Mesh Pop-Up Menu

The following options are available to modify and transform meshes.

Apply Transformation From

Automatically applies transformations, such as translations and rotations, that were applied to a reference object to the selected mesh.

You should note that only objects that were previously transformed will be available as a reference in the Choose an Object dialog, shown below.

You can undo the applied transformation by clicking the Undo button in the Move panel. You should note that you may have to activate the Displace tool to access undo.

The following options are available to align meshes with the current scene views.

Centroid With

Automatically aligns the centroid of the selected mesh with the centroid of another object. Applicable objects include volumetric image data, regions of interest, multi-ROIs, and other meshes. Reference objects can be selected in the Choose the Object to Align With dialog.

The following options are available for creating new box shapes from meshes.

Current Bounding Box

Automatically creates a box that corresponds to the dimensions of the selected mesh.

Current Clip Box

Automatically creates a box that corresponds to the dimensions of the clip box applied to the selected mesh.

The following options are available for exporting meshes.

Export Mesh to File

Lets you save meshes in a number of different file formats suitable for 3D printing and other purposes (see Exporting Meshes).

Export as ORSObject

Exports meshes in the ORS Object (*.ORSObject extension) file format (see Exporting Objects).

ORS files are proprietary binary formatted files in which data is written sequentially and XML (Extensible Markup Language) is appended after the binary data. Scalar information contained in the file will be conserved whenever meshes are exported in this format.

Opens the Measurement Inspector panel (see Evaluating Meshes with the Measurement Inspector).

Provides a shortcut for selecting macros that can be executed for a mesh (see Recording and Playing Macros).

Opens the User Data dialog, in which you can view detailed object descriptions, as well as add fields to further describe the selected objects (see User Data).

Opens the Mesh Decimator panel, in which you can reduce the number of vertices, edges, and triangles in a mesh (see Decimating Meshes).

Opens the Mesh Smoothing panel, in which you can smooth meshes with a selected method and number of iterations (see Smoothing Meshes).

Opens the Mesh Subdivider panel, in which you can increase the resolution of the selected mesh by dividing its triangles into smaller units (see Subdividing Meshes).

Opens the Mesh Registration panel, in which you can register a selected mesh with a reference (see Registering Meshes).

Calculates the deviation (distance) between two sets of meshes and shows the error as a colored map on the mesh surfaces (see Generating Deviation Maps).

Calculates the deviation (distance) between two sets of meshes and shows the error as a colored map on the mesh surfaces (see Generating Deviation Maps).

Lets you compute the number of non-manifold edges in a selected mesh. This function can be used to verify that a mesh does not contain any edges with more than two faces attached to it. You can use this option to evaluate the integrity of a mesh that will be used for 3D printing.

As shown in the example below, non-manifold topology polygons have a configuration that cannot be unfolded into a continuous flat piece. This condition, in which more than two faces share an edge, is known as multiply connected geometry.

Non-manifold edge (in red)

How to Compute a Non Manifold Edges Count

1. Right-click the mesh you need to analyze and then choose Get Non Manifold Edges Count in the pop-up menu.

   The results are computed automatically and appear in the Mesh Information dialog, shown below.

   

   You should note that a value of 0 indicates that the mesh does not contain any non real-world geometry.

Lets you delete selected measurements from scalar meshes (see Scalar Information). You can select multiple scalar value slots when deleting scalar information, as shown below.

Lets you import scalar values contained in a selected comma-separated values file (*.CSV extension). You can import scalar values from either an ORS-formatted CSV file, in which case all slots will be imported, or you can import scalar values from a generic CSV file that contains the required IDs and corresponding values.

The options for importing scalar values from a generic CSV file are available in the Scalar Values Slots Importer dialog, shown below.

NOTE ORS-formatted CSV files are formatted in columns as follows: | Object-Name | Time Step | ID | Unit | Value |, in which the ID can be a vertex, edge, or face for meshes and a label for multi-ROIs. Generic CSV files must be formatted as: | ID | Value |. Other information, such as slot title can be entered manually.

Lets you map selected measurements contained within a scalar mesh to another mesh or multi-ROI (see Scalar Information).

Lets you copy selected measurements contained within a scalar mesh to another mesh (see Scalar Information).

Lets you add a constant vertex measurement to the selected mesh. The name of the measurement and its value can be entered in the Name and Value dialogs, respectively.

Lets you automatically align the axis of inertia of the current mesh with the axis of inertia of another mesh.

Automatically computes and adds normal angles from the Z-axis.

Automatically computes and adds scalar values of curvature calculated with the Gaussian method.

Automatically computes and adds scalar values of curvature calculated with the Mean method.

Automatically computes and adds scalar values of distances calculated from the mean position of a series of points.

Note You must first create a points series with the Point tool to enable this item.

Copies the selected mesh. Copied meshes will appear as new items in the Data Properties and Settings panel.

The following options are available for exporting meshes.

Export as ORSObject

Exports meshes in the ORS Object (*.ORSObject extension) file format (see Exporting Objects).

Exports the selected items in the ORS Object file format (*.ORSObject extension) to a selected folder as multiple files (see Exporting Objects).

Provides a shortcut for selecting macros that can be executed for the number of items selected.