Smart Select

Source file: smart-select.htm

Smart select uses seeding point, edge or facet selections to expand the selection as follows:

• Point selections on surfaces or scans are expanded by selecting other points close to the plane that the current point selection is on.
• Point and edge selections on edge networks are extended by flood selecting all the points or edges connected to the current selection.
• Facet selections are extended by selecting other facets close to the plane that the current facet selection is on.

To use Smart select, proceed as follows:

1. Using the points selection mode , select the seed primitives.

2. On the Home ribbon tab, go to the Selection group and select Smart Select.

Note:  If flood select was previously used, smart select will be in the tool’s drop-down.

3. Click the Smart Select tool until the desired selections are seen.

Scan data with seeding points selected (left). Smart select result (right).