Mold options

Index

Create Script (Alt+C)
Creates a script file with the set of instructions needed to create a 3D replica of a real world object from photographs taken using the rotating stand method.
Run Script (Alt+R)
Loads a script file containing a list of instructions, and executes the instructions.
Load Image (Ctrl+O)
Loads an image (.jpg, .jpeg, .bmp, .dib) for processing and then applying to the mold. Only one image can be loaded at a time.
Save Image (Ctrl+S)
Saves the image.
Save Image As (Ctrl+Shift+S)
Saves the image with a different filename (with .jpg, .jpeg or .bmp extension).
Close Image File (Ctrl+Shift+F4)
Closes the image file.
Create Model (Ctrl+M)
Creates the model from the mold. This should be done only after all the images are applied to the mold. The application does not allow to create the model, if any image is currently loaded.
Close Project (Ctrl+F4)
Closes the mold file.
Exit (Alt+F4)
Terminates the application.

Undo (Ctrl+Z)
Cancels the last image modification operation.
Redo (Ctrl+Y)
Reverts back the last image modification operation.
Set Back Screen (S)
Loads the dialog for setting a red, green or blue screen color as background.
Change Marker Type
- Sets Region As Background (Ctrl+B): On setting this option, the clicked region on the image is set as background. A larger area can be set by first increasing the marker size.
- Sets Color As Background (Ctrl+C): If this option is set, then the color of the pixel that is clicked on is picked up, and a dialog loads up with options to set the clicked color and associated colors to the background.
Change Marker Size
Loads the dialog for changing the size of the marker used to mark background regions.
Camera Parameters
These options are available only if the mold uses the snaps option.
- Change: Changes the camera parameters.
- Save: Saves the specified camera parameters to a .cam file.
Apply To Mold (Ctrl+A)
Applies the image to the mold file.

The background regions in the image can be identified by clicking on those parts of the image (see Identifying the model in the image).