3.4 Trim
Intro
1. Save your scan as a new name (in case you delete anything you don't want to)
2. Click the "Trim" button in the toolbar
3. Click the cirlce/square/square selector/poly selector button in the toolbar to select data
4. Select the area on the scan to be removed and continue selecting until all unwanted area is highlighted
5. To remove selected area, click on the "Trim" button in the toolbar
6. Continue the process until all unwanted area has been removed
Before Trim After Trim
Deselecting
1. If an area is incorrectly selected it can be deselected before trimming takes place.
2. To deselect an area, click on the "minus sign" in the toolbar, which will turn the selectors to blue
3. Then click on the area to be deselected.
4. Click on the "plus sign" in the toolbar to return the circle/square to red and resume selecting area to be removed
5. Select "undo" under Edit in the toolbar to undo the last trim. (This will only work if you have
Enabled Model Backups)
6. You can also restore trimmed data through Regeneration of your scan found here: ->
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Navigating
1. Click on the "pointer button" before zooming or repositioning the object
2. Drag object up/down while right clicking to zoom.
3. Drag the object while holding down both mouse buttons to pan ->.
4. Hold down center scroll to rotate object without selecting any areas.
When to Trim
1. You can trim completed individual scans of 360/bracket scans while other scans are finishing.
2. Before alignment you should not trim away parts of the object, only parts of the PartGripper.
3. After alignment you can trim overlapping data to improve fusing/merging.
4. Double click on the aligned family and drag the scan to be trimmed into the blue thumbnail bar
Next Step: Fuse your scans to remove any remaining overlap -> or align your scans if needed ->
AutoTrim
Auto-trimming automatically detects and removes data that was captured at a steep angle relative to the line of sight of the scanner. This can be useful in removing data that may negatively affect alignment or blending.
Auto-trimming is available under the Polish menu and should be run before aligning, fusing or merging multiple scans together.
With this option selected you can choose the angle for trimming.
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If you have any further questions, please click on the Ask? button.
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