Stripping the Scanlines

Stripping the Scanlines is another way of reducing the amount of data.

1. Redraw the Scanlines using the Draw Scanlines button on the Draw toolbar, and undraw the points using the Draw Points button .
   
   
2. Click on the Strip Model button on the Model Editing toolbar. The following dialog box appears:

3. Strip the Scanlines to 1 in 2, by entering the values into the Strip Scanlines to area, as shown above.
   
   
4. Click on Apply. The model will look like this:

5. Click on Accept to close the dialog box.

Note: When working with regular grid data as produced by laser scanners, CopyCAD will automatically reduce the amount of data when triangulating the model to the triangulation tolerance.

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Generating a Triangle Model