Remove disconnected verticies?

Started by admsteck, April 14, 2009, 08:50:55 AM

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admsteck

Is there a way to take a polygonal model and remove all verticies that are not connected to the main body?  I scan mostly sheet metal parts and almost always have some of the table or fixture in the scan.  I usually clean the model by doing an alignment, select data points compared to reference, then invert selection.  This works pretty well unless I don't have a cad model.  What I was wondering is if I can generate a polygonal model, then somehow remove the verticies that are not connected to the main body of the model. 

Admin

I cant test this right now, but try this:

1. Spacebar
2. Shift + Left Click on main body
3. Choose "Island" from the drop down menu
4. Ctrl + I (Invert Selection)
5 Delete

(I forget when you use "Shift + Right Click" or "Shift + Left Click" which one selects verticies and one selects triangles)

admsteck

I actually found that out shortly after I posted.  Is there any way to do something similar in IMInspect?  I really hate to clutter my workspace up with a IMAlign project, polygonal model, IMEdit project, and another polygonal model before I can even get it into IMInspect.