Projection - Point to Plane

A constructed point can be created using the projection of one point to one plane. The constructed point is created at the location where the projected point intersects the plane. The point is projected along a line that is perpendicular to the plane.

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.

Note: When creating a projected point, the feature with the point characteristic is selected first.

To create a projected point from one point and one plane:

  1. Click the Construct button from the Main toolbar.

  1. From the Constructed Point sub-menu in the QuickStart window, select the Point Projection 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. Using one of the following methods, select a plane:

Input From Selection Grid

  1. Click the plane button from the feature selection grid.

  2. Take at least three hits to define the plane feature.

  3. Edit the parameters for the plane if needed.

  4. Click Next or press the Done (white) button on your Gage arm.

See the "Measured Plane" topic for more detailed information on measuring planes.

Input from Input Feature List (History Window)

Select the Feature ID or feature icon for the needed plane feature from the Input Feature List.

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

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