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### Scan Dialog Boundary Type

Determines the Boundary type that creates an imaginary feature that acts as a boundary around a scan's end point. By default, this feature is a plane at the end point that when crossed one time stops the scan.

Entry Name: ScanDialogBoundaryType

Entry Type: Whole Number specifying number for boundary type. Default value is 0.

User permission is required to change entry

Boundary Type Key

0 | Plane | The scan will stop after the probe crosses the plane at the end point the given number of times.
1 | Sphere | The scan will stop after the probe crosses (breaks) the sphere at the end point the given number of times.
2 | Cylinder | The scan will stop after the probe crosses (breaks) the cylinder at the end point the given number of times. The cylinder is considered infinite in length.
3 | Cone | The scan would stop after the probe crosses (breaks) the cone at the end point the given number of times. The cone is considered infinite in length.
4 | Oldstyle | (Retained for backwards compatibility)