Best Fit Single Mode
This mode creates Steel using a single point selected in the Asset Window and then fitting a 3D Element / Asset to the surrounding point cloud data.
Best Fit Single Mode to create a single Asset
- Display a Laser Scan or a Laser Scan Region.
- Select an Asset in the Asset Explorer which is to be the parent of the new Asset.
- Choose the Assisted Steel Modeling Tool () by:
- Clicking on the Assisted Steel Modeling Tool button on the Asset Window Toolbar.
- Using the Assisted Modeling menu which can be found on the Asset View Menu.
- Using the default keyboard shortcut “F8”.
- See Asset Steel Modeling for more information.
- Choose Best Fit Mode () in the Assisted Steel Modeling Dialog.
- Identify a point belonging to a Steel. See Picking Points for more information.
- Create a 3D Element / Asset by:
- Pressing SPACE to create the default 3D Element / Asset.
- Choosing the 3D Element / Asset to create in the Assisted Steel Modeling dialog.
- A new 3D Element / Asset will be created, added to the Asset Explorer, and displayed in the Asset Window.
- To model another 3D Element / Asset the user can either:
- Click on another point in the Asset View which automatically clears the current marker.
- Press ESCAPE to clear the current marker and reset the Assisted Steel Modeling Dialog.
- Click Clear () in the Assisted Steel Modeling Dialog.
- Tips for optimizing best fit steel performance
- If the seed point is chosen on a flange (top or bottom), select the point close to the edge of the flange.
- If the seed point is chosen on the web (middle), select the point in the middle (away from the flanges).
- For increased consistency, clip points not belonging to the asset.
- For increased consistency, select the point near a dense area of point cloud data.
See how to use Best Fit Single Mode to simultaneously create multiple Assets
- Display a Laser Scan or a Laser Scan Region.
- Select an Asset in the Asset Explorer which is to be the parent of the new Assets.
- Choose the Assisted Steel Modeling Tool () by:
- Clicking on the Assisted Steel Modeling Tool button on the Asset Window Toolbar.
- Using the Assisted Modeling menu which can be found on the Asset View Menu.
- Using the default keyboard shortcut “F8”.
- See Asset Steel Modeling for more information.
- Choose Best Fit Mode () in the Assisted Steel Modeling Dialog and select Create Multiple Steel ()
- Identify a point belonging to each Steel piece that needs to be created. See Picking Points for more Information.
- Create 3D Elements / Assets by:
- Pressing SPACE to create the default 3D Elements / Assets.
- Choosing the 3D Elements / Assets to create in the Assisted Steel Modeling dialog.
- Multiple new 3D Elements / Assets will be created, added to the Asset Explorer, and displayed in the Asset Window.
- To model additional 3D Elements /Assets the user can either:
- Press ESCAPE to clear the current marker and reset the Assisted Steel Modeling Dialog.
- Click Clear () in the Assisted Steel Modeling Dialog.
- Tips for optimizing best fit steel performance
- If the seed points are chosen on a flange (top or bottom), select points close to the edge of the flange.
- If the seed points are chosen on the web (middle), select points in the middle (away from the flanges).
- For increased consistency, clip points not belonging to the assets.
- For increased consistency, select points near dense areas of point cloud data.