Align the Database

This step will help to ensure consistent measurements are extracted by giving a common orientation to all of the scanned data. For Whole Body scans there is one alignment method. Manual alignment allows for the user to orient the scans using a visual method, to suit a wide variety of projects.

For the purposes of this tutorial, we will orient a CyScan file from the current project using the manual alignment technique. This file was added to the current project in the Import Data Tutorial.

Manual Alignment

For this section of the tutorial, we will use the manual alignment tools to properly orient this dataset.

1. Select 'Database | Align...'

DigiSize - Database Menu

The Database Align window should now open on the desktop and the first scan subject in the current project will load into the main DigiSize window.

DigiSize - Database Align

2. Scroll through the subject listing until you reach the record with Group descriptor of download and the ID of female2WB.

DigiSize - Database Align

3. Click one time on the file (Group: download, ID: female2WB) to load the file into the main DigiSize window.

DigiSize - Database Align

4. Adjust the Yaw slider to orient the scan so that it is facing to the left (as you are looking at the scan in the DigiSize window). We came up with a value of Yaw: -54.

DigiSize - Database Align

5. When you are satisfied with the alignment, press the Update Alignment button to save the information into the current database.

DigiSize - Database Align

6. Close the Database Align window.
7. Continue to the Open Manager Tutorial.