Manage a mesh model

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In the ReCap Mesh Editor, you can use the Model Browser to view and manage all the model data contained within your project.

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The Model Browser is divided into Unclassified and Classified sections.

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When you first create a mesh from a point cloud, unclassified mesh tiles are loaded into the view.

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Select one or more groups or tiles, and then click Load or Unload in the Model Browser toolbar,

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or use the hotkeys CTRL+L and CTRL+U respectively, to add or remove the selection from the view.

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When an object is loaded, you can also toggle its visibility on and off by clicking the Eye icon.

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From the toolbar, click Tile Selection, or use the hotkey SHIFT+T, to load unclassified mesh tiles by their extents in the model view.

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Click on a tile to select it, and then click Load or Unload.

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This option is useful when working with data containing multiple tiles.

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Click Tile Selection again to return to 3D selection.

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Note that the Delete option is irreversible, so you should be cautious when using it.

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You can also access the same toolbar functions from the context menu by right-clicking.

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This menu also includes a Rename option.

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You can change the size of the Unclassified and Classified sections in the Model Browser by dragging the bar between the sections.

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In the Classified section, your aim is to manually classify the segmented mesh model.

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This is done by moving data from the tiles into a hierarchy of groups and layers that you create.

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To create each group, click Add Group, or use the hotkey ALT+SHIFT+N, and then enter a name.

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For example, you might group data by levels, such as this third floor of an office, or you could create a group of all furniture layers.

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Within each group, click Add Layer, or use the hotkey SHIFT+N,

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to create individual layers, which are automatically added to the classification hierarchy.

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Layers are represented by a diamond icon and are automatically given a color.

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You can change the color using the color picker.

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Here, a few more layers are added to show that they can be loaded and unloaded just like the unclassified tiles.

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When unloaded, the color changes to a small square, and you lose the target layer and visibility icons.

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Press and hold CTRL to select multiple layers or hold SHIFT to select a range.

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As with the tiles, you can toggle the visibility of these layers on and off with the Eye icon.