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Select the Create Area Defect toolOutline the defect by clicking to place pointsBefore placing the last point, hold Shift — this will close the shapeThe area will be calculated automatically — no manual measurement needed
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8. Annotation. Area Defects
Creating Area Defect
Area Defects are created similarly to Linear Defects, with a few differences.
All other steps — Assign to element, Choose defect type, Select preferred images — are the same as for Linear Defects:
Additional Tools for Area Defects
+ Area
Adds an area to an existing defect.
Click on the defect and choose Select Defect
Draw a polygon around the area you want to add. Make sure it overlaps part of the existing defect
The defect area will be updated and recalculated.
– Area
Removes part of the defect’s area.
Click on the defect and choose Select Defect. Draw a polygon around the area you want to remove.
Erase
Experimental Feature. Click on a defect to delete its geometry. The defect itself will stay in the list.
Area Lasso
Experimental Feature. Works like Defect Lasso, but selects area defects instead of linear ones.
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