The following tools appear on sub-toolbars in the Imports and Coordinates pane, based on what type of object is selected. For the Object Types column: Control – available when a Control Object is selected, MPT– available when a Multi-Point Transform Object is selected, and Pinned – available when a Pinned Object is selected.
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Tool |
Icon |
Object Types |
Description |
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Control Mark |
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Control |
Mark/assign control point. See sections above. |
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Control Subpixel Mark |
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Control |
Mark a control point on a target dot. See sections above and Sub-pixel Target Marking. |
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Control Auto-Detect |
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Control |
Mark/assign control point using Auto-Detect (Premium only). See sections above. |
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Auto-Advance |
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Control, MPT, Pinned |
When marking/assigning you can select each point individually or use the auto-advance to move to the next point after one is marked/assigned. |
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Auto-Drive |
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Control, MPT |
When the auto-drive (on/off) button is down and you are Marking/Pinning import points, when you activate an oriented photo the mouse cursor will jump to the projected location of the point. If the project is solved well this location will be close to where the point lies making it easy to mark/pin. |
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Highlight Selected |
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Control, MPT, Pinned |
Select a point in 3D or on a photo and press this button to find out which (if any) imported point is associated with it. This can be useful in locating incorrectly marked or pinned points. Can also select a point in an imported Cloud with the double select method. |
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Auto-Assign |
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Control, MPT, Pinned |
This tool will connect model points to imported points based on Point ID’s or Point User Names, or camera stations to image file name based on names of files. By setting up your imports and model points, the assignment process can be sped up significantly. For example, if your imported points are named IP#1, IP#2 etc., use the point properties to set the associated model points’ Name property to same. When you click the tool, the imported points will be automatically assigned to all matching points. |
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Import Visibility |
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Control, Pinned |
This drop down allows you to select what types of objects (points, lines, and surfaces) are visible in the Imports 3D View. Use checkmarks to turn on visibility). |
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Pin |
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Pinned |
Pin points in the import to points in the project. See sections above. |
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Mark/Assign |
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MPT |
Mark/assign MPT point. See sections above. |
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MPT Auto-Detect |
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MPT |
Mark/assign MPT point using Auto-Detect (Premium only). See sections above. |
