Anatomical Modifications
Overview
Manually apply modifications, builds or carves, to the limb to shape the socket. This can be done using control points, a selection brush, or templates.
Video Tutorial
Tool Structure
Tool Structure is the same for all Anatomical Modifications and New Carve/Build Stages if the Modify workflow was completed without using the Fit workflow for suggestions.
Utility Bar
Control Point Controls
Add or remove control points to refine the Selection Area. Close Selection Loops changes the Selection Area from an open line into a closed shape. Show Midline displays a blue line through the control points, indicating the order in which they are applied.
See Viewport & Mouse Controls for more information on control point interactions.
Free-hand Select
Use the cursor as a brush to create Select Areas on the limb to build or carve. The brush size can be changed using the slider bar or typing in the box. Switch between Select and Erase to add or remove the Selection Area.
Smooth
Use a brush to apply local smoothing. The brush size can be changed using the slider bar or typing in the box.
The smooth strength slider sets the strength the brush will smooth. The left side is a lighter smooth, while the right side is stronger, and can create stronger alterations to the scan.
See Smooth for more information on using the tool.
Reset
Click Reset to remove all work done within the tool. The Selection Area will be removed and the Modification Amount will be set to Zero.
Click Reset to Design History to revert to what was saved in the design history before entering the workflow. For example, if entering the Modify Workflow after the Fit workflow, the save design history would be the modification done in the Fit workflow.
Tool Body
Modification Amounts
Use the slider bar or type in the box to apply the modifications to the red selection area.
Edge Control
Controls the slope of the edge of the modification.
Advanced Properties
Available to apply variable carves when using control points.
How to Use
Note: Modification suggested and adjusted in the Fit workflow will automatically be applied and can be edited in the Modify workflow using control points.
- Create a Selection Area on the model.
- Click the Add button and place control points. Adjust the spacing as needed. Control points are needed to save a Selection Area as a Template.
- Use the Free-hand Select tool to manually draw a Selection Area on the model.
- Apply a Template under Utilities Tools, see Templates for more information.
- Use the modification slider bar or type in the box to adjust the build/carve.
- Optional: Use Advanced Properties to apply a variable carve when using control points. Change the modification amount for each control point. Use Increment all to change the modification amount for all control point by 1 mm (single symbol) or 10 mm (double symbol).
- Adjust the edge contour as needed.
- Add new carve/build stages as needed.