Key
Description
OK
To compute and store the reference plane.
Meas app
Available when
Point
is highlighted. To measure a point to
define the plane direction.
Page
To change to another page on this panel.
Description of fields
Field
Option
Description
Use local
plane coor-
dinate sys-
tem
Check box
When this box is checked, then point results
are additionally stored with X, Y, Z coordi-
nates based on the local plane coordinate
system.
When this box is not checked, then points on
the plane are transformed into the global
coordinate system.
Current ori-
gin point
Display only
The point which has been selected as origin
point.
X coordi-
nate
Editable field
Enter local X coordinate of origin. The origin
is defined as the projection of the measured
point onto the calculated plane.
Z coordinate
Editable field
Enter local Z coordinate of origin. The origin
is defined as the projection of the measured
point onto the calculated plane.
Point
Selectable list Defines the direction of the Y axis.
Next step
Page
changes to the
Orientation
page.
Choose how you want to define the grid orientation on the reference plane.
Key
Description
OK
To continue to the next panel.
Description of fields
Field
Option
Description
Current ori-
gin point
Display only
Point which has been selected as origin
point.
Use the fall
line of the
plane
Option but-
ton
The fall line is the line of greatest slope. The
fall line is a curve following the steepest
slope. It is always orthogonal to the contour
lines. The gradient of the height determines
the fall line mathematically.
Select a
point of the
plane
besides the
origin point
Radio button
The origin point and another point on the
reference plane define the orientation.
Edit Plane,
Origin page
Edit Plane,
Orientation page
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