Best Fit Plane - Multiple Points

A constructed plane can be created using the best fit calculation from two or more points.

The point input can be derived from the centroid of a point, circle, round slot, square slot or sphere. See "Constructing Features" for more information on input characteristics.

To create a best fit plane from two or more points:

  1. Click the Construct button from the Main toolbar.

  1. From the Constructed Plane sub-menu in the QuickStart window, select the Best Fit Plane button. The QuickStart feature selection grid appears and the progress bar displays question marks for the needed input features.

The highlighted icon indicates the current step of the constructed feature task.

 

  1. Using one of the following methods, select an input feature where the centroid represents the point characteristic:

 

 

Input from Selection Grid

Click the needed feature button from the selection grid. See the related topic for information on measuring the selected feature:

Input from Input Feature List (History Window)

Select the Feature ID or feature icon for the needed feature from the Input Feature List. Select a point, circle, sphere, round slot or square slot.

Note: Only possible input features will be displayed in the Input Feature List for selection.

 

  1. Repeat step 3 for any additional points until all the needed features have been added.

  1. Verify the constructed plane and click Finish or press the Done (middle) button on your Gage arm. The new constructed plane is added to the History window.

  1. Select the check box next to the new constructed plane feature in the History window to toggle the display of the plane in the report.