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Designer: Remove it, Pick the spot and fill controls
Every control in the Remove it and Pick the spot tabs: guided removal buttons, weed finder, selection tools, refine, save and fill.
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You find these in the Designer under Erase & fill in the tool bar. It has two tabs: Pick the spot and Remove it. Anyone can use them. Finding things by name needs a free sign-in and the AI finder being switched on for the site.
Pick the spot highlights part of the photo. Remove it takes the highlighted part out, or covers it with mulch, lawn or stone. Background: remove something and magic erase, pick the spot and clear an area.
Before you start
- Open a design that has a photo.
Fields
Both tabs: guided buttons at the top
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear an area (weeds, plants, clutter) | Starts a step-by-step window for clearing an area. | Tap and follow the steps. | n/a |
| Remove a plant | Starts the same window set up for taking out a plant. | Tap and follow the steps. | n/a |
| Remove something else | Starts the window with whatever is highlighted right now. | Highlight first if you can, then tap. | n/a |
Remove it tab
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remove it | Takes the highlighted part out of the photo. Undo works. | Tap the thing in the photo (Shift-tap adds more), then press it. | Greyed out until something is highlighted |
Weed level opts.eraser.weedLevel |
How much green the weed finder will treat as a weed. | Options: Only obvious; Most weeds; Everything green. Pick before pressing Find weeds. | Most weeds |
| Find weeds | Looks inside the bed you tapped and highlights weed patches. Plants you added are never touched. | First tap the mulch or soil of the bed. | n/a |
Select by opts.eraser.mode |
Just this grows the highlight from where you tap through similar colors. Everything like this finds every spot with a matching color, shape and size. | Options: Just this; Everything like this. Pick, then tap the photo. | Just this |
Color match opts.eraser.tol |
How different a color may be and still count as the same. | Options: 4 to 80, step 1 (Strict under 20, Medium under 45, Loose above). Drag right if the highlight is too small. | 30 |
Grow the edges opts.eraser.grow |
Makes the highlight a little bigger all round so no edge is left behind. | Options: 0 to 12 px, step 1. Drag. | 3 px |
Fix the selection with a brush opts.eraser.brush |
Paint on adds to the highlight, Paint off takes away. | Options: Tap; Paint on; Paint off. Pick, then paint on the photo. | Tap |
Brush size opts.eraser.size |
Width of the Paint on / Paint off brush. | Options: 6 to 160 px, step 2. Drag. | 30 px |
| Clear selection | Removes the highlight. | Tap. | n/a |
| Flip it | Swaps highlighted and not highlighted. | Tap. | n/a |
| Grow / Shrink | Makes the highlight 4 px bigger or smaller. | Tap. | n/a |
| Let AI find it | Opens Design with AI to find the thing for you. | Tap. | Greyed out when AI selection is off |
Soften the edge opts.eraser.feather |
How soft the edge is when you cover the highlight with a material. | Options: 0 to 16 px, step 1. Drag. | 2 px |
| Cover it with mulch, lawn or stone: material swatches | Covers the highlighted area with that material straight away. Undo works. If nothing is highlighted you are told to select first. | Options: Materials from the library. Tap a swatch. | None |
Pick the spot tab: choosing how to select
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
How to select (three main choices) sx.mode |
Curved: tap around it, outline curves. Straight: tap each corner (Shift keeps 45 degrees). Rectangle: drag across it. | Options: Curved edges; Straight edges; Rectangle. Tap a choice, then work on the photo. Keys 1 to 9 also switch. | Curved edges |
More ways to select sx.mode |
Object: click it or drag a rough box. Same color: picks similar colors. Snap to edge and Hug the edge follow nearby edges. Oval: drag an oval. Touch-up brush: paint exact pixels (Alt removes). | Options: Object; Same color; Snap to edge; Hug the edge; Oval; Touch-up brush. Open the list and pick one. | Closed unless one of them is in use |
| Select by name (or type it: shrubs, weeds, lawn, mulch, patio) | Asks the AI to find what you name. Needs sign-in and the finder switched on; otherwise you are told to outline it instead. | Options: Any words. Type “the old shrubs” and press Enter or Find. | Empty |
| Find | Runs the name search. | Tap. | n/a |
Combine with the current selection sx.combo |
Decides how a new selection joins the old one. Only the overlap shows once chosen with the keyboard (Shift+Alt). | Options: Start over; + Add to; – Take away; Only the overlap. Pick before selecting. | Start over |
| Use it (Enter) / Discard (Esc) | Accepts or throws away the blue dashed proposal. | Tap. | n/a |
| Finish (Enter) / Last point | Closes the outline, or removes the last point. | Tap. | n/a |
| Fine-tune the outline: Looks right / Cancel / Remove point / Undo | Apply the dragged dots, cancel, delete a selected dot (needs more than 3 dots), or undo a dot move. | Drag white dots; tap teal + to add one. | n/a |
Pick the spot tab: options shown for the chosen way
Only the controls for the way you chose are shown.
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Brush size [ ] sx.opt.brush |
Brush width (touch-up brush; Smart and Paint it are hidden modes). | Options: 4 to 300 px, step 1. Drag or use [ and ] keys. | 24 px |
Hardness sx.opt.hardness |
Soft or hard brush edge. | Options: 0 to 100 %, step 5. Drag. | 100 % |
Color match sx.opt.tol |
How similar colors must be. | Options: 4 to 90, step 1. Drag. | 32 |
Only touching areas (Shift-click for everywhere) sx.opt.contiguous |
On: only areas joined to where you clicked. Off: the whole photo. | Untick to pick everywhere. | Checked |
Edge search width sx.opt.edgeRadius |
How far from your line the edge is searched for. | Options: 3 to 40 px, step 1. Drag. | 10 px |
Auto points sx.opt.anchorEvery |
How often points are placed along the edge by themselves. | Options: 1 to 5 (Few, Fewer, Normal, More, Most). Drag. | 3 (Normal) |
Edge contrast sx.opt.sensitivity |
How strong an edge must be to snap to. | Options: 0.1 to 1, step 0.05 (Strong edges only, Normal, Faint). Drag. | 0.6 |
Preview before applying sx.opt.preview |
Shows a blue dashed proposal you accept or discard. | Tick. | Unchecked |
Soften new selections sx.opt.feather |
Feathers every new selection edge. | Options: 0 to 30 px, step 1 (0 shows Off). Drag. | Off |
| All / Invert / Deselect | Select everything, swap selected and not, or clear (Deselect is greyed out with nothing selected). | Tap. | n/a |
Pick the spot tab: Refine (shown when something is highlighted)
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refine edge automatically | Tidies the edge of the highlight. | Tap. | n/a |
| Grow / Shrink / Expand 4px / Contract 4px / Smooth / Feather 6px | Each changes the shape of the highlight as named. | Tap. | n/a |
| Fill holes | Fills small holes and removes stray specks. | Tap. | n/a |
| Edit points | Turns the outline into dots you can drag. | Tap. | n/a |
| Similar, touching / Similar, everywhere | Adds spots like the highlighted one, only nearby or everywhere. | Tap. | n/a |
Feather follows edges (soft on foliage, crisp on hardscape) sx.opt.adaptiveFeather |
Lets the soft edge adapt to what it meets. | Untick for even softness. | Checked |
Pick the spot tab: Use the selection as…
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn area / Planting bed / Patio / Outline zone | Turns the highlight into that kind of shape you can edit. | Tap. | n/a |
| Measure it | Turns the highlight into a measurement. | Tap. | n/a |
| Remove it | Removes the highlighted part. | Tap. | n/a |
| Edit with AI | Opens Design with AI working on the highlight. | Tap. | n/a |
| Copy cut-out | Copies the highlighted part as a PNG, or downloads it if copying is not allowed. | Tap, then paste. | n/a |
| Fill with a material (disclosure) | Fills the highlight with the chosen material. | Open and tap a swatch. | Closed |
Pick the spot tab: Saved selections and View & shortcuts
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save this selection… | Saves the highlight for this view under a name. | Options: Any text. Type “front lawn”, press OK. | Selection N |
| Load / + / – / trash (per saved selection) | Load replaces, + adds, – subtracts, trash deletes. | Tap. | n/a |
View mode sx.opt.view |
How the highlight is drawn. | Options: Tint; Mask; Only; Outside; Ants. Pick one. | Tint |
Highlight color sx.opt.color |
Color of the highlight. | Pick. | #ff3d8b |
Highlight strength sx.opt.opacity |
See-through level of the highlight. | Options: 10 to 90 %, step 5. Drag. | 35 % |
Marching ants sx.opt.ants |
Moving dashed line around the highlight. | Untick to hide. | Checked |
Show uncertain edges (red = check here) sx.opt.confidence |
Marks edges the tool is unsure about in red. | Tick. | Unchecked |
Steps
- Tap Erase & fill, then the Pick the spot tab.
- Choose Curved edges, Straight edges or Rectangle, and outline the thing in the photo. Or type a name in the box and press Find.
- Fix the edge with Refine or Edit points.
- Choose what to do: Use the selection as…, or go to Remove it and press Remove it.
- To cover it instead, set Soften the edge and tap a material swatch.
- Check the result. Undo if it is not right (see undo, redo and history).
Tips
- Use Pick the spot for careful outlines and Remove it for quick taps.
- Save selections you will use again.
If something goes wrong
- Find weeds says to tap the bed first. Tap the mulch or soil of the bed, then try again.
- Select by name says it is not switched on. Outline it instead.
- Nothing happened when I pressed Remove it. The button is greyed out until something is highlighted.