Training Material

Basic Course
- Region Group -

























July, 2010
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1. Overview
1.1 What does this exercise cover?
Tools > Region Tools > Auto Segment
Tools > Region Tools > Append
Tools > Region Tools > Split
Tools > Region Tools > Insert
Tools > Region Tools > Merge
Tools > Region Tools > Separate
Tools > Region Tools > Shrink
Tools > Region Tools > Clean




2. Process
2.1 Step1: Region Group
1 Import File
Click Insert > Import and import the Region_Group.stl file.


2 Region Group Mode
To enter the Region Group mode, click the (Region Group) on the toolbar.



2.2 Step2: Auto Segment
1 Auto Segment
Auto Segment dialog tree automatically appears. Set options such as image left
below and click the OK button.

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Note:
The Sensitivity option is criterion to classify the shape to round or prismatic area. If
you want to make smoothly connected area as a single region, move the slider to
more left. If you want to make strictly separate region, move the slider to more right.

Sensitivity: Less Sensitivity: More


2.3 Step3: Append
1 Selection Mode
Change the selection mode to (Paint Brush Selection Mode) on the bottom
toolbar and paint on the mesh to connect regions as shown in the image below.



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2 Append
To make a single region, click the (Append) on the toolbar.


3 Append II
Select the opposite areas regions.
Until you release the Append command, it will work whenever you select regions.
Click the (Append) again, to release this command.


2.4 Step5: Shrink
1 Select Region
Click the (Filter Regions) on the bottom toolbar to select only regions on the
mesh. Select regions as shown in the image below.


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2 Shrink
Click the (Shrink) button twice on the toolbar to make smaller area.






2.5 Step6: Merge
1 Select Regions
Select independent five regions as shown in the image below.

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2 Merge
Click the (Merge) button on the toolbar. These selected regions are merged and
become a single region.


Note:
To separate this region again, select this region and click the (Separate) button.



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3 Select Regions
Select independent three regions as shown in the image below.


4 Merge
Click the (Merge) button on the toolbar. These selected regions are merged and
become a single region.


2.6 Step7: Split
1 Selection Filter
Click the (Filter Regions) again to release region filter selection mode.

2 Paint Brush
To change the brush size, hold the Alt key on the keyboard and drag left or right
using left mouse button.


3 Split
Paint the mesh such as shown in the image below.

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Click the (Split) button. The yellow region is split into two regions.

Click the (Split) button again to release this command.
Note:
In case the region is a loop (green area), you must paint two areas to make the loop
completely separated into two regions.



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2.7 Step8: Insert
1 Paint
Choose (Flood Fill Selection Mode) and click the following region to select only
the region from merged region.


2 Add
Click the (Insert) button on the tool bar. Now the selected region can be selected
individually.

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Note:
(Clean) removes small clusters in selected region and the criterion of Clean is
decided by Filtering Criteria on the tool palette. You can define the cluster size by
number of poly-faces or its area.


The images below show the result of Clean operation.