Change the shape of an outline

The same three gestures work on every outline and line: drag a point to move it, click the outline to add a point, double-click a point to remove it. Every new or moved point lands on the surface of the model.

To change an outline you have not saved

A new outline is open for shaping as soon as you close it.

1. Shape the outline:

   To	Do this
   Move a point	Drag it
   Add a point	Click the outline between two points. Or press on the outline and drag, to add a point and place it in one move
   Remove a point	Double-click it. Or click it, and then press Delete or Backspace
   Undo or redo a change to this outline	Ctrl+Z or Ctrl+Y

   The figures follow the outline as you change it. A volume, a 3D defect or a depth profile must be measured again: click the measure button in the panel.

2. When you have finished, click Done shaping, or press Esc.

An outline keeps at least 3 points, and a line at least 2.

To change a saved outline

Changing a saved finding happens on a working copy. Nothing is written until you click Apply. You need the Inspector or Admin role.

1. Select the finding: click its pin, or its card in the Observations panel.

2. In the Measurement panel, click Edit shape.

   Apply and Cancel replace the other buttons.

3. Shape the outline with the gestures above.

   The panel says “Edited, not applied” while the outline on the screen differs from the stored one.

4. Do one of the following:

   • Click Apply — or Apply & re-measure for a volume, a 3D defect or a depth profile — or press Enter, to write the new outline. The server measures it again.
   • Click Cancel, or press Esc, to put the stored outline back. Nothing is written.

Important

Applying a new outline is a change to the finding. If the finding is signed off, the sign-off is withdrawn, and it must be signed off again. Apply stays unavailable until something has changed.

To put a saved outline back to an earlier position

Each time a saved outline’s points move, the previous position is kept — the last 5 positions in all. Restoring one needs the Inspector or Admin role, and withdraws a sign-off like any other change.

1. Select the finding.

2. In the Measurement panel, under Point history, find the row you want.

   Each row says which points moved and when, and what the finding measured before — for example, “Area was 4.32 m²”.

3. Click Restore on that row.

   The outline returns to that position and is measured again. The move it undid stays in the history.