go, and your model will be clipped.

Fig 1: Clip Tool

You can also clip in a non-orthogonal square. Select Clip, left-click once, left-click again, and then drag. Once you let go, your model will be clipped.

Fig 2: Non-orthogonal Clip

Use the X, Y, or Z buttons in the view tab before applying a Clip. This will ensure that your clip isn’t diagonal.

If you wish to edit your current clip, click Edit. A edit box with manipulation orbs will appear that allow you to edit the x,y, and z values of the clip. Click the Edit checkbox again. A dialogue box will appear asking if you would like to return to your previous camera position. Click Yes or No, and then feel free to continue your workflow.

If you wish to un-apply the current Clipping box, click the Apply checkbox. Your clipping box will disappear. If you wish to reapply your clipping box, check the Apply box.

Pressing the Reset button will expand your clipping box to the extends of your model.

Saved Clipped Views

Once a Clipping box has been created, you may then save this view by clicking the Save Clipped View button within the Clipping Box tools. This clipped view will be saved with the Point Database so whenever the same Database is added into a project, these views will be available again. You may also delete saved views by selecting them in the drop down, then clicking the Delete Clipped View button.

View Navigation

Fly Camera allows you to change from the default view mode to a fly mode. Activating this camera mode is simple. Navigate to the View tab and check Fly Camera. Now left-clicking and dragging forward or backward will slowly move your camera forward or backward. Left-clicking and dragging left or right will begin to pan your camera left or right. Right-clicking and dragging up or down will rotate your camera up or down. Finally, clicking in your middle-mouse button and moving your mouse up or down will cause your camera to move up or down on the Z-axis.

Lock Camera allows you to lock your camera in space and rotate from that locked position. This is similar to how navigation works when inside of a scanner view. Navigate to the View tab and check Lock Camera and your camera will be locked in its current position.

Zoom Model will zoom out your camera until your currently selected model is entirely in view.

Zoom Extents acts just like the Zoom Model button. However, Zoom Extents will zoom out your camera until your entire project is in view.

The X, Y, and Z buttons will change your camera view to any of these planes. Holding Shift and clicking these buttons will change your camera view to the inverse of these planes.

Lock Z-Axis, when checked, will keep your camera from tilting as your orbit around. Un-checking this option will allow your camera to tilt while navigating without using tilt navigation option.

You can change between Perspective and Orthographic* view by using the drop-down menu in the View tab.

You can jump into scanner views by either double-clicking a scanner orb or using the first drop-down menu in the View tab. Click Scanner Locations in the Model Selection Pane to turn on scanner orbs.