Building editing tool

Edit the endpoints, line segments and patches on the 2D vectorized objects of the building model.

Move Edge Vertex

Move the endpoint on the building. The operation steps are as follows.

1. Click the left mouse button to select the endpoint on the building.
2. Move the mouse to a new position.
3. Click the left mouse button to finish moving the endpoints of the building.
4. Click the right mouse button to end the move point operation.

Insert Edge Vertex

Insert a new node on the line segment of the building. The operation steps are as follows.

1. Click the left mouse button to select the line segment.
2. Move the mouse to a new position.
3. Click the left mouse button to select the insertion point location, or click the right mouse button to go back to step 1.
4. Click the right mouse button to end the insertion point operation.

Remove Edge Vertex

Delete the endpoint on the building. The operation steps are as follows.

1. Move the mouse to determine the currently-selected endpoint through the snap flag.
2. Click the left mouse button to delete the currently-selected endpoint.
3. Click the right mouse button to delete the point operation.

Move Edge

Move the line segment on the building. The operation steps are as follows.

1. Click the left mouse button to select the line segment on the building.
2. Move the mouse to determine the new position of the line segment, click the left button to complete the move, or click the right button to go back to step 1.
3. Click the right mouse button to end the move line operation.

Align Edge

Move the line segment you want to edit vertically or parallel through the selected reference line. The operation steps are as follows.

1. Move the mouse to determine the currently-selected endpoint through the snap flag, and click the left mouse button to select the reference line.
2. Move the mouse to determine the position of the edit line by capturing the flag, and click the left mouse button to select the edit line, or click the right mouse button to go back to Step 1.
3. Move the mouse to locate the new edit line and click the left mouse button to move the edit line, or right-click the mouse button to go to Step 2.
4. Click the right mouse button to end the alignment line operation.

Apply Intersection Line

Turn the adjacent step edges of two faces into intersecting line. The operation steps are as follows.

1. Move the mouse to determine the line segment through the snap flag that meets the operation conditions of applied cross line. Click the left mouse button to complete the operation of applied cross line.
   1. Right click to end the operation of applied cross lines.

Remove Patch

Delete patches. The operation steps are as follows.

1. Move the mouse, determine the patch to delete by snap identification, and click the left mouse button to delete the patch
2. Click the right mouse button to end the delete-face operation.

Split Patch

Split patch. The operation steps are as follows.

1. Click the left mouse button to select Patch to be edited.
2. Click the left mouse button to draw the first point of the split line, or click the right mouse button to end the current editing and go back to step 1.
3. Click the left mouse button to draw the second point of the split line to end the operation, or click the right mouse button to end the current editing and go back to step 1.

Merge Patches

Merge two adjacent surface patches The operation steps are as follows.

1. Click the left mouse button to select Patch 1
2. Click the left mouse button to select Patch 2 and merge Patch 2 onto Patch 1, or click the right mouse button to go back to step 1.
3. Click the right mouse button to exit the operation of merging patches.

Add Hole

Add an inner ring to building patch to form a void. The operation steps are as follows.

1. Click the left mouse button to select Patch to be edited.
2. Click the left mouse button to select points and draw a polygon. Double click the left mouse button to finish the drawing or click the right mouse button to return to a point of the polygon.
3. Right click to add face operation.

Split Building

Split the building from one to two. The operation steps are as follows.

1. Click the left mouse button to draw the first point of the split line.
2. Click the left mouse button to draw the second point of the split line, or click the right mouse button to end the current editing and go back to step 1.
3. Left click to select one side of the split line as a new building, and jump to the corresponding location at the same time, or right-click to end the current editing, and go back to step 2.
4. Right click to end the operation of dividing buildings.

Fit Patch

Fitting building roofs and adjusting the slope of individual roofs. The operation steps are as follows:

1. Select the point cloud category used for fitting the roof, the default is the building type point cloud.
2. Click the left mouse button to select the building roof to be fitted.

Extrude Building

Generating a new model, the specific operational steps are as follows:

1. Open profile viewer and select the range of building profile to be constructed in the main viewer.
2. Open the function of Extract buildings, draw the outline of the building in the profile viewer, and double-click the left mouse button to finish drawing, and right-click to go back.
3. Move the mouse in the main Viewer, click the mouse to select and determine the two boundaries of the building, and complete the construction of the building.