View,  Navigation and Select points tools


    

View tools

On the right of the Top Toolbar there are three commands containing the main functions related to the possible views, the screen settings and the parameters of the current view.


Predefined Views

Several 3D and 2D views are here available to visualize the models in the most functional way.

Screen Settings

To set different screen and display options.

View Params

To choose and manage Perspective or Orthographic views.



Navigation tools


Different Navigation modes are available; between them the Pivot Mode is the default and most used.


Pivot mode

Default navigation mode based on translating and rotating around a chosen point of the 3D scene


In this mode a point can be selected as a rotation pivot. The pivot is set by a left button click on a valid point of an object. 




Keyboard/mouse movement

Effect 






LMB + move mouse 

Camera rotation around the pivot

CMB + move mouse

Camera sideways translation, pan

RMB + move mouse back/forth

Camera dollying, forward and backward along the current focal axis

Mouse wheel rotation

Translation towards point indicated by the mouse pointer

Shift + LMB + move mouse left/right

Camera rolling

LMB click on a model's point

Selection of rotation pivot

Shift + mouse wheel rotation

Zoom in and out (change of field of view)

Alt + LMB double click

Selection of points for point list window

Shift + CMB + mouse move

Draw rectangle to move into

LMB double click

Select the item



The Bubble mode may instead be useful to put yourself in the laser scan's point of view.


Bubble mode

Navigation mode in which only rotations around yourself are allowed


See the Navigation chapter for details and other navigation modes.



Select Points tools


The last command on the right of the Top Toolbar is dedicated to:


Select Points

This tool opens a recipe window to select, delete, hide and classify points.

A set of captured points can also be saved as a point cloud.

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