Creating Curves from Scans

The Curve from Scans action tries to create curves

• with the defined tolerance,
• with the least possible  number of segments of the least possible order.

The Curve from Scans action proposes a dynamic definition of split points.

For a better understanding, some images below show only one scan.

1. Click Curve from Scan and select a set of scans. 
   The Curve from Scan dialog box is displayed. 
   
   The scan is displayed in the "Polyline+Point" mode with the current graphic symbol.
   By default, the end points are fixed.
   

• Scan modifications are not dynamic.
  Click Apply to take new parameter values into account.
• The scans can be selected in the specification tree.

2. Click Smoothing.

3. Click Apply. A temporary curve is displayed in white, indicating the tolerance is met.
   

4. Change the Split Angle value to 60. A Split point is automatically inserted at the angle.
   

5. In the dialog box, click icon to display the curvature analysis:
   

6. Release and now click to display the maximum deviation
   and to display the order and the number of segments:
   

7. Click OK to exit the action and create the curve(s).
   Curve.x elements are created in the specification tree. The segmentation display is erased.