The Cloud/Mesh Tools tab contains tools specific to the DSM modeling process:
Create/Modify Group:
• Create Cloud/Mesh – See DSM Options Dialog
• Modify Cloud/Mesh – See Meshing Options Dialog
• Cloud/Mesh Edit and Cloud/Mesh Edit Region – See Edit/Delete/Measure Points in a Point Cloud
• Mesh From Points – Use this tool to triangulate points (SmartPoints and/or regular marked/referenced points) in the project using default settings. If points are pre-selected, only those selected points will be used for triangulation; if no points are selected, all points in the project will be used. If a Point Cloud is selected, you can optionally triangulate the selected Point Cloud.
Volumes Group:
• Define – see Define Volume Mode
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Mesh Actions Group:
• Various tools to act on a cloud/mesh, see Meshing Tools.
• Split Cloud/Mesh tool: Pick up the Split Cloud/Mesh tool for use when a Cloud/Mesh needs to be split.
• Flip Mesh tool: Use this tool to Flip a Mesh.
• Mesh Profile Mode tool: Use this tool to 'slice' through a mesh and draw a line along the profile of the surface. This tool is always enabled but can only be used in the 3D Viewer. Click and drag a line through a triangulated mesh to generate the profile line along the surface.
• Crop Mesh tool: Use this tool to Crop Mesh.
• The Mesh Actions group Expand Menu contains less often used tools:
• Slice: See Slice Mesh.
• Slice by Plane: See Slice Mesh by Plane.
• Seal Mesh: See Seal Mesh.