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References
To draw a surface in STL format, the system uses many small triangles. Each
triangle is formed by 3 vertices represented in a 3D coordinate system. By
default, 3D data are represented in the “sensor reference frame” which is
determined from the first sensor position and orientation when you start scanning.
You can change the coordinate system either automatically with the “auto-
detected” reference model, or manually by creating another reference with the
Reference Building tool. Detailed explanations on how to use this tool will be
provided in following sections of this User Guide.
Each reference available in the selected scan can be renamed, deleted or set to
be used as the origin of a new reference frame.
Surface and Volume
The Scanning Volume Bounding box can be resized, moved or rotated. The
Surface Resolution can also be adjusted according to the level of details you
need. Detailed explanations on how to do this will be provided following sections
of this User Guide.
Facets, Edition and Multi-resolution
The final output of the scan are the facets which make the STL file. Facets
are composed of many triangles. Before saving facets in an STL file, they can
be edited to remove some unwanted surfaces, patches or to change the
resolution of some parts of the object.
For example, you may want to get a higher resolution on a specific detail of the
surface to accentuate its edges. You may also wish to remove an unwanted part
of the surface by deleting it.
Deleted facets are moved into the recycle bin and can be restored at a later time.
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