Functions for the Manipulation of Alignment Elements
This function is used to reverse the direction of all selected vectors in the scene
explorer
This function is used to reverse the direction of all selected planes in the scene
explorer
This function is used to translate all selected planes in the scene explorer in normal
direction. The translation distance is the value set in the input field
Functions for 3D Viewer Control
The buttons and the functions they represent are identical to those in the main window.
Please refer to that chapter for detailed information.
Execution of the Alignment
After the elements required for the alignment have been created with the above tools, the
elements that are to be used for the alignment of the 3D data are specified in the selection
fields. You can also drag and drop elements to be used for alignment directly into the selection
fields from the scene explorer.
Start the alignment by clicking the
Align
button. The dialog for the alignment settings is
displayed:
In this dialog, you can define the plane that will be used as the best fit plane in the new
coordinate system (please note that the direction of the plane’s normal vector will be taken
into account in the alignment). In addition, you can specify the axis that will be used as the
best fit vector in the new coordinate system, and the coordinates of the selected point in the
new coordinate system. Click
OK
to execute the alignment. You can undo the last performed
alignment with the
Undo
button.
Note
The
symbol in the status bar indicates that an online transformation is active.
