Manage Objects and Annotations
Objects and annotations are grouped in collapsible groups on the Visibility smart panel.
To expand all the groups, click More options … in the upper-right corner and select Expand all. To collapse them all, select Collapse all.
A half visible eye icon (
) indicates that some of the items in the group are hidden, but not all.
To change object or annotation settings and properties:
Right-click the object in a viewer and select a preferred action, or
Click the Visibility smart panel, select the object or annotation and click More options ….
The available actions will depend on the object or annotation type and the workspace.
Rename Objects or Annotations
To rename an intraoral scan object, face scan, reference plane, annotation or measurement:
Click the Visibility smart panel.
Select the object or annotation and click More options ….
Select Rename, and then type or adjust the name. Alternatively, double-click on the name, and then type or adjust the name.
Adjust Transparency
For some objects the opacity can be modified:
Click the Visibility smart panel.
Select the object and click More options ….
Drag the Opacity slider to adjust the transparency.
Alternatively, right-click the object in a viewer, select Opacity and drag the opacity slider.
Change Color
To change the color of an annotation, intraoral scan object or face scan:
Click the Visibility smart panel.
Select the object and click More options …, and select Edit color. Alternatively, right-click the object in a viewer and select Edit color.
Note
For a calibration annotation this option is not available.
Select a color and click OK.
Note
The color of a face scan is applied to its outline on reslice viewers. If a face scan without texture has been imported, the plain visualization of the face scan will be displayed in that color on the 3D viewer.
Adjust Line Thickness
On the menu bar, click Draw.
Click the line thickness icon (
) and select one of the available thicknesses. Alternatively, right-click the object in a viewer and select Change thickness.
Note
The selected thickness becomes the new default for your user account on the computer you are working on.
Select the type of annotation you want to create and draw the annotation.
To change the line thickness of an existing annotation:
Select the annotation.
Click the line thickness icon () and select the thickness.
The line thickness of the selected annotation will be adjusted.
Hide Objects or Annotations
To hide one object or annotation:
Click the Visibility smart panel.
Click the eye icon in front of the object or annotation. Alternatively, right-click the object in a viewer and select Hide.
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The object is displayed. |
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The object is hidden. |
To re-display the object or annotation, click the faded eye icon in front of the object or annotation.
To hide all the items in a group of objects or annotations:
Click the Visibility smart panel.
Click the eye icon in front of the group.
The group is hidden in the scene. In the smart panel, the group is indicated by a faded eye icon.
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All the items of the group are displayed. |
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Some items of the group are hidden. |
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All the items of the group are hidden. |
To re-display all the items of the group, click the faded or half visible eye icon in front of the group.
To hide all objects and annotations:
Click More options … in the upper-right corner of the Visibility smart panel.
select Hide all. Select Show all to display all the objects and annotations.
To set the visibility back to its default, click More options … in the upper-right corner of the Visibility smart panel, and select Reset all.
Delete Objects or Annotations
There are multiple ways to delete an object or annotation:
Right-click the object or annotation in a viewer and select Delete.
Select the object or annotation and press the Delete key.
Select the Visibility smart panel. Select the object or annotation, click More options … and select Delete.