Editing Polylines

You can edit discrete polylines.

  1. From the Prepare section of the action bar, click Edit Polyline and select the discrete polyline to process.
  2. Go to the tab of the required operation.
  3. In the Add Point tab, pick an existing point.
    It is added to the scan.

  4. In the Divide tab, pick a position on the scan.



    The scan is divided into two scans.

  5. In the Merge tab.
    1. Select the two discrete polylines.
    2. Enter a Tolerance value, and click Apply.
    The two discrete polylines are merged into one.
    Notes:
    • If the gap between the two discrete polylines is lower than the Tolerance value, the two discrete polylines are merged.
    • If the gap between the two discrete polylines is greater than the Tolerance value, a message is displayed. No merge is performed.
  6. Select the Display rank check box and go to the Invert tab.
    1. Select the scan.

      The ranks of the points in the discrete polyline are displayed, you can track its direction.
    2. Click Apply.
      The direction of the discrete polyline is inverted.

    3. Click OK.
    The inverted discrete polyline Invert Scan.x is created.
  7. In the Reorient tab.
    1. Select the discrete polylines whose orientation is to be modified.


    2. Select the reference scan that imposes the orientation to the other scans.


    3. Click Apply.
    The discrete polylines that did not have the same orientation than the reference one are reoriented. No new scan is created.
  8. In the Sort tab.
    1. Select the scan to sort.

    2. Select the direction along which the discrete polyline is be sorted.
    3. Click Apply.
      The discrete polyline is sorted.

    4. Click OK.
    Sort Scan.x is created.