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29 November 2018

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Cleaning a dense cloud

Author: Daniel Pett ~ Published: 16 October 2018 ~ Updated: 22 October 2018

So now you might have to do some cleaning to remove background dense cloud artefacts. In the image below, you can see some extra whiteness around the edge of the mummy board. This needs to go! The photoscan window

This is quite easy. Follow these steps.

  1. Click on the top menu where you see a dotted square and from the dropdown arrow, choose the free form selection tool.

The photoscan window

  1. Now use this lasso tool to highlight the error to remove.

The photoscan window

  1. Now go back to the top bar and press the X icon

The photoscan window

That will remove the extraneous pieces you don’t need. Repeat as desire until you are happy. You can zoom in and out on the model using your trackpad on your mouse.

Now you are ready to make the solid mesh.

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