Organizing Scans into Work Zones

There are 2 ways to easily assign scans to a Work Zone:

Method 1: Manually dragging and dropping scans from the list in the Data tab to the Work Zone in the Work Zone Explorer or in the Data tab main view.

Method 2: Selecting the scans in the Overview Map and creating a new Work Zone in the Resource Explorer.

Method 1 – Drag & drop in the Data tab

1. Create a Work Zone first by clicking on Add button at the top right corner and then click Work Zone.

2. Select scans in the Data tab (use Shift+Click to select multiple files at a time.)

3. Then drag and drop the files to the right Work Zone either in the Work Zone Explorer or in the corresponding folder in the Data tab main view.

Method 2 – Scan selection in the Overview Map

1. Go to the Overview Map.

2. Select the ortho view (top, left, right, front or rear) and the display setting (RGB, X-Ray, Surface etc.) that will show the best view of the scan layout for a selection by the Rectangle selection tool.

3. Click on the Rectangle Select Tool in the vertical tool bar.

4. Use this tool to select the scans that need to be assigned to a given Work Zone.

Check the Rotation tool article that could help to adjust the visualization of the scan data to better position the Rectangle select tool.

5. By pressing Ctrl and clicking on scan icons, it's possible to remove some of the selected scans or add non-selected ones.

6. Click on the Resource Explorer in the side tool bar:

7. In the Resource Explorer panel on the left side of the screen, click Create Work Zone and move selected nodes button.

8. Define the Name and click Create.

9. The selected scans are then moved to the newly created Work Zone.