Scan App Main opens the TerraScan toolbox. By default, the toolbox is opened when TerraScan is loaded. The command can be used to re-open the toolbox after it was accidentally closed.
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Scan App Mainwin opens the TerraScan window. By default, the window is opened when TerraScan is loaded. The command can be used to re-open the window after it was accidentally closed.
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Scan Close Dialog key-in command closes a modeless dialog.
Syntax:
PARAMETER |
EFFECT |
|---|---|
name |
Name of the dialog. Use the Scan Log Dialogs command in order to record dialog actions. The log file includes the name of dialogs that have been called during the recording. |
Scan Create Surface key-in command creates a TerraModeler surface model. The command starts TerraModeler if it is not yet running. It creates the surface model, keeps the model in the memory and stores the model file on the hard disk. The storage location and name of the model file on the hard disk are the same as of the CAD file.
Syntax:
Parameters:
PARAMETER |
EFFECT |
|---|---|
class |
Point class from which the surface model is created. |
name |
Name of the surface model. |
Corresponding menu command: Create surface model
Scan Delete Inside Fence key-in command deletes points inside a fence or selected polygon. You accept the action with a data click inside the view where the fence is drawn or the polygon is selected.
The command requires that a fence is drawn or a polygon is selected before it is started.
Syntax:
Corresponding menu command: Delete / Inside fence
Scan Delete Outside Fence key-in command deletes points outside fence or selected polygon. You accept the action with a data click inside the view where the fence is drawn or the polygon is selected.
The command requires that a fence is drawn or a polygon is selected before it is started.
Syntax:
Corresponding menu command: Delete / Outside fence
Scan Display key-in command changes the view display mode for laser points.
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Parameters:
PARAMETER |
EFFECT |
|---|---|
view=n |
View to which the display settings are applied. View numbers can range from 1-8, for example view=3. If this parameter is given, it must be the first one and causes an immediate display change to the specified view. If not given, you select the view(s) with a data click. |
on=n |
Class(es) to switch on. Examples: on=2 or on=1,5-8 or on=all. |
off=n |
Class(es) to switch off. Examples: off=7 or off=3-11 or off=all. |
color=n |
Coloring mode, n can be class, echo, elevation, line, intensity, distance, color, lineint, echolen, scanner, dimension, group, shading, or u. Example: color=class. |
weight=n |
Weight (point size) where n is line weight value. Parameter n can be set 0-7 for constant weight, -1 for class-based weight, relative, smooth, or +/- to increase/decrease constant weight by one step. Examples: weight=1 or weight=-1 or weight=relative or weight=+. |
lineon=n |
Lines to switch on. Examples: lineon=1-3 or lineon=all. |
lineoff=n |
Lines to switch off. Examples: lineoff=1-3 or lineoff=all. |
sparse=n |
Sparse display mode. Examples: sparse=on or sparse=off. |
depth= |
Depth display mode. Examples: depth=on or depth=off. |
Corresponding settings can be done in the Display mode dialog.
Scan Display Close key-in command closes the Display mode dialog.
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Scan Display Dialog key-in command opens the Display mode dialog.
Syntax:
Corresponding menu command: Display mode
Scan Fit View key-in command fits a view to display the area covered by loaded points. You can specify the view to fit as an optional parameter or by selecting it with a data click.
Syntax:
PARAMETER |
EFFECT |
|---|---|
view |
View to which the action is applied. View numbers can range from 1-8. |
Corresponding menu command: Fit view
Scan Flip Z multiplies the elevation coordinate value of each point with -1. In other words, it mirrors points by the horizontal plane.
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Scan Log Dialogs key-in command starts a log file in which dialog calls and changed to dialog settings are recorded. After the command is called, do the steps that you want to record. This may include starting a tool or command, define settings in the tool's dialog and close the dialog with Cancel. When the dialog is closed, the variable names and values of the settings are written to the log file.
Syntax:
PARAMETER |
EFFECT |
|---|---|
logfile.txt |
Storing directory and name of the log file, e.g. D:\dialog_log.txt. If the command is used without the parameter, the action recording is stopped. |
Scan Move Sun key-in command moves the sun direction (azimuth) in shaded views.
Syntax:
PARAMETER |
EFFECT |
|---|---|
Degree |
Value to add to the current sun direction, angle by which the sun direction is moved. |
Corresponding dialog setting: Display mode dialog, Azimuth setting for Color by Shading.
Scan Run Macro key-in command executes a macro.
Syntax is:
PARAMETER |
EFFECT |
|---|---|
macrofile |
File name of the macro to execute. If the file name does not include a directory path, the value of TSCAN_MACRODIR environment variable is used as the directory to search from. See Configuration Variables for Bentley CAD for more information. |
Corresponding menu command: Run macro
Scan Undo Display key-in command makes an undo for the last display mode change.
Syntax:
There is a corresponding Undo display button in the Display mode dialog.
