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The PointCloudContour command creates a series of planar curves by intersecting planes with points or pointcloud objects.

Command-line option

Range

Specifies limits for the contours. Steps Select objects for contour creation. Pick the start for the contour curves and points. Pick the end of the contour range perpendicular to the contour planes. The range line determines the direction for the contours curves. The contour planes will be perpendicular to this direction, generated from the base point to the end point. Specify the distance between contours and press Enter. Contour curves are created where the contour planes intersect the objects.

Point Cloud Contour Options

Point sampling options

Maximum distance to plane

The thickness of the "slab" around the plane from which sample points are taken. Those sample points are projected to the contour plane and a polyline is found that connects them. This distance depends on the size of the point cloud and the spacing of the points.

Minimum distance between points

A threshold for the minimum spacing between adjacent sample points. If there are points closer than that, some are not used.

Curve creation options

Create smooth curves

Creates smooth curves. You can create both curves and polylines.

Create polylines

Creates polylines. You can create both curves and polylines.

Create open/closed curves

Creates a open or closed curves.

Fitting tolerance

The tolerance used to fit the curve through the polyline.

Contour distance

The distance between the contour lines.