How to Crop a Capture in Polycam

Polycam provides several tools to refine and adjust your captures, including cropping. This guide will walk you through the steps to crop your captures.

Plan Availability

Cropping and rotating availability varies by platform and subscription plan.

	iOS	Web	Android
Free	✅	✅	✅
Basic	✅	✅	✅
ProLEGACY	✅	✅	✅
Business	✅	✅	✅
Enterprise	✅	✅	✅

Supported Capture Types

Cropping is available for specific capture types. Not all capture modes support cropping functionality.

Capture Mode	Crop Support	Notes
Object Mode	✅	Fully supported for photogrammetry captures. Gaussian splats can be cropped, but exports will show the original uncropped version.
Space Mode	✅	Available for 3D mesh only. 3D Floorplans are not supported.
AI Capture	✅	Fully supported
360 Mode	❌	Not supported
Floorplan Mode	❌	Not supported

How to Crop a Capture

1Open your capture

Start by selecting the capture you want to crop from your Polycam library.

2Access the crop tool

Locate and select the Crop icon in the editing toolbar.

3Adjust the crop area

Use the handles at the corners or edges of the bounding box to adjust the crop area to your desired size.

You can also modify the crop bounding box, changing its shape from a cube to a cylinder.
By using the invert buttons on the right-hand side, you can choose to either crop everything outside the bounding box or everything inside it.

4Apply the crop

Once you've set the desired area, tap or click the Apply button to your capture.

How to Revert a Capture

1Using the Undo button

If you made any accidental changes while cropping your capture, you can revert them using the Undo button. This will step back through your cropping edits, allowing you to undo multiple changes if needed.

Important: Once you have synced your capture after cropping, you can no longer undo the edits you made before you synced. You will need to reset the capture to its original state.

2Resetting to original state

For more details on resetting your capture, see How to Reset a Capture