- Mesh Prep Wizard - Welcome PropertyManager
The Mesh Prep Wizard prepares and cleans up mesh or point cloud files. The wizard produces a mesh feature from which you can create surfaces and a solid model using direct mesh referencing or the Surface Wizard.
- Orientation PropertyManager
Align the mesh or point cloud feature to the global origin and planes, which is important for accurate downstream manipulation of the model.
- Noise Removal PropertyManager
For point cloud data, this tool divides the cloud into partitions and removes points that are outside the average distribution, resulting in the removal of noise points.
- Removing Noise From Point Clouds or Meshes
You can remove noise using the Noise Removal PropertyManager. Noise is defined as either points that are outside the average distribution, or separate mesh patches that are small in area.
- Extraneous Data Removal PropertyManager
Extraneous data typically exists in point cloud data and comes from the fixture used to hold the part in place while you scan it. Choose a tool to select extraneous data, then click Delete to remove the data.
- Mesh Boundaries
Mesh boundaries form along boundary edges. ScanTo3D can create boundary curves only along boundary edges. Boundary edges are commonly found on meshes that represent surfaces or have large holes in them.
- Simplification PropertyManager
Simplification reduces the number of vertices for mesh features, or reduces the number of points for point cloud features, resulting in a simpler, smaller file size.
- Simplifying Mesh or Point Cloud Files
- Smoothing PropertyManager
Smoothing the mesh can help rectify jagged or unrefined areas. You can smooth the entire mesh or only local regions.
- Fill Holes PropertyManager
- Mesh Completion PropertyManager
This PropertyManager indicates that mesh preparation is complete.