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  • 1.  Zoom extent

    Posted 10-05-2024 02:57

    I sometimes load a model but there is no zoom extent option. I can pan around zoom in and out and then by chance I sometimes find the model. Sometimes I even zoom in only to discover it was a dust particle. 
    is there not a zoom extent function. Most other software I use has this function. After pressing zoom extent , the model/ drawing magically appears.



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    Andrew Newmarch
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  • 2.  RE: Zoom extent

    Posted 10-07-2024 00:24

    The model is always loaded with zoom extend (like when you reset model).

    The problem is when one or more objects contains errors, these objects are drawn as a cube at origin, and when the model is far from origin, we are not able to se the loaded model. Zoom extend is too far out. Trimble Connect add a property set named "Oriented  Bounding Box". Picture attached. Tips: Use the Datatable to sort/group objects by this property set, and group objects by property OX. The properties/point (OX,OY,OZ) is the object middle point used to zoom in object, and objects with errors ends up in origin (OX,OY,OZ are not calculated). Use the Datatable to select objects with OX=0 (i.e. objects with errors) and Zoom to these objects (from the object menu). This is how you are able to find objects with errors (object missing geometry, object with errors). The picture is a snap from a presentation in Norwegian, hope you are able to understand.



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    Ole Christian Eidhammer
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  • 3.  RE: Zoom extent

    Posted 10-07-2024 05:40

    I still think it would be a good idea for Trimble connect to have a zoom extents like other software. Or even better would be for an option to identify and highlight all elements.Then if there was a very small line a million miles away , it would stand out. It would make the software so much better than it currently is.

     






  • 4.  RE: Zoom extent

    Posted 10-08-2024 23:05

    That is a good idea. I have myself just selected objects from data table containing all objects to fit the work area around, then hide all visible and let data table (now with visible objects listed only) list me the still visible objects which usually tell me the problem objects. 



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    Best Regards,
    T Laine
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